Comparison

Hushd. vs Daily Reflections Journal

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

Head to head
About

Hushd.

This app offers a collection of quiet, tactile experiences designed to help with anxiety, restlessness, and sleeplessness. It provides tools like a spinning ring, guided breathing exercises, and bubble wrap popping for moments when you need to decompress.

Highlights
  • Gyroscopic ring spinner
  • Guided breathing exercises
  • Rhythmic counter
  • Bubble wrap popping
  • Pimple popping simulation
  • Memory matching game
Features
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hushd. is a quiet collection of tactile experiences for anxious moments, restless hands, and sleepless nights. No notifications. No social. No noise. Just things to do with your hands when your mind won't settle. spin: A gyroscopic ring you can flick, spin, and slow. Choose your friction. Feel the resistance. breathe: Can't sleep or feeling anxious? A guided breathing tool for anxious moments and sleepless nights. Choose from box breathing, 4-7-8, or calm patterns. The ring expands and contracts with each breath. click: A satisfying odometer-style counter. Tap up, tap down. Reset when you're ready. Simple, rhythmic, grounding. bubble wrap: An endless honeycomb of bubbles to pop. Drag to pop faster. Every single one. pimple pop: One big pimple. Pinch to build pressure. Escalating haptics. Pop it. memory: A hex-grid memory game. Match all 15 pairs. Beat your best time. One-time unlock, $0.99 each. Shared with Family Sharing. No subscription, ever. hushd. is designed for moments when you need something quiet to do with your hands — waiting rooms, late nights, anxious afternoons, or just when you need to decompress.

About

Daily Reflections Journal

Features
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You sit down, the day's question is already waiting, and three minutes later you've actually written something. Daily Reflections is a guided daily journal: one rotating prompt each day, a quick mood check-in, and a private record that quietly turns into a picture of your life. No blank page. No account. No cloud. Everything you write stays on your iPhone. WHAT YOU GET • A fresh question waiting every morning — 80 prompts across 8 themes (Gratitude, Growth, Mindfulness, Relationships, Self-care, Challenges, Joy, Intentions), so day 43 never repeats day 3 • A mood logged in one tap, and after two weeks a trend you can actually see — which weeks lifted you and which quietly drained you • "Looking back": open the app and read what you wrote exactly a week, a month, and a year ago today • One quiet reminder at the hour you choose, and a day streak that grows every time you show up • Search that finds "that thing I wrote about my sister" in seconds, across every entry you've ever written • A one-tap plain-text export of your whole journal — your words leave with you anytime, readable anywhere PERFECT FOR • Anyone who bought a paper five-minute-style journal and stalled at the blank page by week two • Evening winders-down who want a two-minute ritual before bed instead of another scroll • People who want to know how their mood actually moved this month, not how they remember it • Journalers who refuse to hand their diary to someone else's server WHY NOT JUST A NOTES APP? Notes gives you an empty page and silence. Daily Reflections asks you one specific, well-made question every day, remembers your answer, ties it to your mood, and hands it back to you a year later. That's the difference between typing and reflecting. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your entries are stored only on this device. No account, no sign-in, no analytics, no third-party SDKs. The only network requests the app makes are to Apple's App Store for purchases and restores. Your journal is yours in the fullest sense. FULL ACCESS Daily Reflections Pro unlocks the app: the daily prompt and the full 80-prompt library, unlimited journal history, search, insights (streak, mood trend, and the themes you return to), Looking back, and plain-text export. Choose a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Exact prices are shown in the app before you commit, and subscriptions can be cancelled any time in your App Store settings. Tonight, answer one question. That's the whole habit. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

Screenshots

Hushd.4 screens
Daily Reflections Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hushd. at every 10 days against Daily Reflections Journal's every 3 months. 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. Hushd. sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Daily Reflections Journal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hushd. ships an update every 10 days, Daily Reflections Journal every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Hushd. versus Daily Reflections Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHushd.Daily Reflections Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLiju Robin GeorgeLEAN ASIA CO., LTD

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Hushd.

One-time4
  • Bubble Wrap$0.99
  • Pimple Pop$0.99
  • Memory Tiles$0.99
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  • DVD Screen$0.99
3 purchases

Daily Reflections Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Gratitude Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Self Care Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Private Diary Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Hushd. free?
Hushd. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daily Reflections Journal free?
Daily Reflections Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hushd. or Daily Reflections Journal have ads?
Neither Hushd. nor Daily Reflections Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hushd. or Daily Reflections Journal?
Hushd. ships an update every 10 days, and Daily Reflections Journal every 3 months. Most recently, Hushd. was updated on October 24, 2026 and Daily Reflections Journal on October 26, 2026.

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