Comparison

Moodnotes vs Quitstone

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

Head to head
About

Moodnotes

A private digital journal that allows you to securely store your thoughts, secrets, and memories with a locking mechanism. It offers a clean interface for writing and reflection, ensuring your personal space remains protected.

Highlights
  • Secure locking mechanism
  • Private storage for thoughts and memories
  • Clean writing interface
  • Photo journaling capabilities
  • Auto-renewable subscription options
Features
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Experience the freedom of expression with our premium Lock Diary. Designed for those who value privacy, this diary features a secure locking mechanism to keep your deepest thoughts, secrets, and personal reflections safe from prying eyes. With a clean interface and secure storage, it’s your personal space to write, reflect, and protect your memories. Subscription Information: Premium Subscription (Auto-Renewable) Weekly Plan: $0.99 per week Monthly Plan: $1.99 per month Yearly Plan: $7.99 per year This is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the same price. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/diary-aprivatephotojournal/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/diary-aprivatephotojournal/terms-of-service

About

Quitstone

Features
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Quitstone is a private, offline counter and recovery journal for habits, substances, spending patterns, or routines you are leaving behind, including smoking, alcohol, soda, sugar, vaping, doomscrolling, and more. Add multiple quits with a quit date, category, optional cost, and optional frequency. Quitstone shows a live counter, estimated money saved, time reclaimed, current and best streaks, milestones, check-ins, restart history, and a weekly insight summary. Version 2.0 adds a source-linked recovery evidence library: * Citation cards inside the app for smoking, alcohol, caffeine, sugar, cannabis, craving support, progress math, and privacy. * Tappable source links from the Recovery Timeline and Settings. * Clear safety notes for health-adjacent timelines, including alcohol withdrawal and severe-symptom guidance. * Refreshed source library screenshots and app metadata. Core tools include: * Live Streak: pin a quit to the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island with streak, savings, and next milestone progress. * Recovery Timeline: offline, source-attributed milestones for general wellness context. Individual recovery varies and this information is not medical advice. * Craving SOS: box breathing, an urge timer, coping prompts, and personal reasons. * Check-ins and Insights: mood trend, trigger breakdown, and a 28-day activity calendar. * Honest restart handling: log a slip, keep prior attempts, and preserve your best-ever streak. * Local reminders, JSON export/import, App Intents, VoiceOver labels, Dynamic Type support, and Reduce Motion handling. Quitstone stores data locally on the device. There is no account requirement, advertising SDK, analytics SDK, cloud sync, or developer server.

Screenshots

Moodnotes4 screens
Quitstone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Moodnotes at Free against Quitstone's $0.99. Moodnotes also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Quitstone's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On update cadence, ads 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

Moodnotes is free to download; Quitstone costs $0.99 up front. Moodnotes sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Quitstone asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Moodnotes ships an update every 10 days, Quitstone weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Moodnotes versus Quitstone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoodnotesQuitstone
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB18 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJabed HasanRobert Corbin

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Moodnotes

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$1.991 Month
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  • Yearly Subscription$7.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Life time FreeFree
None

Quitstone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Moodnotes free?
Moodnotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quitstone free?
Quitstone costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Moodnotes or Quitstone have ads?
Neither Moodnotes nor Quitstone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Moodnotes or Quitstone?
Moodnotes ships an update every 10 days, and Quitstone weekly. Most recently, Moodnotes was updated on October 31, 2026 and Quitstone on October 31, 2026.

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