Comparison

Reliquum vs Gooji journal

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

Head to head
About

Reliquum

Features
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Write a letter to your future self or someone you care about. Add a photo, audio or video, then seal it until a date or a place you choose. Reliquum keeps those memories private until their moment arrives. Handwrite a personal letter on a supported device, choose your paper and ink, and read it on iPhone or iPad. Save a draft and return when the words come. Your first three relics are free. A single lifetime purchase unlocks unlimited relics, with no subscription. No account or analytics. Optional iCloud backup stores encrypted copies, including drafts, and is off by default. For personal use only. Apple’s Standard End User License Agreement applies: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Gooji journal

This app offers a digital journaling experience with a tactile, paper-like feel. It allows users to combine photos, stickers, text, and voice notes on customizable pages, mimicking the look and feel of a physical scrapbook.

Highlights
  • Paper-feel journaling interface
  • Add photos, stickers, text, and voice notes
  • Automatic photo subject cutout for stickers
  • Vector-based decorative frames
  • Native drawing canvas
  • Home screen widgets
  • iCloud sync
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Piece your days back together, one page at a time. Gooji is a paper-feel journaling app. Torn paper, washi tape, lace edges, spiral binding — the tactile things that make paper journals worth keeping are all here. Except this one fits in your pocket, is searchable, can't be lost, and lets you tuck a voice memo into the page. No feeds, no leaderboards, no daily streaks. This notebook belongs to you alone. ■ Put anything on the page Photos, stickers, text, frames, doodles, voice notes, tape. Drag them, pinch to scale and rotate, reorder layers. Flip through multiple pages like a real notebook. ■ Any photo becomes your sticker Pick a photo and the subject is cut out automatically, with an optional white outline for that die-cut look. Hand-drawn doodles can be saved as reusable stickers too. ■ Frames are drawn, not images Torn paper, Polaroid, stamp perforations, lace, film strip, hand-sketched outlines — all vector, crisp at any size. ■ Native drawing canvas The same pens, colors, widths, eraser and ruler you already know from the system tools. ■ Six home screen widgets Today's Mood (tap it right on the home screen, no need to open the app), a journal page, quick capture, an activity grid, a photo frame, and a daily sticker. ■ iCloud sync Your journals and custom stickers sync through your own private iCloud space. Switch devices and everything is where you left it. We run no servers and cannot see your content. ■ Free and PRO Free gives you 5 journals, with all built-in stickers, frames, the drawing canvas, voice notes, all six widgets and iCloud sync — no time limit. When you need more books, or want the PRO stickers, watermark-free export and PRO widget styles, there is a one-time purchase. No monthly or yearly fees, yours forever, including all future updates. Journaling shouldn't feel like a chore. If all you want today is to stick on one sticky note, that counts as a day well spent. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gooji.openvetta.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Reliquum4 screens
Gooji journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

Reliquum and Gooji journal 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. Reliquum sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Gooji journal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Reliquum versus Gooji journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReliquumGooji journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJean-Baptiste Meyeryiyun software Co. Ltd

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Reliquum

One-time1
  • Unlimited Relics$2.99
1 purchases

Gooji journal

One-time1
  • 咕叽本 PRO 终生解锁$7.99

Questions

Is Reliquum free?
Reliquum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gooji journal free?
Gooji journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Reliquum or Gooji journal have ads?
Neither Reliquum nor Gooji journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reliquum or Gooji journal?
Reliquum ships an update every 2 weeks, and Gooji journal every 2 weeks. Most recently, Reliquum was updated on October 31, 2026 and Gooji journal on October 31, 2026.

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