One Question Journal vs DailyQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
One Question Journal
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One question a day. In time, the chapters of your life. Every day, a single question appears. You answer it once, then it's sealed. No editing. No rewriting. No polishing. One honest sentence is enough. YOUR LIFE, IN CHAPTERS Keep writing and One Question starts to see the stretches your life fell into: a town you lived in, a summer away, something you kept at, a person who filled your days, a season. Each one becomes a chapter, named and dated, opening with your own first line. β’ Where it happened and how it began β’ A cover for every chapter, painted on your device by Image Playground β’ With Pro: how it felt, moments you might have forgotten, what changed, and then and now, side by side β’ With Pro: what the whole stretch meant, told back to you by Apple Intelligence Chapters wait until there's enough behind them to be true. BRING YOUR YEARS WITH YOU Import from Day One, Apple's Journal app, Journey or Daylio, or any JSON, CSV, Markdown, text or PDF file. Dates, places, titles and moods come across, so your timeline, map, chapters and On This Day are full from your first day. Changed your mind? Take an import back in one tap. EVERY DAY β’ A new question every day, and a reminder at the hour you actually write β’ Sealed the moment you save β’ Mark how you felt, or leave it blank β’ Keep the place you wrote from, if you want to β’ A few words back after you write, drawn from the days behind your entry LOOKING BACK β’ Memories: search every entry by words, places or people β’ On This Day: what you wrote a week, a month, a year ago β’ Rediscover: a past day worth finding again β’ Journal Map: every place you've written from, coloured by how you felt β’ Last week and last month, looked back on, with a line of your own from each β’ Insights: streaks, mood patterns, and Year in Review, the whole year as a calendar of moods WHEREVER YOU WRITE β’ Apple Watch, with dictation, mood logging and complications β’ iPad and Apple Vision Pro β’ Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets β’ Apple Health: your writing counts as Mindful Minutes, if you allow it PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your entries live on your device and sync only through your own iCloud account. No analytics are collected on what you write. Chapters, reflections and cover paintings are made on your device, and your writing is never sent anywhere to be read. Export everything as plain text whenever you like. ONE QUESTION PRO Writing, moods, places, the map, Memories, Insights and your list of chapters are free. Pro opens what's inside each chapter: how it felt, the moments worth finding again, what changed, then and now, and what it all meant. It also opens place chapters, every town month by month, and the rest of Rediscover. Pro is a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. Apple Intelligence features need a compatible device with Apple Intelligence turned on. Without it, chapters and reflections are written plainly, from the facts of your entries. Open the app. Answer. Close. Come back tomorrow. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FvMmplIKdVqdNNUvUbjTZG2xFViBbCRU_QP8vu3dUxI
DailyQ
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DailyQ is a journaling app that helps you explore your life through daily questions. Every day, the app presents you with thoughtful questions from curated packs β about love, self-discovery, passions, and life goals. Write your answers and watch how your thoughts evolve over time. KEY FEATURES: - Daily Questions: Answer curated questions from a growing collection of themed packs (365β366 questions each, one per day of the year) - Year Comparison: See how your answers to the same question change year after year - Calendar View: Track your journaling streaks and browse past entries by date - Search History: Find any answer you've ever written - Reminders: Customizable local notifications (daily, weekly, or monthly) - Dark Mode: Full light/dark/auto theme support - Bilingual: Available in English and Russian QUESTION PACKS (with more on the way): - Questions for Lovers β Questions for couples to deepen their connection - Daily Reflection β Thought-provoking questions for self-discovery - Movies & TV β Questions about films, series, and the stories that shape you - Fictional Worlds β Questions about passions, fantasy, sci-fi, and imagination - Life After 30 β Questions about life, experience, and goals after 30 New question packs are added regularly through app updates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DailyQ at none against One Question Journal's 2. DailyQ also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). One Question Journal's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. One Question Journal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. DailyQ asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | One Question Journal | DailyQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | β |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro β better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 15.1 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Waseef Akhtar | Denis Maslakov |
In-app purchases
One Question Journal
- One Question Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- One Question Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
DailyQ
No in-app purchases









