Comparison

Journey vs UpLiv

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

Head to head
About

Journey

Transform real-world habits into an engaging game to reduce screen time. Complete daily quests, verify with photos, and earn rewards while distracting apps remain locked. This app uses game mechanics to motivate you to build positive habits and stay off your phone.

Highlights
  • Daily real-world quests
  • Photo verification for completion
  • App blocking until quests are done
  • Earn crowns for progress
  • Focus mascot for motivation
  • Streak tracking and journal
Features
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Almost every app on your phone is engineered to keep you scrolling. Journey is engineered to get you off it by turning real-world habits into a game you actually want to play. Each morning, you unlock a set of real-world quests like going to the gym, reading, running, or getting outside. Complete them and earn Knight's gold. The apps that waste your time stay locked until you buy more screentime, so you stop instinctively scrolling everytime you pick up your phone. It's the same reward loop that makes games addictive, except now it's working for you instead of against you. - Daily Habits Every morning at 6 AM, your main quest resets. Each one is a real-world habit: exercise, reading, going outside. Earn time on social media by completing it or else you'll stay locked out. - App Blocking Pick the apps that drain your focus and lock them down. Your apps unlock only after you buy more screentime with the gold you earn. - Focus Buddy Your mascot reflects how you're doing. Stay off your phone and it thrives. Pick it up too much and it lets you know. It's a visual reminder that keeps you motivated to do better. *Access to Journey requires a paid subscription* Terms of Service: https://www.brainnourishment.io/_files/ugd/2e1950_ad149e0f2a11466682626871fd073315.pdf

About

UpLiv

Easily capture and understand real-world spaces using your phone. Transform interiors into editable digital workspaces for design, collaboration, and confident purchasing decisions. This platform offers a shared source of truth for teams and clients.

Highlights
  • Capture rooms and measurements with your phone
  • Create editable digital workspaces
  • Design layouts with drag-and-drop
  • Virtually try products before buying
  • Share spaces with clients and teams
  • Real-time collaboration
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UpLiv is the easiest way to understand real spaces. CAPTURE ANY SPACE Use your phone to capture rooms, objects, and measurements in minutes. Transform interiors into accurate spatial data — no tape measures, no guessing. WORK WITH SPACE AS A FILE Access your captured space in UpLiv Studio on the web as an editable, shareable workspace. DESIGN WITH DRAG & DROP Design layouts, move objects, and explore ideas directly inside your space. See what works before you move, buy, or build. ONLY SHOP WHAT FITS Try products in your real space before you purchase. Make confident decisions using accurate spatial context. SHARE WITH CLIENTS AND TEAMS Give everyone a shared source of truth for space. Collaborate in real time, reduce back-and-forth, and make decisions faster. THE OS FOR REAL SPACES. One platform to manage real spaces across teams, clients, and properties — built to scale with your work.

Screenshots

Journey4 screens
UpLiv4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UpLiv at none against Journey's 8. UpLiv also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Journey's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 4) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.2). On price, ads and device support 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. Journey sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. UpLiv asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

UpLiv holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Journey has 2.1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Journey's written reviews are positive against 100% of UpLiv's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Journey versus UpLiv: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJourneyUpLiv
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.1K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.1K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB482 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBrain Nourishment, LLCUpLiv Technologies Inc.

Customer experience

Journey

All ratings2,100 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.5%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive74.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative18.7%

UpLiv

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Journey

Subscriptions7
  • Full Access To Journey$7.997 Days
  • JourneyKeep$9.997 Days
  • JourneyKeep Pro$14.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • Full Access To Journey$24.991 Year
  • Full Access$34.991 Year
  • Full Access To Journey$49.991 Year
  • Full Access To Journey$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Knight Lifetime$99.99
None

UpLiv

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Journey free?
Journey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UpLiv free?
UpLiv is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Journey or UpLiv?
UpLiv is rated higher. Journey averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while UpLiv averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Journey or UpLiv have ads?
Neither Journey nor UpLiv shows ads.

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