Comparison

Quick Journal vs Just Journal

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

Just Journal

A minimalist journaling app focused on privacy and speed. It offers a distraction-free writing experience with simple formatting and secure iCloud syncing across Apple devices. Write anywhere, even offline, with optional PIN protection for added peace of mind.

Highlights
  • Privacy-focused design
  • Minimalist and distraction-free layout
  • Fast editor with simple formatting
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • Optional PIN lock for security
  • Offline writing capabilities
  • System-friendly (Dark Mode, Dynamic Type)
Features
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Journal App Free with iCloud is a no-fuss place to write. It’s fast, private, and focused—just open, type, and your words are saved. Privacy focused We don’t collect any of your data. All journal entries stay in your iCloud account—no accounts to create, no analytics, no ads. Why you’ll like it • Minimalist and clean: Distraction-free layout that keeps the page front and center. • Fast editor: Simple formatting when you need it (Title, Bold, Italic, Underline, Bullets). • iCloud sync: Your journal stays in step across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. • PIN lock: Add an optional numeric PIN to open the app for extra peace of mind. • Works offline: Write anywhere; changes sync when you’re back online. • System friendly: Respects Dark Mode and Dynamic Type. How it works Open the app and start typing. The editor takes center stage so you can focus. Entries are saved locally and synced via iCloud, so you can pick up where you left off on any of your Apple devices. If you want a journal that stays out of the way—simple, private, and reliable—this is it.

Screenshots

Quick Journal4 screens
Just Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Quick Journal at 86% against Just Journal's 0%. Quick Journal also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (24 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Quick Journal holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quick Journal has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Quick Journal's written reviews are positive against 0% of Just Journal's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Quick Journal versus Just Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick JournalJust Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (24 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharlie DeetsBenjamin Pust

Customer experience

Quick Journal

All ratings24 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.1%

Just Journal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Quick Journal

No in-app purchases

None

Just Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quick Journal free?
Quick Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Just Journal free?
Just Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Quick Journal or Just Journal?
Quick Journal is rated higher. Quick Journal averages 4.7 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Just Journal averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Quick Journal or Just Journal have ads?
Neither Quick Journal nor Just Journal shows ads.

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