Quick Journal vs Journal for iPad
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/
Journal for iPad
This app provides a private digital space for journaling on your iPad. It offers features like mood tracking, daily prompts, and photo integration to help you capture thoughts and memories. Security options like Face ID ensure your entries remain confidential.
- Private diary with Face ID/passcode lock
- Mood tracker with history
- Daily writing prompts
- Photo and media support
- Search and tag entries
- iCloud sync
- Apple Pencil support
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Journal for iPad - Diary+ is your personal writing space, designed exclusively for iPad. Whether you're tracking daily thoughts, recording memories, or building a gratitude practice, this app makes it effortless. WRITE with pencil or keyboard Capture your thoughts, moods, and memories in a clean, distraction-free editor. Add photos to bring your entries to life. STAY PRIVATE Protect your journal with Face ID, Touch ID, or a passcode. Your entries are yours alone. DAILY PROMPTS Never face a blank page. Thoughtful prompts inspire reflection and help you build a consistent writing habit. MOOD TRACKING Log how you feel each day and discover patterns over time. Understand what lifts your mood and what drains it. ORGANIZED & SEARCHABLE Tag entries, search instantly, and browse by date. Find any memory in seconds. iPAD OPTIMIZED Built for the large iPad screen with a split-view layout, Apple Pencil support, and keyboard shortcuts. KEY FEATURES: - Daily journal & diary entries - Private diary with Face ID / passcode lock - Mood tracker with history - Daily writing prompts - Photo & media support - Search & tags - Widgets for quick entry - iCloud sync across devices - Apple Pencil support Start your journaling journey today. Support: hello@britetodo.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://britetodo.com/legal/PrivacyPolicyBrite.pdf
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Verdict
Quick Journal and Journal for iPad both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of Quick Journal's written reviews are positive against 0% of Journal for iPad's. Quick Journal also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and device support (3 vs 1). Journal for iPad's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Journal for iPad sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Quick Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Quick Journal against 4.6 for Journal for iPad. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 68 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Quick Journal's written reviews are positive against 0% of Journal for iPad's.
Quick Journal ships an update every 9 days, Journal for iPad every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quick Journal | Journal for iPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (24 ratings) — better | 4.6 (68 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 68 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 2 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 | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charlie Deets | Brite Technologies |
Customer experience
Quick Journal
Journal for iPad
In-app purchases
Quick Journal
No in-app purchases
Journal for iPad
- Journal Premium Weekly$5.997 Days
- Journal Premium Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Self-Care Stickers$1.99
- The Morning Pages Month$6.99
- Gratitude, Specifically$6.99
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- 30 Days to Clear Your Head$7.99
- Say It Straight$7.99
- Shadow Work: 30 Sessions$7.99
- The Worry Trial$7.99
- Lifetime Premium$39.99
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