Footnotes Character Journeys vs Holiv
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Footnotes Character Journeys
This app transforms your real-world walks and bike rides into epic literary journeys. Track your distance through Apple Health and virtually follow in the footsteps of famous characters from classic novels.
- Real-world step tracking
- Mapped to literary journeys
- Uses Apple Health data
- Virtual character footsteps
- Focuses on distance traveled
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Walk the path of literature's greatest journeys! As an avid book reader, I was always looking for ways to really put myself in the world of the protagonists of my favorite novels. Footnotes Character Journeys is my attempt to really put myself in the hiking boots of my heroes! In Footnotes, every step you take in the real world is reflected in Odysseus's journey home, Elizabeth's ride to Pemberley, or a Poe character's haunted walks. Footnotes uses your actual walking and cycling in the real world (as tracked in Apple Health) and maps that onto the journeys of literature's most legendary figures. Your actual GPS data is never used, only your raw distance traveled. Install Footnotes, and start your own epic journey!
Holiv
This wellness companion helps you understand your body's daily needs without judgment. It offers personalized insights into your cycle, nutrition, and symptoms, with gentle guidance for self-exploration and well-being.
- Personalized daily goal tracking
- Cycle-phase specific nutrition guidance
- Symptom exploration and gentle remedies
- Sleep sounds and frequency blends
- Barcode scanning for ingredient analysis
- AI-powered wellness coaching
- Customizable recipes
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Your body changes every day. Holiv follows it. Holiv is a wellbeing companion built on one idea: living with your body, not against it. No punishing red, no streaks to keep, no congratulations for eating less. Just what your body is asking for today, and gentle ways to answer it. YOUR DAY, UNDERSTOOD See exactly how your daily goal is built, layer by layer: your body, your rhythm, and whatever you actually move. Connect Apple Health and your steps and workouts adjust it on their own, without you noting anything. Hide the numbers entirely if you prefer. IN TUNE WITH YOUR CYCLE Your four phases follow your own cycle length, not a textbook 28 days. Each meal gets its own score for the phase you are in, and tells you what would nourish you right now. Slide through the days ahead and see the date you will be in each phase. Men and women in menopause get their own daily rhythm instead. EXPLORE WHAT YOUR BODY IS SAYING Thirteen common symptoms open instantly: what may sit behind them on the physical, emotional and energetic level, and gentle ways to explore. Acupressure, lymphatic drainage, herbal traditions, yoga, and a food angle. Wellbeing exploration, never a diagnosis. SOUNDS AND FREQUENCIES Twenty-one sounds and eight blends to help you unwind, at your own pace. They keep playing with the screen locked, so you can fall asleep to them. SCAN, AND KNOW Point your camera at a barcode and see what is really inside, scored for your goals, your allergies and your phase. The same product can score differently for two people. A COACH THAT KNOWS YOUR DAYS Ask about your energy, your cravings, your sleep. Holiv answers with what it already knows about you. Your conversation stays on your phone. RECIPES THAT SUIT YOU Ninety-seven recipes, free of refined sugar, filtered by what your body needs right now: your phase, your diet, your allergies. YOUR DATA IS YOURS Never sold. Never shared for advertising. Never used to train models. Holiv has no analytics and no tracking of any kind: nothing you do inside the app is measured. Export your data or delete everything, any time, right from the app. Holiv is a wellbeing app, not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat or prevent anything, and it is not a contraceptive method. For anything that worries you, or that lasts, please see a health professional. YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS Your data is never sold. What you share stays yours. Holiv is a wellness and self-exploration companion. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. For any health concern, please consult a qualified professional. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Footnotes Character Journeys at none against Holiv's 4. Footnotes Character Journeys also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Holiv's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Holiv sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Footnotes Character Journeys asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Footnotes Character Journeys against 5.0 for Holiv. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Footnotes Character Journeys has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Footnotes Character Journeys's written reviews are positive against 75% of Holiv's.
Footnotes Character Journeys ships an update every 2 weeks, Holiv every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Footnotes Character Journeys | Holiv |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Keith Adair | Kayliah Milesi |
Customer experience
Footnotes Character Journeys
Holiv
In-app purchases
Footnotes Character Journeys
No in-app purchases
Holiv
- Essential Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Unlimited7 Days trial$17.991 Month
- Essential — Yearly$125.991 Year
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- Unlimited — Yearly7 Days trial$149.991 Year
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