Comparison

Quick Journal vs Petalum

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Customizable themes and fonts
  • App icon and layout personalization
  • Home screen widgets
  • Save entries as drafts
  • Copy and share entries
Features
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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/

About

Petalum

Features
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Petalum is your smart plant care companion, designed to make plant parenting simple and joyful. • Add and organize all your plants with photos, species, and custom notes. • Get personalized watering reminders and track each plant’s needs. • View a beautiful dashboard with weather integration: see temperature, humidity, rain alerts, and get watering suggestions based on real-time local weather. • Sync your data securely with iCloud and manage your collection across devices. • Enjoy a modern, intuitive interface with calendar, statistics, and premium features for advanced users. • Widgets and notifications keep you updated, so you never miss a watering day. Whether you’re a beginner or a plant enthusiast, Petalum helps your plants flourish!

Screenshots

Quick Journal4 screens
Petalum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quick Journal at none against Petalum's 1. Quick Journal also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Petalum sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Quick Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quick Journal ships an update every 9 days, Petalum every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Quick Journal versus Petalum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick JournalPetalum
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharlie DeetsManuel Rizzo

In-app purchases

None

Quick Journal

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Petalum

One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$2.99

Questions

Is Quick Journal free?
Quick Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Petalum free?
Petalum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Quick Journal or Petalum have ads?
Neither Quick Journal nor Petalum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quick Journal or Petalum?
Quick Journal ships an update every 9 days, and Petalum every 3 weeks. Most recently, Quick Journal was updated on October 24, 2026 and Petalum on October 11, 2026.

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