Comparison

Kitchen Alone vs Guided Journaling

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

Head to head
About

Kitchen Alone

This app helps individuals living alone cook healthy, time-saving meals. It offers simple, 2-click meal planning specifically for appliances like air fryers and microwaves, with recipes perfectly portioned for one.

Highlights
  • Smart solo recipes for one
  • Appliance-focused meal planning
  • 2-click meal planning
  • Apple Sign-In for syncing
  • Minimalist 3D design
Features
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Cook Healthy. Stay Solo. Save Time. Join the Rebushar ecosystem and start cooking with pleasure! Kitchen Alone is the ultimate companion for those who live and eat alone. Stop struggling with complex recipes designed for families. Our app focuses on simple, 2-click meal planning tailored specifically for Air Fryers, Microwaves and toaster. Key Features: • Smart Solo Recipes: Perfectly portioned for one. • Appliance Focused: Master your Air Fryer and Microwave for fast meals. • Apple Sign-In: Sync your favorite recipes across all devices. • 3D Minimalist Design: Simple and beautiful interface. Join the Rebushar ecosystem and start cooking with pleasure! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Guided Journaling

This app provides guided audio journaling sessions to help users overcome writer's block and explore their thoughts. Choose from various themes like anxiety, gratitude, or goals, and write your responses in your preferred notebook or notes app. Sessions are paced to allow for thoughtful reflection.

Highlights
  • Audio-guided journaling sessions
  • Themed prompt categories
  • Write in any notebook or notes app
  • Offline session downloads
  • Progress tracking with streaks
  • 7-day free trial for premium
Features
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Keep your notebook. Journalcast gives you the questions. Press play and a calm voice asks one good question at a time, with room to write your answer in your own journal, notebook or notes app. Journalcast is a journaling companion: it guides you, and your words stay with you. Pick what's on your mind, start a 5–10 minute session, and get past the blank page without having to come up with your own prompts. "The prompts make journaling easy… It helps me unwind at night or pause during busy days." — Kenia, App Store review SESSIONS FOR WHAT YOU'RE CARRYING • Anxiety & stress • Difficult decisions • Gratitude • Goals & focus • Relationships • Self-reflection • Daily check-ins • Therapy support HOW IT WORKS • Guided audio sessions: one prompt at a time, paced so you have room to write, with optional background music • Guided series: sessions in a deliberate order, such as Anxiety Support and Finding Focus • Read along: follow the transcript and tap any line to jump there • Free Write: no guidance, just a timer and music • Streaks and gentle reminders to help you keep coming back • Download sessions to journal offline WRITE WHERE YOU ALREADY WRITE Use your favourite notebook, a journal or your notes app. Journalcast guides you; your words stay with you. We never see what you write, and we don't sell your data. START FREE Start with a free guided session, then try every session free for 7 days. SUBSCRIPTION Journalcast is free to download and explore. Journalcast Premium unlocks the full library of guided journaling sessions. • Choose monthly or annual Journalcast Premium • New subscribers receive a 7-day free trial • US pricing is $7.99/month or $59.99/year; local pricing is shown before purchase • Annual Premium works out to about $5 a month for every guided session and series • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase or when your free trial ends • Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple Account settings Privacy Policy: https://journalcast.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Kitchen Alone4 screens
Guided Journaling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Guided Journaling at none against Kitchen Alone's shown. Guided Journaling also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). Kitchen Alone's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Kitchen Alone sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Guided Journaling sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kitchen Alone holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guided Journaling has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kitchen Alone ships an update weekly, Guided Journaling every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Kitchen Alone versus Guided Journaling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitchen AloneGuided Journaling
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperREBUSHAR LLCDarndest LLC

Customer experience

Kitchen Alone

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Guided Journaling

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Kitchen Alone

Subscriptions8
  • Starter Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Home Cook Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Pro Cook Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
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  • Family Plan Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Starter Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Home Cook Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Pro Cook Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Family Plan Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
2 purchases

Guided Journaling

Subscriptions2
  • Journalcast Premium Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Journalcast Premium Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Kitchen Alone free?
Kitchen Alone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Guided Journaling free?
Guided Journaling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kitchen Alone or Guided Journaling?
Kitchen Alone is rated higher. Kitchen Alone averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Guided Journaling averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Kitchen Alone or Guided Journaling have ads?
Kitchen Alone shows ads; Guided Journaling does not.
Which is updated more often, Kitchen Alone or Guided Journaling?
Kitchen Alone ships an update weekly, and Guided Journaling every 2 days. Most recently, Kitchen Alone was updated on October 31, 2026 and Guided Journaling on November 6, 2026.

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