Comparison

The Dogs’ Mind vs Journaling Buddy

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

Head to head
About

The Dogs’ Mind

This AI-powered app analyzes canine behavior to provide owners and professionals with functional analyses and intervention plans. It offers daily follow-up and educational resources, promoting ethical and respectful training methods.

Highlights
  • AI-driven behavior analysis
  • Step-by-step intervention plans
  • Daily case follow-up
  • Educational resources
  • Ethical LIMA approach
  • Client communication tracking
Features
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The Dogs' Mind is available in Spanish, English and Italian. The Dogs' Mind is an artificial intelligence specialised in canine behaviour, created by Teo Mariscal, an international reference in animal behaviour analysis, curated on hundreds of real cases and selected scientific literature. It is an app designed both for veterinary ethologists and behaviour-modification experts and for tutors (pet owners). For the vet, it is the support tool in the ethology consultation: it produces rigorous functional analyses in minutes, proposes intervention plans of excellent quality, and maintains a daily follow-up of the case that would be very hard to sustain manually. It keeps the record of each patient, the progress of the case, and communication with the client, all in one place. It lets you take a step further and optimise your time without giving up rigour. And not only for professionals: if you are the tutor/owner of a dog, it puts that same rigour within your reach. It explains what your dog seeks to achieve with its behaviour through a clear, accessible functional analysis, and helps you solve it by delivering a step-by-step intervention plan based on respectful methods to apply at home, accompanying you with a daily follow-up that guides you each day and records the progress, so you can see your dog's real improvement. It is a great ally for the professional in its Professional version and a tremendously valuable help for individuals in its Pet Owner version. Alongside the behaviour-modification tool, you have an education and training section with surprising technical precision, and "Aigents" that will be great advisors on other aspects of day-to-day life with your dog. The best way to see it is to try it: go to Home, open New consultation, enter your cases and discover its potential. The answers are grounded in scientific literature on behaviour analysis and the hundreds of successful cases that have fed the brain of this artificial intelligence. Ethical LIMA approach (Least Intrusive, Minimally Aversive). We do not use or recommend aversive methods. IMPORTANT The Dogs' Mind is a support tool and does not replace the in-person assessment of a veterinarian or a behaviour professional, especially for health problems or aggression. PRIVACY The text you write about your dog is processed with AI (Anthropic / Claude) to generate the analysis, with your explicit consent. Privacy policy: https://thedogsmind.net/privacy.html PURCHASES Analyses are paid with credits (in-app purchases). Professional access is unlocked with a Medium subscription or higher.

About

Journaling Buddy

Features
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Journaling Buddy is a private journaling companion designed to help you reflect, recognize patterns, and understand yourself over time. Write, record, scan, or import your journal entries. Journaling Buddy uses AI to organize your reflections into summaries, emotions, themes, and personal insights. Higher Self uses your own journals and answers to help you explore what went well, what you may be avoiding, and what matters most to you. Features: • Write, voice, scan, and import journal entries • AI-generated summaries, emotions, themes, and insights • Higher Self reflections based on your own journals • Journaling streaks and personalized reminders • Face ID app lock • Data export and account deletion A subscription is required to access the app after the free trial. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

The Dogs’ Mind4 screens
Journaling Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: The Dogs’ Mind at every 3 days against Journaling Buddy's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. The Dogs’ Mind sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.00 per month and Journaling Buddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Dogs’ Mind ships an update every 3 days, Journaling Buddy every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
The Dogs’ Mind versus Journaling Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Dogs’ MindJournaling Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB77 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTeodoro MariscalEztoico Tecnologia LTDA

In-app purchases

8 purchases

The Dogs’ Mind

Subscriptions5
  • Basic plan3 Days trial$4.001 Month
  • Plus plan$10.001 Month
  • Professional$17.991 Year
Show 2 more
  • Pro plan$19.001 Month
  • Max plan$69.001 Month
One-time3
  • 5 tokens$3.99
  • 20 tokens$14.00
  • 60 tokens$39.00
2 purchases

Journaling Buddy

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is The Dogs’ Mind free?
The Dogs’ Mind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Journaling Buddy free?
Journaling Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Dogs’ Mind or Journaling Buddy have ads?
Neither The Dogs’ Mind nor Journaling Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Dogs’ Mind or Journaling Buddy?
The Dogs’ Mind ships an update every 3 days, and Journaling Buddy every 2 weeks. Most recently, The Dogs’ Mind was updated on October 31, 2026 and Journaling Buddy on October 31, 2026.

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