Life Note vs Let Be Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Life Note
This AI-powered journaling app provides personalized responses from over 1,000 virtual mentors inspired by historical thinkers. It offers daily prompts, mood tracking, and secure, encrypted entries. Users can engage in ongoing conversations with mentors who recall past entries for a tailored experience.
- AI-powered mentor responses
- 1,000+ mentor inspirations
- Personalized daily prompts
- Chat with mentors
- Mood tracking
- Gratitude journaling
- Encrypted entries
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Life Note is an AI journal with 1,000+ mentors. Free to start. Premium is $10.99/month or $99.99/year in the US. Your entries are encrypted and never used to train AI. Write an entry and a mentor inspired by a thinker like Carl Jung, Marcus Aurelius or Steve Jobs responds. Mentors remember your past entries, so each reply builds on them. FREE AND PREMIUM Free accounts get 10 journal entries with a mentor response in the first week, then 3 per week. Premium removes the weekly limit. In the US it costs $10.99/month or $99.99/year. Prices may vary by region. PRIVACY Entries are encrypted with AES-256-GCM before they are stored, and each account has its own key. Staff do not read them. They are not sold, not shared with third parties and never used to train AI models. Our systems decrypt an entry only when your mentor reads it to respond. An optional device lock uses Face ID or Touch ID. What Subscribers Are Saying: "Honestly, as someone trying to make journaling a daily practice, this is THE BEST thing I have come across. I love how tailored the responses are and also the fact that it "remembers" what I wrote in the previous entries. It really feels like my mentor is on this journey with me. I can't wait to journal more and read more of the responses." – Tiffany "Life Note has helped me immensely in overcoming complicated mental and emotional issues." – Faisal "After using it for three months, Life Note has become my favorite journaling tool. Sometimes the feedback from my mentors has been able to stop a negative thought pattern that had been bothering me the entire day. Sometimes they highlight a trend going back months that I may have missed. You will love Life Note!" – Eddie "I think I have just found the most life-changing journaling tool! The 'write to mentor' feature is so profoundly powerful as the response feels like it comes from a real person! It has taken journaling to the next level!" – Gigi FEATURES: 1,000+ AI Mentors Pick mentors inspired by thinkers across philosophy, psychology, science and the arts. Daily Journaling Prompts Your mentor writes a prompt each day, tailored to your journal entries. Chat with Your Mentor Ask questions and keep talking. Mentors remember your past entries. Mood Tracking and Gratitude Journaling Log your mood and write down what you are grateful for. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Is Life Note free? Yes. Free accounts get 10 entries with a mentor response in the first week, then 3 per week. How much is Premium? In the US, Premium is $10.99/month or $99.99/year. Prices may vary by region. Is my journal private? Is it used to train AI? Your entries are encrypted and staff do not read them. They are never used to train AI models, sold or shared with third parties. Who are the mentors? 1,000+ AI mentors inspired by thinkers in philosophy, psychology, science and the arts, such as Carl Jung, Marcus Aurelius and Steve Jobs. Does Life Note work on the web? Yes, at mylifenote.ai. Your entries sync across devices. WHY I MADE LIFE NOTE: As a decade-long meditator and lifelong learner, I understand how challenging and lonely the self-discovery journey can be. That's why I created Life Note as a life companion to accompany you on this journey, delivering timeless and personalized wisdom to everyone. My mission is to empower individuals to discover and pursue their true purpose. In the age of AI, creativity is our last frontier. Authentic creativity requires tapping into our inner world. While we have many tools to organize external knowledge, we also need tools to gain mental clarity within our hearts and minds. Disclaimer: All responses are inspired by publicly available works of great thinkers; not an impersonation or endorsement. - Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - Terms and Conditions: https://www.mylifenote.ai/terms-and-conditions - Privacy Policy: https://www.mylifenote.ai/privacy-policy
Let Be Timer
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A quiet timer to pause, focus, and return. Let Be is a low-friction timer for meditation, reading, focused work, or simply stepping away for a quiet moment. Start without setup Choose 5, 10, 15, or 20 minutes, or set your own duration. Let Be remembers your recent times, and Home Screen shortcuts can start one immediately. Hear only what helps Stay quiet, choose an ambient sound, or import your own background audio. Interval cues are optional. At the end, choose no sound, a continuous alert, or one gentle chime. Let the screen go Follow the countdown on the Lock Screen and in Live Activities. Completed time settles into a private calendar. If you return later, you can record how long you actually stayed. Keep it personal Add a feeling or a few words, or write mindful minutes to Apple Health. No account, no ads, and no third-party tracking. Your records and imported audio stay on your device. One Mind Mode makes one simple promise: only time remains. If you leave the app or lock the screen for more than five seconds, the session ends without being recorded.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Let Be Timer at none against Life Note's 3. Life Note's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Life Note sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per month. Let Be Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Life Note ships an update every 4 days, Let Be Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Life Note | Let Be Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (101 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 95.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 101 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wei Hsuan Chen | Shanghai Yetaixiong Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Life Note
- Life Note Monthly Plan$10.991 Month
- Life Note Annual Plan7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Life Note Annual Plan$99.991 Year
Let Be Timer
No in-app purchases









