Vertically vs Daily Pages
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vertically
This app offers a simple devotional experience, guiding users through the Lord's Prayer and scripture passages. It aims to help individuals focus their minds on spiritual living before starting their day or other readings.
- Lord's Prayer guidance
- Scripture passage reflection
- Daily devotional tool
- Focus on spiritual living
- Morning and pre-reading preparation
Read full descriptionHide full description
A Simple Devotional App. Pray through the Lord’s Prayer and various other passages of Scripture to set your mind on living vertically before you begin your day, or before you begin other daily readings and devotions.
Daily Pages
A minimalist journal app for morning pages and personal reflection. It offers a distraction-free writing interface and optional AI-powered summaries using your own API key. Syncs across devices with no account required.
- Minimalist, distraction-free writing
- Calming ambient audio
- iCloud sync
- No account required
- Optional AI reflections
- Privacy-friendly design
Read full descriptionHide full description
Daily Pages is a minimalist journal designed for morning pages, freewriting, and deep personal reflection. Whether you're a seasoned journaler or just getting started, Daily Pages helps you clear your mind, uncover insights, and stay consistent. Write freely. Focus deeply. The writing interface is built for flow—only your most recent sentence is highlighted, encouraging stream-of-consciousness writing without overthinking or editing. Bring your own AI. Use your own OpenAI or Anthropic API key to generate daily reflective summaries, shadow work, and theme detection based on your journal entries. We never have access to your journal entries. Features you'll love: - Minimalist, distraction-free writing experience - Calming ambient audio to stay focused - iCloud sync across your devices - No accounts. Your writing is yours. - Optional AI-powered reflections (bring your own key) Daily Pages is perfect for anyone practicing morning pages, self-reflection, or daily writing as a form of mindfulness or personal growth. Start your daily practice today—your thoughts deserve the space.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Vertically at fortnightly against Daily Pages's every 4 months. Vertically also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Vertically against 5.0 for Daily Pages. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.
Vertically ships an update fortnightly, Daily Pages every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vertically | Daily Pages |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Starck Technology Labs, LLC | Monkeys on a Rocket LLC |
Customer experience
Vertically
Daily Pages
In-app purchases
Vertically
No in-app purchases
Daily Pages
No in-app purchases
