Comparison

writesome | Journaling vs DayTrace

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

Head to head
About

writesome | Journaling

This app provides a private space for daily writing and reflection. It helps users build a digital library of entries, offers custom prompts for inspiration, and allows for organization of favorite topics. All entries are fully encrypted for user privacy.

Highlights
  • Build a journal entry library
  • Daily inspiration prompts
  • Track favorite topics
  • Fully encrypted entries
  • Streak-based library items
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Crafted with a passion for journaling. - Build a beautiful library, stacked with journal entries. - Add cute items to your library, with each 3-day streak. - Get custom prompts for daily inspiration. - Write about the people, places, and memories that matter to you. - Keep track of your favorite topics in neat lists. - Anything you enter is fully encrypted, inaccessible to anyone but you. Terms and conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/39501024

About

DayTrace

Features
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Some days feel ordinary—until they become the moments you miss most. DayTrace is a warm, private journal for keeping the life you are actually living. Save a sentence, a set of photos, a video, or simply how the day felt. Over time, those small moments become a personal story you can revisit through your timeline and calendar. CAPTURE A DAY YOUR WAY Write freely and add photos, videos, or Live Photos. Enrich each entry with a mood, weather, time, and place, then favorite the moments you want close at hand. SEE YOUR LIFE TAKE SHAPE Follow recent days along a visual timeline and see recorded moments at a glance on your monthly calendar. Monthly stats and gentle prompts help reveal your own rhythm. LOCAL-FIRST BY DESIGN Your journal text, moods, and media are stored locally on your device by default. DayTrace currently includes no advertising SDKs and no cross-app behavioral tracking. Location is used for place and weather only after you grant permission, and manual entry remains available. MAKE THE SPACE YOURS Choose from 12 visual themes and customize page artwork and motion to give your journal a look that feels personal. CELEBRATE SHOWING UP Watch your recorded days, streak, photos, and videos grow over time. Thirty achievements mark meaningful firsts and longer rhythms—from your first entry and mood to a growing archive of everyday life. MORE THAN A JOURNAL Keep a wishlist, check in with habits, start a quiet focus timer, or catch an idea in a quick note. Write deeply when you can; save one small thing when you cannot. Your day does not have to be extraordinary to be worth remembering. Start with today.

Screenshots

writesome | Journaling4 screens
DayTrace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DayTrace at none against writesome | Journaling's 2. writesome | Journaling's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, 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

Both are free to download. writesome | Journaling sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. DayTrace asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
writesome | Journaling versus DayTrace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterwritesome | JournalingDayTrace
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTom Melters章循 孙

In-app purchases

2 purchases

writesome | Journaling

Subscriptions1
  • writesome - Monthly$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • writesome - Forever$19.99
None

DayTrace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is writesome | Journaling free?
writesome | Journaling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DayTrace free?
DayTrace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do writesome | Journaling or DayTrace have ads?
Neither writesome | Journaling nor DayTrace shows ads.

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