Mindful Journal vs Stillhaven
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Mindful Journal
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Find Your Center, One Day at a Time In the quiet moments with our thoughts, we often find the most clarity. Mindful Journal was created from a simple belief: that taking just a few minutes each day for yourself can transform your relationship with your own mind. Itβs your private space to untangle your thoughts, celebrate your joys, and understand your patternsβall without judgment. Why Mindful Journal? We know that starting a journaling habit can be daunting. That's why weβve built a gentle, guiding hand right into the app. Never Face a Blank Page: With over 365 unique, thoughtful prompts and affirmations, you'll always have a place to start. Explore everything from gratitude to personal growth. Make It Your Own: Love a prompt? Hate one? Simply hide the ones that donβt resonate and focus on what matters to you. Or, switch to a custom prompt anytime. See How You Feel: Track your mood with each entry and visually map your emotional journey over time. Itβs not just about writing; itβs about understanding. Build a Rewarding Habit: Get a gentle daily reminder, track your journaling streak, and earn award badges as you hit milestones. We celebrate your consistency! Your Privacy, Guaranteed: Your thoughts are sacred. Keep them safe with optional passcode and biometric lock. A Truly Personal Experience Enjoy a clean, intuitive interface designed for focus, and switch between Light and Dark themes to suit your style and mood. And Yes, It's Completely Free. Why? Because we believe in the power of mindfulness and want to remove all barriers to your well-being. This app was built to help people, not to profit from them. We hope it becomes a supportive and valuable part of your daily routine.
Stillhaven
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Stillhaven is a gentle, private place to carry grief. Not a task list and not a feed, just a quiet room for the person you are missing. Every day begins with a soft prompt drawn from a library written for grief, across themes like Remembering, Missing them, Hard days, and Talking to them. Write as much or as little as you need. There is no wrong way to be here. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Daily rotating prompts, plus free writing whenever you prefer. - Mood weather: mark how the day felt with one of six weathers, from Storm to Clear, and watch the trend take shape. - Letters to your person, kept apart from the daily journal, with gentle openings for when you do not know how to start. - A memory vault for the photos and small moments you never want to lose. - Dates you keep: birthdays and remembrances that prepare you a few days ahead, so a hard date never arrives all at once. - On this day: a gentle resurfacing of what you wrote a year ago, when it finds you. - Light a candle: a quiet moment of remembrance, with a minute of stillness if you want it. - Search your journal, set a soft daily reminder at a time you choose, and preview your Memory Book before you make it. - A Face ID lock, so your journal stays yours. SEE YOUR DAYS TAKE SHAPE Your reflections become a mood weather chart, a writing streak, and a picture of your days. Over weeks a shape appears, gentle and your own. Yours is yours, whatever it shows. FREE AND PRO Stillhaven is free to use, including up to 10 reflections and a taste of letters and the memory vault. Stillhaven Pro unlocks unlimited reflections, letters, and memories, plus the Memory Book, a printable keepsake that gathers your letters, memories, and reflections into one PDF. Pro also exports your journal as a CSV. Stillhaven Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. The current price is always shown in the app before you decide. Syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud. Private by design: no account of ours, no ads, no tracking. Your writing stays on your device and in your own iCloud. Stillhaven is a gentle place for reflection, not a substitute for professional care. If you are in crisis or thinking of harming yourself, please contact your local emergency services or a crisis line. Pro subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Cancel anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions; cancellation applies at the end of the current period. Terms: Apple Standard EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mindful Journal at none against Stillhaven's 3. Mindful Journal also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Stillhaven sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Mindful Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Mindful Journal | Stillhaven |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | β | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Heartwork Ltd | InnovaLabWorks |
In-app purchases
Mindful Journal
No in-app purchases
Stillhaven
- Stillhaven Pro$3.991 Month
- Stillhaven Pro$24.991 Year
- Stillhaven Lifetime$59.99









