Choose Stoic if…
- You want journaling, a planner, a habit tracker, and breathing exercises in one app
- You like a set morning and evening routine
- You use a Mac, Apple Watch, or the web
- You want to export entries to share with a therapist
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everblue vs stoic
Stoic is a structured self-care toolkit: morning and evening journaling, a planner, habit tracking, and breathing exercises, on iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch, and the web. Everblue does one thing: Cloudy asks you one question at a time and your answers become an entry in your own words, with memory you can see and edit. Everblue is iPhone only.
Side by side
a stoic alternative, compared honestly
What each app says about itself, next to each other.
| Feature | Everblue | Stoic |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | iPhone only. No Android, no web app, no cross-device sync. | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro, web. |
| Free tier | 50 messages a day, 20 photos a day, write on today and yesterday. | “Stoic is free.” Free-tier limits not stated. |
| Paid price | Pro $6.99/month (yearly option too). 14-day trial, no card. 200 messages a day, unlimited photos, any past day, Pro looks. | Premium and Premium + AI. App Store lists premium at $6.99–$39.99 and AI at $12.99–$99.99; plan lengths not stated. |
| AI | Yes. Models reached through OpenRouter. | Yes, on Premium + AI. Help center: “powered by the advanced tools of OpenAI.” |
| Approach | Cloudy, a pixel cloud, asks one question at a time in chat. Your answers become a first-person entry in your words. Entries you write, photograph, record, or log as a mood are saved as written, with a short thought bubble from Cloudy. | Structured morning preparation and evening reflection, with a planner, habit and mood tracking, guided journals, and breathing and sleep tools. |
| Data & privacy | Journal stored on your phone. Messages pass through Everblue’s servers to AI providers and aren’t kept. Nothing is read in the background. No end-to-end encryption claim. | “Securely stored on your devices, and safely backed up.” iCloud sync. Passcode / Face ID lock. End-to-end encryption not stated. |
| Notable | One question at a time, in chat. “Make this a journal entry” turns answers into an entry in your words. Cloud type: a personality read after 12 answers, 16 types, a lens not a diagnosis. “What cloudy knows”: memory you can see, edit, delete, or pause. Ask about your past and Cloudy searches your journal. Missions, coins, and a shop (outfits, pals, themes, calendar styles). | Morning and evening routines. Habit tracker and daily planner. Meditation, breathing, and sleep exercises. Export to share with a therapist. |
Which one fits
honestly, it depends.
Both are good at different things. Here’s how we’d choose.
Choose Everblue if…
- You want a conversation, not a checklist
- You want answers turned into an entry in your words
- You want to see, edit, or pause what the AI remembers
- You like a small companion with a shop and a cloud type
What’s different
how they work differently.
01Routine vs conversation
Stoic organizes your day into morning preparation and evening reflection. Everblue is a chat: Cloudy asks, you answer, and you decide when it becomes an entry.
02AI
Stoic’s AI features come with Premium + AI and are “powered by the advanced tools of OpenAI”. Everblue’s chat is the core of the app, with models reached through OpenRouter.
03Storage
Stoic says journals are stored on your devices and backed up, with iCloud sync. Everblue stores your journal on your phone with no cross-device sync.
04Scope
Stoic includes meditation, sleep, and app-blocking tools. Everblue sticks to journaling, memory, and your cloud type.
Questions
faq
Is Everblue a Stoic alternative?
If what you want is guided reflection in a chat, yes. If you want a planner, habit tracker, and breathing tools alongside your journal, Stoic covers more ground.
How much does each cost?
Both are free to start. Stoic’s App Store listing shows several Premium and Premium + AI prices, from $6.99 up to $99.99, without stating plan lengths. Everblue Pro is $6.99 a month, with a yearly option.
Does Everblue work on Mac or Apple Watch?
No. Everblue is iPhone only.
Sources
Competitor details come from each app’s own website, help center, and App Store listing, checked on October 14, 2026. Prices are US prices and can change or vary by region. Where we couldn’t find something, we wrote “not stated”. Last verified October 2026.
Everblue
- Everblue: how it works (accessed 2026-10-14)
- Everblue privacy policy (accessed 2026-10-14)
Stoic
- Stoic on the App Store (accessed 2026-10-14)
- getstoic.com (accessed 2026-10-14)
- Stoic help: Premium AI (accessed 2026-10-14)
want to try the questions?
On iPhone, free to start, with 14 days of Pro and no card at signup.
Download on the App Store