Comparison

HakoJournal vs Moon

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

Head to head
About

HakoJournal

This app offers a simple and beautiful way to journal your thoughts, photos, and links. Organize your memories with seamless tagging, customizable designs, and the ability to add multiple photos or link previews. Keep your private entries secure with passcode protection.

Highlights
  • Seamless tagging with '#'
  • Customizable personal design
  • Multiple photo uploads
  • Link previews as visual cards
  • Passcode app lock
  • iCloud sync (premium)
  • To-do lists integration (premium)
Features
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Organize your photos, links, and thoughts into a timeline just for you. Want to journal daily but hate complicated apps? HakoJournal is a simple, beautiful diary app that lets you start in seconds. A sudden thought. That amazing restaurant. An inspiring article. Things that don't belong on social media, but are too precious to forget. Whisper them into HakoJournal. 【What Makes HakoJournal Special】 ◆ Seamless Tagging Just type "#" anywhere in your text. Tags are created instantly, and your entry is organized on the spot. #travel #ideas #food — tag as you write, browse by tag later. ◆ Your Personal Design Customize font size, line spacing, and margins. Set your favorite photos as backgrounds. Create your own beautiful "book" that's a joy to open and revisit. ◆ Multiple Photos at Once Can't choose just one photo? No problem. Upload several at once — travel landscapes, café moments, everything together. ◆ Links Become Beautiful Cards Paste a URL and watch it transform into a visual preview card. Build your own scrapbook of articles, videos, and places to visit. ◆ Privacy First Lock your app with a passcode. Your unspoken thoughts and precious ideas stay safe here. 【Premium Features】 HakoJournal is fully enjoyable for free, but premium unlocks even more. ◆ iCloud Sync Write on iPhone, read on iPad. Switch devices without losing a single memory. ◆ Liquid Glass Design Apply the stunning Liquid Glass effect from iOS 26. Write in a crystal-clear, beautiful interface. ◆ To-Do Lists Add todo lists right in your journal. Manage "what to do today" and "today's memories" in the same timeline. Simple enough for anyone. Powerful enough for everything. Start journaling with HakoJournal today. Terms of Service: https://www.toastplanet.com/apps/hakoJournal/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.toastplanet.com/apps/hakoJournal/privacyPolicy

About

Moon

This app provides a private journal that syncs with lunar cycles. Track your moods, observe moon phases, and discover personal patterns over time with gentle reminders and customizable widgets.

Highlights
  • Private, device-only journaling
  • Automatic moon phase tagging
  • Current moon phase details
  • Moonrise/moonset and sunrise/sunset times
  • Yearly calendar of lunar events
  • Mood tracking across lunar cycles
  • Daily, full moon, and new moon reminders
Features
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Find your next words with a private moon journal, guided writing prompts and mood tracking. Explore your own patterns alongside the Moon. Some days, the words come easily. Other days, you need somewhere to start. Moon-Journal brings your thoughts, emotions and the lunar cycle into one calm, starry space. Write a little, notice how you feel, and build a picture of your own patterns over time. FIND YOUR NEXT WORDS Open the inspiration library while you write. Choose a guided reflection or explore prompts inspired by the current moon phase. Turn a moment, a sky event or a personal reflection into a journal entry without losing your place. DISCOVER YOUR PATTERNS See your entries on an interactive lunar wheel, with one dot for each entry and colors for the emotions you recorded. Explore nearby entries, filter by emotion or time frame, and compare your recorded moods across moon phases. Personal insights grow with your journal and show how much data supports each finding. A JOURNAL YOU CAN RETURN TO Capture your feelings alongside your thoughts. Entries keep their moon phase, illumination and Moon-in-sign details for you to revisit. Search your writing and filter by date, emotion, phase or Moon sign to find the moments you want to remember. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your journal is stored on your device, not uploaded to our servers. No journal account is required. Add an optional PIN lock and use Face ID or Touch ID on supported devices. Export your entries, save a journal backup and restore it when you need to. FOLLOW THE MOON Explore today's phase, illumination, distance and the next major phase. Browse the lunar calendar by month and year, see full and new moons ahead, and explore moonrise, moonset, sunrise and sunset with visual timelines for your chosen location. MAKE ROOM FOR WONDER Keep track of meteor showers, eclipses and the changing seasons. Explore your Western and Chinese signs, or use your sign with today's moon as another starting point for reflection. Choose your signs yourself or enter an optional birthday. KEEP YOUR SKY CLOSE Add Moon Today, Next Full Moon, Meteor Showers or Upcoming Events widgets to your Home Screen. Choose daily journal reminders and the sky-event notifications you want to receive. MADE FOR YOUR SCREEN A refreshed design brings the same calm experience to iPhone and iPad, with side-by-side layouts on iPhone Duo when unfolded. SUBSCRIPTION A monthly or annual subscription is required to use Moon-Journal. Eligible subscribers can start with a 7-day free trial. After the trial, your selected subscription renews automatically unless cancelled. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Prices and trial eligibility are shown before purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://moon-journal.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://moon-journal.com/privacy

Screenshots

HakoJournal4 screens
Moon4 screens

Verdict

The call

HakoJournal and Moon both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Moon's written reviews are positive against 85% of HakoJournal's. Moon also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. HakoJournal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Moon sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for HakoJournal against 5.0 for Moon. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of HakoJournal's written reviews are positive against 100% of Moon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HakoJournal ships an update every 10 days, Moon fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HakoJournal versus Moon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHakoJournalMoon
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews84.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperToastPlanet Inc.Phoenix Fire Technology LLC

Customer experience

HakoJournal

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive84.8%
Neutral10.9%
Negative4.3%

Moon

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

HakoJournal

Subscriptions2
  • Hako Premium Monthly$2.491 Month
  • Hako Premium Annual$20.901 Year
One-time1
  • HakoJournal One-Time$59.99
2 purchases

Moon

Subscriptions2
  • Moon Journal Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Moon Journal Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is HakoJournal free?
HakoJournal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Moon free?
Moon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HakoJournal or Moon?
HakoJournal and Moon are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do HakoJournal or Moon have ads?
Neither HakoJournal nor Moon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HakoJournal or Moon?
HakoJournal ships an update every 10 days, and Moon fortnightly. Most recently, HakoJournal was updated on October 31, 2026 and Moon on October 31, 2026.

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