Comparison

NeuroNavigate vs Private Diary

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

Head to head
About

NeuroNavigate

Features
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NeuroNavigate is a calm, low-stimulation companion for neurodivergent teens and adults — for the freeze in front of an overwhelming task, and the confusing conversation you have replayed nine times since Tuesday. THE COMPASS POINTS AT ONE THING Tap "Point me to now" and the needle settles on your single most useful next action, given what today actually looks like. Not a list. One thing. Around it, the Bearings ring is a see-through score out of 100 built from what you did — tasks started, steps finished, grounding minutes, routine slots, a check-in — averaged over the week with a soft floor, so one hard day cannot sink it. Every weight is visible and every term is tappable. BREAK IT INTO STEPS Hand over one dreaded task and get back a handful of small, ordered steps, the first deliberately under two minutes, phrased as gentle if-then plans. Slide from a few big steps to many tiny ones depending on the kind of day it is. THE SOCIAL COMPASS Describe a baffling social moment and get a calm social story: what is likely going on, how the other person may be seeing it, a few things you could say or do — offered, never ordered — and one thing to watch for. Save the ones that helped and re-read them before the next time. GROUND YOURSELF Cyclic sighing, box breathing, resonance, 4-7-8 and 5-4-3-2-1 grounding, each labelled honestly as studied or as general practice guidance. One to ten minutes, with a breathing orb to follow. AND THE REST OF THE DAY Focus mode spotlights a single step behind a quiet timer. Routines anchor to something you already do ("after my morning coffee...") and carry a forgiving streak a single miss cannot reset. Medication and appointment reminders log and remind — never dosing, never guidance. Mind dump gets the racing thought out of your head in one tap, and turns it into a task in one more. FREE, AND STAYING FREE Capture, the Compass, Bearings, Point me to now, the whole regulation library, Focus mode, reminders, mind dump, the daily check-in, milestones and three AI helps a day are free. Crisis grounding is never behind a paywall. NEURONAVIGATE PRO (optional subscription) - Unlimited step breakdowns and social stories - Unlimited routines - Your time-sense factor: how long things really take you versus your estimate - Your best focus window, so you can protect it - Whether higher-energy days actually mean more finished - The weekly Trail Report, and your full history $9.99 per month or $59.99 per year, with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. NeuroNavigate is a wellness and productivity companion. It is not medical advice, it does not diagnose or treat ADHD, Autism, AuDHD, anxiety or any condition, and it is not a substitute for care from a qualified professional — those names describe who it is for. Social stories are a widely used supportive strategy with mixed formal evidence, not a treatment. Bearings is a summary of your own logs, never a measure of your health or your worth. Privacy Policy: https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/584/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/584/terms

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Private Diary

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Scriptum is a daily journal with no account and no server. Your writing stays on your phone, and nothing leaves it unless you ask it to. ONE PAGE A DAY • A question is waiting each morning, so you never open to a blank page. • Write a line or a thousand words. The day is one page, of any length. • Missed a day? Open the calendar and write it whenever you like. WRITE HOWEVER SUITS YOU • Type, or speak and watch your words land on the page. • Add a photograph to remember the day by. • Note where you were, when that is part of it. FIND IT AGAIN YEARS LATER • Search every entry you have ever written. • A calendar of the days you wrote, and the days you did not. • Open any date and read it exactly as you left it. PRIVATE, NOT MERELY ENCRYPTED • No account. Nothing to sign up for, nothing to sign in to. • No analytics, no trackers, no advertising inside the app. • Most diaries keep your writing on a server. This one has no server to keep it on. AND STILL IMPOSSIBLE TO LOSE • A copy of your journal is kept in your own iCloud, so deleting the app no longer takes it with it. • Nothing is sent to us. The copy sits in your iCloud Drive, where you can see it. • Or save the whole diary, words and photographs, as one file only you hold. SCRIPTUM COMPLETE An optional upgrade, for when the free journal is not enough. • Lock your diary behind Face ID, a fingerprint, or a passcode. • Up to ten photos on a page, arranged for you. • Sketch over the paper in ink. • Stickers to decorate a page, every pack of them. • Have a rambling entry tidied by AI into something you will want to reread. • Colour the whole app to suit you. • Turn your journal into a printable PDF book, typeset page by page. Scriptum Complete is offered monthly or yearly, or as Lifetime, a one-off purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Lifetime does not renew. Terms of Use: https://annrstudio.com/scriptum/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://annrstudio.com/scriptum/privacy/

Screenshots

NeuroNavigate4 screens
Private Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

NeuroNavigate and Private Diary are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. NeuroNavigate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Private Diary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
NeuroNavigate versus Private Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeuroNavigatePrivate Diary
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJennifer AntennaANNR Studio

In-app purchases

2 purchases

NeuroNavigate

Subscriptions2
  • NeuroNavigate Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • NeuroNavigate Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
3 purchases

Private Diary

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is NeuroNavigate free?
NeuroNavigate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Private Diary free?
Private Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NeuroNavigate or Private Diary have ads?
Neither NeuroNavigate nor Private Diary shows ads.

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