Comparison

Soldier Forms and Documents vs Julian

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

Head to head
About

Soldier Forms and Documents

This app helps soldiers create, sign, and email official DA forms. It also allows users to scan and save important documents, and build a digital "I Love Me" book to store military achievements and records.

Highlights
  • Create, sign, and email DA forms
  • Scan and email documents
  • Build digital "I Love Me" book
  • Access over 12 common DA forms
  • Secure personal document storage
Features
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This Forms and Document Kit is for all Soldiers Active, Guard and Reserve. We offer 3 awesome services within this app: 1. Create, sign and email DA Forms from within the app. 2. Scan, save and Email Your Documents using the device camera 3. Create a digital "I Love Me" book to house your military achievements If you aren't sold yet? Check out the full details below: Forms Include: --DA31 Leave Form --DA638 Award Form --DA705 ACFT Score Card --DA1594 Staff Journal --DA1687 Delegation of Authority --DA2062 Hand Receipt --DA2823 Sworn Statement --DA4187 Personnel Action --DA4856 Counseling Form --DA5500 Body Fat Worksheet (Male) --DA5501 Body Fat Worksheet (Female) --DA5960 BAH Form Need a blank form quick? In app email allows you to email yourself (or your Soldiers) a quick form for printing. We have over 12 of the most used forms for NCOs and Soldiers in .PDF format. Scan, save and email your records is to assist Soldiers in getting documents where they need to be. Graduated BLC? Scan and email your DA1059 to your training NCO the minute you receive it. Went on TDY? Scan and email your receipts for that DTS voucher. Your in app I Love Me book lets you scan and save documents for your personal records. Scan your important documents and recall them for quick reference (Like date of rank, PEBD, last HIV test…). Share files from your book any time. I know you are sold already but lets talk Privacy. This app holds 100% Privacy for your data. No part of the software in this application will share your personal information without your consent. Due to apple sandboxing security no other part of your phone can reach your documents. We do not (nor do we have the capability) to track or record your personal information.

About

Julian

This app provides a quick and efficient way to view and convert between 11 different types of dates, including standard Julian dates, Mars Sol dates, and Unix time. It features a calendar for easy navigation and allows copying dates to the clipboard. The current date can be displayed on the app icon and Apple Watch complications.

Highlights
  • 11 date type conversions
  • Calendar view
  • Copy to clipboard
  • App icon badge display
  • Apple Watch complications
Features
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Julian makes it simple to find any day of the year, convert dates, and understand your year at a glance on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Browse the calendar to explore past and future dates, or enter a day number to jump straight to the matching date. Choose the date format you prefer and instantly see the day of the year, year progress, days remaining, week number, and current quarter. Convert between calendar dates, ordinal dates, ISO 8601 dates, ISO week dates, Julian calendar dates, Julian Day Numbers, and Unix timestamps. Add or subtract days, weeks, months, or years, or calculate the exact time between two dates. Julian supports a wide range of astronomical and time counting systems, including CCSDS Julian Date, CNES Julian Date, Dublin Julian Date, Lilian Date, Mars Sol Date, Modified Julian Date, Rata Die, Reduced Julian Date, Truncated Julian Date, and Unix Time. Copy any date value with a tap, or copy and share a complete date summary. Save your favorite formats for fast access whenever you need them. Keep important date information visible with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. Customize their layout, colors, and content. Larger widgets can show additional date values and calendar views without opening the app. On Apple Watch, quickly view yesterday, today, and tomorrow, look up any day of the year, and choose complications that match your watch face. Use Siri to retrieve date values and check your year progress. Add Julian actions to Shortcuts to convert dates, perform calculations, copy results, and open detailed date information. Personalize Julian with seven color themes, alternate app icons, and System, Light, or Dark appearance. Set your preferred first day of the week and choose which month begins your first quarter. For an instant glance, enable the optional app icon badge to show the current day of the year. Badge updates are silent and do not create banners or sounds. Notification permission is required.

Screenshots

Soldier Forms and Documents4 screens
Julian4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Julian at Free against Soldier Forms and Documents's $2.99. Julian also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.3) and review sentiment (65% vs 35%). Soldier Forms and Documents's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On update cadence, 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

Julian is free to download; Soldier Forms and Documents costs $2.99 up front. Julian sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Soldier Forms and Documents asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Julian holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Julian has 4.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Soldier Forms and Documents's written reviews are positive against 65% of Julian's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Soldier Forms and Documents versus Julian: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoldier Forms and DocumentsJulian
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)4.8 (4.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.9% of reviews65.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB17 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPolemics Applications LLCJuan Carlos Perez

Customer experience

Soldier Forms and Documents

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral66.7%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive34.9%
Neutral18.6%
Negative46.5%

Julian

All ratings4,642 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive65.4%
Neutral18.5%
Negative16.0%

Bugs and requests

Soldier Forms and Documents

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Julian

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Complication not updating correctly on Apple Watch
  • Date displayed incorrectly, one day behind
  • App not functioning properly after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Display current date along with Julian date
  • Add countdown/days remaining functionality
  • Display week number
  • Show Julian date on app icon

In-app purchases

None

Soldier Forms and Documents

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Julian

One-time3
  • Short Cup$0.99
  • Tall Cup$1.99
  • Grande Cup$2.99

Questions

Is Soldier Forms and Documents free?
Soldier Forms and Documents costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Julian free?
Julian is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Soldier Forms and Documents or Julian?
Julian is rated higher. Soldier Forms and Documents averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Julian averages 4.8 from 4.6K ratings.
Do Soldier Forms and Documents or Julian have ads?
Neither Soldier Forms and Documents nor Julian shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Soldier Forms and Documents or Julian?
Soldier Forms and Documents ships an update every 2 months, and Julian every 2 months. Most recently, Soldier Forms and Documents was updated on September 29, 2026 and Julian on October 1, 2026.

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