HiDay vs Come Aside

HiDay opens each day with a fresh greeting and keeps your voice or text entries together with the weather of the moment — privately, with no developer servers anywhere in the loop. ▷ A different greeting, every day · Weather is captured with each entry (powered by Apple WeatherKit on iPhone, iPad, and Mac for accurate local data) · Add your own background photos — applied instantly. Tap a thumbnail to switch, long-press to delete · Soft card tone keeps your text readable even over rich photo backgrounds ▷ Security is the default Every entry lives only in an encrypted on-device database (SQLCipher · AES-256). No developer server exists; no accounts, no logins, no telemetry, no ad SDKs. ▷ Sync only through your own iCloud (optional) Sync between iOS, iPadOS and macOS via your own iCloud Private Database. With one option on, the body itself is encrypted again before it leaves the device — only ciphertext reaches the cloud. ▷ App lock Lock the app behind Face ID, Touch ID, fingerprint, or your device PIN. The app re-authenticates every time it comes back from background. ▷ Photo backgrounds + glass UI 7 bundled landscape photos rotate each launch. You can add your own. A frosted glass card floats over the photo for a hand-set, paper-like feel. ▷ Pro (1-month free trial) Bring your own Gemini key (BYOK) and unlock Old Friend mode (a one-line check-in informed by your past entries), AI insights, AI voice, and random recall stories. The first month is free for everyone; after that it is $4.99 / year. ▷ Your data is yours Delete the app and everything goes with it — entries, metadata, BYOK keys. Manual JSON export / import is built in so you can leave with your own data at any time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Tell Come Aside how you feel today, and it meets you with a short prayer and a Scripture verse for exactly that. Come Aside is a gentle Catholic companion for the daily Mass readings, reflection, the Rosary, devotions, and a journal you can return to. Begin with the liturgical day, Mass reading citations, public-domain Scripture text, a short Come Aside reflection, and one gentle journal question. Save a line, write a few words, record a voice reflection, or keep a fuller entry when you have more to say. Come Aside is built for return, not pressure. Your journal can hold typed reflections, voice reflections, moods, Apple Journaling Suggestions moments you choose, imported notes, remembered milestones, kept lines, and saved reviews. Calm reminders and review invitations help you return without streaks or spiritual scorekeeping. The daily readings, Come Aside reflection, daily question, and Rosary are free to use every day. Come Aside Plus unlocks the wider journal memory experience, devotions such as novenas and simple fasts, spoken reflections, prayer songs from saved reviews, optional AI suggestions, and private sync across devices. Privacy matters because prayer and journaling are sensitive. The core daily loop is local-first. Optional AI suggestions use only the draft, entry, transcript, or review range you choose, stay editable, and are saved only when you accept them. Export, deletion, support, privacy, accessibility, Restore Purchases, and subscription management remain available. Come Aside Plus is an auto-renewable subscription available weekly, monthly, or annually. U.S. launch prices are $2.99/week, $9.99/month, or $69.99/year with 7 days free on the annual plan. The App Store purchase sheet shows your local renewal price before you confirm. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://comeaside.app/privacy