Comparison

Pingly App vs Nightink

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

Head to head
About

Pingly App

Features
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Hey, partner—your Pingly Sloth here. Have you ever picked up your phone to check one simple thing, only to end up jumping between five different apps—or, even worse, forgetting why you picked it up in the first place? Same here. That’s exactly why Pingly exists. The problem isn’t that you lack information. It’s that everything you care about is scattered across multiple apps. Pingly connects the things you care about with the things you need to do. - Your personal feed keeps you informed without overwhelming you with posts you never asked for. Use Keywords to track the specific things that matter to you—like your local sports club or someone you want to keep up with. Create Topics when you want to go deeper, from living a healthier life to finally mastering something you’ve always been curious about. You choose what matters. Pingly does the digging. - Pingly brings your inbox, calendar, and notes under one roof—then gives the whole place an AI brain, turning everyday tools into seriously smart ones. - The Today page keeps your schedule in focus and catches the little things you might forget, all in one daily brief. - Pingly News keeps you in the loop with 100 local and global stories throughout the day, while the Tips page turns free moments into better ones—like a new lunch spot to try or a nearby event that fits perfectly into a free evening. - When the week starts looking like a puzzle, Pingly Planner turns your tasks into a clear plan for the day. One tap can also sum up the next two weeks of your calendar— so your brain can start closing all the open tabs. - Whenever you need help—or simply feel like talking—your personal AI sloth is right there with you. And like any good companion, Pingly checks in too, with caring messages, a quote to brighten your day, and gentle reminders of what really matters. / Pingly team — an app that gets you. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Nightink

This private diary app keeps your thoughts secure on your device with PIN or Face ID protection. It offers a dark theme, customizable writing styles, and features to reflect on past entries and future messages.

Highlights
  • Offline journaling
  • PIN and Face ID lock
  • Customizable writing styles
  • Mood tracking
  • Future sealed letters
  • On this day feature
  • Data export
Features
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Nightink is a private diary that never leaves your phone. No ads. No account. No subscription. Write what you like, lock it behind a PIN or Face ID, and take everything with you whenever you want. YOUR WORDS STAY YOURS Entries are written to storage on your device. There is no server to send them to and no account to create. Export everything to plain text, Markdown or a full backup — free, always — because a diary you cannot take with you is not really yours. WRITTEN AT NIGHT Nightink is dark by default, because that is when people actually write. Choose from eleven covers, nine papers, five writing hands and six inks named after real fountain pen inks. A DAY IN ONE TAP Mark how the day went with a single tap — ink swatches, faces, weather or hearts. Add a title, a photo, tags and stickers if you want them. Or just the mark, if that is all today deserves. IT COMES BACK TO YOU On this day brings back the same date from every year before it. Your year in ink shows twelve months as a single picture, coloured by how each day felt. In numbers counts what you have built up — words written, your longest run of days, the weekday you write on most. SEAL A LETTER Write something to yourself and choose a date. It stays shut until then, and you get a nudge on the morning it opens. A year out, five years out, or the day before a birthday. PAY ONCE Writing, moods, search, reminders, On this day, In numbers and every export format are free forever. One payment adds the covers, papers, hands, inks, sealed letters and the year view. There is no subscription and there never will be. Made by ClearPath Advisory.

Screenshots

Pingly App4 screens
Nightink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Nightink at none against Pingly App's shown. Pingly App's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Pingly App sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Nightink sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pingly App ships an update weekly, Nightink every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pingly App versus Nightink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPingly AppNightink
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB8 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperIjo Art Services LTDJoshua Matesun

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pingly App

Subscriptions3
  • Basic+$1.991 Month
  • Premium$4.991 Month
  • Platinum$7.991 Month
1 purchases

Nightink

One-time1
  • Nightink, complete$9.99

Questions

Is Pingly App free?
Pingly App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nightink free?
Nightink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pingly App or Nightink have ads?
Pingly App shows ads; Nightink does not.
Which is updated more often, Pingly App or Nightink?
Pingly App ships an update weekly, and Nightink every 6 weeks. Most recently, Pingly App was updated on October 31, 2026 and Nightink on October 31, 2026.

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