Comparison

Q vs 자등명

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

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Q

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One question a day. A single line is enough. Q Diary is a journal that gives you one question every day. No staring at a blank page, wondering what to write. Answer today's question however it comes to you, and that's your entry. The same question comes back on the same date every year. Last year's answer sits right below this year's, so you can see at a glance what has changed and what hasn't. Keep writing for three years and you'll have three years of answers to the same question on a single page. [A few of the questions] January 1: What are your goals for this year? January 12: If you could describe your day in a color, what would it be and why? February 11: What is something you have lost sight of in your life? Take a moment to think about it. March 26: In the far future, when you are much older than you are now, what kind of life do you imagine you will be living? April 7: What is making you smile the most these days? October 10: If you could erase one memory from your mind, which one would it be? December 30: Do you feel that you have changed a lot over the past year? What has remained the same and what has changed? [Pick a question set] - Basic: 366 questions for getting to know yourself, one for every day of the year - Emotional: questions about your mood and the small moments of your day "On the first day of the new year, what was the first word that came to mind?" - Action: questions about what you did today, and what you might do a little differently tomorrow "What did you do better today than yesterday?" - 30 Days After a Breakup (Plus): a 30-day course to work through it, one question a day If today's question doesn't speak to you, swap it for one from another set. Free includes one swap a month, and Plus has no limit. [Features] - Year over year: every answer you've written for a date, on one screen - Calendar and search: see which days you wrote, and find old entries by keyword - Photos and voice: add photos to an answer (3 a month free, unlimited with Plus), or just talk and let the app write it down - Voice answer reminder: tap the reminder to hear the question, then just talk and the app writes it down (more accurate server transcription 5 times a month free, every time with Plus) - Year in review: a calendar of the days you wrote (stats like total characters and your longest streak, plus a share card, with Plus) - Themes: pick a question style (color themes and a serif font with Plus) - App lock: keep your journal private with a passcode - Reminders: get today's question at the time you choose - Sync: sign in on a new phone and your entries come with you - Try it as a guest, no sign-in needed - Book-style PDF: save a year of entries as a PDF with a cover you design (Plus) [Q Diary Plus] Features marked (Plus) require a Q Diary Plus subscription (monthly or yearly), which also removes ads. The 30 Days After a Breakup course is also available as a one-time purchase. A minute a day is all it takes. A year from today, you can look back at what you're writing now. Terms of Use: https://qdiary.app/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://qdiary.app/en/privacy

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자등명

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스스로가 자신의 등불이 되다 — 自燈明 하루 중 잘한 일 하나를 기록하세요. 작은 성취를 발견하는 습관이 마음을 밝힙니다. [ 주요 기능 ] 오늘의 등불 하루에 잘한 일을 기록하며 등불을 채워가세요. 목표를 채우면 오늘의 등불이 완성됩니다. 1분 명상 싱잉볼과 목탁 소리와 함께 하루 1분, 호흡을 고르고 마음을 가라앉히세요. 히트맵 기록 이번 달의 기록을 히트맵으로 한눈에 확인하세요. 꾸준함이 쌓이는 모습을 시각적으로 느낄 수 있습니다. 배지 수집 연속 기록, 총 기록 수, 명상 횟수에 따라 다양한 배지를 모아가세요. 불씨에서 자등명으로 레벨업하세요. 저녁 알림 매일 저녁, 오늘의 기록을 잊지 않도록 부드럽게 알려드립니다. [ 철학 ] "자등명(自燈明)" — 부처님의 마지막 말씀 중 하나. 스스로를 섬으로 삼고, 스스로를 귀의처로 삼으라. 남과 비교하지 않고, 어제의 나보다 조금 더 나은 오늘을 만들어가는 앱입니다. [ 개인정보 ] 앱은 어떠한 개인정보도 수집하지 않습니다. 모든 데이터는 기기 내에만 저장됩니다.

Screenshots

Q4 screens
자등명4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 자등명 at none against Q's shown. Q's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Q ships an update every 6 days, 자등명 every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Q versus 자등명: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQ자등명
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDong Hwan ChoiSeok Gyu Seo

In-app purchases

None

Q

No in-app purchases

None

자등명

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Q free?
Q is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 자등명 free?
자등명 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Q or 자등명 have ads?
Q shows ads; 자등명 does not.
Which is updated more often, Q or 자등명?
Q ships an update every 6 days, and 자등명 every 11 days. Most recently, Q was updated on October 19, 2026 and 자등명 on October 4, 2026.

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