Comparison

Eclipse vs Decision Journal

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Scheduled grayscale mode
  • App blocking
  • Recurring focus blocks
  • Temporary snooze controls
  • Weekly usage insights
Features
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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.

About

Decision Journal

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Eclipse4 screens
Decision Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Eclipse versus Decision Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEclipseDecision Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEclipse SystemsViet Thang Nguyen

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Eclipse

Subscriptions2
  • Eclipse Pro: App Blocker Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Eclipse Pro: App Blocker Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Decision Journal

One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Eclipse free?
Eclipse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Decision Journal free?
Decision Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Eclipse or Decision Journal have ads?
Neither Eclipse nor Decision Journal shows ads.

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