Usage Log vs Three Seeds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Usage Log
Track your daily iPhone usage and receive reminders to take breaks, helping to protect your eyesight. It's also a useful tool for parents monitoring their children's screen time.
- Track daily iPhone usage
- Monitor screen time
- Receive relaxation reminders
- Parental monitoring
- Data saved locally on iPhone
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Usage Log will let you know how long you spend on your iPhone everyday. Usage Log will let you know when you or someone has used your iPhone. Usage Log will remind you to relax when you have been playing with your iPhone for the preset time interval to protect your eyesight. Usage Log will be useful for your life. Usage Log will also be helpful for parents who want to know how often their children are using their iPhone. PRIVACY STATEMENT: All the data collected by Usage Log will only be saved on your iPhone, and will be deleted permanently with the app. You can access the data by copying the three data files via iTunes.
Three Seeds
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A gratitude journal that writes back. Every day, note 3 good things that happened. Once a day, AI reads them and replies with a few warm sentences about your day - not a score, not a summary. Small things count. "The morning coffee was great" is more than enough. Research suggests that keeping up this tiny habit can raise your sense of well-being (Seligman et al., 2005). No ads. No account. No tracking. Your entries stay on your device. ◆ Write 3 good things a day - Three simple fields — small things count, even one is fine - Mood tags and photo attachments - Gentle writing prompts that change every day ◆ A warm word from AI - Once a day, AI reads your three things and replies with warmth - Not a summary or a score — a companion who savors your words with you - Weekly and monthly AI reviews to look back on your patterns ◆ Watch your record grow - Streaks, mood charts, and a calendar of your entries - A word cloud of the things you write about most - "A year ago today" and "This day last month" cards ◆ Your data stays yours - Everything is stored on your device - Optional automatic backup to your own iCloud - No ads, no tracking SDKs - Export as text, Markdown, JSON, or shareable images ◆ Also in Japanese - The app follows your device language (English / Japanese) - AI replies in your language too Start planting three small seeds a day, and grow a record that is truly yours.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Three Seeds at every 6 days against Usage Log's every 3 months. Usage Log's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Usage Log ships an update every 3 months, Three Seeds every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Usage Log | Three Seeds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 29.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 志明 丁 | Atsushi Matsunami |
In-app purchases
Usage Log
No in-app purchases
Three Seeds
No in-app purchases
