Your Progress Journal vs Start
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Your Progress Journal
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Track your habits, daily notes and workouts in one place. See your history and patterns, and use optional AI insights and smart search to reflect on your progress. Money is an optional spending tracker. Connect supported Canadian bank accounts through Plaid Link to sync transactions and balances, view spending categories, and compare periods. Bank linking is available in Settings → Banks. The app cannot make payments or transfer money. You can disconnect a bank from Settings. Ask can read a screenshot and suggest changes to your records. Changes require your confirmation and can be undone. OpenAI features require your explicit permission; regular journaling and Money do not.
Start
This app helps you achieve your New Year's goals by providing tools to set objectives, track daily progress, and count down to the new year. It aims to be a smarter way to stay on track and accomplish more throughout the year.
- New Year Countdown
- Set New Year goals
- Track daily progress
- Achieve more this year
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A smarter way to keep your New Year resolutions - New Year Countdown - Set your New Year goals - Track your progress daily - Achieve more this year Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Your Progress Journal at none against Start's 1. Your Progress Journal also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). Start's advantage is update cadence (daily vs weekly). On price and ads 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. Start sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year. Your Progress Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.
Your Progress Journal ships an update weekly, Start daily. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Your Progress Journal | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jean-Philippe Lauzon | Atalyk Akash |
In-app purchases
Your Progress Journal
No in-app purchases
Start
- Annual Premium Plan$1.991 Year
Questions
Is Your Progress Journal free?
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Do Your Progress Journal or Start have ads?
Which is updated more often, Your Progress Journal or Start?
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