Comparison

Clearly vs Dreambeans

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

Head to head
About

Clearly

Discover and live your core values daily with this private journaling app. Rate your alignment, explore expert-crafted writing prompts, and shape your priorities to align with what matters most to you.

Highlights
  • Discover core values
  • Daily alignment rating
  • Expert writing prompts
  • 100% private design
  • No accounts or login
  • Data stays in your control
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Designed by a team of psychologists, Clearly helps you discover and live your most important values every day. Clearly is 100% private by design. There are no accounts. No login. Your data never leaves your control. Rate your alignment with your top values every day. Over time, you will learn how you can shape your daily activities and priorities to live in greater accordance with your values. Go even deeper by responding to your choice of hundreds of specialized writing prompts, crafted by experts in mental health, relationships, wellness, and more.

About

Dreambeans

This app offers personalized daily story collections by connecting information across your Google apps. It aims to surface relevant content and help you discover new ideas, with unique illustrations reflecting your frequented places and people.

Highlights
  • Personalized daily story collections
  • Connects across Google apps (Gmail, Calendar, Photos, YouTube, Search)
  • Surfaces missed or loved content
  • Unique illustrations based on frequented places/people
  • Dive deeper into topics
  • Save favorites to a library
Features
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Dreambeans is an experimental app that provides proactive, personalized collections of stories each day, covering the things that matter most to you. It connects the dots across your Google apps to surface things you'd miss, things you’d love and help you dive deeper into them. Personal Intelligence in Dreambeans With your permission, Dreambeans uses Personal Intelligence to connect information from your apps, including Gmail, Calendar, Photos, YouTube and Search history to curate personalized stories meant to surface what matters to you. Helping cut through the noise The goal is not to scroll forever, it’s a finite collection of stories designed to spark new ideas and allow you to focus on what matters. Personalized to you Dreambeans references context from your connected apps to bring you relevant topics & updates. Each story also includes a unique illustration, reflecting the people and places you frequent the most. Dive deeper into your topics When a story in your daily collection catches your eye, you can tap to dive deeper. Dreambeans also fields information from across the web to help you take action. Save your favorites to your library and go back anytime. Terms & Conditions https://policies.google.com/privacy https://policies.google.com/terms

Screenshots

Clearly4 screens
Dreambeans4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Dreambeans at 954 against Clearly's 1. Clearly's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 81%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clearly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dreambeans has 954 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Clearly's written reviews are positive against 81% of Dreambeans's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clearly ships an update every 3 days, Dreambeans every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Clearly versus Dreambeans: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClearlyDreambeans
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (954 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better81.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1954 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB135 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTrinsic Ventures, IncGoogle

Customer experience

Clearly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dreambeans

All ratings954 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive81.4%
Neutral1.7%
Negative16.9%

In-app purchases

None

Clearly

No in-app purchases

None

Dreambeans

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clearly free?
Clearly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dreambeans free?
Dreambeans is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Clearly or Dreambeans?
Clearly is rated higher. Clearly averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Dreambeans averages 4.8 from 954 ratings.
Do Clearly or Dreambeans have ads?
Neither Clearly nor Dreambeans shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clearly or Dreambeans?
Clearly ships an update every 3 days, and Dreambeans every 4 days. Most recently, Clearly was updated on October 30, 2026 and Dreambeans on November 11, 2026.

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