Buktu Buktu vs FiveLeaf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Buktu Buktu
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A map that begins as one blank sheet of paper. Only the places you've walked on your own two feet fill in, one dot at a time. Roads passed by car or subway aren't drawn, and walking the same road a hundred times doesn't widen the map. To widen it, you have to take a new path. Today and your past steps, in different colors Where you walked today is stamped in red ink, and past steps in indigo. The more often you pass a spot, the darker it grows, so your everyday radius shows on its own. Places you haven't revisited in over three months aren't erased; they fade to grey. Stamps for places visited and places to visit Stand where you are, or long-press the map, to place a stamp anywhere you like. There are 212 stamps to choose from, sorted by category. A stamp placed where you've never walked stays as a place to visit, then turns into a visited place once you actually get close. Snap a shop sign with the camera and the background is cut away, standing up as a sticker unique to that spot. Today's Footprints The places you stopped at today line up in time order, along with how far you walked between them. If a stamp sits where your steps paused, the app asks whether you went there and counts the visit. Pioneer Compass Splits the area around you into eight directions and points to the one you've walked least. Use it to decide where to take your next walk. Film and calendar Pick a period and watch your map being drawn as a video you can export. The calendar draws the shape of each day's walk instead of a number. You can also keep a daily diary with text and photos. Widgets The Home Screen shows the shape and length of the path you drew today, and the Lock Screen shows today's distance as a single line of numbers. Tracking mode Choose between prioritizing accuracy and prioritizing battery. With accuracy first, your steps are recorded even when the app is closed. Your records stay in your iCloud Steps, stamps, diary entries, and photos are kept in your own private iCloud and follow you when you change devices. Anonymous usage statistics never include location coordinates, diary text, place names, or photos.
FiveLeaf
Capture your day in just five letters and a single photo or short video. This app offers a unique way to journal, with entries that can be edited until noon the next day. It prioritizes privacy with no accounts, ads, or social features, allowing you to send messages to your future self.
- Daily entries limited to five letters
- Add one photo or 5-second video per day
- Edit entries until noon the next day
- Entries locked after noon
- Optional Face ID lock for entries
- Send messages to your future self
- No account or sign-in required
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Keep your day in five letters. You do not have to write much. Five letters are enough to hold on to today. It takes five seconds, and those five seconds become the most precious thing five years from now. β Five letters Β· One entry a day, five letters only Β· Written late at night? You can still fix it until noon the next day Β· After that it stays as the words of that day β One frame of today Β· Add a single photo or a five-second video Β· The original stays untouched β film filters are laid on when you look Β· The color of the day, the place and the weather are quietly noted with it β It changes as it piles up Β· A month flows down the screen like a strip of film Β· Locked entries β cover a day you would rather not show with Face ID Β· Send a day to your future self and let it come back later β Quiet principles Β· No account. There is no sign-in screen Β· Entries stay on this device, and you export a backup whenever you want Β· No ads, no friends, no likes FiveLeaf Plus Unlocks every film filter, the widgets, icon and paper choices, the yearly Mood palette, Years β the same date across many years in one column, Monthly Film, and letters you write to your future self. Choose monthly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime purchase. The yearly plan starts with a 14-day free trial. Subscriptions are charged to your App Store account and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. You can cancel any time in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://letsean.dev/fiveleaf/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Buktu Buktu at none against FiveLeaf's 3. Buktu Buktu also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). FiveLeaf's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. FiveLeaf sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Buktu Buktu asks for nothing beyond the download.
Buktu Buktu ships an update weekly, FiveLeaf every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Buktu Buktu | FiveLeaf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | β | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Monetization | β | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad β better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 β better | 26.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | hyunho lee | SUNHO CHOI |
In-app purchases
Buktu Buktu
No in-app purchases
FiveLeaf
- Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
- Plus Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Plus Lifetime$59.99









