Dear Diary vs Later Daters
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Interactive story gameplay
- Multiple story endings
- Choice-based decision making
- Rewind and replay options
- Unique doodle art style
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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
Later Daters
Experience romance and adventure in a retirement community. This simulation game allows you to play as a customizable senior, explore intimate relationships, and discover that love and passion are ageless. Features LGBTQ+ inclusive and polyamorous options.
- Customizable senior character
- Intimate adventures and relationships
- LGBTQ+ inclusive romance
- Polyamorous relationship options
- Companion creature selection
- Explore retirement community life
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You’re the newest resident at Ye OLDE retirement community, where you’ll meet a cast of sexy seniors who are all dying (not literally) to meet you. It’s a lot like summer camp, but with orthopedic shoes, bridge clubs, and more jell-o. It’s an adjustment as you settle in, but who knows: maybe these will turn out to be the best years of your life! Adventure, passion, and transformation are not experiences reserved for the young. Later Daters portrays the aging process as a rollicking romp and reminds us of what the elderly can teach us about our capacity for love. Features: Play as a sexy senior! Customize your look, name, romance history, and gender. Have some intimate adventures that deal with mortality, vulnerability, and getting some action. Enjoy LGBTQ inclusive romance and poly relationship options. Pick your favorite companion creature : A cat, a dog... Or a robot? Date and flirt with eight fetching residents of ye OLDE...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Dear Diary at 2.8K against Later Daters's 16. Later Daters's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Dear Diary sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Later Daters sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Dear Diary against 4.3 for Later Daters. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dear Diary has 2.8K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Dear Diary's written reviews are positive against 80% of Later Daters's.
| Parameter | Dear Diary | Later Daters |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2.8K ratings) — better | 4.3 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.8% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 611 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TPG TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO LTDA | Bloom Digital Media |
Customer experience
Dear Diary
Later Daters
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
Later Daters
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dear Diary
- 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
Later Daters
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Unlock Episode 2$2.99
- Unlock Episode 4$2.99
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- Unlock Episode 3$2.99
- Unlock Episode 6$2.99
- Unlock Episode 5$2.99
- Unlock Episode 7$2.99
- Buy Season Pass$12.99









