Journal the Word vs Daily Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Journal the Word
This app provides a digital space for users to engage with scripture through journaling. It offers built-in reading plans and a scripture lookup tool to facilitate reflection and prayer.
- Digital scripture journaling
- Built-in reading plans
- Scripture lookup tool
- Track reading progress
- Reflect and pray digitally
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Journal the Word exists because journaling helps us engage Scripture more deeply. Writing clarifies thought, slows the heart, and creates space to hear from God as we meditate on His Word. For those who may never reach for a paper journal or who want to keep their reflections digitally, this app offers a simple, focused place to do just that. Open your Bible. Open the app. Read. Reflect. Pray. Close it. Live it. Built-In Reading Plans Stay consistent in your time in Scripture with several built-in plans: • F260 (Foundations 260) • 5x5 New Testament • Whole Bible Reading Plan and More! Track your progress and easily journal directly from your daily reading. Scripture Lookup Quickly pull Scripture passages into your journal entries using the built-in Bible lookup tool. Multiple verses can be added to your reflection as you study.
Daily Planner
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Daily Planner is a simple daily planner for your to-dos and notes: one page per day, one clear focus, and a quick place for every to-do and thought. One place for your to-do list, schedule, routine and journal. No account, no clutter. ADD IN A SECOND Type a to-do on today's page and press Return. The next line is ready, so a whole list takes seconds. Not sure where to start? Pick "Today's priority", "On my mind" or "For tomorrow". Close a half-written entry and it waits for you as a draft. ONE FOCUS A DAY Pin the single thing that matters today. A new focus only replaces that day's previous one, so the page never fills up with priorities. FOUR KINDS OF ENTRY To-dos, free notes, reflections and letters to your future self. Progress counts open to-dos only, so a note never turns into a chore. PLAN TODAY, WRAP UP TONIGHT Writing streak: see how many days in a row you have written. Close the day: in the evening, move open to-dos to tomorrow, so tomorrow's page is ready when you wake up. Weekly recap: what you finished, what is still open, and the moments worth remembering. Daily reminder: optional, at the hour you choose. A TIME WHEN YOU NEED ONE Give any to-do an optional time and get an alert when it is due. Bring unfinished to-dos from earlier days over to today. DAY, WEEK, MONTH, YEAR Move between four calendar views, open any day's page and search everything you have written. EXPLORE - SMALL TOOLS FOR REAL DAYS Move, split, let go: carry an unfinished task to another day, break it into steps, or set it down on purpose. Nothing is deleted. Match your energy: up to three suggestions based on how you feel and how much time you have. A page from the past: revisit what you wrote a month and a week ago, and note what has changed. Letters to yourself: leave a few lines that stay sealed until a future date. Your ideas, growing: follow the tasks and entries that grew out of one note. Weekly reflection: what you completed, what is waiting, and what you postponed again. YOUR NOTES STAY ON YOUR DEVICE Everything is saved on your device, with no account. Your notes are never uploaded. Export a free backup file whenever you like and restore it on a new phone. IN YOUR LANGUAGE English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Turkish and Korean. DAILY PLANNER PRO Writing notes and to-dos is always free. Every tool is free for your first 3 days. Pro removes all ads and unlocks Letters to yourself, A page from the past, Weekly reflection and Match your energy. Choose Pro Yearly with a 7-day free trial, Pro Monthly, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; payment is charged to your Apple Account, and you can manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. The free version is supported by ads. Terms of Use: https://m2lab.tech/en/daily-planner/terms Privacy Policy: https://m2lab.tech/en/daily-planner/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Journal the Word at none against Daily Planner's 3. Journal the Word also leads on ads (none vs shown). Daily Planner's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Daily Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Journal the Word asks for nothing beyond the download.
Journal the Word ships an update monthly, Daily Planner every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Journal the Word | Daily Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonah Elijah Chitty | Murat Erkam Yalcn |
In-app purchases
Journal the Word
No in-app purchases
Daily Planner
- Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$29.99
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