Comparison

Blinking vs Anchored

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

Head to head
About

Blinking

This app offers a minimalist approach to journaling and reflection, providing a distraction-free workspace to capture daily thoughts and track habits. It features offline processing for complete privacy and offers spoken notifications and shareable graphic cards.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free 'My Day' workspace
  • Captures daily priorities, notes, and habit summaries
  • Spoken voice notifications for routines
  • Elegant shareable graphic cards
  • Offline visual insights and analytics
  • 100% private and offline processing
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Traditional note apps get cluttered, and daily journaling takes too much time. Welcome to Blinking — a quiet place to assemble life. Designed for minimalist productivity and mindful self-reflection, Blinking removes the friction of long-form writing. It gives you a calm, distraction-free 'My Day" workspace to capture what matters right now, ensuring your thoughts never get lost in the noise. NEW IN VERSION 1.2.0: - Spoken Voice Notifications: Toggle the speaker icon next to any routine in your daily summary to hear your habits announced out loud—built to keep you focused without staring at a screen. - Minimalist Share Cards: Instantly turn any daily priority, note, or milestone into an elegant graphic card to share with your circle. CORE FEATURES: - My Day Workspace: A single, unified view tracking your daily calendar, blinking notes, and habit summaries side-by-side. - Active Visual Anchors: Our signature blinking mechanic acts as a gentle, unmissable reminder of your primary focus throughout the day. - Offline Visual Insights: Track your behavioral trends over time with clean, built-in analytics charts. 100% PRIVATE & OFFLINE Your privacy is our absolute priority. All text inputs, calendar logs, and habit charts are processed entirely on your phone's local hardware chip. Zero data is tracked, collected, or transmitted to an external server. Even your voice notifications are rendered completely on-device. YOUR 21-DAY EXPEDITION: Enjoy full, unrestricted access to every premium feature for 21 days completely free. If you love having a private space to organize your mind, unlock permanent lifetime access with a simple, one-time purchase of $19.99. No subscriptions, no hidden fees.

About

Anchored

This app offers a daily 5-minute faith ritual for Christian couples, featuring Scripture, guided reflection questions, and prayer breaks. It helps partners grow closer to God and each other through shared devotional moments and a private prayer journal.

Highlights
  • Daily Scripture readings
  • Guided reflection questions
  • 3-minute guided prayer breaks
  • Reading plans from Psalms, Proverbs, Gospels
  • Shared prayer journal
  • Customizable topics (trust, forgiveness, intimacy)
Features
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A 5-minute daily faith ritual for Christian couples — one Scripture, one question, one quiet moment. Built so you and your partner can grow closer to God, and to each other. THE GAP ANCHORED WAS BUILT FOR You and your spouse love the Lord, but day after day, life crowds out the time you mean to spend together in His Word. By bedtime you're tired, the kids are finally down, and another day passes without prayer between you. Sound familiar? You're not failing — you're just busy. Anchored is built for that exact gap. HOW IT WORKS Each morning, Anchored gives you and your partner the same short devotional moment. Read the Scripture together. Reflect on the day's question separately. When you both submit, your answers unlock — and you see each other's heart. That's it. Five minutes. Done by 8am. No homework. No guilt. No streaks-as-punishment. WHAT'S INSIDE * Daily Scripture readings paired with guided reflection * Question of the Day — share honestly, unlock together * Stillness — guided 3-minute prayer breaks with calming audio * Reading plans drawn from Psalms, Proverbs, Song of Songs, and the Gospels * A shared prayer journal you and your spouse build over months and years * Home Screen widget — today's anchor verse, right where you start your day * Topics chosen by you: trust, forgiveness, gratitude, conflict, intimacy, communication FOR CHRISTIAN MARRIAGES Anchored is non-denominational. We draw from Scripture, not from a particular tradition. Built for husbands and wives, engaged couples preparing for marriage, and any two believers committed to walking together in faith. PRIVACY THAT FEELS LIKE TRUST Your reflections stay between you and your partner. We don't read them. We don't train AI on them. We don't sell them. What you share with your spouse is between the two of you — and God. PREMIUM Anchored Premium unlocks the full devotional journey library, deeper shared reflection flows, and ongoing spiritual practices for your marriage. Start your 3-day free trial to unlock all devotional features. After the trial: 1 month auto-renewing at $4.99/month and 12 month auto-renewing at $49.99 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 App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://dinko9.github.io/Anchored-Legal/ Privacy Policy: https://dinko9.github.io/Anchored-Legal/privacy.html

Screenshots

Blinking4 screens
Anchored4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Anchored at every 3 days against Blinking's every 3 weeks. Blinking's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Blinking sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Anchored sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Blinking against 5.0 for Anchored. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blinking ships an update every 3 weeks, Anchored every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Blinking versus Anchored: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlinkingAnchored
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrbace Technologies LLCDW DIERCAARDT

Customer experience

Blinking

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Anchored

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Blinking

One-time1
  • Blinking Pro$7.99
2 purchases

Anchored

Subscriptions2
  • Anchored Premium Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Anchored Premium Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Blinking free?
Blinking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Anchored free?
Anchored is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blinking or Anchored?
Blinking and Anchored are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Blinking or Anchored have ads?
Neither Blinking nor Anchored shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blinking or Anchored?
Blinking ships an update every 3 weeks, and Anchored every 3 days. Most recently, Blinking was updated on September 11, 2026 and Anchored on September 18, 2026.

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