吾记 vs Time Caps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
吾记
A journaling app with a timeline view, customizable paper and fonts, and the ability to attach photos and videos. It offers privacy features like password and fingerprint unlock, as well as options to categorize entries and share them. The app also includes a platform for sharing anonymous entries and daily writing reminders.
- Timeline view
- Customizable paper and fonts
- Attach photos and videos
- Password and fingerprint unlock
- Categorize entries
- Anonymous sharing platform
- Daily writing reminders
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【功能介绍】 「时间轴」简洁、美观的时间轴，查看不同时间的你 「信纸」超多可爱信纸、纯色信纸选择 「照片视频」每篇日记可添加20张照片、2个视频，不再单纯的文字 「字体」超多字体选择 「日历」精准查看每一天的日记，不漏任何一天 「分类」生活、工作、爱情等日记进行归类 「隐私」隐私密码、指纹解锁保证你的日记安全 「导出」所写的日记，导出word文档到邮箱 「提醒」每日温馨提醒，让你不会忘了写日记 「过客」陌生人日记分享平台，释放最真的内心独白 「分享」分享日记到微信朋友圈、微信好友、QQ好友、QQ空间 ------------------ 吾记高级账户是自动订阅的形式，提供按月或按年订阅。 价格为￥8每月以及￥38每年。 价格可能会因为地理位置的不同而不同。确认购买时会从您的 Apple ID 帐户扣款。除非您在当前订阅期结束前至少 24 小时取消订阅，否则订阅会自动续订。系统会在当前订阅期结束前 24 小时内，从您的帐户扣除续订费用。完成购买后，您可以前往 App Store 的帐户设置来管理和取消您的订阅。 隐私政策: http://www.xiejianji.com/policy_wujiiOS.html 服务条款: http://www.xiejianji.com/terms_wujiiOS.html 会员协议: http://www.xiejianji.com/VipAgreement_wuji_ios.html 吾记，期待你的到来。 •强大【客服】支持，吾记更专业更安全： QQ群：187754040 微博：吾记君 微信公众号：吾记君 •联系我们，任何问题帮您解决，我们不仅要做好，还要服务好~
Time Caps
This app allows users to create a digital diary with various types of entries, including daily reflections, future messages, and voice notes. It offers features like mood-based coloring, serendipitous retrieval of past entries, and secure privacy protection. Users can also subscribe for enhanced functionalities and premium features.
- Daily mood-based journal entries
- Write messages to your future self
- Record voice notes for the future
- Serendipitous retrieval of past entries
- Secure passcode and biometric lock
- Daily reminders and widgets
- Offline functionality
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＊＊＊Featured on App Store＊＊＊ Features: ＊ Daily Caps: One day one cap, different colors for your different moods. ＊ Day Grid: Display journals in grids. Fill your lovely life with colorful daily caps. ＊ Time Fortune: Collect fortunes by writing daily caps. Share in your mood color. ＊ Future Caps: Write to your next birthday, to next Christmas, to the time after the exam/enrollment/entry, to the dear future you. ＊ Echo Caps: Send yourself a piece of voice from the present. ＊ Old Time: Shake your phone like a jar full of caps and meet your old days by serendipity. ＊ Workshop: Regain cap pieces every day to craft more future caps. ＊ Widgets: Meet your lovely widgets, glanceable anytime on your device. ＊ Account System: No more worry about accidentally removing the app or switching to a new phone. ＊ Privacy Protection: Secure your journals with passcode lock or Touch ID/Face ID. ＊ Daily Reminder: One day one cap! ＊ Offline Use: Everything works well under no network connection. ＊ Export & Share: Export your favorite caps to your albums or share them with your friends. ＊ Time Traveler Pro: Subscribe to unlock exclusive features, enhance Daily Caps, double regaining Pieces, and enjoy premium sync. Your lovely designer and developer (same person :D) is working hard to explore and create more cool and useful features. Thanks for your liking and support! If you like it, don’t forget to come back for rating, encouraging your developer and helping Time Caps become better. Ideas or feedback are always welcome. Please email us at: hi.pol.chen@gmail.com. Crafted with love by Pol Terms of Use: https://timecaps.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://timecaps.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Time Caps at none against 吾记's shown. 吾记's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 156) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. 吾记 sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Time Caps sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for 吾记 against 4.8 for Time Caps. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 吾记 has 1.2K ratings behind it against 156, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of 吾记's written reviews are positive against 84% of Time Caps's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 吾记 | Time Caps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.2K ratings) | 4.8 (156 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.1% of reviews — better | 83.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 156 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 健祥 林 | 灿海 陈 |
Customer experience
吾记
Time Caps
User reviews
吾记
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Simple and easy to use
- 🔒 Secure data storage
- 👍 Clean and intuitive interface
- 💡 Useful categorization and organization features
- 👍 Convenient backup and export options
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes
- 🔒 Concerns about data privacy and security
- 💡 Lack of customization options for layout and appearance
- 💡 Limited functionality compared to other diary apps
Time Caps
From 156 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Unique concept of time capsules
- 👍 Easy and simple to use
- 💖 Encourages journaling habit
- 😊 Calming and beautiful design
- ✨ Helps self-reflection and growth
Room to improve
- 💰 In-app purchases for features
- 💸 High cost for capsules/features
- 🔒 Password lock feature requires subscription
- 📈 Difficulty in exporting data
- 😔 Word cap can be restrictive
Bugs and requests
吾记
Reported bugs
3 issues- Issues with uploading photos and media
- Problems with syncing data across devices
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between portrait and landscape modes
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for handwriting input
- Implement a calendar view for diary entries
- Allow more customization of fonts, colors, and themes
- Improve export and backup capabilities
- Introduce password protection or biometric lock options
Time Caps
Reported bugs
2 issues- 🐛 Interface issues with updates
- 🐛 Face ID issues reported
Requested features
9 requests- Ability to export previous posts
- Lower gem prices for capsules
- More options for describing the day
- Add template feature
- Support dark mode
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- Ability to add photos to daily journal entries
- Option to get one future cap a week
- Allow editing of old time caps without currency
- More descriptive options for daily mood
In-app purchases
吾记
- 月VIP$0.991 Month
- 年VIP$5.991 Year
- 吾记高级账户/半年$2.99
- 永久购买$9.99
Time Caps
- Time Traveler Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
- Time Traveler Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- 1200 Cap Pieces$0.99
- 2888 Cap Pieces$1.99
- 3600 Cap Pieces$2.99
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- 5000 Cap Pieces$3.99
