Comparison

Boono vs Persista

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

Head to head
About

Boono

Features
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Boono is your private everything journal. Build your feed of thoughts. Write short thoughts as they pop up through your day, or sit down and write a long reflection about something in your life. Everything journal means you can write about whatever you want, it is your journal! Vent about your day, gossip about that coworker, write down your goals, give yourself a pat on the back (or write about what's wrong with you...). Talk about things that bother you and things that make you happy. Boono ensures your privacy. All your journaling data is only stored on your mobile device locally. This ensures you get maximum privacy so you can talk about whatever you want (and allow you to use the app offline!).

About

Persista

This app uses AI to understand your struggles and provides personalized, small actions to help you build consistency. It guides you when motivation is low, making any goal feel achievable one step at a time.

Highlights
  • AI-powered guidance
  • Personalized next-step suggestions
  • Distraction-free experience
  • Build consistency one action at a time
  • Works with any goal or habit
Features
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Meet Persista. Persista helps you become more consistent by giving you the right next step exactly when you're struggling to take action. Instead of relying on motivation or willpower, Persista uses AI to understand what's stopping you and suggests one small, practical action to help you keep moving forward. Whether you're trying to exercise, study, work on a project, or build any routine, Persista is designed to make consistency feel achievable. Features • AI-powered guidance when motivation is low • Personalized next-step suggestions • Simple, distraction-free experience • Build consistency one action at a time • Works with any goal or habit Small steps lead to lasting consistency.

Screenshots

Boono4 screens
Persista3 screens

Verdict

The call

Boono and Persista are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boono ships an update every 3 days, Persista every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Boono versus Persista: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoonoPersista
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAditya AsdhirMohamed Addoun

In-app purchases

None

Boono

No in-app purchases

None

Persista

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Boono free?
Boono is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Persista free?
Persista is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Boono or Persista have ads?
Neither Boono nor Persista shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boono or Persista?
Boono ships an update every 3 days, and Persista every 2 days. Most recently, Boono was updated on October 31, 2026 and Persista on October 31, 2026.

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