Pineapple Log vs Grounded
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pineapple Log
This app offers a private space to capture your day through text, photos, voice memos, to-do lists, and sketches. It organizes entries chronologically, allowing you to view your past, present, and future in a familiar timeline format.
- Text notes, photos, videos, voice memos, to-do lists, sketches
- Multiple calendar views (yearly, monthly)
- Chronological timeline organization
- Local storage for privacy
- Light & dark mode
- Home screen widgets
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Post Like Social Media. Private Like a Diary. Pineapple Log brings the familiar feel of social posting to journaling - without the performance. Capture your day in whatever format feels right. It's all the ease of scrolling through a timeline, with none of the pressure of an audience. Why Pineapple Log? 1. Journal the way you actually think Not every day needs a perfectly crafted entry. Sometimes it's a photo. Sometimes it's a voice note on your walk home. Sometimes it's just checking off your to-do list. Pineapple Log lets you capture life as it happens. Post However You Want: - Text Notes: Quick thoughts, long reflections, random ideas - write it out - Photos & Videos: Capture the moments that matter - or just that really good latte. No need to make it Instagram-worthy. - Voice Memos: Sometimes talking is easier than typing. Press record and let it flow. - To-Do Lists: Brain dump your tasks, plan your week, or make a list of things that made you smile today. - Sketches: Doodle your feelings, draw your dreams, or just scribble while you think. 2. Your timeline, your rules - Multiple Calendar Views Yearly and monthly views, see your entire month at a glance, with pineapple icons showing your active days. Browse your days like a personal feed. Jump to any date - past or future. - Update the Past, Capture Now, Plan Forward Use it as a journal for today, update the yesterday or a planner for tomorrow. Your timeline, your rules. Your story, organized the way timelines should be, chronological and easy to navigate. 3. Actually private No cloud sync drama, no terms of service changes, no "we respect your privacy but..." Local storage means your journal stays on your device. Period. 4. Features for Real Life: - Light & Dark Mode – Journal at 3pm or 3am—we've got you covered. - Widget Ready – Your current month, right on your home screen. What We Don't Do [X] No mood tracking [X] No streaks to maintain [X] No pressure to "check in" [X] No AI analyzing your emotions We're not here to analyze your feelings or gamify your mental health. Pineapple Log is just a place to be - messy, mundane, or magnificent. Real journaling for real people. The Pineapple System Track your journaling consistency with a simple visual: golden pineapples for productive days (4+ posts), green pineapples for lighter days. It's not about pressure - it's just a fun way to see your patterns. For People Who Don't Journal You don't need to be a "journal person" to use Pineapple Log. If you've ever taken a random photo, made a voice note, or written a list on your phone, you're already doing it. We just made it easier to keep it all in one place.
Grounded
Express your thoughts and feelings by writing them down and then symbolically burning them. Receive a personal affirmation based on what you've released. Build a private library of your reflections over time.
- Write and burn thoughts
- Receive personal affirmations
- Build a private reflection library
- Customizable themes
- Daily reminders
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Some thoughts aren't meant to be kept. They're meant to be burned. Write what's weighing on you - the frustration, the doubt, the things you can't say out loud. Then watch it burn. - Write freely, then burn it with a single tap - Watch your words char, curl, and disappear - Receive a personal affirmation born from what you released - Build a private library of reflections over time - Choose your theme, set daily reminders, make it yours Some days you need a place to put it down. This is that place.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pineapple Log at Free against Grounded's $3.99. Grounded's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
Pineapple Log is free to download; Grounded costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Grounded holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | Pineapple Log | Grounded |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trung Luong | Transakt LLC |
Customer experience
Pineapple Log
Grounded
In-app purchases
Pineapple Log
No in-app purchases
Grounded
No in-app purchases









