Whisper Secrets vs Lately Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Whisper Secrets
An anonymous social network for sharing thoughts, experiences, and emotions. Connect with others through shared moments or simply for casual interaction, all while ensuring end-to-end privacy.
- Anonymous sharing of experiences
- Post about your day
- Crack jokes
- Vent about stress
- Connect with other users
- End-to-end privacy
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Whisper Secrets is a private place to say what is on your mind. Share a thought, tell a story, vent about stress, ask a question, post about your day, or drop a joke when you need someone to laugh with. You can connect with other people through shared experiences without making everything about your identity. Post anonymously. Reply honestly. Find people who understand. Keep your personal life personal. Whether you are celebrating something small, working through a hard day, or just want to see what others are thinking, Whisper Secrets gives you a simple way to be heard without putting your name at the center of it.
Lately Journal
Document your life's moments, emotions, and aspirations. Enhance entries with up to five photos and guided prompts. Choose to share your private thoughts with friends or keep them exclusively for yourself.
- Life update journaling
- Emotional tracking
- Future aspiration logging
- Photo uploads (up to 5)
- Reflective prompts
- Private or friend sharing
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Write a journal about your life updates: what happened, what you're feeling, what you're looking forward to. Add up to five photos, answer gentle reflective prompts, and share it with your circle of friends — or keep it just for yourself.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lately Journal at 5.0 against Whisper Secrets's 2.0. Lately Journal also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Whisper Secrets's advantage is ratings volume (40 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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.
Lately Journal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Whisper Secrets has 40 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Whisper Secrets ships an update weekly, Lately Journal every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Whisper Secrets | Lately Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (40 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 234 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kevin Haines | Blake Marsee |
Customer experience
Whisper Secrets
Lately Journal
Bugs and requests
Whisper Secrets
Reported bugs
2 issues- Inconsistent enforcement of rules
- Banning users without clear explanation
Requested features
3 requests- Improve moderation and content review
- Implement better notification system
- Fix issues with loading messages
Lately Journal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Whisper Secrets
No in-app purchases
Lately Journal
No in-app purchases
