Comparison

Viaduco vs Minimalist Journal

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

Head to head
About

Viaduco

This app provides structured self-help tools based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help users understand and manage their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. It offers guided journaling exercises, daily plans, and techniques for emotional regulation to address challenges like anxiety and stress.

Highlights
  • Reframe unhelpful thinking
  • CBT journaling exercises
  • Gentle daily plan
  • Track emotional patterns
  • Regulate emotional intensity
  • Evidence-based CBT principles
Features
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Meet Viaduco, a structured self-help app grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) that supports understanding how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors interact, and helps develop more adaptive responses to everyday challenges. If you feel stuck in repetitive mental loops, overwhelmed by emotional reactions, or unsure why certain situations affect you so strongly, Viaduco guides you through practical, step-by-step techniques grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) – one of the most widely researched and effective approaches in modern psychology. **** What you can do with Viaduco • Reframe unhelpful thinking Learn how automatic thoughts shape emotional responses and behavioral patterns. Viaduco helps you identify cognitive distortions, examine alternative perspectives, and practice more balanced, adaptive ways of thinking. • Use CBT journaling exercises Work through guided reflections inspired by classic CBT tools such as the thought record, breaking situations down into thoughts, emotions, bodily reactions, and behaviors to reduce reactivity and gain clarity over time. • Follow a gentle daily plan Get a simple, flexible daily structure that helps you know where to start. Viaduco brings together exercises, reflections, and check-ins based on your needs, supporting consistency without pressure and making it easier to build helpful habits over time • Track emotional and behavioral patterns Daily check-ins help you notice changes in mood, recurring triggers, and habitual responses – an essential step in understanding how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors influence one another. • Regulate emotional intensity Access short grounding exercises, breathing techniques, and calming practices that support emotional regulation and behavioral steadiness when stress or anxiety feels overwhelming. **** Grounded in evidence-based CBT Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a structured, skills-based approach that focuses on the relationship between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. It has been extensively studied in clinical research and is recommended in treatment guidelines worldwide for difficulties such as anxiety, depression, stress, and emotional regulation. Viaduco translates core CBT principles — including cognitive restructuring, behavioral awareness, and skills practice — into clear, repeatable exercises that fit into daily life. The focus is not on quick fixes, but on building insight, flexibility, and long-term coping skills through consistent practice. **** Built for clarity, not overwhelm Viaduco emphasizes simplicity, structure, and continuity. Rather than offering generic advice, it turns well-established CBT concepts into clear, supportive conversations and practical tools you can return to day after day. Whether you’re working on stress, overthinking, low motivation, emotional regulation, or sleep-related challenges, Viaduco helps you build awareness and skills at your own pace; in a private, judgment-free space.

About

Minimalist Journal

This app provides a structured approach to journaling and self-reflection, helping users organize their thoughts and gain clarity on life's important questions. It guides users from spontaneous notes to meaningful reflections and guiding principles.

Highlights
  • Structured thought organization
  • Reflection and insight generation
  • Life area categorization
  • Development of guiding principles
  • Clarity and awareness enhancement
Features
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Mindpath – Clarity through reflection At times, our own thoughts can feel overwhelming. Doubts about our life path, questions of meaning, direction or fulfillment may cloud our mind and leave us feeling stuck. Mindpath helps you clear this fog. The app is your structured companion to capture, organize and gradually distill your thoughts into clear insights. Instead of collecting endless notes, you focus on what truly matters. Each area of your life gets its own space. Spontaneous thoughts turn into reflections, reflections turn into mantras – guiding principles that remind and support you. Mindpath helps you to: - Gain clarity when your mind feels crowded - Bring structure to personal topics - Keep reflections and revisit them later - Make your values and wishes visible - Find direction when you doubt your path Mindpath is not a cluttered diary. It is a calm space designed to help you order your inner world. Step by step, note by note. Find clarity. Strengthen your awareness. Shape your life with purpose.

Screenshots

Viaduco4 screens
Minimalist Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Viaduco at every 8 days against Minimalist Journal's every 2 months. Viaduco also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Viaduco against 5.0 for Minimalist Journal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Viaduco has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Viaduco ships an update every 8 days, Minimalist Journal every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 28, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Viaduco versus Minimalist Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterViaducoMinimalist Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.518.5
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEngly, Inc.Tobias Menke

Customer experience

Viaduco

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Minimalist Journal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Viaduco

No in-app purchases

None

Minimalist Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Viaduco free?
Viaduco is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minimalist Journal free?
Minimalist Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Viaduco or Minimalist Journal?
Viaduco and Minimalist Journal are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Viaduco or Minimalist Journal have ads?
Neither Viaduco nor Minimalist Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Viaduco or Minimalist Journal?
Viaduco ships an update every 8 days, and Minimalist Journal every 2 months. Most recently, Viaduco was updated on July 28, 2026 and Minimalist Journal on June 2, 2026.

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