Comparison

A5 Journal vs Glad

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

Head to head
About

A5 Journal

Features
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A5 JOURNAL Your Records. Your Proof. Your Story. Your life deserves more than another notes app. A5 Journal combines the warmth of traditional journaling with powerful digital documentation tools. Build your own beautiful library, create notebooks, and capture everything from everyday memories to important professional records. YOUR HISTORY, PRESERVED Every entry is timestamped and permanently recorded. Once saved, it cannot be edited or rewritten, helping you preserve an authentic history of what happened and when. EVERYTHING IN ITS PLACE Create notebooks for personal journaling, work documentation, project tracking, incident reports, memories, and more. FEATURES YOU'LL LOVE • Beautiful digital libraries and notebooks • Permanent, timestamped entries • Photos and supporting attachments • Customizable forms and reports • Offline mobile journaling with automatic synchronization • Shared journals for families and teams • A5 Mailroom for sharing letters and records • Search, starred entries, and reminders • Export your records whenever you need them • Memberships for individuals, families, and businesses BUILT FOR LIFE AND WORK Whether you're preserving memories, tracking personal goals, documenting workplace events, or collaborating with your team, A5 Journal keeps your records organized and accessible. Start building your library today. A5 Journal — Your Records. Your Proof. Your Story. Important Notice: A5 Journal is a documentation and organizational tool, not a legal service. Records are not guaranteed to be legally admissible. A 7-day free trial is available for eligible individual subscriptions. An active subscription is required after the trial. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Glad

This AI-powered partner helps you achieve your goals by breaking them into daily missions. Choose your coach's personality and receive personalized messages and reminders to stay consistent. Track progress and celebrate wins to build lasting habits.

Highlights
  • AI accountability partner
  • Daily mission creation
  • Customizable coach personality
  • Personalized messages and reminders
  • Progress tracking and analytics
  • Habit building streaks
Features
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Most habit trackers quit on you after two weeks. Glad doesn't. Glad isn't a habit tracker — he's your accountability partner. You pick his personality, he holds you to your goals, and he refuses to let you off the hook. WHY HABIT TRACKERS FAIL YOU - Too many features. You spend more time logging the habit than doing it. - Too much friction. Fifty taps to check a box. - A streak that shatters the first hard day — so you feel like a failure and quit. Building real discipline was never about a prettier checklist. It comes from a system and a partner pushing you to stay consistent. That's Glad. MEET YOUR PARTNER Pick from 8 coach personalities and Glad talks to you in that voice everywhere — from a gentle cheerleader to blunt, sassy, or brutally honest. Choose the energy that actually gets YOU moving. HOW IT WORKS - Set your goals and the missions that build them. - When it's time, Glad reaches out in his voice. Ignore him? He comes back — sharper — until you start. - Swipe to start, he times it live, swipe to finish. Right from your Lock Screen. No app to open, nothing to log. NO STREAKS. ON PURPOSE. One missed day should not erase your progress. Instead of a fragile streak, Glad gives you one weekly Discipline Score — measured against LAST week's you, not some impossible ideal. An off day can still be a winning week. YOUR WEEKLY WRAP-UP Every week, Glad breaks down what you crushed and what to work on next — the goal you fed and the one you starved — so you always know your next move. ASK HIM ANYTHING Talk to Glad any time. He knows your whole record — your time per goal, your streak, your score — so "what should I work on?" gets a real answer, not generic advice. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE - Start & finish from your Lock Screen — zero friction. - Reschedule with a drag when plans change. - See your strongest days and times, and lean into them. - Missions, goals, and reminders that bend to your day. WHO GLAD IS FOR Anyone who's downloaded a habit app, felt motivated for two weeks, and quit. Students, gym-goers, the self-improvement crowd, and every serial "I'll start Monday" restarter who's ready to actually stick with it. Stop tracking your life. Start living it — with a partner who won't let you quit. — — — Glad is free to try for 7 days. A subscription unlocks every personality and feature. - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. - Your subscription auto-renews unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://simmonscaden23-coder.github.io/glad-legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://simmonscaden23-coder.github.io/glad-legal/privacy.html

Screenshots

A5 Journal4 screens
Glad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: A5 Journal at none against Glad's shown. Glad's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. A5 Journal sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Glad sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A5 Journal ships an update weekly, Glad every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
A5 Journal versus Glad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA5 JournalGlad
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThinkFULL Holdings Inc.Caden Simmons

In-app purchases

10 purchases

A5 Journal

Subscriptions10
  • A5 Journal Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • A5 Journal Members - Monthly7 Days trial4 variants$2.991 Month
  • A5 Journal Family Plan$10.991 Month
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  • A5 Journal Business Plan Monthly$25.991 Month
  • A5 Journal Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • A5 Journal Members - Yearly7 Days trial4 variants$29.991 Year
  • A5 Journal Business+ Plan Monthly$49.991 Month
  • A5 Journal Family Plan Yearly$109.991 Year
  • A5 Journal Business Plan Yearly$259.991 Year
  • A5 Journal Business+ Plan Yearly$499.991 Year
2 purchases

Glad

Subscriptions2
  • Glad Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Glad Annual14 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is A5 Journal free?
A5 Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glad free?
Glad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do A5 Journal or Glad have ads?
Glad shows ads; A5 Journal does not.
Which is updated more often, A5 Journal or Glad?
A5 Journal ships an update weekly, and Glad every 3 days. Most recently, A5 Journal was updated on October 24, 2026 and Glad on October 7, 2026.

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