Comparison

Free Leaf vs Release Log

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

Head to head
About

Free Leaf

Features
Read full description

Some thoughts you do not need to keep. Free Leaf is a place to put something down at the end of the day. Write one thought, choose how it leaves, and let it go. Sixty seconds, once a day. WRITE IT. WEIGH IT. LET IT GO. A different question every day, specific enough to actually answer tonight. Say how heavy the thought feels, choose how it leaves — carried off by wind, washed away by water, burned by fire, or buried in earth — then say how it feels afterwards. PROOF, NOT VIBES That second weighing is the whole point. Free Leaf measures how much lighter releasing actually leaves you, and shows you the answer in your own numbers — not a guess at your mood from keywords you typed. KEEP THE WORDS, OR DON'T This is the promise the name makes. Choose to keep a thought and it lives in your archive. Choose not to, and the words are destroyed on release — only the date and how it felt are kept, so your tree and your streak still count it. Most journalling apps quietly keep everything forever. This one doesn't. A TREE THAT GROWS FROM LETTING GO Every release adds a leaf, coloured by how the thought felt. Your tree changes with the season and the hour, and six species unlock as you keep showing up. The sky above it moves through the real day — dawn, midday, dusk, midnight. A STREAK THAT FORGIVES A BAD DAY One grace day per week, automatically. Miss a day after five good weeks and nothing resets — because a bad day is exactly when you need this most. NO WORDS? JUST BREATHE Some days there's nothing to write. Three breathing patterns, one to five minutes, no input required at all. ALSO INSIDE - Home screen widget: your tree, your streak, today's question - Weekly reflection: what you carried, how much lighter you left - Face ID lock, so your thoughts stay yours on a shared phone - Export everything as plain text, any time - Full search across everything you chose to keep PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Everything you write stays on this device. No account, no sign-up, no cloud, no one reading your entries. Export or delete all of it whenever you want. Free Leaf is a place to write. It is not a substitute for professional care. If you're in crisis, please reach out to a local crisis line or a professional.

About

Release Log

This health tracker helps you monitor a specific habit to potentially lower prostate cancer risk, offering a stylish interface with one-tap logging and achievement badges. It provides health science notes and an optional competitive leaderboard feature.

Highlights
  • One-tap logging
  • Monthly goal tracker
  • Vintage badge achievements
  • Full history tracking
  • Health science notes
  • Optional competitive leaderboard
Features
Read full description

Release Log is the only health tracker built around one of science's most gentlemanly findings: men who ejaculate 21 or more times per month have a significantly lower risk of prostate cancer, according to research from Harvard Medical School. So consider this your doctor's orders. Delivered in style. Designed with the polish of a classic gentleman's study — rich leather tones, gold accents, and zero clutter — Release Log gives you a private, elegant space to track your monthly count, earn vintage achievement badges, and stay informed about the real science behind the habit. FEATURES • One-tap logging — clean, discreet, and satisfying • Monthly goal tracker toward your 21/month target • Vintage badge achievements for milestones worth celebrating • Full history so you always know where you stand • Health science notes grounded in real research THE GENTLEMEN'S LEAGUE (optional) For those who prefer their health habits with a competitive edge. • Create an account and join the monthly leaderboard • Invite friends with a private invite code • Exchange gentleman's taunts when you take the lead • Receive a notification when you've been overtaken • Recover your account anytime using your invite code League participation is entirely opt-in. Your username and rank are visible to friends you invite — nothing else. Solo tracking stays on your device. No account is required to use the app. Whether you're motivated by the science, the streaks, or a healthy rivalry with a fellow gentleman — Release Log makes the habit feel like a ritual rather than a guilty tally. Take your health seriously. Do it in style.

Screenshots

Free Leaf4 screens
Release Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Release Log at none against Free Leaf's shown. Release Log also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 7 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Free Leaf ships an update every 7 months, Release Log daily. Both last shipped on October 10, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Free Leaf versus Release Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFree LeafRelease Log
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB44 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAvinash GiriDylan Protus

In-app purchases

None

Free Leaf

No in-app purchases

None

Release Log

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Free Leaf free?
Free Leaf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Release Log free?
Release Log is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Free Leaf or Release Log have ads?
Free Leaf shows ads; Release Log does not.
Which is updated more often, Free Leaf or Release Log?
Free Leaf ships an update every 7 months, and Release Log daily. Most recently, Free Leaf was updated on October 10, 2026 and Release Log on October 10, 2026.

Other comparisons