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ThinkUp-Daily Affirmations app vs Gratitude

ThinkUp-Daily Affirmations app 4.7★ · Free to download 30
Winner Gratitude
Gratitude 4.9★ · Free + IAP 85

Gratitude is the better choice for most users due to its comprehensive features, positive impact on mental health, and strong community, despite some recent technical issues.

Gratitude offers a wide range of features including journaling, prompts, affirmations, and vision boards, which users find highly effective for mental well-being. ThinkUp, while also focused on affirmations, has no user reviews to support its features or effectiveness.

Head to head

Features & Content edge: GratitudeR16R18R46R49
ThinkUp-Daily Affirmations app There are no user reviews available for ThinkUp to assess its features or content.
Gratitude Gratitude offers a rich set of features including journaling with prompts, daily affirmations, a 'Daily Zen' section, 'Think Better' memes, and a vision board feature R18R49. Users appreciate the ability to add photos to their entries, turning them into memory journals R16. The app also provides challenges and classes R18R46.
Ease of Use & User Experience edge: GratitudeR7R8R11R13
ThinkUp-Daily Affirmations app There are no user reviews for ThinkUp regarding its ease of use.
Gratitude Gratitude is generally described as simple, user-friendly, and easy to use R8R14R49. Users appreciate the quick entry process and helpful prompts R14. However, some users find the app confusing R13 and a significant number report a severe bug where the app repeatedly reinstalls itself after being deleted, which is highly frustrating and intrusive R7R11R15R19.
Impact on Mental Health & Well-being edge: GratitudeR2R20R26R34
ThinkUp-Daily Affirmations app There are no user reviews for ThinkUp to assess its impact on mental health.
Gratitude Gratitude is highly praised for its positive impact on mental health, helping users to calm down, reduce anxiety, stay grounded, and improve their outlook on life R2R20R26R34. Users report it helps them focus on positive aspects, manage stress, and feel closer to God R20R46.
Reliability & Support tieR6R7R11R15
ThinkUp-Daily Affirmations app There are no user reviews for ThinkUp regarding its reliability or support.
Gratitude Gratitude has mixed reviews regarding reliability and support. While one user praised the support team for helping to restore two years of lost journaling data after an update , another reported zero response after reaching out multiple times for an issue with lost entries R6. The recurring reinstallation bug is a major reliability concern for many users R7R11R15R19.
Price & Value edge: GratitudeR5R8R12R17
ThinkUp-Daily Affirmations app ThinkUp is free to download, but there are no reviews to indicate if there are paid features or their perceived value.
Gratitude Gratitude is free to download with in-app purchases. Many users find the free version valuable R12R28. However, some key features like writing entries for past days R33, restoring data R17, and some affirmations are locked behind a Pro version or subscription. Users who pay for the Pro version often find it worth the cost, especially for features like the vision board R5R18, but some wish it were cheaper . One user appreciated that it had no subscriptions R8.
Pick ThinkUp-Daily Affirmations app if

You are specifically looking for an affirmations app and are willing to try ThinkUp without the benefit of user reviews to guide your decision.

Pick Gratitude if

You want a comprehensive gratitude and journaling app with a wide range of features including prompts, affirmations, and vision boards, and are willing to contend with potential technical issues like the app reinstalling itself R7R11R15R19.

Evidence note: ThinkUp has no user reviews provided, making a direct comparison difficult and heavily skewing the evidence towards Gratitude. The lifetime ratings for Gratitude are very high, but recent reviews are heavily impacted by a severe bug where the app reinstalls itself after deletion.

Frequently asked

Does Gratitude have a free version?
Yes, Gratitude is free to download and offers many features without payment, with users calling it the 'best free app ever' R12R28. However, some advanced features like writing entries for past days or restoring data are part of the paid Pro version R17R33.
Are there any known bugs with the Gratitude app?
Yes, a significant number of recent reviews for Gratitude report a severe and frustrating bug where the app automatically reinstalls itself on users' devices after being deleted R7R11R15R19.
How does Gratitude help with mental health?
Gratitude helps users improve their mental health by providing prompts and reminders for daily gratitude journaling, which can lead to a more positive outlook, reduced anxiety, and a sense of calm R2R14R20R26. Users find it helps them stay grounded and focus on positive aspects of their lives R26.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 50 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R16] Gratitude 5/5 · US My Favorite App!: I have used this app for years and suggested it to other others. I love how I can add photos. My gratitude lists become a memory journal of all that’s good in my life. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
  2. [R18] Gratitude 5/5 · US I love this app (especially the Vision Board feature!): I appreciate the prompts,and challenges, to write ✍️ and remember the many things I have to be grateful for. I especially love the vision board feature - so worth subscribing to the Pro version for this feature! ❤️ So much love and care has gone into making and continuing to improve this app. Highly recommend 🙏
  3. [R46] Gratitude 5/5 · US Just what I needed in 2026: i’ve been using this app for about a week, and I am really enjoying it. It helps me focus on specific aspects that I need working self-care, relationship, relationships, work, stress. It’s helping me express myself through the journal prompts, there’s so much more than just journaling. there’s blogs, there’s newsletter, there’s classes that you can take. It’s much more
  4. [R49] Gratitude 5/5 · US No. 1 🏆: This is my favorite app! It has so many wonderful facets to it. From the journal and prompts (which are super helpful), to the Affirmations and Daily Zen quotes, and “Think Better” memes (I save almost all of them), to the daily “thank you” (which I use a lot for my random acts of kindness). Also love that you can create vision boards. This app has it all and is very user friendly!
  5. [R7] Gratitude 1/5 · US DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS APP: I will contact the BBB, as I have never downloaded this app and now every time I delete it, it shows up back on my Home Screen every other day, unauthorized.
  6. [R8] Gratitude 5/5 · US best app: simple, adorable UI, no subscriptions. by far better than any other
  7. [R11] Gratitude 1/5 · US Can’t delete 🫪: I’ve deleted this app many times, and it keeps coming back. Every. Single. Day. I’m not sure how you could mess up so badly that your app is acting as a sort of virus, but I (and at least a few others) would really appreciate it if you’d make it your top priority to fix it. It’s a good app, sure, but not so good that I should be forced to have it downloaded… Do something about this
  8. [R13] Gratitude 1/5 · US Gratitude: So confusing does not let you do little shows and takes up my storage
  9. [R2] Gratitude 5/5 · US Excellent for Mental Health: This app is creative and effective in improving mental health.
  10. [R20] Gratitude 5/5 · US Awesome app reminds me twice daily, 8am and 8pm: Journaling my gratitude I feel closer to God. It actually boosts my spirit for the he day each morning, and I rest easy at night before bed
  11. [R26] Gratitude 5/5 · US Favorite app: I really enjoy the app. The widget is one of my favorite parts of the app. I can move through my pictures right on the Home Screen. The only thing I would change is being able to add more pictures to the widget. I would give this app 10 stars if I could. I recommend this app. Really helps with my anxiety.
  12. [R34] Gratitude 5/5 · US A Daily Practice: I began using gratitude a few years ago. Having the opportunity to find something to be grateful for on a daily basis has changed my outlook. I now find myself content with life as it is not as I want it to be.
  13. [R6] Gratitude 3/5 · US Great App, No Support: I have enjoyed the app for several years, but when I had an issue with losing entries in process of moving to a new phone, I have reached out to their support 3-4 times at least y email and through the app and have gotten zero response. So I don’t know whether the development team is gone or what the story is, but it makes me question whether I want to keep paying for the
  14. [R15] Gratitude 1/5 · US App that won’t go away: I have to delete this app every day because it will not go away. I deleted I come back a few hours later and it’s back on my screen. Sometimes I delete and the next day is back on my screen.
  15. [R5] Gratitude 5/5 · US Love it!: Really worth it!
  16. [R12] Gratitude 5/5 · US Best free app ever: I love it
  17. [R17] Gratitude 1/5 · US Forcing a purchase: My phone did an update the app is trying to force me to buy a plan to restore data (saved on my phone & the cloud)
  18. [R28] Gratitude 5/5 · US AUDHD Approved (tentatively): I usually struggle with gratitude journals because they either feel too forced or boring. So far, I like the challenge I am currently working on, and I really like the prompts. You can add your own affirmations free and the daily zen section has enough content to scroll through each day and find a reading topic or a usable/relevant affirmation. If the subscription we
  19. [R33] Gratitude 1/5 · US What??: Writing an entry for a past day is a pro feature? So now I’m supposed to pay you to write one line of text or lose over a year long streak? Nope! I’ll go to a different app instead.
  20. [R19] Gratitude 1/5 · US Unable to delete: The app has an auto-redownloading and comes back every day after I deleted it (and now it’s getting worse even twice a day!) Please understand some users just no longer need the app. If there’s a bug please fix it soon. Very annoying user experience.
  21. [R14] Gratitude 5/5 · US Love this app!: It keeps me grounded and I look forward to the reminders. The prompts are so thought provoking for me. It’s quick and so user friendly! I highly recommend this!

Synthesized from 50 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store