Comparison

Hashi Journal vs Overload

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

Head to head
About

Hashi Journal

Features
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Hashi is a personal goal setting journal and daily planner built to help you reflect, plan, and grow. Whether you're writing about your day, setting meaningful goals, building better habits, or planning your week ahead, Hashi gives you the tools to stay intentional without the noise. No accounts. No cloud. No ads. Just you and your journal. JOURNAL YOUR WAY Write freely with rich journal entries that capture more than just words. Add photos from your camera or library, record voice notes, tag your mood, and let Hashi mark where you were when you wrote it. Use templates like Daily Check-in and Weekly Check-in to build a consistent reflection practice, or write freeform whenever inspiration strikes. SET GOALS THAT MATTER Organize your goals across the areas of life that matter most — Health, Finance, Relationships, Work, Personal Growth, and Mindfulness. Break them down into milestones, track your progress, and use self-assessments to see how you're showing up in each area over time. BUILD DAILY INTENTIONS Start each morning with purpose. Choose from intention types like Gratitude, Focus, Boundaries, Energy, and more to set the tone for your day. Hashi helps you turn scattered thoughts into a clear daily direction. TRACK HABITS & ROUTINES Build morning and night routines step by step, create custom routines, and track daily habits with simple completion tracking. See your streaks, archive what no longer serves you, and stay consistent with gentle reminders. PLAN YOUR DAYS & WEEKS Use the daily planner to set targets, schedule events, and capture wins. Plan your week with objectives and tasks. Reflect at the end of each day or week to see what worked and what to carry forward. APPLE INTELLIGENCE Hashi integrates with Apple Intelligence to offer smart suggestions — like goal recommendations based on your assessments and summarized daily intentions — all processed entirely on your device. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data never leaves your device. There are no accounts to create, no servers to trust, and no third-party analytics watching what you write. Hashi is yours and yours alone. BACKUP & EXPORT Export your journal entries as PDFs or create full backups of your data. Protect backups with password encryption so your most personal reflections stay secure, even off-device. --- Key Features: - Rich journal entries with photos, voice notes, mood, and location - Goal tracking across six life themes with milestones - Daily intentions and self-assessments - Morning, night, and custom routines - Habit tracking with reminders - Daily and weekly planner with tasks and events - Gratitude journaling and daily reflections - On-device Apple Intelligence features - Encrypted backups and PDF export - No accounts, no ads, no tracking - Beautiful, thoughtful design

About

Overload

This app creates personalized strength training programs using AI that adapt weekly based on your performance. It offers a voice coach for hands-free workout logging and progress tracking, along with a library of exercises and visual goal setting.

Highlights
  • AI-generated personalized workout plans
  • Weekly program adaptation
  • Hands-free voice coaching
  • Detailed workout tracking
  • Progress visualization
  • Extensive exercise library
Features
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Overload - AI Strength Training Coach Build muscle, get stronger, and transform your physique with a fully personalized lifting program built by AI — then coached, tracked, and adapted every single week. Overload isn't another generic workout app. It's a complete strength training system that learns from your body, your equipment, and your goals — then keeps adapting as you progress. PERSONALIZED PROGRAMMING Answer a short set of questions about your goals, experience, schedule, and available equipment. Our AI generates a custom 1-week training program tailored to you — and regenerates it every week based on what you actually lifted. SMART PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD Every workout, Overload reads your last session and tells you exactly when to add weight, add reps, or deload. No more guessing what to lift. THE VOICE COACH Talk to your AI coach hands-free during your workout. Log sets, swap exercises, adjust rest timers, and get form tips — all without touching your phone. TRACK EVERYTHING - Live rest timers with quick ±30s controls - Full set history and progressive overload chips - Personal records by exercise - Daily Overload Score and AI insights - Consistency heatmap and weekly volume tracking VISUALIZE YOUR GOAL Upload a progress photo and let our AI render your goal physique - so you know exactly what you're training for. FULL EXERCISE LIBRARY Swap any exercise for an equipment-validated alternative. Add custom movements. Build ad-hoc workouts. Animated form guides on every exercise. BUILT FOR REAL LIFTERS Whether you train with dumbbells at home, a full barbell setup, machines at a commercial gym, or just bodyweight — Overload programs around what you have. ACCESS TO ALL FEATURES REQUIRES A SUBSCRIPTION Terms and Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://overloadfit.app/privacy

Screenshots

Hashi Journal4 screens
Overload3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hashi Journal at 5.0 against Overload's 4.3. Hashi Journal also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Overload's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). 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. Overload sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Hashi Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hashi Journal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Overload has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hashi Journal versus Overload: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHashi JournalOverload
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.3 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews—80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings118 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB50 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKristoffer DuncanAppForge Studios LLC

In-app purchases

None

Hashi Journal

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Overload

Subscriptions3
  • Overload Pro$19.991 Month
  • Overload Pro$49.991 Year
  • Overload Pro3 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Hashi Journal free?
Hashi Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Overload free?
Overload is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hashi Journal or Overload?
Hashi Journal is rated higher. Hashi Journal averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Overload averages 4.3 from 18 ratings.
Do Hashi Journal or Overload have ads?
Neither Hashi Journal nor Overload shows ads.

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