Daily Pages vs ESE+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
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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.
ESE+
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An app for daily access by community residents, tenants, and visitors, featuring functions such as visitor invitation, vehicle access, IC card access management, building intercom calling, and community door opening.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Daily Pages at none against ESE+'s shown. ESE+'s advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.2). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Daily Pages ships an update every 4 months, ESE+ every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daily Pages | ESE+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Monkeys on a Rocket LLC | Electri-Securities Engineering Pte Ltd |
In-app purchases
Daily Pages
No in-app purchases
ESE+
No in-app purchases
