Comparison

Daily Mind Diary vs Proof

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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 heedfulnessβ€”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/

About

Proof

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Most affirmations fail at the first sentence. If you don't believe the words, repeating them louder doesn't help. Proof starts there. Write something you wish you believed. Proof helps bring the sentence down to earth, until it feels honest enough to use today. Make it gentler, make it more direct, or edit it yourself. When something happens that supports the belief, even something small, save that moment as proof. Over time, the words stop feeling borrowed. They have your own history behind them. You can also browse a quiet feed of beliefs, keep the ones that fit, pass on the ones that don't, and reshape the ones that are close. New: choose an area like work, relationships, body, money, or parenting, and the feed follows it. Every belief you keep, retire, or finish stays in your History. Your saved belief can stay nearby in a widget or an optional reminder. If you want to share it, you can make a still image or a short transformation video first. Your writing stays private. Proof doesn't require an account, and your beliefs, proof, and photos are stored on your iPhone. Notifications never include your proof text, and you can keep your belief off your lock screen and widgets. Proof is a subscription. There is no free version. The weekly plan starts with a 3-day free trial and the annual plan with a 7-day free trial. Cancel during the trial and you pay nothing. Your writing always stays on your iPhone. Proof offers optional weekly and annual auto-renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Available plans, localized prices, and any eligible introductory offer are shown before purchase. Proof is made for self-reflection. It is not a crisis or emergency service. Terms of Use: https://jamesmckinney.xyz/proof/terms Privacy Policy: https://jamesmckinney.xyz/proof/privacy

Screenshots

Daily Mind Diary4 screens
Proof4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Proof at none against Daily Mind Diary's shown. Daily Mind Diary's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Daily Mind Diary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and Proof sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Mind Diary ships an update every 4 days, Proof every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Daily Mind Diary versus Proof: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily Mind DiaryProof
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days β€” better
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesβ€”
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSHCSoftwareJames McKinney

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Daily Mind Diary

Subscriptions2
  • Remove ads for 1 month$0.491 Month
  • Remove ads for 3 months$0.793 Months
One-time1
  • Remove ads lifetime$0.99
3 purchases

Proof

Subscriptions3
  • Proof Premium Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Proof Premium Annual Offer$24.991 Year
  • Proof Premium Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Daily Mind Diary free?
Daily Mind Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Proof free?
Proof is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Daily Mind Diary or Proof have ads?
Daily Mind Diary shows ads; Proof does not.
Which is updated more often, Daily Mind Diary or Proof?
Daily Mind Diary ships an update every 4 days, and Proof every 3 days. Most recently, Daily Mind Diary was updated on October 19, 2026 and Proof on October 31, 2026.

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