Comparison

Guided Journal vs Race Your Ghost

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Guided Journal

This app provides structured journaling prompts and expert templates to guide users on a journey of self-improvement. It offers tools for reflection, habit tracking, and organizing thoughts with customizable tags and privacy features.

Highlights
  • Expert-inspired journaling templates
  • Customizable text formatting
  • Habit tracking with calendar view
  • Organize entries with tags
  • Create custom templates
  • Face ID and passcode protection
  • Gratitude, daily check-in, and problem-solving prompts
Features
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JOURNAL LIKE A PRO! Embark on a transformative journey toward self-improvement with Guided Journal—the app designed to help you tackle life's biggest challenges through structured journaling. Whether you're new to journaling or a seasoned pro, Guided Journal offers tools and templates crafted by some of the brightest minds in personal development. WHY CHOOSE GUIDED JOURNAL? By downloading Guided Journal, you've already taken the first step toward a better you. Continue the journey by making regular entries and watch as you progress toward clarity, happiness, and fulfillment. - - - - - - - FEATURES - - - - - - - Expert Templates • Access countless templates inspired by leading productivity experts, authors, mentors, and business gurus • Templates range from quick 5-minute reflections to deep dives for tackling complex decisions Custom Styling Options • Express yourself with rich text formatting—bold, italics, headings, lists, and more—just like in your favorite word processor Habit Tracking • Monitor your journaling habit with an easy-to-view calendar • Gain perspective on your journey with our broad-view feature that lets you see more months than competing apps Organize with Tags • Categorize your thoughts using customizable tags and in-text tagging • Easily find and revisit entries for ongoing reflection Custom Templates • Design your own templates with pre-applied tags to fit your personal prompts and workflows • Ideal for those with unique journaling methods, making your entries more efficient and tailored to you Privacy & Security • Protect your entries with Apple's Face ID and passcode features • We respect your privacy—no unnecessary permissions or intrusive notifications - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DISCOVER OUR TEMPLATES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - All our templates are created and used by professionals. Some you will recognize, and some you will get to know through their templates Gratitude Journals • Cultivate a positive mindset by acknowledging what you're thankful for Daily Check-ins • Reflect on your day to stay in tune with your emotions and thoughts Problem-Solving Prompts • Tackle hard problems with structured guidance to find clarity Perspective Shifts • Explore new questions and viewpoints you may not have considered before Life Direction Evaluations • Assess if you're moving toward your heart's true desires and make adjustments as needed Habit Builders • Identify bad habits to break and establish new, positive ones - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WHY JOURNALING MATTERS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If writing down a simple math problem helps you solve it, imagine what writing down your thoughts can do. Journaling transfers the mess in your mind onto the page, leaving you calm and free to focus on what truly matters - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - START YOUR JOURNEY TODAY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Download Guided Journal and take the next step toward becoming the best version of yourself—content, happy, and fulfilled. Your path to personal growth and clarity begins here Links to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy can be found below: Privacy Policy: https://day-games.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://day-games.com/terms-of-use/ * Prices are equal to the value that "Apple's App Store Pricing Matrix" determines as the equivalent of the subscription price in $ USDReady to prove you can guess the word from incoherent gibberish? Gather your friends, pick your deck, and let the party start.

About

Race Your Ghost

This app transforms your runs into personal challenges by replaying your previous best performance live alongside you. Track your progress second by second, compete against yourself, and share your achievements.

Highlights
  • Real-time ghost replays of past runs
  • Live ahead/behind status updates
  • Free Run mode for basic tracking
  • Apple Watch app integration
  • Apple Health data saving
  • Shareable run summaries with photos
  • Challenge friends with your ghost runs
Features
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Race Your Ghost turns every run into a head-to-head showdown — against the one runner who always pushes you hardest: you. Record a run and it becomes your "ghost." Next time you head out the same route, your ghost runs right alongside you in real time. Pull ahead and you'll feel it; fall behind and you'll know exactly how many seconds you need to make up. It's the simplest way to actually get faster, run after run. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Race your ghost — your past run replays live as you go, showing whether you're ahead or behind, second by second. • Free Run mode — just want to log miles? Track distance, pace, and route with no ghost at all. • Apple Watch app — monitor and finish runs from your wrist, with your ahead/behind status synced instantly to your phone. • Apple Health — every workout is saved natively to the Health app, so your rings and history stay complete. • Beautiful run summaries — see your route, splits, and stats, add a photo, and share the moment. • Challenge a friend — send any run as a challenge and see if they can beat your ghost. • Voice & haptic cues — keep your eyes on the road; the app tells you where you stand. Whether you're chasing a 5K PR or just trying to be a little faster than last week, Race Your Ghost makes progress something you can see and feel on every run. Lace up. Beat yesterday. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Guided Journal4 screens
Race Your Ghost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Race Your Ghost at every 5 days against Guided Journal's every 4 months. Race Your Ghost also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Guided Journal's advantage is ratings volume (34 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Guided Journal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Race Your Ghost sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Race Your Ghost holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guided Journal has 34 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guided Journal ships an update every 4 months, Race Your Ghost every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Guided Journal versus Race Your Ghost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuided JournalRace Your Ghost
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (34 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size282 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBoris MikicNicola Adamchik

Customer experience

Guided Journal

All ratings34 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral8.8%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Race Your Ghost

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Guided Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock All$79.99
2 purchases

Race Your Ghost

Subscriptions2
  • English$4.991 Month
  • English$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Guided Journal free?
Guided Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Race Your Ghost free?
Race Your Ghost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Guided Journal or Race Your Ghost?
Race Your Ghost is rated higher. Guided Journal averages 4.8 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Race Your Ghost averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Guided Journal or Race Your Ghost have ads?
Neither Guided Journal nor Race Your Ghost shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Guided Journal or Race Your Ghost?
Guided Journal ships an update every 4 months, and Race Your Ghost every 5 days. Most recently, Guided Journal was updated on October 30, 2026 and Race Your Ghost on October 31, 2026.

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