Comparison

DayGram vs JournalNow

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

Head to head
About

DayGram

This minimalist journal app allows you to capture daily thoughts in a single line with an elegant E-Ink style display. It offers a distraction-free writing experience, secure privacy features, and the ability to export your journal as a PDF book. Personalize your entries with themes and photos.

Highlights
  • One Line a Day journaling
  • E-Ink style display
  • Password & Face ID protection
  • iCloud sync
  • Export journal as PDF book
  • Multiple photos per entry
  • Handwriting OCR
Features
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• App Store Best of the Year • Best New App • Featured in App Store Stories Capture each day in one quiet line with a private, distraction-free E-Ink journal. DayGram makes journaling feel small enough to keep. Write one line when that is all you need, or keep going when there is more to say. Its warm, paper-like design keeps the focus on your words instead of menus, prompts, or noise. WHY DAYGRAM? • No ads and no subscriptions. • Protect your journal with a password and Face ID. • DayGram supports iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. PREMIUM, ONCE Unlock Premium with one purchase: • Keep entries backed up and in sync with iCloud. • Add multiple photos to preserve the moments around your words. • Use all themes and borders, or choose your own background photo. • Turn handwritten notes into text with built-in OCR. • Export your Book of Days as a beautifully formatted PDF to keep or print. PRIVATE BY DESIGN According to its current App Store privacy label, DayGram does not collect data. Your journal remains a personal place for thoughts, gratitude, memories, and everyday life. Start with one line today. Over time, those small entries become a personal record you can revisit for years. Questions or feedback? Contact 153branches@gmail.com APP STORE RECOGNITION • App Store Best of the Year • Best New App • Featured in App Store Stories

About

JournalNow

Capture your life, reflect with clarity, and organize memories with an AI-assisted private journaling app. Record thoughts via voice, attach media, and use intelligent suggestions for titles and summaries. It offers a secure, premium space for reflection and personal growth.

Highlights
  • AI-assisted journaling
  • Voice dictation
  • Media attachments
  • Smart search
  • Organization by journals and tags
  • Memory resurfacing
  • Export options
Features
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JournalNow is a private daily journal, diary, mood tracker, and memory archive designed to make reflection feel natural. WRITE AND CAPTURE - Create rich entries with text, voice notes, photos, video, audio, and sketches. - Add mood, tags, location, weather, favorites, and pins. - Use Quick Capture, widgets, Live Activities, and Shortcuts when inspiration arrives. - Protect individual entries with a PIN. REFLECT WITH PURPOSE - Start with guided prompts and reusable templates for gratitude, work, travel, wellbeing, and deeper thinking. - Use optional on-device Apple Intelligence for titles, tags, summaries, semantic search, and weekly reflection when supported by your device and language. REVISIT WHAT MATTERS - Explore entries in Calendar, On This Day, resurfaced memories, and Journal Map. - Find anything with fast search, OCR, and filters for journal, mood, tag, date, theme, and importance. - See insights for writing cadence, word count, moods, themes, and reflection habits. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY - Create multiple journals with distinct themes and visibility controls. - Customize templates and reminders, and request writing suggestions when you need them. - Enjoy a spacious iPad experience alongside iPhone capture. OWN YOUR DATA - Export readable entries as separate PDF files. - Create a complete .journalnow backup for transfer or restoration in JournalNow. - Restore a complete backup or import Markdown and text files. - Journal entries are stored locally. Optional Apple Speech online transcription, place lookup, and link previews can contact Apple or the relevant website to deliver those features. Vanguard Studios does not receive your journal entries. Explore Premium during a 7-day app trial without starting a subscription. After the trial, core journaling remains available for free. A monthly or annual subscription starts only when you confirm a purchase with Apple; subscriptions renew automatically until canceled in your Apple account settings. Prices are shown before purchase. Customers who purchased JournalNow before version 2.1 keep complete access. Previous lifetime purchases remain restorable through Apple. Apple Intelligence features require a compatible device, supported language, and system availability. Privacy Policy: https://vanguardstudio.vercel.app/privacidade Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://vanguardstudio.vercel.app/contato

Screenshots

DayGram4 screens
JournalNow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: JournalNow at 5.0 against DayGram's 4.5. JournalNow also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). DayGram's advantage is ratings volume (253 vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. DayGram sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and JournalNow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

JournalNow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DayGram has 253 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DayGram ships an update every 3 days, JournalNow every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
DayGram versus JournalNow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayGramJournalNow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (253 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings253 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEUIHYUNG JUNGGustavo Venzon

Customer experience

DayGram

All ratings252 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews305 reviews
Positive74.4%
Neutral9.8%
Negative15.7%

JournalNow

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

DayGram

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashing when trying to search
  • Blank screen on launch after updates
  • Entries not saving properly on some devices
  • Issues with iCloud/Dropbox sync reliability

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to add more photos per entry
  • Export entries as images or formatted PDFs
  • Improved search and filtering capabilities
  • Customizable font and text size options

JournalNow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DayGram

One-time1
  • Daygram Premium$2.99
1 purchases

JournalNow

One-time1
  • JournalNow Lifetime$1.99

Questions

Is DayGram free?
DayGram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JournalNow free?
JournalNow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DayGram or JournalNow?
JournalNow is rated higher. DayGram averages 4.5 out of 5 from 253 ratings, while JournalNow averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do DayGram or JournalNow have ads?
Neither DayGram nor JournalNow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DayGram or JournalNow?
DayGram ships an update every 3 days, and JournalNow every 9 days. Most recently, DayGram was updated on November 1, 2026 and JournalNow on October 31, 2026.

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