Comparison

Today Was vs Affirmations

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

Head to head
About

Today Was

This app offers a private, voice-first journaling experience. Record your memories by speaking naturally, with options to keep original transcripts, cleaned versions, and attach photos. It works offline and prioritizes user privacy with on-device encryption.

Highlights
  • Voice-first journaling
  • Original transcript and cleaned version
  • Attach multiple photos
  • Offline functionality
  • On-device encryption
  • Export and import journal data
Features
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Some days disappear before you have time to write them down. Today Was makes keeping them simple: open the app, speak naturally, and save the moment in your own words. Today Was is a private, voice-first journal for remembering everyday life without the pressure of writing the perfect entry. Keep your Verbatim transcript alongside a Cleaned version that turns scattered thoughts into clearer, more cohesive sentences without inventing details. CAPTURE THE DAY YOUR WAY • Speak or type a memory • Keep the original transcript and optional audio • Attach multiple photos, browse them in a full-screen gallery, and add another moment to the same day • Highlight the days you want to find again • Personalize Today with a background photo and readable, adaptive contrast REMEMBER THE WHOLE SETTING With your permission, Today Was can add a place, weather, and moon phase to a memory. Your journal works offline after setup: write, search, and save locally without service; weather and map details can refresh when you reconnect. FIND YOUR WAY BACK Browse your journal as a timeline or calendar, search your words and tags on-device, revisit highlighted days, and set a discreet daily reminder. BUILT FOR PRIVACY New journal entries, transcripts, photos, audio, settings, and saved day context are encrypted and stored on your device. Search and Cleaned writing run on-device after your vault is unlocked. You choose whether to add location or weather context. YOUR STORY, PORTABLE Create a decrypted export with your words and media when you want a copy you control, then import it later. There is no automatic cloud backup or multi-device sync, so keep your recovery key and exports somewhere safe. Your first 10 memories are free. Unlock Full Journal with one non-consumable, one-time in-app purchase—no subscription—and keep adding to your story. Say today. Keep it true.

About

Affirmations

Features
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Listen to English audio affirmations for a positive pause, self-love and everyday confidence. BROWSE AND LISTEN Explore the audio catalog and search titles and descriptions to find your next recording. Play, pause and choose what to listen to next. KEEP YOUR FAVORITES Add recordings to Favorites so you can find them again without browsing the whole collection. DOWNLOAD FOR OFFLINE LISTENING Download recordings in the app and play them from Offline. An internet connection is needed to load the online catalog and download audio. Downloaded recordings remain available for offline playback. AUDIO IN ENGLISH The affirmation recordings are in English. Store page language does not change the spoken language. The interface supports light and dark appearance. PREMIUM The app is free to download and includes advertising and in-app purchases. Premium unlocks all premium affirmations and removes advertising. Choose a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Current localized prices are shown before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm a purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your account settings. Lifetime is a one-time purchase. Restore previous purchases from Settings. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/piro-labs/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/piro-labs/terms-conditions

Screenshots

Today Was4 screens
Affirmations4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Today Was at none against Affirmations's shown. Affirmations's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Today Was sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Affirmations sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Today Was versus Affirmations: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToday WasAffirmations
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharged AlphaMaksim Tsimleu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Today Was

One-time1
  • Full Journal$29.99
3 purchases

Affirmations

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$15.99

Questions

Is Today Was free?
Today Was is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Affirmations free?
Affirmations is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Today Was or Affirmations have ads?
Affirmations shows ads; Today Was does not.

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