Comparison

Diary vs Dawning

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

Head to head
About

Diary

Features
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Shift is not another journaling app. It's a tool for people who are done tolerating a life that doesn't fit them. Through a transformative onboarding experience and daily pattern interrupts, Shift helps users uncover who they truly want to become - then keeps them aligned with that vision through intentional reflection.

About

Dawning

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Dawning is a dream diary that offers a reading of each dream and leaves the last word to you. Record a dream in the first minute after waking, out loud or typed. Dawning transcribes your voice on the device, pulls out the images you named, and offers a possible reading: what the specific, easily-missed details in your own words may be pointing to. It's a hypothesis, built only from what you said, and you tell it whether that resonates. The questions that follow start from your answer. This happens on your first dream. You don't wait a week to get something back. Three dreams in, your themes come together into a map: recurring images and feelings connected across the nights, with one question to carry into your week. The method comes from Clara Hill's dream work (Exploration, Insight, Action), where the dreamer decides what a dream means. WHAT'S INSIDE - A reading of every dream, built from your words and open to your yes or no - Voice-first capture: transcription happens on your iPhone, audio never leaves the device - Guided reflection: 2-3 short questions per dream, following the thread you chose - Dream map: your themes from three dreams on, plus a question of the week - Three dreams free, yours to keep DAWNING PREMIUM A yearly subscription unlocks unlimited dreams, unlimited voice recording, and the weekly map with its full history, starting with a free trial. The price and the trial length are shown in the app and in the App Store before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://dawning.pulsecircle.studio/terms Privacy Policy: https://dawning.pulsecircle.studio/privacy Dawning reflects your dreams back to you. It predicts nothing and diagnoses nothing.

Screenshots

Diary4 screens
Dawning4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Diary at none against Dawning's 1. Diary also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Dawning sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.99 per year. Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Diary versus Dawning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiaryDawning
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size68 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVadim SavinPulse Circle L.L.C-FZ

In-app purchases

None

Diary

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Dawning

Subscriptions1
  • Dawning Premium14 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Diary free?
Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dawning free?
Dawning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Diary or Dawning have ads?
Neither Diary nor Dawning shows ads.

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