Gratitude vs Stoic

Gratitude is a journaling and mindfulness app focused on noticing positive experiences and living with intention. Its journal supports guided prompts, photos, voice recordings, streaks, and hundreds of prompts. Users can read or listen to affirmations, write their own, add music, and record their voice. Vision boards combine photos, quotes, and affirmations, with support for multiple boards and videos set to music. Daily Zen includes quotes, thought-switch ideas, thank-you cards, affirmations, articles, and real-life stories. The app is listed for Android, iOS, and macOS. Journal entries can be exported as CSV or PDF. Its privacy policy says entries stay on the device, no account is required, and the company does not store or access entries. Users can back up app data to Google Drive on Android and Apple devices, and optionally sync selected content across Apple devices with iCloud. The free app download is free; Pro features require an in-app purchase. A free trial is also available.

Stoic is a mental health journaling app that combines Stoicism with modern psychological science to support self-reflection and well-being. Users can customize morning and evening reflections, respond to prompts that change daily around a weekly theme, and return to guided journals. It tracks moods and influencing factors and offers insights based on entries and activities. Guided meditation and breathing exercises are also included. Premium AI tools can provide personalized prompts, analyze past entries and create reminders based on journaling patterns; these features are optional and require consent. Stoic is available on Android, iOS, macOS and the web, with multiple export formats, media attachments, search, filters and a privacy lock. iCloud sync works across Apple devices, but the iOS and Android apps do not sync with each other. The free plan includes daily prompts, quotes and affirmations, basic guided journals and a limited selection of breathing practices and meditations. The annual plan offers a 7-day Premium trial or a 3-day Premium + AI trial, with one trial activation per Apple ID.