The Dogs’ Mind vs Journaling Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- AI-driven behavior analysis
- Step-by-step intervention plans
- Daily case follow-up
- Educational resources
- Ethical LIMA approach
- Client communication tracking
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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.
Journaling Buddy
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
The Dogs’ Mind ships an update every 3 days, Journaling Buddy every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | The Dogs’ Mind | Journaling Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Teodoro Mariscal | Eztoico Tecnologia LTDA |
In-app purchases
The Dogs’ Mind
- Basic plan3 Days trial$4.001 Month
- Plus plan$10.001 Month
- Professional$17.991 Year
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- Pro plan$19.001 Month
- Max plan$69.001 Month
- 5 tokens$3.99
- 20 tokens$14.00
- 60 tokens$39.00
Journaling Buddy
- Monthly Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Yearly Premium3 Days trial$69.991 Year
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