Comparison

Setup. Long vs Happy Journal

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Setup. Long

This dating app focuses on fostering long-term relationships with a completely free experience. It offers creative profile customization, suggestions for local date spots, and AI-powered profile feedback. Users can also fine-tune their preferences and attach comments to likes.

Highlights
  • Creative photo customization
  • Local date spot suggestions
  • AI-powered profile feedback
  • Detailed dating preference filters
  • Comment-attached likes
  • High-resolution HDR photo uploads
Features
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Tired of dating apps trying to sell love? We were too. Setup is a totally free dating app for people seeking a long-term relationship. No fees, no subscriptions, no rose-jail. Join us. Say hi to me on Instagram @setupdatingapp Here are some reasons to try Setup: - GET CREATIVE: Customize the colors behind your photos to show off your creativity. - DATE IRL: Discover romantic restaurants, scenic parks, and more near your match. - CHATS THAT FLOW: Keep sending likes even after matching to keep the conversation going. - POLISH YOUR PROFILE: Get personalized feedback on your profile from ChatGPT. - FIND YOUR TYPE: Dial in your dating preferences from height to religion to family plans. - STOP SWIPING, START TYPING: You can always attach a comment when you send someone a like. - LOOK YOUR BEST: Upload stunning, high-resolution HDR photos. Made with love by Jonathan Valldejuli Terms of Service: https://setupdating.com/#termsofservice Privacy Policy: https://setupdating.com/#privacypolicy

About

Happy Journal

This app encourages daily reflection by prompting you to record what made you happy. You can tag entries, create curated lists of things you love, and share lists publicly while keeping your journal private. It offers offline access and cross-device syncing.

Highlights
  • Daily happiness prompts
  • Mood tracking
  • Hashtagging for pattern analysis
  • Customizable 'Happy Lists'
  • Public list sharing
  • Offline access
  • Cross-device syncing
Features
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Happy Journal is a gratitude journal that invites you to write. Open it and the first thing you see is a simple question: what made you happy today? WRITE IT DOWN IN SECONDS Type a line or a page, pick a mood, add a photo if you like, and tap Save Today's Happiness. That's it. A gentle daily prompt gives you a nudge when the page is blank, and your streak keeps you coming back. TAG IT. SPOT THE PATTERNS. Add #hashtags as you write (#coffee, #family, #sunsets) and Insights turns them into a chart of what lifts you up most, week by week, along with your moods and your streak. Search any tag to find every moment behind it. HAPPY LISTS Curate the things you love: your top seven movies, comfort foods, songs that never miss, favorite games, books, and happy places. Start from a template or make your own. Number them, reorder them, mark favorites, add links and photos, and give each list its own color. SHARE THE LISTS YOU LOVE Make any list public and share it with one tap. Friends see a clean web page with your list. Everything else stays private, always. YOUR JOURNAL, EVERYWHERE Sign in with your email and your notes and lists sync across your iPhones. Recent entries are cached so you can read them offline, and dark mode is built in. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Notes and photos are yours alone, protected by row-level security in the database. Nothing is sold, nothing is used to train AI, and there is no tracking of any kind. A few small banner ads keep the app free; they are never targeted using anything about you. You can delete your account and every piece of your data from the Profile tab at any time. Happy Journal is free. No subscription, no locked features, no upgrade prompts.

Screenshots

Setup. Long4 screens
Happy Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Happy Journal at 5.0 against Setup. Long's 4.7. Setup. Long's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Happy Journal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Setup. Long has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Setup. Long versus Happy Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSetup. LongHappy Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNeedle LLCRobert Lyon

In-app purchases

None

Setup. Long

No in-app purchases

None

Happy Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Setup. Long free?
Setup. Long is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Happy Journal free?
Happy Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Setup. Long or Happy Journal?
Happy Journal is rated higher. Setup. Long averages 4.7 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Happy Journal averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Setup. Long or Happy Journal have ads?
Neither Setup. Long nor Happy Journal shows ads.

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