Comparison

Backyard Journal vs Pearstudio

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

Head to head
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.

About

Pearstudio

Features
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DOCUMENTS AND PROMPTS - Import a document and takes out the names and dates when needed. - Combine it with a prompt and preview the result. - Check the estimated token count. - Bring documents in from this device or another one on your network. PROMPT MANAGEMENT - Save your prompts, then tag and search them. - Give a prompt fill-in fields, and sentences you can switch on or off. - Answer them when you use it. The saved prompt stays as written. - Refine the wording with Apple Intelligence. - Insert a saved prompt into another app with the Pearstudio keyboard. Prompt refinement is available where Apple Intelligence is enabled. PDF TOOLS Merge PDFs or compress them. OFFLINE Documents, prompts, and PDFs are handled on your device. ICLOUD SYNC Sessions and prompts stay in sync over iCloud. Access them on Mac, iPhone, and iPad.

Screenshots

Backyard Journal4 screens
Pearstudio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Backyard Journal at 15.1 against Pearstudio's 17.6. On price, update cadence, 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

Backyard Journal ships an update every 3 weeks, Pearstudio every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Backyard Journal versus Pearstudio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackyard JournalPearstudio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJustin LedvinaBraveyo LLC

In-app purchases

None

Backyard Journal

No in-app purchases

None

Pearstudio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backyard Journal free?
Backyard Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pearstudio free?
Pearstudio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Backyard Journal or Pearstudio have ads?
Neither Backyard Journal nor Pearstudio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Backyard Journal or Pearstudio?
Backyard Journal ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pearstudio every 2 weeks. Most recently, Backyard Journal was updated on October 30, 2026 and Pearstudio on October 31, 2026.

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