Purpose Journal vs Adermio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Purpose Journal
This app is an intelligent journaling companion that helps you understand your emotions, uncover patterns, and grow. It offers AI-powered prompts, mood tracking, personalized insights, and guided learning journeys for self-discovery.
- AI-powered journaling prompts
- Mood tracking and emotional analytics
- Pattern discovery and insights
- Guided learning journeys
- Personality assessments
- Interactive self-discovery exercises
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Your mind deserves a space where it can breathe. Purpose is your intelligent journaling companion—designed to help you understand your emotions, uncover hidden patterns, and grow into the person you're meant to be. It's not just a diary; it's a mirror that reflects back your truest self. Journaling that meets you where you are. Blank pages can be intimidating. Purpose guides you with AI-powered questions crafted from your own memories, moods, and experiences. Morning intentions, evening reflections, or themed sessions for anxiety, gratitude, and emotional healing—there's always a space that fits your moment. Discover patterns you never knew existed. After just three days of journaling, Purpose's AI begins to surface insights about your thoughts and behaviors. See recurring themes emerge, understand what triggers your stress, and receive personalized suggestions to break cycles that no longer serve you. Your emotions, visualized beautifully. Track your daily mood with simple check-ins, then watch your emotional story unfold through stunning analytics. Breathing mood auras, interactive donut charts, consistency heatmaps, and deep insights into what truly brings you joy—and what drains you. Structured paths when you feel lost. Guided Learning Journeys offer step-by-step programs for real challenges. Overcome imposter syndrome in 7 days. Break free from overthinking in 14. Each journey combines lessons, quizzes, and reflective writing tailored to your pace. Know yourself on a deeper level. Take personality assessments including the Big Five, Enneagram, and MBTI. Discover who you are, how you connect with others, and what makes you uniquely you. Interactive journals that surprise you. Find your perfect city match. Visualize your ideal soulmate. These playful experiences turn self-discovery into something you'll actually look forward to. Your privacy is sacred. Everything you write stays yours. Your reflections and insights are secure, so you can be completely honest without judgment. Start building a relationship with the most important person in your life—yourself. A subscription is required to access Purpose features. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Disclaimer: Purpose is a tool for self-reflection and personal growth. It is not a substitute for professional mental health therapy or medical advice.
Adermio
This app uses AI to analyze your skin, identify concerns, and create a personalized daily care routine. It also decodes cosmetic product ingredients and provides dietary recommendations based on their impact on your skin.
- AI skin type and concern identification
- Personalized daily and weekly skincare routines
- Cosmetic product ingredient analysis
- Food-to-skin impact scoring
- Progress tracking with before-and-after photos
- Dermatological treatment integration and reminders
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Adermio analyzes your skin and builds a routine that's genuinely made for you, day after day. YOUR SKIN ANALYSIS Take a photo. Adermio's AI identifies your skin type, your sensitive areas and your blemishes, then explains what it sees — clearly, without the jargon. A ROUTINE BUILT FOR YOUR SKIN Morning, evening and weekly: every step is chosen for your skin profile, with the right gesture, in the right order. Check off your care each day and track your consistency. OVER 1,000 PRODUCTS ANALYZED Search or scan any product: overall score, INCI composition decoded ingredient by ingredient, and an answer to the only question that matters — is it right for YOUR skin? FOOD, FINALLY CONNECTED TO YOUR SKIN Every food gets a skin-impact score. Recipes and meal ideas designed for your profile. PROGRESS YOU MEASURE, NOT JUST FEEL Before-and-after photos, zone-by-zone evolution, and AI-detected correlations between your routine, your diet and your sleep. A full 28-day review. DERMATOLOGICAL TREATMENT TRACKING Add your treatments: Adermio adapts your routine, steers clear of incompatible actives, and sends you reminders. Adermio provides cosmetic and wellness information. The app does not make any medical diagnosis and is not a substitute for consulting a healthcare professional. Terms of Use (EULA): https://adermio.com/en/conditions Privacy Policy: https://adermio.com/en/confidentialite
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Verdict
Purpose Journal and Adermio both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Adermio's written reviews are positive against 46% of Purpose Journal's. Adermio also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription). Purpose Journal's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 10). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Purpose Journal sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Adermio sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Purpose Journal against 4.9 for Adermio. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Purpose Journal has 1.1K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 46% of Purpose Journal's written reviews are positive against 100% of Adermio's.
Purpose Journal ships an update every 4 days, Adermio every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Purpose Journal | Adermio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.1K ratings) | 4.9 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Titun LLC | Antoine Munch |
Customer experience
Purpose Journal
Adermio
In-app purchases
Purpose Journal
- Purpose Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
- Purpose Pro Monthly1 Month trial$12.991 Month
- Purpose Pro Annual$34.991 Year
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- Purpose Pro Annual3 Days trial$69.991 Year
Adermio
- Adermio Premium$7.991 Month









