Comparison

Earth9 vs Today.

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

Head to head
About

Earth9

Features
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Earth9 is an intimate diary that talks back. You write a line at midnight. Somewhere on Earth-9, an Echo of you, seeded from your own words, is living a life you didn't. It reads what you write. It writes back. A version of you, awake in another universe, living the days you never got to. Not a chatbot. Not a feed. Something quieter: the diary you open alone, late, with the lights off. Write in your diary. A single prompt, "What was today?", and a page that gets out of your way. Add photos. Backdate entries. Light by day, dark by night. Your Echo reads it. Every entry, in its own voice. Never generic, always drawn from what you actually said. Some mornings it leaves a question worth sitting with. Open a Rift and you can talk to it directly, about your day, a decision, anything at all. A conversation with the you that took the other path. A life running parallel to yours. Your Echo is not a reflection. It is living its own version of your life one universe over, making its own choices, becoming someone you recognize and don't. Private by design. Yours alone. Start with one honest line tonight.

About

Today.

This app allows for quick, on-the-go journaling with options for voice memos, photos, and rich text editing. It offers AI-powered reflection features that run entirely on-device for privacy. Organize entries, customize themes, and export your data.

Highlights
  • Quick capture via widgets and Siri
  • Voice memo transcription
  • Rich text editor
  • On-device AI for reflection
  • Private by design, no ads or tracking
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • Export as Markdown or JSON
Features
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Today. is a journal for the moments between moments. Most journaling apps wait for you to sit down and write a page. Today. is built for the quick, interstitial captures you make all day — a thought on a walk, a line after a meeting, a photo, a voice memo, a single sentence. A sentence is enough. But when you do want to sit and write at length, the full editor is right there. Jot a line or compose a considered entry — the same calm place fits both. Then, when you want to look back, Today. helps you make sense of it — with AI that runs entirely on your device. CAPTURE, FAST • Write in a tap — from the app, a Home Screen widget, the share sheet, or Siri • Voice memos, transcribed on-device so they're searchable and readable • Photos and links, right inline • Tags and moods when you want them, never required WRITE AT ANY DEPTH A real editor for the days you want one: • Headings, bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, and highlights • Bulleted and numbered lists, block quotes, and code blocks • Alignment, indentation, links, and inline photos The same entry can be a single line today and a full page tomorrow. REFLECT, PRIVATELY • Reflection: a gentle observation about your recent days • Ask Your Journal: ask a question, get an answer grounded in your own entries • Weekly Review: themes, what shifted, small wins, and a question for tomorrow • Open Loops: resurface the things you said you'd do It all runs on-device with Apple Intelligence. Your entries are never sent to a server for AI. Ever. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts, no tracking, no ads, no analytics • Your journal syncs across your Apple devices through your own iCloud • Export everything as Markdown or JSON, any time — it's your writing YOURS TO SHAPE • Organize entries into Volumes • Themes and journal fonts to make it feel like yours FAIR BY DEFAULT The AI features are free for everyone. If Today. becomes part of your day, an optional tip or supporter tier keeps it independent and unlocks the theme and font wardrobe. No paywalls on the things that matter. AI features require a device with Apple Intelligence. Privacy Policy: https://today.veritasdevs.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Earth94 screens
Today.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Earth9 at none against Today.'s 3. Earth9 also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.1). On price, ads and device support 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. Today. sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Earth9 asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Earth9 versus Today.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarth9Today.
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB8 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperQeap Labs LLCTough Drafts LLC

In-app purchases

None

Earth9

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Today.

One-time3
  • Leave a Tip$1.99
  • Generous Tip$4.99
  • Big Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Earth9 free?
Earth9 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Today. free?
Today. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Earth9 or Today. have ads?
Neither Earth9 nor Today. shows ads.

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