Eclipse vs Decision Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Eclipse
This app helps reduce phone usage by making your device less engaging. It offers scheduled grayscale mode and app blocking to minimize distractions and encourage focus during designated times.
- Scheduled grayscale mode
- App blocking
- Recurring focus blocks
- Temporary snooze controls
- Weekly usage insights
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Eclipse is a screen time control and app blocker that works without relying on your willpower. Grayscale scheduling and intentional app blocking make your phone a harder place to lose yourself in. Less sensory reward, less easy access, fewer wasted hours. Your phone is engineered to hold your attention. Every color, notification, and scroll is designed to bring you back. Eclipse works against that. Features: • Scheduled grayscale during your focus hours • App blocking to cut social media and distraction • Recurring focus blocks for work, study, or evenings • Break controls when you need flexibility • Weekly screen time insights to track your habits Eclipse uses Screen Time permissions and requires a short one-time setup. Free trial available. Premium features including grayscale schedules, app blocking, and weekly insights require an auto-renewing subscription. It's design, not discipline.
Decision Journal
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Make decisions with a record you can trust later. Decision Journal helps you capture what you knew, what you expected, and how confident you felt before the outcome was known. When it is time to review, you can compare the result with your original reasoning instead of relying on hindsight. FRAME THE DECISION • Name the decision and the real alternatives • Record the stakes, constraints, and people affected • Choose from the options you actually considered MAKE YOUR REASONING VISIBLE • Write down supporting and contrary evidence • Surface assumptions and signals that would change your mind • Run a pre-mortem and record safeguards • Estimate confidence as a probability REVIEW AND LEARN • Schedule an outcome review • Separate decision-process quality from outcome quality • Track confidence and calibration patterns over time with Pro PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Start with on-device storage • Optionally sync through your private iCloud database with Pro • No advertising, cross-app tracking, or third-party analytics • Export your journal as Markdown, CSV, or PDF FREE INCLUDES Core decision journaling, evidence audits, pre-mortems, outcome reviews, search, tags, archive, reminders, and data export. PRO LIFETIME One purchase unlocks advanced analytics, attachments, iCloud sync, and appearance customization. No subscription.
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Verdict
Eclipse and Decision Journal are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Eclipse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Decision Journal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Eclipse | Decision Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eclipse Systems | Viet Thang Nguyen |
In-app purchases
Eclipse
- Eclipse Pro: App Blocker Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Eclipse Pro: App Blocker Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Decision Journal
- Pro Lifetime$24.99








