Comparison

Shappo vs DailyMark

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

Head to head
About

Shappo

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Did you do something today? "Got out of bed." "Drank some water." "Finished work." — That alone is something to be proud of. Shappo is a micro journal for your wellbeing. One tap turns what you did today into a bubble floating in the sky - no writing required. HOW IT WORKS Just touch the screen. A bubble gently appears and floats upward. Shappo, a little bubble spirit, watches your bubbles and reacts with joy. Tap a bubble to give it a label. "Woke up." "Ate." "Walked." — Pick from presets or write your own. Bubbles of the same size merge into bigger, more beautiful ones. Drag them around with your finger to merge them yourself. The more you touch, the bigger and more colorful your sky becomes. WHAT THIS APP IS NOT Shappo has no to-do lists. No reminders. No streaks. It does not manage what you should do. It only records what you did. Even on days when you feel like you did nothing, try touching the screen. "Woke up." "Drank water." — Shappo will smile every time. Open Shappo at night, lying in bed. Look back on your day, and you might be surprised how many bubbles are floating in your sky. WHO IS SHAPPO? Shappo is a bubble spirit. A tiny fairy who appears wherever someone blows bubbles, just to play. When you float a bubble, Shappo looks happy. When you float many, Shappo looks even happier. The sky changes with the time of day. Clear blue in the morning, orange at sunset, quiet navy at night. Shappo is always there. WHO IT'S FOR - Anyone who wants to give themselves credit for the day - Anyone looking for a journal gentle enough to actually keep - Anyone running on empty, or recovering from burnout - Anyone who wants a daily record of their mood without the pressure - Anyone building a quiet self-care or gratitude habit - Anyone worn out by to-do apps and done lists FEATURES - Touch to create bubbles — that's it - Label your bubbles (presets or custom text) - Same-size bubbles merge and grow - Drag bubbles with your finger to merge them yourself - Sky changes with time of day (morning, noon, sunset, night) - Shappo the bubble spirit watches over your day - Look back at the past week of bubbles - Save and share your sky as an image - Completely ad-free - Your bubbles stay on your device SHAPPO PREMIUM (SUBSCRIPTION) Free to use every day. Premium unlocks a richer experience. - Keep all past bubbles (removes the 1-week limit) - Calendar view to revisit any day's bubbles - Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Payment is charged to your Apple ID account - Manage or cancel subscriptions in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions Privacy Policy: https://cotosystem.com/pptos/shappo/pp_en.html Terms of Use: https://cotosystem.com/pptos/shappo/tos_en.html

About

DailyMark

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A diary that converses with the past. DailyMark is not a social feed and not a blog. The words here are not meant to be shown to anyone. They keep the facts that existed only in that moment, for the self yet to come. The moment you brace yourself to keep a diary, you start erasing the thoughts that embarrassed you, searching only for the good memories, and wearing yourself out trying to recall what you were too busy to write down last week. This app does not allow that. The immaturity, the hesitation, the contradiction — each is engraved as the reality of that moment. So a record can be kept only as that same day's entry, and once engraved it can be neither edited nor deleted. This is not just a diary. It is a log that keeps the traces of change, so the future you can converse with it. [How a record works] - Text only (no photo, no video, no location) - Up to 400 characters per record - A URL may be included (URLs do not count toward the limit) - No editing, no deletion [Records per day] - Free: twice a day - Pro: five times a day (the same during the 14-day trial) This is not a place to write a great deal. It is a place to record how today, and how now, really was. [Asking your past self] Pose a question such as "What have I been worried about lately?" or "A year ago, what was on my mind?" and the AI reads back through your past records and answers in the voice of who you were then. - Free: 5 times in total - Pro: up to 30 times a month [A monthly reflection (Pro)] On Pro, the AI reads back over a past month's records and returns the recurring themes, the signs of change, and the lingering tone in a short passage. [The color of feeling] Each record's text is read for its emotional tendency, based on the circumplex model of affect, and kept quietly on the calendar as the color of that day. Looking back across time, a restless season or a calm one comes through, letting you review your past for yourself. [Exporting records (Pro)] Your own records can be exported at once in three formats — JSON, Markdown, and CSV — and saved through the share sheet (up to 3 times a month). [Privacy] - No ads, no third-party tracking - Records are not used to train AI (assured by the OpenAI and Anthropic API terms) - Each record is visible only to its author (Row Level Security) - Deleting the account removes the data permanently (within 30 days, with no recovery) [Requirements] - iOS 15 or later - iPhone only (iPad and Mac are not supported) - Japanese and English (following the device language) [Subscription] - DailyMark Pro: a monthly subscription, auto-renewing (see App Store for local pricing) - Cancellation is handled in the standard iOS Subscriptions settings - Pro features remain available through the paid period [Support and legal] For questions: kokujitsuki@five-birds.com Privacy Policy: https://five-birds.com/kokujitsuki/privacy Terms of Service: https://five-birds.com/kokujitsuki/terms Specified Commercial Transactions Act notice: https://five-birds.com/legal/tokushoho To keep, for the future self, the feeling and the thought and the hesitation that exist only in this moment. Not a life smoothed into order, but the process of change itself, engraved as it happens.

Screenshots

Shappo4 screens
DailyMark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DailyMark at weekly against Shappo's every 3 weeks. 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. Shappo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and DailyMark sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shappo ships an update every 3 weeks, DailyMark weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Shappo versus DailyMark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShappoDailyMark
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertmdroidfive-birds.com

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Shappo

Subscriptions2
  • Shappo PRO (Monthly)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Shappo PRO (Yearly)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
1 purchases

DailyMark

Subscriptions1
  • DailyMark ProMonthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Shappo free?
Shappo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DailyMark free?
DailyMark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shappo or DailyMark have ads?
Neither Shappo nor DailyMark shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shappo or DailyMark?
Shappo ships an update every 3 weeks, and DailyMark weekly. Most recently, Shappo was updated on October 31, 2026 and DailyMark on October 25, 2026.

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