Daily Mind Diary vs Just a Tap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daily Mind Diary
Cultivate mindfulness by tracking moments of awareness and distraction. This app helps you notice when your mind is present, allowing you to live more intentionally and gain command over your thoughts and life.
- Track heedful and unheedful moments
- Quick recording via home screen widget
- Record moments from Apple Watch
- View statistics to observe patterns
- Share records with friends
- Write personal diary entries
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We are excited to introduce Daily Mind Diary. Daily Mind Diary is a reflection and training app for cultivating heedfulness—the practice of being aware of one’s thoughts and actions, a concept rooted in Won-Buddhist teachings. Rather than being carried away by habits and distractions, this app helps you notice moments when your mind is present and moments when it wanders. By recording these moments, you can gradually learn to live guided by your thoughts, instead of letting circumstances and impulses guide them. Through consistent reflection, Daily Mind Diary supports you in becoming more aware, more intentional, and ultimately more in command of your mind and your life. Key Features - Track heedful and unheedful moments - Quick recording via home screen widget - Record moments directly from Apple Watch - View statistics to observe patterns in your awareness - Share records with friends using iCloud - Write a personal diary entry for each record Thank you for choosing Daily Mind Diary as your companion on the path of awareness. Privacy Policy: https://gist.github.com/gus1819/22eebca969bc352bdea6794c6f814812 Standard Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Just a Tap
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Just Tap reminds you to drink enough water throughout the day as simple as possible. Just tap as often as you’ve taken sips of water. It’s that simple. Just Tap. • Reminders at quarter till and/or on the hour. • Set the time frame for when notifications can come. • Each tap equals a sip (amount adjustable). • Daily goal can be set.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Just a Tap at none against Daily Mind Diary's 3. Just a Tap also leads on ads (none vs shown). Daily Mind Diary's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. Daily Mind Diary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Just a Tap asks for nothing beyond the download.
Daily Mind Diary ships an update every 4 days, Just a Tap every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daily Mind Diary | Just a Tap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SHCSoftware | Johannes Fontanus College |
In-app purchases
Daily Mind Diary
- Remove ads for 1 month$0.491 Month
- Remove ads for 3 months$0.793 Months
- Remove ads lifetime$0.99
Just a Tap
No in-app purchases
