Quick Journal vs Twiin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quick Journal
This app offers a straightforward journaling experience with extensive customization options. Personalize themes, fonts, icons, and layouts to create your ideal digital notebook. Widgets and draft saving features enhance usability for daily reflection.
- Customizable themes and fonts
- App icon and layout personalization
- Home screen widgets
- Save entries as drafts
- Copy and share entries
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Quick Journal is the simplest way to keep a journal. You can customize your journal's theme, fonts, app icon, layout, and even where the composer button is placed. To help you write or keep track of your entries, the app features widgets you can put on your home screen. You can copy or share your entries. You can always come back to an entry later by saving it as a draft, just swipe down and the entry will be saved. Hope you enjoy! EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Twiin
This app provides a peaceful and private space for reflection and gratitude. It offers features like Zen Mode, ambient sounds, and a writing timer to help you slow down and reconnect with your thoughts without distractions.
- Zen Mode for focused writing
- Ambient soundscapes
- Writing timer
- Passcode lock for privacy
- Mood tagging with emojis
- Minimalist, dark mode design
- Completely private, no data collection
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Twiin is more than just a journal - it's your personal mental space. Designed for clarity, calm, and intention, Twiin helps you slow down and reconnect with your thoughts. Whether you're reflecting after a long day or taking a moment for gratitude, Twiin creates a peaceful writing experience that's entirely your own. It's not just about writing. It's about protecting your peace. With Zen Mode, ambient background sounds, writing timers, and a privacy lock, Twiin helps you stay grounded while keeping your entries 100% private - no accounts, no tracking, no data collection. Whether you're building a journaling habit or just need a space to breathe, Twiin gives you a calm, beautifully minimal space to check in with yourself - without distractions, pressure, or noise. FEATURES - Zen Mode: clear the clutter and enter a focused, fullscreen journaling space - Relaxing Soundscapes: ambient rain and wind sounds for mindfulness and grounding - Writing Timer: set your desired session length and gently stay on track - Passcode Lock: keep your thoughts secure with a custom privacy code - Mood Tagging: reflect how you're feeling with simple emoji-based mood options - Minimal, Dark Mode-Friendly Design: clean UI, made for nighttime or low-light journaling - Totally Private: no sign-up, no syncing, no tracking - everything stays on your device - Distraction-Free: no popups, no streaks, no social features - just you and your thoughts WHY TWIIN? Because journaling shouldn't feel like a chore. Twiin is built for real humans - the kind who overthink, need space, or just want to breathe. Whether you write daily or once in a while, Twiin meets you where you are and helps you feel better after every entry. Write freely. Reflect calmly. Protect your peace. Twiin is your mirror. Your mood. Your space.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Twiin at 4.9 against Quick Journal's 4.7. Twiin also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.4). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Twiin holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 34 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Quick Journal's written reviews are positive against 100% of Twiin's.
| Parameter | Quick Journal | Twiin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (24 ratings) | 4.9 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 34 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charlie Deets | Surya Degala |
Customer experience
Quick Journal
Twiin
In-app purchases
Quick Journal
No in-app purchases
Twiin
No in-app purchases









