Comparison

Shared Love Widget vs Magic Journal

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

Head to head
About

Shared Love Widget

Connect with loved ones by sharing notes, photos, countdowns, and doodles on a private widget board. Keep important people close by seeing updates directly on your Home Screen.

Highlights
  • Private shared widget boards
  • Notes, photos, stickers, and doodles
  • Countdowns and count ups
  • Live-synced Home Screen widgets
  • Up to 6 people per board
  • Customizable board styles
Features
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ScrapBoard is a shared Home Screen widget that keeps couples, partners, besties, close friends, roommates, and family connected through notes, photos, countdowns, count ups, doodles, stickers, memories, and updates. Create private board with your people, add it to your Home Screen with ScrapBoard+, and see new photos, reminders, countdowns, love notes, and moments appear right where you glance. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create a ScrapBoard for your partner, friends, family, roommate, or close circle 2. Invite up to 6 people to the board 3. Add notes, photos, stickers, doodles, emojis, countdowns, count ups, and memories 4. With ScrapBoard+, add the shared board as a Home Screen widget 5. When the board updates, everyone sees the latest version FOR YOUR CLOSE PEOPLE • Make a cute shared space with your partner, bestie, close friends, family, or roommates • Keep memories, reminders, inside jokes, plans, love notes, photos, and daily updates in one place • No followers, no likes, no public feed — just the people who matter • Perfect for couples, long distance relationships, best friends, family boards, and private shared widgets LIVE SYNCED WIDGETS • Turn your board into a shared Home Screen widget • See new photos, notes, doodles, countdowns, count ups, stickers, and memories from your people • Use it as a couple widget, bestie widget, friendship widget, family widget, relationship widget, or photo widget • Keep your favorite people close without opening another group chat COUNTDOWNS & COUNT UPS • Count how many days you’ve been together • Countdown to birthdays, trips, anniversaries, parties, holidays, concerts, graduations, and reunions • Track relationship milestones, friendship memories, family events, and important dates NOTES, PHOTOS, STICKERS & DOODLES • Add shared notes, photo memories, cute reminders, stickers, emojis, captions, and doodles • Build a mood board, memory board, sticky note board, photo widget, vision board, or mini scrapbook • Make your board romantic, chaotic, cozy, aesthetic, funny, useful, or completely unserious ONE BOARD, UP TO 6 PEOPLE • Invite up to 6 people to one board • Everyone can add, edit, decorate, and share moments together • If one board has ScrapBoard+, everyone in that board can add the widget to their Home Screen • One subscription unlocks the shared widget experience for everyone in the board BOARD STYLES • Choose from whiteboard, fridge, cork board, and color backdrops • Create a couple board, friendship board, shared memo board, birthday countdown, memory board, private photo space, or family board • Decorate your Home Screen with something personal instead of another boring widget • Make your widget feel like a scrapbook, pinboard, cork board, mood board, or cozy fridge door GREAT FOR • Couples and partners • Long distance relationships • Best friends and besties • Close friends and friend groups • Families and roommates • Birthday countdowns • Anniversary count ups • Trip planning • Concert countdowns • Daily reminders • Photo memories • Love notes • Shared mood boards • Private scrapbook boards • Cute Home Screen widgets SCRAPBOARD+ ScrapBoard+ unlocks Home Screen widgets. Adding a board to your Home Screen requires an active ScrapBoard+ subscription. Free users can create and edit boards in the app. With ScrapBoard+, a board can be added as a widget, and everyone invited to that board can use the widget too. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID settings. Download ScrapBoard and make a shared widget for the people you love — notes, photos, countdowns, count ups, memories, stickers, doodles, love notes, reminders, and little moments together on your Home Screen. Website: https://scrapboard.app Contact: support@scrapboard.app Terms of Use: https://scrapboard.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://scrapboard.app/privacy

About

Magic Journal

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Magic Journal is a fast voice-notes journal for catching thoughts before they disappear. Record what is on your mind, get a transcript, and receive grounded reflection prompts that can use relevant prior entries. Voice notes for real life Capture quick thoughts, creative ideas, daily check-ins, and longer reflections without managing a folder of notes. Local-first journal history Your journal is saved on your iPhone, with optional private iCloud sync across your Apple devices. Continuous context Magic Journal can use relevant prior notes to make replies feel continuous while keeping your history organized behind the scenes. Read-aloud support When read-aloud is enabled, Magic Journal can speak responses back so the app feels natural to use while walking, commuting, or thinking out loud. Terms of Service https://nftstory.life/magicjournal/terms Privacy Policy https://nftstory.life/magicjournal/privacy

Screenshots

Shared Love Widget4 screens
Magic Journal3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Magic Journal at none against Shared Love Widget's 4. Magic Journal also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). Shared Love Widget's advantage is iOS requirement (17 vs 26.0). 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. Shared Love Widget sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Magic Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shared Love Widget ships an update fortnightly, Magic Journal daily. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Shared Love Widget versus Magic Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShared Love WidgetMagic Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB25 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperChi Hin NganNftstory

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Shared Love Widget

Subscriptions4
  • ScrapBoard+ Weekly Subscription$4.997 Days
  • ScrapBoard+ Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
  • ScrapBoard+ 3 Months Subscription7 Days trial$29.993 Months
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  • ScrapBoard+ Annual Subscription$39.991 Year
None

Magic Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shared Love Widget free?
Shared Love Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magic Journal free?
Magic Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shared Love Widget or Magic Journal have ads?
Neither Shared Love Widget nor Magic Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shared Love Widget or Magic Journal?
Shared Love Widget ships an update fortnightly, and Magic Journal daily. Most recently, Shared Love Widget was updated on October 18, 2026 and Magic Journal on October 15, 2026.

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