Comparison

Lifefold vs 海浪 Waves

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

Head to head
About

Lifefold

Features
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Lifefold is a card-based life journal. Its idea is to make life visible and ordered: here you can record any trace of your life — books, films, music, to-dos, focus time, habits, countdowns, workouts, and more. We keep expanding what can be recorded, while balancing aesthetics and minimalism, so that recording stays sustainable — truly folding the scattered thoughts along your timeline. Here is what it does: Recording, made sustainable • Each entry takes under ten seconds: choose a type, a few taps, done. No blank pages, no templates to build. • Films, shows, books and albums are matched with their artwork by name; you can also upload a screenshot or poster of your own. • Focus: manage your focus time, Pomodoro-style. • Notes: thoughts, to-dos, excerpts — set down at any time. • Days: countdowns and anniversaries, keeping the important dates always in view. Order and aesthetics • A poster wall of your own books, films and albums. • Workouts, study, habits and focus accumulate as streaks, calendars and milestones — a rhythm of life, managed by you. Looking back • Monthly review: the month's chosen cards and its composition. • Year in review: a whole year of records, folded into one shareable page. Your history • Import the films, books and music you've marked in other apps. And more • Home Screen widgets: today's cards, and the streaks waiting to continue. • Four themes: ink, paper, indigo, pine. On privacy Everything stays on your device. No account, no cloud, no data collected. Privacy Policy:https://cyberoff00.github.io/lifedeck-guide/privacy.html Terms of Use:https://cyberoff00.github.io/lifedeck-guide/terms.html

About

海浪 Waves

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• **Moment — Capture the Now** Jot down moments via text, photos or voice, and add tags to your entries. • **Awareness — Track Your Emotions** Log your daily mood alongside what happened. See how your feelings shift and flow. • **Craft — Life’s Plan B** Create projects for what truly matters. Break down goals, mark milestones, log your actions, and carry tasks through to completion. • **Contemplation — Insights & Reflection** Write notes and takeaways inspired by books and podcasts. • **Herscape** Discover writers, books and films. Weave their perspectives into your own life. • **Retrace — Revisit Your Narrative** Browse all your past entries, filter by tags, and reconnect with the person you have become. **Local‑First Privacy** Your records stay on‑device by default. You can write, view and browse everything without signing in. We do not collect real‑names, and will never use your entries for ad‑targeting or user profiling.

Screenshots

Lifefold4 screens
海浪 Waves3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 海浪 Waves at none against Lifefold's 2. 海浪 Waves also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lifefold sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. 海浪 Waves asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Lifefold versus 海浪 Waves: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLifefold海浪 Waves
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB56 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer朗悦 叶宇 姚

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lifefold

Subscriptions1
  • Pro — Monthly$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime$9.99
None

海浪 Waves

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lifefold free?
Lifefold is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 海浪 Waves free?
海浪 Waves is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lifefold or 海浪 Waves have ads?
Neither Lifefold nor 海浪 Waves shows ads.

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