Backyard Journal vs Pearstudio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Log events with photos and notes
- Automatic date and location recording
- Add current weather and temperature
- Simple, clean interface
- Review land history
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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.
Pearstudio
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Backyard Journal | Pearstudio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Justin Ledvina | Braveyo LLC |
In-app purchases
Backyard Journal
No in-app purchases
Pearstudio
No in-app purchases









