Comparison

Breakup Box vs The E

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

Head to head
About

Breakup Box

Securely store photos, videos, and notes from past relationships. Lock away digital reminders and only access them after a configurable waiting period by playing a simple game. A premium option allows cloud backup.

Highlights
  • Store photos, videos, and notes
  • Lock digital reminders
  • Timed unlock game
  • Cloud backup (premium)
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Relationships end. Create a Breakup Box to stash away and lock the digital reminders of a past relationship. Store photos, screenshots, videos and notes inside the Breakup Box then lock them away. Once filled, you can optionally lock the Breakup Box. The key to unlock it is your time and attention - you have to play the easy 'Avoid the Ex' game. Just be sure opening the box is a good idea! The Breakup Box is simple to work with - both adding mementos to the box and viewing or sharing them later. You can even copy items into a Breakup Box while in another app. A premium feature allows you to upload the contents of a Breakup Box to a cloud storage account - Dropbox, Google Drive, and iCloud Drive are supported. Sometimes distancing is the cure - put away the past and let the future set you free. The Breakup Box helps you do just that! Features include: - Select, save, view, and share photos, screenshots, videos, and text notes - Send photos, etc from another app directly into a Breakup Box via that app's share feature - Specify relationship info and profile pic for each ex - Lock each Breakup Box - Play and win the easy 'Avoid the Ex' game to unlock a Breakup Box. Game duration is configurable - Premium feature available via in-app purchase: upload a Breakup Box to your Dropbox, Google Drive, or iCloud Drive account - Available in dark mode

About

The E

A private digital journal for your notes and memories. Attach images, customize your entries with fonts and colors, and keep your data secure with optional cloud sync and a lock mode. Export your diary in various formats.

Highlights
  • Unlimited writing
  • Cloud sync (iCloud)
  • Attach images
  • Custom fonts and colors
  • Lock mode for privacy
  • Export to HTML, RTF, text, and PDF
Features
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Your private electronic diary in your pocket. Write wonderful notes, add images, stickers, and moods — and keep everything synced with the cloud if you want. Free features: - Unlimited writing - iCloud Sync (can be disabled if you choose to) - Attach images to your diary pages - Stickers (Essentials pack) - Manual mood on each page - Custom fonts - Custom text color - Lock mode. Lock your diary so only you can access it. - Basic search - Mark diary pages as favorite - Bookmark a specific page - Default theme, blank & striped paper, default icons - Tons of settings - Export your diary to HTML, RTF and plain text. À-la-carte (or included with Pro+): - Export to PDF Book - Advanced search - Pink theme - Color hand-drawn icon pack Pro+ (monthly, yearly, or lifetime): - All à-la-carte unlocks above - Extra themes: Sepia, Midnight, Monokai, One Dark, Solarized - Premium paper: dotted, grid, kraft - Rounded icon pack - Full sticker packs (moods, seasons, solid & special colors) - Automatic on-device mood recognition (local AI — nothing sent to remote servers) - Mood Insights (streaks, stats, mood calendar) - Writing Assist on supported devices (Apple Intelligence / on-device models) - If you previously bought Unlock Pro, you already have Pro+ forever No third-party logins and no personal info collected for ads or profiling. The app uses Core Data with CloudKit, which uses a specific record zone in the CloudKit private database that is accessible only to you. -- Some app icons are from Icons8: https://icons8.com - Terms of Use (Apple EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - Privacy policy: https:/illescasdaniel.github.io/e-diary-privacy-policy

Screenshots

Breakup Box4 screens
The E4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The E at 5.0 against Breakup Box's 4.5. The E also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Breakup Box's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Breakup Box sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and The E sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The E holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Breakup Box ships an update every 2 months, The E weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Breakup Box versus The E: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreakup BoxThe E
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB4 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMichael KaufmanDaniel ILLESCAS ROMERO

Customer experience

Breakup Box

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

The E

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

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Breakup Box

One-time4
  • Remove All Ads$0.99
  • Unlimited Boxes$0.99
  • Upload Boxes to Cloud$0.99
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  • Combo Pack - All Three$1.99
5 purchases

The E

One-time5
  • PDF Book Export$0.99
  • Advanced search$0.99
  • Icon pack 1$0.99
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  • Pink theme$0.99
  • PRO version$4.99

Questions

Is Breakup Box free?
Breakup Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The E free?
The E is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Breakup Box or The E?
The E is rated higher. Breakup Box averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while The E averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Breakup Box or The E have ads?
Breakup Box shows ads; The E does not.
Which is updated more often, Breakup Box or The E?
Breakup Box ships an update every 2 months, and The E weekly. Most recently, Breakup Box was updated on June 1, 2026 and The E on August 10, 2026.

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