# One Year vs Nuro

The clearest difference is ads: One Year at none against Nuro's shown. Nuro's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. One Year sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Nuro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

One Year ships an update every 3 weeks, Nuro every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | One Year | Nuro |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.6 (531 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/one-year-daily-journal/id6740510762/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **531** | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.7% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Every 9 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 168 MB | 98 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **16.0** |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPad** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Wind Down Studio, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1764088519) | [Rushab Tated](https://appshunter.io/developer/1734847033) |

## What reviewers say

### One Year

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/one-year-daily-journal/id6740510762)

This app allows you to record your daily experiences through writing, photos, voice notes, or doodles. Each entry grows into a unique plant in a personalized memory garden, making journaling engaging and visual. It offers powerful search and cross-device syncing for a seamless experience.

**Highlights:** Daily journaling with text, photos, voice, and doodles, Memories grow into a personalized digital garden, Search memories by content, not just date, Cross-device syncing (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro), Home and Lock Screen widgets, Privacy-focused with on-device encryption

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support, iPhone Duo support

**In-app purchases (8)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| One Year Weekly | $0.99 | per 7 days |
| One Year Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| One Year Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| One Year Monthly | $3.99 | per month |
| One Year Monthly | $5.99 | per month |
| One Year Annual | $24.99 | per year |
| One Year Lifetime | $49.99 | one-time |
| one year lifetime | $69.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Simple and beautiful design
- 💕 Visually satisfying
- 🥰 Cute and adorable
- 🤩 Motivational and brings time into perspective

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🤔 Questionable pricing model
- 🤨 Limited functionality in free version
- 🙄 Lack of customization options

**Reported bugs**

- Cannot download on iOS 16.3.1
- Flower version set as default, no option to choose black dot

**Requested features**

- Adapt to Chinese language
- Add dark mode and dark icons
- Smaller widget size option
- Add garden widget or zoom in feature


### Nuro

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nuro-scroll-war/id6761552014)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nuro Pro | $24.99 | per year |
| Nuro | $39.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is One Year free?

One Year is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Nuro free?

Nuro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do One Year or Nuro have ads?

Nuro shows ads; One Year does not.

### Which is updated more often, One Year or Nuro?

One Year ships an update every 3 weeks, and Nuro every 9 days. Most recently, One Year was updated on November 12, 2026 and Nuro on November 5, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*