Comparison

Beacon vs Rahma Journal

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

Head to head
About

Beacon

Connect with other mothers during challenging postpartum moments. Share your experience anonymously on a live map, track your baby's needs, monitor your mood, and access helpful resources and community support.

Highlights
  • Live map of awake mothers
  • Baby feeding, sleep, and diaper tracker
  • Mood and wellness tracking
  • Postpartum journaling
  • Community forum
  • Expert resources and guides
  • Helpful tools and calculators
Features
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Motherhood is beautiful, but at 2AM when you're the only one awake, it can feel impossibly lonely. Beacon shows you that you're not alone and lets you connect with other moms in your neighborhood or across the globe. Open the app and see a live map of mothers who are awake right now, near you. Light your own beacon so another mom knows she's not the only one up. Track your mood, log your baby's feeds, sleep, and diaper changes and connect with a community of women who truly get it. LIGHT YOUR BEACON Share your light anonymously and see thousands of other moms' beacons glowing across the map. Locations are randomized within 10 miles of your true location to keep you safe while helping you feel connected. Knowing other mothers are awake and showing up is a powerful reminder: you are not alone in this. CIRCLES: YOUR SMALL GROUP OF MOMS Get matched into a private Circle of a few moms like you, based on where you are in your motherhood journey. Circles are small on purpose, so it feels like real friendship. BABY TRACKER Log your baby's feedings, sleep, and diaper changes in seconds. See patterns over time and simplify those conversations with your pediatrician or partner. Whether you're breastfeeding, pumping, or formula feeding, Beacon makes tracking effortless. MOOD & WELLNESS TRACKING Log your mood, sleep, energy, and emotions each day. Watch patterns unfold over time and gain real insight into your mental health during postpartum recovery. Use your mood data to start honest conversations with your partner, provider, or therapist. POSTPARTUM JOURNAL Capture your thoughts, milestones, and feelings as you navigate early motherhood. Write when you need to process, celebrate, or simply vent. Your journal is private and always there when you need it. COMMUNITY FORUM Connect with other moms in a private, supportive space. Ask questions, share your story, offer encouragement, or just vent without judgment. No highlight reels — just real mothers supporting each other through the ups and downs. TRUSTED GUIDES & RESOURCES Access expert-backed information written specifically for postpartum life — from healing tips and nutrition guidance to relationship advice, mental health tools, and newborn care essentials. HELPFUL TOOLS & CALCULATORS Simplify your day with breastfeeding and pumping calculators, postpartum exercise guidance, recovery checklists, and daily self-care reminders including mindfulness exercises and gentle movement ideas. SAFE & PRIVATE Your location, data, and personal information are always protected. Beacons appear only as randomized points within 10 miles of your true location. WHY MOMS LOVE BEACON Real, honest, and supportive — not another highlight reel. Beacon helps you see that you're part of something bigger: a network of mothers lighting up the world together. Whether you're a first-time mom navigating sleepless nights, a seasoned parent balancing it all, or someone healing from postpartum anxiety or depression, Beacon is a gentle reminder that your light matters. Download Beacon today. Even in your darkest nights, there are lights shining with you. Subscription Information: Beacon offers optional premium subscriptions with auto-renewable billing: Monthly: $9.99/month Annual: $59.99/year (save 50%) Premium features include detailed mood tracking, baby tracker, AI-powered insights, advanced analytics, community forum access, postpartum journal, and premium guides. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://kindred-spirits-beacon.lovable.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Rahma Journal

A private journaling app for Muslim mothers to document their postpartum experiences. It offers guided prompts, mood tracking, Islamic resources, and reflection journeys to support healing and well-being.

Highlights
  • Reflection prompts for Muslim mothers
  • Mood, patience, and energy tracking
  • Dua corner and Islamic library
  • Guided reflection journeys
  • Journal streak and mood insights
  • Up to 12 months of entry history
  • Private and encrypted entries
Features
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Rahma is a warm, private journal for Muslim mothers, from trying to conceive through the teenage years, and every season in between, including loss. Rahma meets you where you are: gentle prompts, Islamic grounding, honest mood tracking, and tools that change with your stage of motherhood. No pressure, no performance. Just you, your words, and a space that holds the full picture of what you're moving through. BUILT FOR EVERY STAGE Trying to Conceive, Expecting, Newborn, Toddler, Young Children, Teenager & Adult, and Loss & Healing. Choose your stage, or several (many mothers are in more than one), and Rahma shapes your prompts, checklists and memory keeping around it. JOURNAL WITH GENTLE PROMPTS One prompt a day, written for Muslim mothers. Free journals get general prompts, with one written for your stage now and then. Premium makes prompts for your season a regular part of every week. TRACK HOW YOU REALLY FEEL Log your mood, patience and energy every day and see them on a 7- and 30-day chart. Free for everyone. YOUR DUA CORNER A private space to write the duas on your heart, with Jumuah awareness every Friday. ISLAMIC PRACTICE, WOVEN IN A library of ayahs and hadith you can save into folders, a verse of the day, and prayer times. CHECKLISTS AND MEMORY KEEPING Curated checklists for each stage, and a Memory Book for the moments you want to keep. For Loss & Healing, it becomes a gentle keepsake space. RAHMA PREMIUM: PAY ONCE, KEEP IT No subscription and nothing renews. One purchase unlocks: - Prompts for your season, mixed into your days - Up to 12 months of past entries, full search, and export of everything to PDF or CSV - A gentle weekly reflection on your mood, patience and energy, once you've written 7 entries - Pattern charts, monthly averages, dua and Jumuah insights - Salah, hydration and self-care tracking, plus trackers for your stage: vitamins, symptoms, recovery and appointments - Your own checklist items, and Memory Books from past stages GUIDED REFLECTION JOURNEYS 7, 14 and 30-day journeys on sabr, gratitude, healing and more, coming soon. A special Ramadan journey will be available seasonally. YOUR ENTRIES, ALWAYS YOURS Free journals show your last 7 days and can export them as PDF or CSV. Everything you write is kept: Premium brings your older reflections back into view. PRIVATE AND SECURE Your journal is yours alone. Entries are encrypted in transit and at rest, never sold, and never shown to advertisers. There are no ads in Rahma. Your weekly reflection is written by an AI service that doesn't use your words to train its models. Rahma is a journaling and wellness companion, not a medical device, and doesn't give medical advice. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Beacon4 screens
Rahma Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Beacon at 495 against Rahma Journal's 10. Rahma Journal's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Beacon sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Rahma Journal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Beacon against 5.0 for Rahma Journal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beacon has 495 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beacon ships an update every 9 days, Rahma Journal every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Beacon versus Rahma Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeaconRahma Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (495 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings495 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB59 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKeagan ScottYasmin Ali

Customer experience

Beacon

All ratings495 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.4%

Rahma Journal

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Beacon

Subscriptions3
  • Beacon Premium (Weekly)$4.997 Days
  • Beacon Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Beacon Premium (Annual)$44.991 Year
2 purchases

Rahma Journal

Subscriptions1
  • Rahma Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Rahma Pro - Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Beacon free?
Beacon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rahma Journal free?
Rahma Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beacon or Rahma Journal?
Rahma Journal is rated higher. Beacon averages 4.9 out of 5 from 495 ratings, while Rahma Journal averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Beacon or Rahma Journal have ads?
Neither Beacon nor Rahma Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beacon or Rahma Journal?
Beacon ships an update every 9 days, and Rahma Journal every 2 weeks. Most recently, Beacon was updated on October 18, 2026 and Rahma Journal on October 19, 2026.

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