Daylights vs OnceJournal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daylights
This app helps you record your daily highlights and track your mood with color. Set reminders and use widgets for easy access to your visual journal.
- Daily highlight recording
- Mood tracking with color
- Daily reminders
- Multiple theme colors
- Widgets for easy access
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Daylights is a lightweight visual bullet journal for daily highlights Jot down your highlight of the day, mark the mood with a color and keep a visual journal over time! Features - Setup daily reminders to never forget to jot down the highlight of your day - Choose from five different theme colors, with more coming - Different widgets to keep your Daylights top of mind and for easy access If you have any suggestions for how we can improve the app, don’t hesitate to email us at jordi@goodsnooze.com! Thanks, Jordi & Annabel
OnceJournal
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Your Story, Beautifully Kept. Every moment deserves to be remembered. OnceJournal transforms your daily thoughts into a beautiful collection of memories - simple enough for a quick note, powerful enough to capture your entire journey. Whether you're reflecting on your day, tracking your moods, or writing letters to your future self, OnceJournal makes journaling feel effortless and meaningful. FREE FEATURES - Unlimited journal entries with mood tracking - Daily writing prompts to inspire reflection - Tags to organize your thoughts - Entry Threads - see related memories woven together - Future Letters - write to your future self - Calendar and On This Day views - Beautiful statistics and writing insights - Favorites to mark special moments - Photos (up to 3 per entry) - 1 Journal - Basic Analog Mode fonts - Dark mode support - 7 languages supported PREMIUM - $7.99 (One-Time Purchase) Unlock the full OnceJournal experience: - Unlimited photos (up to 50 per entry) - Multiple journals - organize by theme or mood - Premium Analog Mode fonts and paper textures - PDF Export - turn your journal into a beautiful book - All future premium features included No subscriptions. Pay once, own forever. Terms of Use: https://prizmchain.github.io/oncejournal-terms-of-service.html Privacy Policy: https://prizmchain.github.io/oncejournal-privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Daylights at none against OnceJournal's 1. Daylights also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months). 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
Both are free to download. OnceJournal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Daylights asks for nothing beyond the download.
Daylights ships an update every 3 days, OnceJournal every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daylights | OnceJournal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Good Snooze | NOH HIYEONG |
In-app purchases
Daylights
No in-app purchases
OnceJournal
- Premium Lifetime$7.99
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