else vs Buddies
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
else
This app guides you through a daily ritual to focus on your desires, acknowledge support, and release what no longer serves you. It transforms your entries into personalized, immersive stories of your dream life, complete with narration and a history of your journey.
- Three-step manifestation journal
- Personalized Daily Dreams
- Immersive voice and read-along
- Saved Dream and journal history
- Future Self Notes
- Signs, tarot, and daily wisdom
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else is a manifestation journal that dreams your life back to you. Each day, move through a simple ritual: focus on what you want, receive what is already supporting you, and release what you no longer need. else turns what you write into a personalized Daily Dream: an immersive story from the life you are creating. Read it, listen with synchronized narration, and revisit every Dream in Your Journey. The more you use else, the more personal it becomes. Your Dream Life File remembers what matters to you and shapes each new Dream around the person you are becoming. Inside else: • Three-step manifestation journal • Personalized Daily Dreams • Immersive voice and read-along • Saved Dream and journal history • Future Self Notes • Signs, tarot, and daily wisdom • Custom themes No account required. Your journal stays private, with optional iCloud backup. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Buddies
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Little routines. Lovely company. Buddies brings a friendly face to your everyday care. Give each daily routine a buddy, choose your times, and check in as you go. From a morning walk to a water break or a moment of calm, your buddies are there for the little things. MAKE EACH ROUTINE YOUR OWN Choose from 25 buddy characters. Name your routine, add a note, and schedule it one to four times a day. Special buddies run, read, stretch, sip, and more when you check in. MEET YOUR BUDDIES Browse the buddy library, filter by Everyday, Special, or In use, and explore each buddy's story and moods. See the routines each buddy looks after. SEE YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE Today brings your routines together in a simple list or a playful buddy view. See what is coming up and what you have already logged. A GENTLE NUDGE Set local reminders for your scheduled times. Adjust dose reminders, hungry alerts, and sound and haptics in Me. LOOK BACK ON YOUR PROGRESS Explore your history calendar, daily records, and streaks. See what you logged and when. Changing a routine's name or schedule keeps its earlier records intact. START WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT Your routine records are stored on your device. No sign-in is needed, and your daily tracking works offline. A little care for yourself. A little company along the way. Buddies is a tracking and reminder tool. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Buddies at none against else's 2. else's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. else sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Buddies asks for nothing beyond the download.
else ships an update weekly, Buddies every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | else | Buddies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 168 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nathan Mueller | Soft Signals Lab |
In-app purchases
else
- Lumina Premium7 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Lumina Premium7 Days trial$79.991 Year
Buddies
No in-app purchases









