Comparison

inner sight · Visual Journal vs Auraboard

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

Head to head
About

inner sight · Visual Journal

Features
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A private journal. A daily painting fragment. Stays on your device. Each day opens with a small fragment from an original acrylic work — quiet, handmade, unhurried. It is not a prompt to answer. It is a door. You decide what enters through it: a thought, a feeling, something noticed at the edge of the day. Your reflection stays on your device. No cloud sync of journal content. No account required for writing. — A DAILY PAINTING FRAGMENT Each day brings a new handcrafted acrylic fragment. It opens the space. Nothing more is asked of it. No AI generation. No art analysis. STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE Journal content is stored locally. No cloud uploads. No account needed to write. The only network communication: subscription transactions via Apple and RevenueCat. OPTIONAL VOICE NOTES Record a thought when writing feels too slow. Stored locally. Never uploaded. FEELING TAGS Mark your inner state. No scores. No analytics. TIMELINE Move through your entries. Your record, quietly growing. PDF EXPORT Your words, in your hands. — A quiet ritual. Nothing asked of you except to notice. Begin with what you notice.

About

Auraboard

Features
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Auraboard turns a moment into a beautiful piece of color. Pick today's mood, an energy level, and a one-word intention, and Auraboard instantly composes a glowing, animated gradient aura with its own vibe title — like "Electric Focus" or "Golden Calm" — plus a short poetic line and the date. It's a creative, aesthetic toy. Think of it as a little mood board for your day: a bit of color for the mood of it. Auraboard makes no claims about your health, your feelings, or the future — it's just gorgeous, personal design you can make in seconds. Save each day's aura to your Board and watch a grid of your gradients build up over time. Tap any aura to revisit it, then share a stunning portrait aura card with friends, in your stories, or anywhere you like. Everything runs entirely on your device. There is no account, no sign-in, no ads, and no tracking of any kind. Auraboard works fully offline. FEATURES - Compose a beautiful animated gradient aura in a few taps - 8 curated moods, 3 energy levels, and one-word intentions (chips or your own word) - Auto-generated vibe titles and poetic one-line descriptors - Save a daily history and browse your Board of gradients - Share a gorgeous portrait aura card to anywhere - Universal app, beautiful on iPhone and iPad - 100% offline, no account, no ads, no tracking — everything stays on your device - Completely free, with every feature included

Screenshots

inner sight · Visual Journal4 screens
Auraboard3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Auraboard at none against inner sight · Visual Journal's 3. inner sight · Visual Journal's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. inner sight · Visual Journal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Auraboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
inner sight · Visual Journal versus Auraboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterinner sight · Visual JournalAuraboard
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFabian KindermannAll Things AI, Inc

In-app purchases

3 purchases

inner sight · Visual Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Inner Sight Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Inner Sight Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Inner Sight Pro$17.99
None

Auraboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is inner sight · Visual Journal free?
inner sight · Visual Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Auraboard free?
Auraboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do inner sight · Visual Journal or Auraboard have ads?
Neither inner sight · Visual Journal nor Auraboard shows ads.

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