Journaling Note vs Decision Widget / Life Compass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Journaling Note
Easily record daily thoughts, feelings, and experiences with this journaling app. Review past entries through a calendar or a chronological list view to organize your thoughts.
- Daily thought recording
- Feelings and experiences log
- Calendar view for past entries
- Chronological list view
- Topic and content flexibility
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This journaling app is a handy tool for easily recording your daily thoughts, feelings, and experiences. You can write down any topic and content you wish, and you can also select from a calendar to review past entries. It also has a list view function in date order, making it easy to look back and organize.
Decision Widget / Life Compass
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This app lets you keep track of things you've decided to do in daily life by placing them as widgets on your home screen. It also sends push notifications when the date you set arrives. Since it's a widget, you can check what you've recorded without opening the app. === Features === γ»Check via Widget See what you've decided to do right from your home screen. γ»Manage Your Daily Decisions Easily record and display the things you've decided to do. If a due date is set, you'll get a notification on that day. γ»Automatic Backup & Sync Your data is automatically backed up and synced across devices using iCloud.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Decision Widget / Life Compass at none against Journaling Note's 1. Decision Widget / Life Compass also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Journaling Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Decision Widget / Life Compass asks for nothing beyond the download.
Journaling Note ships an update every 3 months, Decision Widget / Life Compass every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on August 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Journaling Note | Decision Widget / Life Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days β better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Haruki Sugaya | Tenta Shinojima |
In-app purchases
Journaling Note
- Remove Ads$3.99
Decision Widget / Life Compass
No in-app purchases





