Selune
Honest comparison
Selune as an Alternative to I am Daily Affirmations
I am carries 729,884 App Store ratings and Selune carries one, so a comparison page that glosses over that is not worth reading.
Free to download. Both apps are, so this need not be an argument.
Start with the part that does not flatter us
I am, by Monkey Taps, carries 729,884 ratings at a 4.8 average on the United States App Store. Selune has one rating, at 5.0. That is not a comparison, it is a gap, and no amount of copywriting closes it. If your main criterion is a product that hundreds of thousands of people have already put through their daily routine, install I am. Its App Store page also lists fourteen languages against Selune's twelve, so it covers Arabic and Traditional Chinese where Selune does not.
Figures read from the public App Store listings for both apps on 2 September 2026.
Where the two genuinely differ
| Selune | I am | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1, average 5.0 | 729,884, average 4.8 |
| Download size | About 7.8 MB | About 300 MB |
| Languages listed | 12 | 14 |
| Minimum iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Price to install | Free | Free |
The size difference is the one you can feel: Selune is roughly a fortieth of the download, which matters on a full phone and on a slow connection.
Three reasons someone switches to Selune
You do not want another subscription
Selune Pro can be bought once, for $49.99, and it never renews. The monthly and yearly plans exist as well, at $3.99 and $24.99, but nothing in Selune requires a recurring payment. Check the current prices on each App Store page before deciding, because they move.
You want the whole library without paying
All 1,054 affirmations and all 17 categories are in Selune's free version. The paywall covers themes, extra reminders, saving your own lines and removing ads, not the words themselves.
You have had reminders quietly stop before
Selune's notification queue is rebuilt from the current moment on every launch, every delivery and a background refresh, capped at 50 pending so it never hits the iOS limit of 64 and drains. The mechanism, in detail.
How to decide in two minutes
- Want the safest, most tested pick? Install I am.
- Want a small app, the full library at no cost, and the option to pay once instead of monthly? Try Selune.
- Not sure? Both are free downloads. Use each for a week and keep the one you actually opened.
Selune is not affiliated with Monkey Taps or with the I am app. Everything stated here about I am comes from its public App Store listing.
Free to install, no account, and the whole affirmation library from the first minute.
Comparison questions
Is Selune a good alternative to I am?
It depends on what you are missing. Selune is a small app with the complete affirmation library in the free version, twelve languages, four widget placements and a one time lifetime purchase as an alternative to subscribing. I am is far more established: 729,884 ratings at a 4.8 average against Selune's single 5 star rating. If a long track record is what you want, I am has it and Selune does not.
How big are the two apps?
The App Store lists I am at about 300 MB and Selune at about 7.8 MB, both on iOS 18 or later. Figures checked on 2 September 2026 and they change with every update.
Are both apps free?
Both are free to download and both sell an upgrade. Selune Pro is $3.99 a month, $24.99 a year with a 3 day free trial, or $49.99 once for the lifetime purchase, on the United States App Store. For I am, read the current prices on its own App Store page rather than trusting a comparison page, including this one: subscription prices in this category change often.