Calmplot vs Stress Monkey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calmplot
This app connects your journal entries over time, revealing patterns in your life and relationships. Utilize AI to ask your journal questions and receive insights drawn from your own writing. Capture thoughts quickly via voice or text, and visualize your life's themes in a unique garden view.
- Long-term memory across entries
- AI-powered question answering
- Voice and text journaling
- Mood tracking
- Life pattern visualization
- Weekly reviews
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Most journaling apps forget everything the moment you close them. Calmplot remembers — connecting what you write today to what you felt weeks ago, so the patterns in your life finally become visible. A JOURNAL THAT REMEMBERS Calmplot keeps your entries connected instead of stranded. Mention someone often and it links the entries they appear in. Over weeks it surfaces the themes you keep returning to, and how a relationship, a decision, or a mood has shifted over time — the connections that are hard to see from inside them. ASK YOUR JOURNAL With AI turned on, ask your journal a question, like when you've felt most like yourself, and get an answer drawn from your own entries, with the lines it used. THOUGHTFUL AI REFLECTIONS Calmplot turns each entry into a simple reflection or follow-up prompt to help you notice what stands out and keep writing. It is designed for journaling support, not advice or treatment. VOICE OR TYPE IN 30 SECONDS Skip the blank page. Speak or write a quick entry whenever something feels worth capturing, whether that's during your commute, before bed, or between meetings. PATTERNS, MEMORIES, AND REVIEWS Over time, Calmplot helps you spot recurring themes, revisit meaningful moments, and review wins, challenges, and changes across your weeks. YOUR LIFE AS A GARDEN With AI turned on, each entry is matched to the parts of life it touched: Work, Health, Friends, Family, Growth and Fun. Your garden shows them, and nothing in it wilts when you take a break. No guilt-driven streaks. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your entries are encrypted before storage. AI features only run with your permission. We request zero-retention processing and do not allow public-model training. TINY ACTIONS When it fits, Calmplot suggests one small next step based on what you've been reflecting on, so insight can turn into follow-through. FEATURES • Long-term memory across your entries • Connections between the people and themes you write about • Ask your journal a question, answered from your own entries • AI reflections after each entry • Go Deeper prompts while you write • 30-second voice and text journaling • Mood tracking and emotion tags • A garden view of your six parts of life • Weekly reviews and pattern summaries • Full export anytime Start with one entry — your garden is waiting. Calmplot offers a free plan plus optional paid upgrades for additional AI features, voice time, and deeper reviews. Pricing is shown in the App Store and may vary by region. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase. Calmplot is a journaling and reflection app. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you are in crisis, contact emergency services or a crisis helpline. Privacy Policy: https://calmplot.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://calmplot.com/terms
Stress Monkey
This app offers quick, guided nervous system resets in under two minutes. It provides a variety of tools like breathing exercises and reframes, with a friendly monkey companion to encourage daily use and streaks.
- Quick reset tools (under 2 minutes)
- Breathing, grounding, and shake-it-out exercises
- Daily streaks and banana rewards
- Cheeky monkey companion
- Full access to all reset tools with Pro
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Press the big friendly button. Make the stress stop. Quick nervous system resets in 2 minutes or less, guided by your own stress monkey buddy. No 20-minute meditations. No incense. No guilt trip. Just fast, simple tools that fit into a real, busy, overwhelming day. WHAT YOU GET -46 quick reset tools: breathing, grounding, shake-it-out, reframes, and more -2 minutes or less, so you can calm down between meetings, in the car, or before bed -Earn a banana every time you finish one -Build a daily streak that keeps you coming back -A cheeky monkey buddy who keeps it real (and a little funny) -Zero jargon, zero judgment WHY PEOPLE LOVE IT Most wellness apps treat calm like a part-time job. Stress Monkey treats it like a pit stop: a few seconds to reset, then back to your day. Stressed at 2pm? Reset. Spiraling at midnight? Reset. Grab your banana and get on with your day. STRESS MONKEY PRO Unlock everything with Pro: -Full access to all reset tools -7-day free trial -$9.99/month or $49.99/year Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Your antidote to hustle culture. Privacy Policy: https://mystressmonkey.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://mystressmonkey.com/terms
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Verdict
Calmplot and Stress Monkey are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Calmplot sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Stress Monkey sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Calmplot against 5.0 for Stress Monkey. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Calmplot | Stress Monkey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chad Epstein | ZenSpark LLC |
Customer experience
Calmplot
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In-app purchases
Calmplot
- Calmplot Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
- Calmplot Premium Yearly1 Month trial$49.991 Year
- Calmplot Premium Lifetime$99.99
Stress Monkey
- Stress Monkey Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Stress Monkey Pro7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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