Comparison

Mastery vs Afterwise

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

Head to head
About

Mastery

Features
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Mastery helps you build discipline through repetition. Track any skill. Log your practice. Watch yourself improve, one rep at a time. Whether you are learning something new, training your body, refining your craft, or building steady habits, Mastery gives you a simple system to return to daily. Progress is not about perfection. It is about showing up. Key Features: • Track any skill or habit with fast, simple logging • Level system from 1 to 100 to make growth visible • Milestone titles from Initiate to Master • Daily logs with notes to record your practice over time • Clean design built for focus • The Dojo: a daily show-up journal for steady, meaningful growth The Dojo is a daily practice space built around consistency, not streaks. A place to show up, reflect, and anchor your training in real action. Each day offers a simple scene and choice rooted in practice: body, mind, and spirit. Build discipline. Track progress. Stay with the work.

About

Afterwise

This app provides a private space to record significant decisions, including your reasoning, options, and anticipated outcomes. It allows you to set review dates to revisit your past choices and analyze their actual results, helping you learn from your judgment over time.

Highlights
  • Record decisions and reasoning
  • Document options and risks
  • Set custom review dates
  • Analyze past choices
  • Track judgment accuracy
  • Private and calm interface
Features
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Some decisions only make sense after time has passed. Afterwise is a quiet decision journal for choices worth revisiting. It does not tell you what to choose. It does not push you to be more productive. It simply gives you a calm place to record what you chose, why you chose it, what risks you saw, and when you want to look back. Use Afterwise to record: - A product decision - A career choice - A personal purchase - An investment thought - A life decision - Any choice you may want to review later Each decision can include your options, final choice, reasoning, key assumptions, biggest risk, and review date. When the review date arrives, return to what you wrote. See what actually happened. Notice where your judgment was right, where it was off, and what you might do differently next time. Not every answer appears at the moment of decision. Write down your reasons. Let time answer. ------- Terms of Service:https://api.lishuo.net/mouduan/terms.html Privacy Policy:https://api.lishuo.net/mouduan/privacy.html Contact:lishuo.net@gmail.com

Screenshots

Mastery4 screens
Afterwise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Afterwise at Free against Mastery's $1.99. Afterwise also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days). Mastery's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Afterwise is free to download; Mastery costs $1.99 up front. Afterwise sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Mastery asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mastery ships an update every 9 days, Afterwise every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
Mastery versus Afterwise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMasteryAfterwise
Price$1.99Free — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenny Jien硕 李

In-app purchases

None

Mastery

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Afterwise

One-time3
  • Attachment Storage 1GB$0.99
  • Decision Insights 10$0.99
  • Unlimited Records$2.99

Questions

Is Mastery free?
Mastery costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Afterwise free?
Afterwise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mastery or Afterwise have ads?
Neither Mastery nor Afterwise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mastery or Afterwise?
Mastery ships an update every 9 days, and Afterwise every 4 days. Most recently, Mastery was updated on October 9, 2026 and Afterwise on October 3, 2026.

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