Quick Journal vs Sabbath
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/
Sabbath
This app encourages users to disconnect from their phones one day a week, fostering a digital detox. It's designed for individuals and families to engage in offline activities together. The practice is inspired by an ancient tradition.
- Weekly digital detox
- App blocking for one day
- Family and friend participation
- Modern take on ancient practice
- Promotes offline activities
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A modern app for a ancient practice. Put your phone down one day a week. Do it with your family and friends. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sabbath-screentime.netlify.app/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quick Journal at none against Sabbath's 2. Quick Journal also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (86% vs 67%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and 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
Both are free to download. Sabbath sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Quick Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.
Quick Journal holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Quick Journal's written reviews are positive against 67% of Sabbath's.
Quick Journal ships an update every 9 days, Sabbath every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Quick Journal | Sabbath |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (24 ratings) — better | 4.4 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.4% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charlie Deets | Dig Wells, Inc. |
Customer experience
Quick Journal
Sabbath
In-app purchases
Quick Journal
No in-app purchases
Sabbath
- Sabbath Plus Monthly$6.991 Month
- Sabbath Plus Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
