Ditto Journal vs Donut
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ditto Journal
This app uses AI to analyze your spoken thoughts, providing insights into mood patterns, recurring themes, and action items. It offers contextual connections to past entries and personalized prompts to encourage deeper self-reflection without the need for typing.
- AI-powered voice analysis
- Mood and theme tracking
- Contextual connections to past entries
- Personalized daily prompts
- Weekly emotional reflections
- Surfaced pull quotes
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Ditto turns 2 minutes of talking into real self-knowledge. Just speak and AI transforms your words into insights, patterns, and a record of who you're becoming. No typing. No blank pages. No excuses. HOW IT WORKS Tap record and talk about whatever's on your mind. Ditto analyzes and surfaces what matters: mood patterns, recurring themes, action items, and the moments worth remembering. WHAT MAKES DITTO DIFFERENT Ditto doesn't just capture your thoughts. It connects them. Record about a tough week at work and Ditto might surface your own words from a month ago when you pushed through something similar. It's like having a friend who actually remembers everything you've told them. WHAT YOU GET • Contextual connections: the app finds patterns between today's entry and your past • Personalized daily prompts based on what you've been talking about • Mood and topic tracking that reveals what's really on your mind • Weekly reflections on your emotional arc • Pull quotes - your own words, surfaced when you need them most • 60 thoughtful journaling prompts that go deeper than "how was your day" WHY VOICE Most people quit journaling because writing is slow and self-conscious. Speaking is natural. Ditto removes every barrier between you and your thoughts. YOUR DATA IS YOURS Encrypted, never used for training, deletable anytime. We take your privacy seriously because your journal is the most personal data you have. See our full Terms of Use at https://dittojournal.com/terms
Donut
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Donut is a fasting timer that explains itself. Pick a plan (12:12, 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, OMAD, or your own custom window) and start the timer. While you fast, Donut shows your current metabolic stage, glycogen burning, fat burning, ketosis, autophagy, in plain language, plus a running calorie estimate. No jargon, no clinical countdown. Just a clear read on what your body is doing right now. Going long? Donut has a dedicated mode for 24, 36, 48, and 72 hour fasts, with hydration and electrolyte reminders and honest check-ins along the way. Your Fasting Diary keeps a full history of every fast, short or long, so you can see your patterns build over time. Weight tracking works the same way. Log a weigh-in or sync from Apple Health, and Donut smooths out the daily noise with a real trend line, the way a good coach would. Set a goal weight and get an honest, updating estimate of when you will get there. Fasting with a friend keeps you both on track. See who else in your circle is fasting right now, and once a fast ends, Donut prompts you to plan a meal together. Apple Watch support means you can start, check, and end a fast right from your wrist, with milestone haptics and a dashboard for sleep, heart rate, steps, and wrist temperature. Donut requires no account and no sign-up. Your fasting history, weight log, and settings sync through your own private iCloud account, the same way Apple's own apps do. Nothing leaves your device to a company server. Donut is not a medical device and does not replace advice from a doctor. If you have a health condition, take medication, are pregnant or breastfeeding, or have a history of disordered eating, talk to a doctor before starting any fasting plan. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Ditto Journal at 15.1 against Donut's 17.0. 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
Both are free to download. Ditto Journal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Donut sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Ditto Journal | Donut |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Brian Leung | Ernesto Pacheco |
In-app purchases
Ditto Journal
- Ditto Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Ditto Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year
Donut
- donut+ Monthly$3.991 Month
- donut+ Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year









