Comparison

MyLog vs Shepherd

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

Head to head
About

MyLog

This app combines a private diary, journal, and notes function into one secure and elegant experience. It allows users to easily write daily entries, save important information, and keep everything organized with robust security features. Enjoy distraction-free writing and fast search capabilities on your devices.

Highlights
  • Diary, Journal, and Notes in one app
  • Secure authentication (Face ID, Touch ID, PIN)
  • Fast and comprehensive search
  • Distraction-free writing experience
  • Lightweight design with Dark/Light Mode
  • Offline access and local storage
  • Supports iPhone and iPad
Features
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MyLog – Diary, Journal & Notes Capture your thoughts, organize your ideas, and preserve your memories with MyLog. Combining a diary, journal, and notes app in one elegant experience, MyLog makes it easy to write daily entries, save important information, and keep everything organized and secure. Whether you're keeping a personal diary, writing a daily journal, taking meeting notes, recording travel memories, or managing study notes, MyLog is designed to help you write anytime, anywhere. DIARY, JOURNAL AND NOTES Everything you need in one app. Create and organize: * Daily Journal Entries * Personal Diary * Notes * Quick Memos * Ideas * Reminders * Meeting Notes * Study Notes * Travel Memories * Personal Records SECURE AND PRIVATE Protect your personal information with built-in security. Choose from: * Face ID * Touch ID * Fingerprint Lock (supported devices) * PIN Lock * Pattern Lock (where supported) Your private journal and notes stay protected on your device. FAST SEARCH Quickly find anything you've written. Search through: * Diary Entries * Journal Records * Notes * Titles * Keywords Spend less time searching and more time writing. CLEAN WRITING EXPERIENCE Designed for distraction-free writing. Features include: * Beautiful Interface * Fast Performance * Lightweight Design * Tablet Support * Dark Mode * Light Mode * Smooth Navigation Write comfortably on both iPhone and iPad. PERFECT FOR * Daily Journaling * Personal Diary * Gratitude Journal * Meeting Notes * Study Notes * Work Notes * Travel Journal * Daily Reflections * Creative Writing * Personal Thoughts * Goal Tracking * Memory Keeping PRIVACY FIRST Your information belongs to you. * No Account Required * Local Storage * Private Notes * Secure Authentication * Offline Access Write with confidence knowing your personal information remains under your control. COMING SOON Future updates will include: * Cloud Backup and Restore * Custom Themes * Multiple Layouts * Better Organization Tools * More Personalization Options WHY CHOOSE MYLOG? * Diary * Journal * Notes * Notebook * Memo Pad * Secure Writing * Daily Journal * Private Diary * Fast Search * Lightweight * Offline Access * Beautiful Design * Phone and Tablet Support Whether you're recording daily experiences, writing down ideas, keeping personal memories, or organizing important notes, MyLog provides a simple, secure, and reliable place to keep everything together. Download MyLog today and enjoy a beautiful diary, journal, and notes app designed to help you capture life's moments. Developed by Dowble.

About

Shepherd

This app offers a customizable Bible reading experience with multiple translations and reading modes. It includes study tools like highlighting, note-taking, and smart bookmarks, along with offline access to translations. Users can also generate shareable verse images and ask questions for deeper understanding.

Highlights
  • Multiple Bible translations
  • Study Bible and text-only modes
  • Customizable themes and icons
  • Verse highlighting and searchable library
  • Note-taking on any passage
  • Smart bookmarking
  • Offline translation downloads
  • Ask questions for deeper understanding
Features
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Put Scripture on every screen you look at. Shepherd turns your iPhone into a daily reminder of God's Word — with widgets for your home screen and lock screen, an auto-updating verse wallpaper, and a studio for turning any verse into something beautiful enough to share. WIDGETS FOR EVERY SCREEN • Verse of the Day on your home screen, in small, medium, large, and iPad sizes • Lock screen widgets, so today's verse is there every time you check the time • Choose what your widget shows: the daily verse, the passage you're reading, or daily artwork • Pick your translation and theme for each widget DAILY VERSE WALLPAPER • A fresh wallpaper with today's verse, every day — set it up once and it updates automatically • Two styles: the classic antique look, or daily artwork created for each day's verse • Matches light and dark mode on its own THE VERSE IMAGE STUDIO • Turn any verse into a shareable image in seconds • 50 hand-crafted antique palettes — parchment, oxblood, sage, midnight ink, and more • A library of classic serif typefaces • Square, Story, landscape, and wallpaper formats • Use your own photos as backgrounds, or generate unique AI verse artwork A READER THAT STAYS OUT OF THE WAY • Six translations: KJV, NIV, ESV, NLT, NKJV, NASB • Download translations for offline reading • Highlights, notes, and a bookmark that syncs across your devices • The words of Jesus in red • Fast full-text search SHEPHERD STUDIO (optional subscription) Everything above is free — the daily verse, the widgets, the wallpaper automation, and the starter studio. Shepherd Studio unlocks the full creative toolkit: all 50 palettes, every font, your own photo backgrounds, high-resolution exports, and 20 AI verse images every month. Monthly or yearly; cancel anytime. Prefer no subscription? AI verse images are also available as simple one-time packs. No ads. No tracking. Just the Word, beautifully.

Screenshots

MyLog4 screens
Shepherd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Shepherd at Free against MyLog's $2.99. Shepherd also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). MyLog's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On ads 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

Shepherd is free to download; MyLog costs $2.99 up front. Shepherd sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. MyLog asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MyLog holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shepherd has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyLog ships an update monthly, Shepherd every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
MyLog versus Shepherd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyLogShepherd
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings111 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRam TuluguSimple Cohort, LLC

Customer experience

MyLog

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Shepherd

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MyLog

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Shepherd

Subscriptions3
  • Shepherd$4.991 Month
  • Shepherd Images Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Shepherd Yearly Images$139.001 Year
One-time1
  • Shepherd Single Image$2.99

Questions

Is MyLog free?
MyLog costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shepherd free?
Shepherd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MyLog or Shepherd?
MyLog is rated higher. MyLog averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Shepherd averages 4.6 from 11 ratings.
Do MyLog or Shepherd have ads?
Neither MyLog nor Shepherd shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyLog or Shepherd?
MyLog ships an update monthly, and Shepherd every 8 days. Most recently, MyLog was updated on October 5, 2026 and Shepherd on October 12, 2026.

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