Comparison

Simple Q&A Diary vs Conditioning

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

Head to head
About

Simple Q&A Diary

This journaling app simplifies tracking your life by having you answer a set of questions instead of writing long entries. Customize your questions to focus on habits, productivity, mood, or fitness, making journaling faster and more consistent.

Highlights
  • Answer questions instead of writing essays
  • Fully customizable questions
  • Entries viewable by day or grouped by question
  • Export data as plain text
  • Track habits, productivity, mood, and fitness
  • Numeric answers visualized as graphs
Features
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In this journaling app you answer a set of questions regularly. This makes journaling faster, more focused, and easier to stick with. You decide what to track - and you can change your questions at any time. Want to lose weight? Add questions like “What did I eat today?” or “How many miles did I run?” Want to improve your habits, productivity, or mood? Just ask the right questions. Answering the same questions daily (or weekly) helps you stay aware, consistent, and goal-oriented. Key ideas - You journal by answering questions, not writing essays - Questions are fully customizable - Entries can be viewed by day or grouped by question - All data can be exported as plain text, so you always own it Free features - One question list with up to 2 questions - Edit your questions at any time (existing entries stay intact) - Text, numeric, and yes/no question types - Skip questions and answer them later — entries remember unanswered questions - Edit or delete any entry - Create entries gradually throughout the day (perfect for gym workouts, habit tracking, or quick notes) - Group entries by question - Search your entire diary - View numeric answers as graphs - Export your diary as plain text and copy it anywhere - Import, export, back up, and restore entries via email - iCloud backup - Custom URL scheme (to open the app from a launcher): simpleqadiary:// Paid features - One template (or list of questions) with unlimited number of questions - Unlimited templates (multiple question lists for different goals) Simple Q&A Diary is ideal for habit tracking, self-reflection, fitness logs, productivity monitoring, and anyone who wants a structured, low-friction journaling system. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Conditioning

This app helps you break bad screen time habits by blocking distracting apps until you complete a desired activity, like reading or learning. It offers a unique approach to screen time management by requiring a productive task before unlocking tempting apps.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps
  • Set productive task conditions
  • Time-based unlocking
  • Activity-based unlocking
  • Customizable rules
  • Data stays on device
Features
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Block Reddit until you've read for 15 minutes. Block Instagram until you've finished a language lesson. Conditioning blocks the apps that waste your time until you've spent a few minutes on the apps that move you towards your long-term goals. YOU'VE PROBABLY ALREADY TRIED THIS I spent months on iOS Screen Time limits. Every time Twitter got blocked there was a "15 more minutes" button, and I pressed it every single time. It adds a speed bump – Conditioning gives you somewhere else to go. What finally worked for me was a rule: fifteen minutes of reading before Reddit or Twitter. After a few weeks, "I'm bored" stopped meaning "open Twitter" and started meaning "read a few pages." At my worst I was on Twitter four hours a day. Now I barely open it. TAKES ABOUT A MINUTE 1. Grant Screen Time permission. One tap and Face ID. 2. Pick the app to block. 3. Pick the condition that unlocks it: time spent in an app that's better for you, or a finished language lesson. That's it. You choose the app and the condition, and you can change either one whenever you want. YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Apple hands Conditioning a random token instead of app names, and every rule and all Screen Time data stays on your device. The only thing that leaves is anonymous usage data, like "crashed when opening Settings", which is what the privacy label on this page shows. It never includes the apps you use or the rules you've set. THREE MONTHS FREE, THEN $3.99 A YEAR When you subscribe, you lock in the current price for life. The price will go up for other users as the app gets better – as long as you stay subscribed, you'll keep the current price. No free tier, no ads. If it doesn't work for you, cancel the trial and keep using it for the rest of the three months. I MADE THIS FOR MYSELF FIRST I write iOS apps for a living. When my Screen Time report said "4 hours a day on Twitter," I built the app I wanted and I've used it every day for a year. I'm Elliot, and you can reach me at hello@conditioning.app. It works best if a screen that says "0/15 minutes reading" would send you to Kindle instead of to Settings to delete the rule. If that sounds like you, try it. Conditioning is an auto-renewing yearly subscription: three months free, then $3.99 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://conditioning.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Conditioning3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Simple Q&A Diary at freemium against Conditioning's subscription. Simple Q&A Diary also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Simple Q&A Diary sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Conditioning sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Simple Q&A Diary against 5.0 for Conditioning. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Q&A Diary has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Simple Q&A Diary versus Conditioning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Q&A DiaryConditioning
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKaren GrigorianElliot Fiske

Customer experience

Simple Q&A Diary

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Conditioning

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Simple Q&A Diary

Subscriptions3
  • One Template$1.991 Month
  • Unlimited Templates (monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Unlimited Templates (yearly)$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlimited templates$69.99
1 purchases

Conditioning

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Subscription3 Months trial$3.991 Year

Questions

Is Simple Q&A Diary free?
Simple Q&A Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Conditioning free?
Conditioning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple Q&A Diary or Conditioning?
Simple Q&A Diary and Conditioning are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Simple Q&A Diary or Conditioning have ads?
Neither Simple Q&A Diary nor Conditioning shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Q&A Diary or Conditioning?
Simple Q&A Diary ships an update every 2 months, and Conditioning every 2 months. Most recently, Simple Q&A Diary was updated on October 22, 2026 and Conditioning on October 17, 2026.

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