Comparison

Dear Diary vs High School

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Dear Diary

Guide a high school girl through life-altering decisions in this interactive story game. Your choices shape her destiny, leading to multiple unique endings. Explore her diary and embark on exciting adventures.

Highlights
  • Interactive story gameplay
  • Multiple story endings
  • Choice-based decision making
  • Rewind and replay options
  • Unique doodle art style
Features
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Destiny is one tricky thing, isn’t it? What if you could be its master? Meet Anna Blake, a girl who is making her way through highschool, and help her make life changing decisions. Every choice you make will interfere directly in Anna’s fate… And that’s kind of awesome! Sneak peek at Anna’s diary and join her in all the amazing adventures! Rick - the handsome and popular football player - or Martin - the smart and cute guy? Red or blue dress for prom night? Even harder: going or not going to the prom and with whom?! Studying or going out? Kissing or waiting? Tough decisions... What about a little help with that? HIGHLIGHTS • New challenging way of reading and interacting with a story • Different endings depending on your choices • Don’t worry: when the story ends, you can go back in time and choose differently. Can you discover every possible ending for Anna’s story? • Beautiful doodle art Life can be very challenging. Will you leave Anna by herself? Disclaimer: While this App is completely free to play, some additional content can be purchased for real money in-game. If you do not want to use this feature, please turn off in-app purchases in your device's settings. Like our page on Facebook and be the first to know about our upcoming games and updates! http://fb.com/tappshq

About

High School

Navigate the challenges of being the new girl by mastering your style. Dress to impress and aim for the ultimate goal of becoming prom queen. Enjoy straightforward gameplay with intuitive controls designed for fun.

Highlights
  • Dress-up for popularity
  • Become prom queen
  • Simple gameplay
  • Easy controls
  • Fun experience
Features
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It is hard to be a new girl. But if you can dress good, you will be the most popular girl in the school! Do your best and be the prom queen! Simple gameplay with efficient and easy to learn controls. We like to have fun here!

Screenshots

Dear Diary4 screens
High School4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: High School at 5.0 against Dear Diary's 4.5. High School also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Dear Diary's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 1). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dear Diary sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. High School asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

High School holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dear Diary has 2.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dear Diary versus High School: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDear DiaryHigh School
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.8K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB122 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTPG TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO LTDAMelih Kavla

Customer experience

Dear Diary

All ratings2,814 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews1,156 reviews
Positive72.8%
Neutral13.8%
Negative13.3%

High School

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Dear Diary

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Choices not registering correctly
  • App crashing or freezing
  • Inconsistent or broken storylines

Requested features

5 requests
  • Reduce key wait time to 5-6 hours
  • Unlimited free keys or more daily keys
  • Add more storylines and characters
  • Faster updates for new seasons
  • Ability to replay past choices without keys

High School

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Dear Diary

One-time9
  • remove ads$0.99
  • tale unlock$0.99
  • pack of keys2 variants$1.99
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  • tale unlock$1.99
  • season 1 pass$3.99
  • season 2 pass$3.99
  • season 3 pass$3.99
  • special bundle$6.99
  • pack with infinite keys$9.99
None

High School

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dear Diary free?
Dear Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is High School free?
High School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dear Diary or High School?
High School is rated higher. Dear Diary averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while High School averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Dear Diary or High School have ads?
Both Dear Diary and High School show ads.

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