Comparison

Small Wins vs Binder

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

Head to head
About

Small Wins

This app helps you capture, celebrate, and reflect on daily achievements to build a positive mindset and boost motivation. Log wins with photos and emojis, organize them by custom categories, and visualize your progress over time.

Highlights
  • Log wins with photos and emojis
  • Organize with custom categories
  • Visualize progress with timeline and calendar
  • Set and track personal milestones
  • Share wins and progress stats
  • Private and exportable data
  • Customizable wallpapers and themes
Features
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The Proof is in Your Progress Formerly known as "Small Wins Tracker," our app has been completely redesigned to help you focus on the good in every day. Small Wins: Progress Tracker is your personal companion for capturing, celebrating, and reflecting on your achievements, no matter how small. By recognizing your daily victories, you can build a more positive mindset, boost your motivation, and see your progress over time. Key Features: → Log Your Wins in Seconds: Quickly write down what you accomplished, add a photo to capture the moment, and pick an emoji to remember how it felt. → Organize Your Life: Use custom categories like "Career," "Health," or "Creativity" to see where you're thriving. → Multi Select Categories → Make It Your Own: Personalize your experience with custom wallpapers and switch between light and dark modes. → Change Languages: The app is also available in multiple languages, so you can use it in the one that feels most natural to you. → Visualize Your Progress: Look back on your journey with a beautiful timeline, a visual grid of your photos, and a calendar view to spot your streaks. → Stay Motivated: Keep your momentum going with weekly summaries and personal milestones that you can set and track. → Share Your Success: Inspire friends and family by sharing a single win or your overall progress stats in a beautifully designed image. → Completely Private: Your entries are stored only on your device, so your reflections remain yours alone. You can also export your data anytime. → Start building a positive habit today. Download Small Wins: Progress Tracker and begin celebrating your life, one small win at a time. No sign up required!

About

Binder

Features
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Binder is your personal journal, diary, and life organiser — now on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Everything syncs seamlessly via iCloud. Capture every kind of moment in one place: notes, to-do lists, voice memos, links, events, recommendations, locations, photos, files, and daily mood entries. No other journal app gives you this much flexibility. YOUR PRIVATE DIARY Write freely in a beautiful, distraction-free editor. Binder is your space - private, personal, and always available. Use it as a daily diary, a gratitude journal, or a place to think out loud. TO-DO LISTS & DAILY PLANNER Create to-do lists with color-coded labels to prioritise at a glance. Set reminders on any entry so nothing slips through the cracks. Plan your day, track your habits, and organise your life — all in one app. FIND ANYTHING INSTANTLY Search across all your entries — notes, voice memo transcriptions, lists, links, and more. On iPhone, pull down to search. On Mac, use the dedicated Search tab with smart type suggestions. Even items inside Collections are searchable. ORGANISE WITH COLLECTIONS Group related entries into Collections — trip plans, project notes, reading lists, recipes, whatever you need. A beautiful card grid view keeps everything visual and easy to browse. CAPTURE MORE THAN TEXT - Voice memos - Photo galleries with cover images - Links that unfurl with rich previews - Locations with map thumbnails - Events with dates and details - Recommendations with star ratings - Daily mood tracking - File attachments ON EVERY DEVICE Your journal lives on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. iCloud sync was rebuilt from the ground up — changes propagate instantly and conflicts resolve gracefully. Browse from the Mac menu bar or save links straight from Safari with the Share Extension. SET REMINDERS, STAY ON TRACK Attach reminders to any entry. Reminder notifications sync across all your devices so you never miss what matters. Binder is free. No subscriptions, no ads, no tracking. Your data stays on your devices and in your private iCloud account — we never see it. Just your life, beautifully organised.

Screenshots

Small Wins4 screens
Binder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Small Wins at every 4 days against Binder's every 2 months. Small Wins also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Small Wins ships an update every 4 days, Binder every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Small Wins versus Binder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmall WinsBinder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKAYJO, LLCTomi Tiihonen

In-app purchases

None

Small Wins

No in-app purchases

None

Binder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Small Wins free?
Small Wins is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Binder free?
Binder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Small Wins or Binder have ads?
Neither Small Wins nor Binder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Small Wins or Binder?
Small Wins ships an update every 4 days, and Binder every 2 months. Most recently, Small Wins was updated on October 30, 2026 and Binder on October 25, 2026.

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