Comparison

Candy Jar vs YOU Receipt

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

Head to head
About

Candy Jar

A gentle journaling app that rewards you with a daily virtual candy. Add photos to entries, interact with your jar through motion, and enjoy a private, ad-free space for reflection. Widgets keep your daily sweetness accessible.

Highlights
  • Daily virtual candy rewards
  • Interactive candy jar with motion
  • Add photos to journal entries
  • Local data storage for privacy
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Gentle, no-pressure journaling
Features
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"Why is everything here completely pointless? " "Candy doesn't have to have a point. That's why it's candy." - Candy Jar is a gentle daily journal app that sweetens life, one candy at a time. Create your own jar, name it, and make it yours. Each day, a candy appears for you — whether you open the app or not. No pressure, no streaks, no falling behind. Just a small, sweet moment waiting for you. Tilt your device and watch the candies tumble and collide, with gentle haptic feedback that brings your jar to life in your hands. Fill your jar with candies and memories as the year goes by. Play with it and watch it grow month by month, with a look that is uniquely yours. YOUR OWN JAR Unbox your jar, give it a name, and enjoy a little daily sweetness. A new random candy is rewarded each day, always there for you at your own pace. Tilt and move your device to interact with your jar through motion and gentle haptic feedback. JOURNALING, MADE GENTLE Write down precious memories, small moments, and everyday thoughts. Add photos to your entries to capture each moment in a way that feels vivid and personal. As your journal grows, past memories may resurface — little surprises that let you relive sweet moments from the past. Track your journaling month by month, and look back on the moments life has given you with gratitude. WIDGETS Keep your candy close with home screen and lock screen widgets. Choose from styles for the day, week, month, and year, and watch your sweetened days take shape. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your privacy matters. No tracking. Your data stays stored locally on your device. Candy Jar is a calm, friendly space for daily journaling, small memories, and quiet reflection. One note a day. One candy at a time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://candyjarjournal.sthsweet.workers.dev/

About

YOU Receipt

Create and print personalized receipts that represent your daily activities, health data, or custom expenses. Collect, admire, and trade these unique receipts with friends, both online and offline.

Highlights
  • Print daily activity receipts (steps, sleep, workouts)
  • Create custom expense receipts with photos
  • Rich printing animation with real paper texture
  • Offline trading of receipts via QR code
  • Collect and archive receipts
  • Print device status receipts
Features
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Print your day, your body, and your very self as a receipt that looks delightfully real. Your steps, your sleep, today's you — they slide out of the printer, printed line by line. Collect them, admire them, and trade them with friends. And you can make your own, too. Fan spending, pet costs — add a title, line items and a photo, and it becomes your very own custom receipt. ■ Receipts you can print - Today's you (steps, distance, exercise, heart rate) - Sleep (time, REM, deep sleep, heart rate) - Workout (time, pace, heart rate) - This device (battery, free storage, uptime) - Yourself (a tradable name-card receipt) ■ The fun part - A rich printing animation, straight from the printer - Real paper texture, with a barcode and a QR code - Keep your collection in a stack of paper - Trade offline by QR with friends nearby — no server needed ■ Premium (lifetime / weekly, no free trial) - Print every kind of receipt - Unlimited archive, no share watermark, no ads Your health data is used only on your device and is never sent anywhere on its own. ■ LINKS - Support: https://tsuzukit.com/contact/ - Terms of Service: https://tsuzukit.com/legal/terms-of-service.html - Privacy Policy: https://tsuzukit.com/legal/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Candy Jar4 screens
YOU Receipt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Candy Jar at none against YOU Receipt's shown. Candy Jar also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Candy Jar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and YOU Receipt sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Candy Jar ships an update every 2 weeks, YOU Receipt every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Candy Jar versus YOU Receipt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCandy JarYOU Receipt
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHao ZhangRyo Tsudukihashi

Customer experience

Candy Jar

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

YOU Receipt

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Candy Jar

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99
2 purchases

YOU Receipt

Subscriptions1
  • Premium (Weekly)$1.997 Days
One-time1
  • Premium (Lifetime)$19.99

Questions

Is Candy Jar free?
Candy Jar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is YOU Receipt free?
YOU Receipt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Candy Jar or YOU Receipt have ads?
YOU Receipt shows ads; Candy Jar does not.
Which is updated more often, Candy Jar or YOU Receipt?
Candy Jar ships an update every 2 weeks, and YOU Receipt every 6 weeks. Most recently, Candy Jar was updated on November 5, 2026 and YOU Receipt on October 31, 2026.

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