# Secure Daily Diary — Private journal with passcode

> Secure, private digital journal for personal thoughts and memories. (iPhone/iPad app by Dmytro Vynokurov.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/secure-daily-diary/id1207570913 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Dmytro Vynokurov](https://appshunter.io/developer/350017076)
- Category: Lifestyle, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 452 App Store ratings · 66 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 16 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2017-03-03
- Data updated: 2026-09-02
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/secure-daily-diary/id1207570913/reviews.md

## What is Secure Daily Diary?

Secure Daily Diary is a simple, elegant, and secure way to capture your thoughts, memories, and daily moments.

Your privacy comes first: your entries are protected by a passcode, Face ID, or Touch ID. Everything is stored on your device and synced via your personal iCloud — no third-party servers, no sign-ups. Only you have access to your diary.

Customize your experience with 20+ thoughtfully designed color themes and multiple app icons. Make it feel truly yours.

With Secure Daily Diary, the important moments of your life are always safe — and always just a tap away.

## Key features

- Passcode, Face ID, or Touch ID protection
- Local storage and iCloud sync
- No third-party servers or sign-ups
- 20+ color themes
- Multiple app icons

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlimited Diary | $9.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Secure Daily Diary?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 🔒 Password protection keeps entries secure
- 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
- ✍️ Allows long, detailed diary entries
- 🎨 Customizable background colors
- 📋 Clean, condensed entry list view
- 🚫 No advertisements or distractions
- ⚡ Fast and responsive performance
- 📱 Easy to use for all ages

**Cons**

- 💰 Severely limited free storage (only 5 entries)
- 💸 Expensive paid upgrade ($4.99-$7.99)
- 🐛 Entries not saving or disappearing after updates
- 🔐 Password protection fails to work on app restart
- 🆘 Poor developer communication and support
- 📸 No photo upload capability
- 🎨 Limited customization and creativity options
- 🔧 Search function causes app to lock up
- 💳 Payment issues - charges without registering upgrade
- 📅 Cannot backdate entries to previous days

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Entries disappear after app update or reinstall
- Entries fail to save properly
- Password protection bypassed when reopening app
- Search function causes app to freeze/lock up
- Paid upgrade not registering - asks to repay
- Storage limit notification appears too early
- Partial entry saving (only portion of text saved)
- All entries deleted unexpectedly
- Password reset not working after reinstall

**Most requested features**

- Photo/image upload and attachment capability
- Touch ID or biometric authentication
- Better background customization and decoration options
- Ability to write entries for past dates
- More creative design and styling options
- Free or unlimited storage without paywall
- Improved search functionality

## Recent user reviews (10 of 66)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/secure-daily-diary/id1207570913/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Does the job

*2026-03-26*

App does the job. I’m able to write long entries. I like how the homepage shows a condensed list of entries you wrote. I like that I could change the color of the background. I would love to see this app include picture upload abilities. In the other diary app that I use, I’m able to upload pictures so I can remember events easier. Not sure if I’m sticking with this app or going back to the other one but if this app included picture upload features, I would give it five stars.

### 5/5 — App

*2026-03-05, version 2.0.2*

Wonderful app been using for years and years

### 4/5 — Simple and convenient

*2025-06-07, version 2.0*

This app is simple to use and works well, I've had it for a few years now and it's pretty great, although I don't like how you can only have 5 entries without paying, so I have to write so many things in one entry

### 1/5 — Пропали записи

*2025-06-04*

Обновил программу и пропали записи за последний год

**Developer response:** Приложение делает локальные копии записей, каждое устройство имеет свою отдельную локальную копию.
Если возникли проблемы при переносе базы данных или синхронизации, зажмите и подержите кнопку восстановления записи на вкладке настроек, а затем выберите опцию восстановления локальной копии в появившемся меню.

### 5/5 — Secure Diary App

*2024-11-10*

It is nice and convenient, let me complete a monthe . Can we paste or add pictures in to daily diary?

### 4/5 — Good but bad

*2023-12-15, version 1.1.1*

So bassicly it's great it does the job but when you close the app and go back on it it doesn't ask for the password and let's u in anyways

### 4/5 — Я забыл пароль что делать

*2023-05-02*

Что делать я забыл пароль и переустановил приложение не сбросился что делать ответе

### 1/5 — Waste of time

*2023-03-13*

It only let me make like four entry’s before I had to start paying for it. Waste of time. It’s easier to find a free one.

### 2/5 — Love this app, but it stopped working

*2023-01-25*

I’ve loved this app and thought it was fantastic. The simplicity of it was great. But for some reason it won’t save my entries anymore. I contacted the developer, but have not gotten any response from them. Don’t know why it doesn’t save my entries anymore.

### 4/5 — ONLY 5 ENTRIES

*2022-09-04*

I only got to do 5 entries before it said u need unlimited storage I thought I would be able to do way more than that! Do not download this app unless u are willing to pay 4.99 for unlimited storage the only reason this is a 4 star review is because I’m willing to spend the money and it’s a great app otherwise except for the fact that there is absolutely no creativity in this at all and being me I was really hoping to have that fixed and by fixed I mean 4 years ago someone had the same problem with the no creativity thing so I recommend u at least let us add photos and decorate better also that unlimited storage be free maybe u could get paid by the number of good reviews instead but until u fix these problems u probably wouldn’t make much money so I guess by how many stars u have now there’s a Money maker! Otherwise I love this app it’s great as a diary and if ur willing to pay 4.99 I would buy it!

## Frequently asked questions about Secure Daily Diary

### What is Secure Daily Diary?

Secure Daily Diary is a private journaling application designed for capturing thoughts, memories, and daily moments. It prioritizes user privacy by protecting entries with a passcode, Face ID, or Touch ID.

### How is my data protected?

Your entries are stored exclusively on your device and synced via your personal iCloud account. This means no third-party servers are involved, and only you have access to your diary, ensuring maximum privacy and security.

### Can I customize the app's appearance?

Yes, you can personalize your journaling experience with over 20 thoughtfully designed color themes. Additionally, you have the option to choose from multiple app icons to make the application feel uniquely yours.

### Is this app free to use?

The app is free to download and use, offering core journaling features. It also provides in-app purchases for additional customization options like premium themes or icons.

### What are the main use cases for this app?

This app is ideal for anyone who wants to maintain a private journal for personal reflection, memory keeping, or daily logging. Its strong security features make it suitable for sensitive thoughts and experiences.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.2 — 2025-07-14

• Improved the local backup restore feature.
• Restoring a large number of entries no longer causes the app to freeze, and a loading indicator is now shown.
• Duplicate entries will no longer appear when restoring from a local backup.
• Fixed an issue that prevented changing the entry date on small-screen devices like iPhone SE (1st generation) and iPod Touch (7th generation).
• Minor UI improvements on iPad.

### 2.0.1 — 2025-06-18

• Fixed an issue where the scroll indicator in the diary list might not appear on iPad in certain cases.
• Improved the quick copy feature for entries.
• Minor improvements to the main text input field.
• Additional minor improvements to enhance stability and performance.

### 2.0 — 2025-06-04

Say hello to Secure Daily Diary 2.0 – a completely redesigned and more powerful version of the app you love! We've made it more modern, more customizable, and even more enjoyable to use — while keeping it just as simple and secure.

Here’s what’s new:
• A fresh new design that feels smoother, cleaner, and easier to navigate.

• Full compatibility with the latest devices and iOS versions.

• 20+ beautiful color themes crafted to look great on your screen — personalize your diary like never before.

• Adaptive colors for a better experience in dark mode.

• Choose from multiple app icons — you can even hide the lock icon for a more discreet look.

• The app icons has been improved for better display in dark mode and tint overlay mode.

• Now you can change the date of any entry.
• Date search has been improved for better results.
• Added a toolbar for quick text editing with Undo, Redo, and one-tap entry copying.

• New storage overview page showing your current usage and total number of entries.

• Enhanced iCloud sync for faster and more reliable syncing between your devices.

• Export your entire diary as a file or share via email or messaging apps.

• Automatic local backups and the ability to restore from them.

• Easily recover recently deleted entries.

• Added Face ID / Touch ID login option (can be enabled in Settings).

• Your diary now auto-locks after 30 seconds, giving you a short window to return without re-entering your password.

• General security improvements.

And that’s not all — dozens of other small refinements are waiting for you inside.
We hope Secure Daily Diary continues to be your favorite app for safely storing your personal thoughts.

### 1.1.1 — 2017-10-02

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

• Minor bug fixes

Previous update:
• Perfectly compatible with iOS 11
• A lot of minor improvements
• Fixed bugs

### 1.1 — 2017-09-29

• Perfectly compatible with iOS 11
• A lot of minor improvements
• Fixed bugs

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