Comparison

Burn Journal vs Count

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

Count

Features
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Count, play, and have fun together. Count is your personal counter for everything that matters to you. And your scorepad for everything you play. Use both on your own or together with others. Count with ease. Training, health, habits, achievements, events, and all the personal things that matter to you. Count remembers your values and shows how they change over time. For every game. Card games, dice games, darts, or whatever you like to play. Count keeps track of games, rounds, and points. More fun together. Everyone plays on their own device and enters their own score. Everyone can see the current score and keep playing together, whether it’s just two of you or a larger group. Your data stays yours. No account. No tracking. No ads. Your data stays on your device. Backups are supported, and you can transfer your data to another device anytime, including from iOS to Android and vice versa. Start for free. Count is free to use. Upgrade to Count Pro to unlock all features. One-time purchase, no subscription.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Burn Journal at none against Count's 1. Count's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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. Count sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Burn Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Burn Journal ships an update every 2 months, Count every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Burn Journal versus Count: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBurn JournalCount
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB40 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAllwater Marine Group, LLCsoftwarea GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Burn Journal

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Count

One-time1
  • Count Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Burn Journal free?
Burn Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Count free?
Count is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Burn Journal or Count have ads?
Neither Burn Journal nor Count shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Burn Journal or Count?
Burn Journal ships an update every 2 months, and Count every 3 days. Most recently, Burn Journal was updated on October 19, 2026 and Count on October 24, 2026.

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