Comparison

Journal Ninja vs side quests

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

Head to head
About

Journal Ninja

This app uses AI to analyze your journal entries, providing insights into your patterns, emotions, and actionable steps for personal growth. It offers guided prompts, mood tracking, goal setting, and personalized daily missions based on your writing.

Highlights
  • AI-driven reflection and insights
  • Guided journaling prompts
  • Mood and pattern analysis
  • Personalized daily missions
  • Goal setting and tracking
  • Future self letters
  • Biometric app lock
Features
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Journal Ninja turns your daily writing into real personal growth. Write what's on your mind, and your private AI reflects your patterns, emotions, and one clear next step, back to you in seconds. This isn't a diary app. It's a personal growth operating system for people who want clarity, direction, and momentum. WRITE AND REFLECT Morning and evening journaling with guided prompts. Voice input for when typing isn't enough. Save an entry, and your AI instantly returns a structured reflection, emotional analysis, key themes, action items, and growth insights. THE MIRROR See your patterns across weeks and months. Mood trends, blind spots, and trajectories that only emerge when someone is paying attention to what you write. FUTURE YOU Read letters from your future self at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months. Grounded in your real entries and goals, not generic motivation. ASK YOUR JOURNAL Ask questions about your own writing. "When was I happiest last month?" or "What keeps coming up about work?" - answered from your entries. SET AND TRACK GOALS Break goals into milestones. Track progress with visual rings. Seven categories plus custom ones for Pro users. Daily missions grounded in your goals and recent reflections. DAILY MISSIONS A new mission, challenge, and reflection question every day, generated from your own writing, not random prompts. STREAKS AND MOMENTUM Three independent streaks keep the chain alive. Streak freeze forgives one missed day. Weekly reviews score your week 0-100 with wins, lessons, and patterns. PRIVACY FIRST Your journal is private. All AI processing happens on secure servers, your entries never train any model. Biometric app lock. Export your data anytime. Delete your account and everything goes with it. JOURNAL NINJA PRO Unlock unlimited AI insights, all Future You horizons, custom categories, The Mirror on demand, and more. Monthly, yearly, or lifetime, your choice. Start writing. Start growing. Terms of Use (EULA): https://journalninja.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://journalninja.com/privacy

About

side quests

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BORED OF DOOMSCROLLING? LOOKING FOR NEW BETTER THINGS TO DO INSTEAD? side quests (trynew.quest) is a digital detox for your routine: real-life quests that help you discover new things to do, explore new hobbies, and get off your phone. Every week, you get a fresh set of quests picked for your taste and designed to help you try new things, learn something, or simply make your days more interesting. Complete quests, earn XP, level up, and keep a private journal of the moments you want to remember. What you can do: - Get new quests every week - Discover quests picked around your interests - Explore new hobbies and micro adventures - Swap quests when something doesn't fit - Earn XP and level up as you complete them - Save notes in your journal - Build a record of things you actually did, not just things you scrolled past * Privacy Policy: https://trynew.quest/privacy * Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ * Subscription Information: Payment will be charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel auto-renewal in your Apple account settings. Subscription prices may vary by country and are shown clearly on the purchase screen. * For questions or feedback, contact us at: contact@trynew.quest

Screenshots

Journal Ninja4 screens
side quests4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Journal Ninja at none against side quests's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. side quests sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. Journal Ninja asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
Journal Ninja versus side quests: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJournal Ninjaside quests
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
MonetizationFreemiumโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size63 MB81 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKlain D SilvaCem Kiray

In-app purchases

None

Journal Ninja

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

side quests

Subscriptions1
  • Access to Pro Features$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Journal Ninja free?
Journal Ninja is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is side quests free?
side quests is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Journal Ninja or side quests have ads?
Neither Journal Ninja nor side quests shows ads.

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