Comparison

Burn Journal vs Could've

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

Head to head
About

Burn Journal

This app provides a private, offline space for therapeutic journaling. Express your thoughts freely and then watch them permanently disappear through a unique "burning" process, offering emotional release and closure.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free writing interface
  • Entries permanently "burn" away
  • 100% offline functionality
  • No cloud storage or data collection
  • Daily and monthly journaling modes
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Burn Journal: Your Safe Space to Release & Let Go Sometimes you need to write it out—without judgment, without keeping it forever. Burn Journal is a therapeutic journaling app designed to help you express your thoughts freely, then let them go completely. HOW IT WORKS • Write daily or monthly entries in a simple, distraction-free interface • Each entry is limited to help you focus on what truly matters • At the end of each week or month, watch your words scramble and "burn" away • 100% offline—your thoughts never leave your device WHY BURN JOURNAL? Release Without Attachment: Express difficult emotions knowing they won't be stored forever Completely Private: No cloud storage, no accounts, no data collection Therapeutic Ritual: The "burning" process provides closure and emotional release Daily & Monthly Modes: Choose weekly check-ins or deeper monthly reflections Dark Mode Support: Write comfortably any time of day PERFECT FOR • Processing difficult emotions • Daily gratitude or reflection practices • Working through temporary challenges • Anyone who wants to journal without the pressure of permanence YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS Burn Journal operates 100% offline. Your entries are stored locally on your device and are never uploaded to any server. When entries "burn," they're permanently deleted—no backups, no recovery, no trace. Write it. Release it. Burn it. Move forward.

About

Could've

This app quantifies the opportunity cost of social media usage by converting lost screen time into tangible losses like unearned wages or missed personal moments. It encourages users to re-evaluate their time allocation and prioritize offline activities.

Highlights
  • Tracks social media screen time
  • Calculates lost wages
  • Estimates unread books
  • Highlights missed moments
  • Promotes offline activity
Features
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What could you have done with all the time you've spent on social media? Designed by FriendCircle.xyz, Could've reveals the true opportunity cost of your screen time—converting lost hours into lost wages, unread books, and missed moments. Time is the only currency you can't earn back. Spend it where it matters. Real life happens offline.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Could've at weekly against Burn Journal's every 2 months. Burn Journal's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Burn Journal against 5.0 for Could've. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Burn Journal ships an update every 2 months, Could've weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Burn Journal versus Could've: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBurn JournalCould've
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB0 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAllwater Marine Group, LLCHaoran Fu

Customer experience

Burn Journal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Could've

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Burn Journal

No in-app purchases

None

Could've

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Burn Journal free?
Burn Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Could've free?
Could've is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Burn Journal or Could've?
Burn Journal and Could've are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Burn Journal or Could've have ads?
Neither Burn Journal nor Could've shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Burn Journal or Could've?
Burn Journal ships an update every 2 months, and Could've weekly. Most recently, Burn Journal was updated on October 19, 2026 and Could've on October 7, 2026.

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