Comparison

Fluno vs Orbit

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

Head to head
About

Fluno

Features
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Fluno is a journaling app that treats writing and file ownership as equally important. What you write is not just another entry inside a closed database. Each day can become its own journal file, stored on On My iPhone or in iCloud Drive, organized in the Files app, and kept in locations you control. Why people choose Fluno: • Every day is a real file Each notebook is a folder, and each day is saved as an independent journal file. Your writing stays visible, portable, and easier to manage over time. • Start writing without signing up No account, no email, no phone number. Open the app and write. Your journals stay on-device or in the iCloud Drive location you choose. • Familiar file-based storage Fluno supports both On My iPhone and iCloud Drive. You can switch storage locations in settings and keep using a workflow that feels natural for backups, transfers, and organization. • More than plain text Write rich entries with images, mood, weather, and location details for a fuller daily record. • Import and export with less friction Import Markdown, TXT, FLUNO, and ZIP files. Export your writing as PDF, DOCX, FLUNO, Markdown, or TXT when you want to keep, print, or move your journals. • Unlock more with Fluno Pro A one-time purchase unlocks multiple notebooks, premium themes, journal and notebook locks, weather and location details, and multi-entry or date-range export. No subscription required. Write today. Keep it as something you truly own.

About

Orbit

Features
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Orbit is a quiet, private journal of the moods you notice — in yourself, and in one person you care about. Pick a mood and how strong it felt, then tap Log. Orbit stamps the time and, if you allow location, the place you were and the weather around you. Over time, you'll start to see what your days actually looked like and learn more about yourself and your partner. Logging just takes a second • Eight moods: happy, content, tired, stressed, anxious, irritable, sad, angry: each with an intensity from 1 to 5. • "Hours since last meal" is counted from your own meal times and editable with a tap. • Places you save — Home, Work, Outside, On the move — are matched on your device, so entries label themselves. • Create your own "anchor events" that are cyclical to track any recurring events. • This app is free to use with full access to all features. History lookback is capped at 30 days for the free version, with unlimited historical look back for Pro users. Trends • Mood log — the last three days, every entry sitting at its own hour on the curve of the day • By day of week, by time of day, by day of month, by time of year • By place • By weather, by temperature, by atmospheric pressure • By hours since last meal • Anchor events that are customizable One journal for you, another one for your partner • Keep your own moods and one other person's separately. You can switch between your account and your partner's easily. Terms of Use: https://trolls.dev/orbit-terms Privacy Policy: https://trolls.dev/orbit-privacy

Screenshots

Fluno4 screens
Orbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

Fluno and Orbit 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. Fluno sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Orbit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fluno ships an update fortnightly, Orbit every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Fluno versus Orbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlunoOrbit
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, Mac
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer骋 张Trolls Dev

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fluno

One-time1
  • Fluno Pro$6.99
2 purchases

Orbit

Subscriptions2
  • Orbit Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Orbit Plus Annual$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Fluno free?
Fluno is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fluno or Orbit have ads?
Neither Fluno nor Orbit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fluno or Orbit?
Fluno ships an update fortnightly, and Orbit every 9 days. Most recently, Fluno was updated on October 24, 2026 and Orbit on October 26, 2026.

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