Comparison

Secret Diary With Passcode vs Private diary

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

Head to head
About

Secret Diary With Passcode

This app provides a secure and user-friendly platform to record your daily life, emotions, and secrets. It offers features like password protection, mood selection, and photo attachments to help you preserve your memories privately.

Highlights
  • Password protection
  • Add photos to entries
  • Select moods for entries
  • Calendar overview
  • Search entries by text or mood
  • Customizable themes and fonts
Features
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Beautiful yet discrete, this amazing secret diary was created to be simple and user friendly just so that you can focus on writing your day to day life story as it happens. Either you want to keep your secret away from prying eyes, maybe a secret love story, or you just want to record your life's emotions as time passes, you now have a friend that listens to you without judging. You have the chance to own an elegant secret journal which is always there for you when you want to confess or when you want to relive great moments of your life. Lock all your secrets and take advantage of some great features that this diary offers you: DIARY ENTRIES - EASY TO USE - see all your diary entries at a glance - beautiful main screen calendar with great overview - create, modify, delete entries in a very simple and intuitive way - add pictures functionality - possibility to choose suggestive moods for each entry - emoji support - journal timeline - see your all your journal notes for a certain time period - search functionality - search entries by mood or containing text PASSWORD & LOCK - PRIVATE & PROTECTED - set a password(PIN code) to protect your diary secrets - change password whenever you want - disable or enable password CUSTOMIZATION - choose from different beautiful color styles/themes - choose from different text fonts - add, edit, delete moods - manage moods to best fit your emotions - add, edit, delete reminders - friendly reminder to write about your day - choose calendar first day of week (Sunday or Monday) - data reset functionality A beautiful diary for your amazing stories and secrets. Enjoy writing so that you can relive your lifetime moments.

About

Private diary

A private digital journal to securely record your thoughts and memories. Track your daily mood with a variety of emojis and access your entries offline. Protect your personal reflections with a password.

Highlights
  • Password protection
  • Mood tracking with emojis
  • Offline note editing
  • Secure memory keeping
Features
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Diary - keep the moments and thoughts dear to your heart - Password Protect your diary with a password - Mood Track your mood with our large selection of emojis - Offline Edit notes without internet connection

Screenshots

Secret Diary With Passcode4 screens
Private diary3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Secret Diary With Passcode at none against Private diary's 3. Secret Diary With Passcode also leads on ratings volume (8.1K vs 3). Private diary's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, 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. Private diary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Secret Diary With Passcode asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Private diary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Secret Diary With Passcode has 8.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Secret Diary With Passcode's written reviews are positive against 100% of Private diary's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Secret Diary With Passcode versus Private diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecret Diary With PasscodePrivate diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8.1K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.1K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBerce AlinMAKSIM VOLOSHINSKII

Customer experience

Secret Diary With Passcode

All ratings8,133 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews1,150 reviews
Positive83.1%
Neutral6.1%
Negative10.8%

Private diary

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Secret Diary With Passcode

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect date display on calendar
  • Entries disappearing after app updates
  • Password reset not working

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to edit/delete entries
  • Backup/sync options across devices
  • More customization options (colors, backgrounds, emojis)
  • Voice recording or video integration
  • Reminders and notification options

Private diary

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Secret Diary With Passcode

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Private diary

Subscriptions3
  • Diary premium — 1 month7 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Diary premium — 3 months7 Days trial$3.493 Months
  • Diary premium — 1 year7 Days trial$5.991 Year

Questions

Is Secret Diary With Passcode free?
Secret Diary With Passcode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Private diary free?
Private diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Secret Diary With Passcode or Private diary?
Private diary is rated higher. Secret Diary With Passcode averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8.1K ratings, while Private diary averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Secret Diary With Passcode or Private diary have ads?
Secret Diary With Passcode shows ads; Private diary does not.

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