Comparison

Stealth vs Backyard Journal

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

Head to head
About

Stealth

Features
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Stealth is an AI assistant and backcountry toolkit that runs entirely on your iPhone. Your words, photos, recordings and files are processed on the device and stored encrypted. There's no account, no cloud, no analytics, and no ads. TALK, SHOW, ASK • Chat with Apple Intelligence or a downloaded open model (MiniCPM, Granite, Gemma or Qwen), on the iPhone's own chip. • Voice mode, and "Show Stealth": point the camera and ask. • Stealth remembers what matters, with your consent. Review, pin or delete any memory. YOUR FILES, SCANS AND RECORDINGS • Import PDFs and notes, or scan receipts, letters and contracts with the camera; Stealth reads them on device, answers from them and cites the passage. • Private recorder with live transcript and summary. TRANSLATE, OFFLINE • Text, signs and menus through the camera, photos, and face-to-face conversations. • Apple's on-device translation or a downloadable model (Hy-MT2 or TranslateGemma, 55 languages including Romanian). OFFLINE MAPS AND ROUTES FOR HIKING AND OFF-ROAD • Download a region once (Romania now): streets, every trail and track, marked routes, terrain, contours and places. • Route planning with no signal: hike, bike or off-road, with time, climb and turn-by-turn cues, and an alert if you leave the route. • Mark your car and get led back to it. • Record and import tracks (GPX); fly over them in 3D. • Wikivoyage (optional): 33,000 travel guides, with their places on the map. WITH OTHERS, WITH NO NETWORK (OPTIONAL) • Nearby mesh: message people over Bluetooth, relayed phone to phone. Works with the bitchat app. • Trips: see your group on the offline map, hold-to-talk voice clips, and an SOS that repeats until someone answers. • Radio (beta): pair a MeshCore LoRa radio to reach people kilometres away. • Online via Tor: end-to-end encrypted messages to contacts anywhere. SAFETY • Field Kit: first-aid cards, GPS coordinates, compass, sun times, SOS flashlight. • Storm watch: the barometer warns when pressure falls fast. • Medical ID: allergies, blood type and contacts, one tap from a Lock Screen widget even with Stealth locked (if you allow it), and shown in another language when needed. • Survival Core and Wikipedia Medicine (optional): field guides and medical articles, offline. APPLE WATCH • SOS, the way back to your car, the barometer, Translate and your Medical ID on your wrist. PRIVACY TOOLS • Clean a photo before sharing: remove its location and camera details, and hide faces, text and number plates for good. PRIVATE BY DESIGN — WE NEVER COLLECT YOUR DATA • No account, no servers, no analytics, no ads, no tracking. • AES-256 encryption for every chat, memory, file and recording, and a Face ID lock. • Network ledger: see every download Stealth has made. It goes online only to download what you chose, or for Comms if you turn it on, always through Tor. Routes and trail data come from OpenStreetMap volunteers: check conditions locally. Answers can be wrong and aren't professional advice. In an emergency, contact emergency services when you can.

About

Backyard Journal

Easily document events and changes on your property, from planting to wildlife sightings. Log entries with photos, notes, date, and location, plus current weather. Review your land's history over time with a clean, distraction-free interface.

Highlights
  • Log events with photos and notes
  • Automatic date and location recording
  • Add current weather and temperature
  • Simple, clean interface
  • Review land history
Features
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Backyard Journal Your Property, Your Story - One Entry at a Time Backyard Journal is the simplest way to keep track of everything happening around your property. Whether you're planting a new tree, spotting wildlife, fixing the fence, or just capturing a perfect sunset, this app helps you document it all in one place. Features: • Quickly log events with photos and notes • Automatically records date and location • Add current weather and temperature with a tap • Simple, clean interface – no clutter, no distractions • Look back on your land’s history anytime Perfect for homeowners, gardeners, hobby farmers, and anyone who loves watching their space change with the seasons. Keep your yard's story alive with Backyard Journal.

Screenshots

Stealth4 screens
Backyard Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Stealth at every 2 days against Backyard Journal's every 3 weeks. Backyard Journal's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). 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

Stealth ships an update every 2 days, Backyard Journal every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Stealth versus Backyard Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStealthBackyard Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB18 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCosmin Gabriel CiocirlanJustin Ledvina

In-app purchases

None

Stealth

No in-app purchases

None

Backyard Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stealth free?
Stealth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Backyard Journal free?
Backyard Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stealth or Backyard Journal have ads?
Neither Stealth nor Backyard Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stealth or Backyard Journal?
Stealth ships an update every 2 days, and Backyard Journal every 3 weeks. Most recently, Stealth was updated on October 30, 2026 and Backyard Journal on October 30, 2026.

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