Mental Map vs Penguin’s Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mental Map
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AttentionPoint is an app for people who want to better understand where their attention goes throughout the day. Sometimes attention gets captured by anxiety, irritation, inner dialogue, waiting, the urge to buy something immediately, or an endless stream of notifications. In those moments, attention no longer feels free. It moves into reaction, rumination, impulse, or automatic behavior. AttentionPoint helps you notice that moment. The app offers a short and practical way to pause, leave a trace, and choose what to do next: return to your task, take a quiet pause, write down an observation, delay a decision, or simply see more clearly what is happening. What’s inside: Attention Capture Tracker Quickly record moments when attention is pulled into anxiety, anger, boredom, waiting, self-importance, inner dialogue, or an external trigger. Observer Questions Short prompts help you look at the situation from the outside: What happened? Where is attention being pulled? What is fact, and what is only a scenario? Return Actions Choose a small action that helps create space: a quiet pause, a note, returning to your chosen task, widening attention, or consciously delaying a reaction. Focus Sessions Choose a task or intention and observe when attention starts to drift. The goal is not to blame yourself for distraction, but to better understand the movement of attention. Purchase Pause When an impulse to buy something appears, you can delay the decision for 24 or 48 hours, giving yourself time to respond more calmly and consciously. Attention Tails Some topics continue to hold attention even after the moment has passed. You can keep them visible and return to them later. Journal and Attention Map Your episodes become part of a personal history. Over time, you can see which situations repeat, which reactions tend to switch on automatically, and what actually helps you return. AttentionPoint is based on Attention OS, a practical approach to observing attention captures and gradually returning to agency and choice. It is not meditation, psychotherapy, or a motivation system. The app does not diagnose conditions, does not replace professional support, and does not promise to “fix” a person. AttentionPoint is a tool for everyday attention practice: to notice, to record, to understand, and to return attention to where you actually want to be. It can help you see yourself more clearly, act with more awareness, and gradually build a more stable relationship with your own attention. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vStuOyw_WT3VdblM6lo_IgbDioPZCF9cHIAslhbaZGfdfjziJCKdbkpnn0rDLT53jtzIWbhhgDB0T7S/pub
Penguin’s Diary
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Penguin’s Diary is a simple and personal daily journal app. Answer one question every day, keep your memories safe, and look back at your thoughts over time. No account required. Optional daily reminders. Clean and minimal design. Designed for personal reflection and memory keeping.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Penguin’s Diary at none against Mental Map's 2. Mental Map's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence and device support 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. Mental Map sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Penguin’s Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mental Map ships an update weekly, Penguin’s Diary every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on July 17, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mental Map | Penguin’s Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexandr Arshinov | Dogukan KOCAK |
In-app purchases
Mental Map
- Pro Features (1 month)$3.991 Month
- Pro Features (1 year)$29.991 Year
Penguin’s Diary
No in-app purchases









