Comparison

Friends Log vs SortWise

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

Head to head
About

Friends Log

This app helps you keep track of important details about your friends, including their hobbies, personality types, and prayer topics. It offers customizable profiles and daily prayer reminders to ensure you never forget to connect with loved ones.

Highlights
  • Customizable friend profiles
  • Daily prayer reminders
  • Birthday reminders
  • Organize friends into groups
  • Data export and import
  • Private on-device data
Features
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Friends Log is your personal journal for friends. Remember every detail that matters about the people you care about. Log hobbies, MBTI types, love languages, prayer topics, and everything else with customizable profiles for each friend. Never forget to pray for a friend again. Set daily prayer reminders based on each friend's specific prayer topics. See all your prayer commitments at a glance in the Prayer Overview. Key Features: • Friend profiles with customizable detail fields • Daily prayer reminders tied to specific friends' prayer topics • Birthday Reminders • Design screens to fit your needs: detailed or compact • Organize friends into groups (Family, Friends, Work, etc.) • Beautiful, simple design • Your data stays private on your device • Export & import backups to keep your data safe Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SortWise

Features
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SortWise – Your Offline Item Organizer No account. No cloud. Just your data, always private. Organize like a pro Create boxes inside boxes – unlimited nesting, drag & drop, multi‑select. Perfect for collections, tools, gadgets, or any physical/digital items. Describe items your way Build custom attributes: text, number, price (with currency), date (with reminders), yes/no, files (photos/videos/docs), and single/multi‑choice lists. Enable attributes per box. View & sort flexibly Switch between list and grid layouts. Sort by name, time, or any custom field. Group by attribute values. Never miss a thing Date attributes can trigger local reminders – one‑time or repeating. See all reminders in a calendar. Keep a visual diary Add photo‑rich diary entries for any item – log repairs, purchases, or memories. Browse all entries on a timeline. Find anything instantly Global full‑text search. Filter by box or attribute. Safe & recoverable History timeline tracks every change. Recycle bin with 30‑day auto‑clean. Backup & restore to ZIP – supports iCloud, Google Drive, or local files. Privacy first 4‑digit PIN lock + blur overlay when app goes to background. Prevents screenshots of sensitive data. Your style 24 Material 3 theme colors. Dynamic color palette generated from your choice. Free to try, Download SortWise and turn chaos into order – all offline, all yours. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Friends Log4 screens
SortWise3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Friends Log at weekly against SortWise's every 3 weeks. Friends Log also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Friends Log sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SortWise sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Friends Log ships an update weekly, SortWise every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Friends Log versus SortWise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFriends LogSortWise
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCJ Interactive LLC洋 杨

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Friends Log

One-time1
  • Friends Log Premium$4.99
3 purchases

SortWise

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (1 month)1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • Premium (1 year)$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium$29.99

Questions

Is Friends Log free?
Friends Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SortWise free?
SortWise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Friends Log or SortWise have ads?
Neither Friends Log nor SortWise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Friends Log or SortWise?
Friends Log ships an update weekly, and SortWise every 3 weeks. Most recently, Friends Log was updated on October 31, 2026 and SortWise on November 5, 2026.

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