Glimpse vs PaperThoughts

Glimpse is the easiest way to journal. Speak your thoughts and it can write back to you with AI. It's a conversation with yourself and a way to remember your life. EFFORTLESS VOICE JOURNALING Speak your thoughts and watch them transform into beautifully transcribed journal entries. No typing needed—just talk naturally and Glimpse captures everything. AI-POWERED SUMMARIES (Requires purchase of Glimpse AI Tokens*) Quickly review what matters with automatic summaries of your daily, weekly, or monthly reflections, making it easy to track your journey. PERSONALIZED INSIGHTS (Requires purchase of Glimpse AI Tokens*) Discover patterns in your thinking you might have missed. Glimpse's AI analyzes your entries to offer objective, personalized insights about your thoughts and feelings. CHAT WITH YOUR JOURNAL (Requires purchase of Glimpse AI Tokens*) Have meaningful conversations about your entries with Glimpse's AI companion. Ask questions, explore perspectives, and gain deeper understanding through dialogue. INSPIRING PROMPTS Never face a blank page again. Choose from diverse journaling prompts across different themes to spark reflection when you need inspiration. VISUAL JOURNALING Enhance your entries with images that capture moments. CUSTOMIZABLE EXPERIENCE Make Glimpse your own with customizable themes and writing styles that match your personality and preferences. ORGANIZED & SEARCHABLE Easily find past entries by date or keywords, so your insights are always at your fingertips when you need them. JOURNALING THAT FITS YOUR LIFE Set gentle reminders that work with your schedule, helping you build a consistent journaling practice without feeling pressured. COMPLETELY PRIVATE & SECURE Your thoughts remain yours alone. All entries are protected with optional password/biometric security and encrypted cloud backup for peace of mind. TAKE YOUR JOURNAL ANYWHERE Seamlessly sync and export entries in various formats whenever you need them. We believe intentionality is the foundation of a fulfilling life. In a world where journaling hasn't evolved in years, we're pioneering a more meaningful approach—transforming personal reflection from a chore into a journey of discovery. What begins as a glimpse into your thoughts gradually reveals a complete picture of who you are, and how you can live a better life. *Glimpse Tokens power AI features. Each AI interaction uses 1-3 tokens. Subscribers automatically receive 200 tokens per month. Additional tokens can be purchased within the app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

A quiet place to think. PaperThoughts is a private, handwriting-first journal for iPad. Write by hand with your Apple Pencil, sketch in the margins, and keep every entry to yourself. WRITE BY HAND • Natural Apple Pencil handwriting and drawing • Blank, lined, grid, or dotted paper in multiple sizes and colours • Journaling prompts when you don't know where to start drop a question onto the page and answer it in ink • Prefer to type? Typed entries are always a long-press away REMEMBER THE MOMENT • Tag entries, set a mood, and pin the place they happened drop the pin on a map yourself, wherever the entry belongs • Add photos alongside your handwriting or leave a placeholder slot on the page and fill it with the photo later • Find things again with filters by journal, place, tag, or date WORKS WHEREVER YOU DO • No connection needed write, sketch, and read your journals fully offline • At the cabin, on the trail, in the air: your journal lives on your device, and syncs through your own iCloud when you're back online • Day or night — a dark mode that keeps the page calm WATCH YOUR PRACTICE GROW • Streaks and gentle insights: how often you write, and the places your entries have taken you • Bookmark the pages you return to • Export entries or whole journals to PDF anytime your words are never locked in PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your entries live on your device and in your own iCloud — nowhere else • No account, no sign-up, and nothing to log in to • No analytics, no tracking, no servers of ours: we have no way to read what you write • Moods are saved to Apple Health on your device; App Lock uses Face ID or Touch ID without biometric data ever leaving it ON IPHONE • A companion for reading your journals and capturing quick typed notes the Pencil stays the star on iPad PAPERTHOUGHTS PREMIUM The free app includes 3 journals with 5 entries each — enough to make it yours. Premium removes every limit, with a monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account; subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period, and can be managed in your Apple Account settings. Privacy policy: https://paperthoughts.app/privacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/