Comparison

Intertwined. vs Today Was

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

Head to head
About

Intertwined.

Features
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One question a day. Your story, told one answer at a time. Intertwined gives you a single question each morning β€” something worth sitting with. You write your answer. Somewhere out there, someone else is answering the same question. You are never as alone as you think. Speak. Answer today's question in your own words. Share it with strangers, or keep it just for yourself. Either way, it counts. Listen. Read how others answered the same question. No follower counts, no public likes β€” just honest words from people living their lives somewhere else in the world. Like an entry only if it moves you. Nobody will know but you. Relive. Every answer you've ever written, waiting for you. Scroll back through your calendar and remember who you were on any given day. You might surprise yourself. Notes. Return to a past answer and leave yourself a word from where you stand now. Years later, the note is its own memory. What you keep private stays private. Relive is yours alone β€” no one else can see it. One question. One answer. Every day.

About

Today Was

Features
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Some days disappear before you have time to write them down. Today Was makes keeping them simple: open the app, speak naturally, and save the moment in your own words. Today Was is a private, voice-first journal for remembering everyday life without the pressure of writing the perfect entry. Keep your Verbatim transcript alongside a Cleaned version that turns scattered thoughts into clearer, more cohesive sentences without inventing details. CAPTURE THE DAY YOUR WAY β€’ Speak or type a memory β€’ Keep the original transcript and optional audio β€’ Attach multiple photos, browse them in a full-screen gallery, and add another moment to the same day β€’ Highlight the days you want to find again β€’ Personalize Today with a background photo and readable, adaptive contrast REMEMBER THE WHOLE SETTING With your permission, Today Was can add a place, weather, and moon phase to a memory. Your journal works offline after setup: write, search, and save locally without service; weather and map details can refresh when you reconnect. FIND YOUR WAY BACK Browse your journal as a timeline or calendar, search your words and tags on-device, revisit highlighted days, and set a discreet daily reminder. BUILT FOR PRIVACY New journal entries, transcripts, photos, audio, settings, and saved day context are encrypted and stored on your device. Search and Cleaned writing run on-device after your vault is unlocked. You choose whether to add location or weather context. YOUR STORY, PORTABLE Create a decrypted export with your words and media when you want a copy you control, then import it later. There is no automatic cloud backup or multi-device sync, so keep your recovery key and exports somewhere safe. Your first 10 memories are free. Unlock Full Journal with one non-consumable, one-time in-app purchaseβ€”no subscriptionβ€”and keep adding to your story. Say today. Keep it true.

Screenshots

Intertwined.3 screens
Today Was4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Intertwined. at none against Today Was's 1. Intertwined. also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Today Was sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Intertwined. asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Intertwined. versus Today Was: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIntertwined.Today Was
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size41 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPolina ShtefanCharged Alpha

In-app purchases

None

Intertwined.

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Today Was

One-time1
  • Full Journal$29.99

Questions

Is Intertwined. free?
Intertwined. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Today Was free?
Today Was is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Intertwined. or Today Was have ads?
Neither Intertwined. nor Today Was shows ads.

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