Comparison

Secret Diary with Lock vs UNLOOP

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 Lock

This app allows you to capture and preserve life's moments with rich detail. Protect your thoughts with biometric or passcode locks, personalize your entries with various media, and sync across devices. It's designed to make journaling an enjoyable and secure experience.

Highlights
  • Password, Face, and Fingerprint Lock
  • Multiple Customizable Journals
  • Add Photos, Audio, Geolocation, Mood, Weather
  • iCloud Synchronization
  • Journaling Reminders
  • Elegant and Intuitive Design
Features
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Muse Journal — it's not just a diary. It's a tool that allows anyone to recreate and capture life's moments with unparalleled clarity and style. With Muse Journal, every entry becomes more than just words on a screen; it's a story told in the most vivid details. Privacy First: Your space. Your thoughts. Your experience. Protect them with a password, or let your face or fingerprint be your unique key. With Muse Journal, your privacy is 100% guaranteed. Not a single entry leaves your devices unless you decide otherwise. Your Journals, Your World: Create multiple journals, each reflecting your mood, dreams, or memories. Personalize every page — choose icons, design styles, and fonts that perfectly match your vibe. Living Entries: Capture moments not only in words. Add photos, audio recordings, geolocation, mood, emotions, and even the weather. Your entries will be alive like never before. Sync with iCloud: No matter which device you're on, your memories are always with you. Thanks to iCloud, all your entries are flawlessly synchronized. Never Miss a Moment: Set up notifications, and Muse Journal will remind you to jot down something important that you might've forgotten. Aesthetics and Functionality: Every element, every pixel of the app is designed for you to experience joy while using it. Elegant, beautiful, and intuitive — that's what makes Muse Journal stand out. We believe in the magic of memories and the power of penned words. We've created Muse Journal for you to feel this magic every day. Welcome to your new world of memories. Welcome to Muse Journal. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Email: info@meenin.com

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UNLOOP

Features
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Your phone isn't the problem. The loop is. You open an app for one thing and surface forty minutes later. Unloop puts a wall in that loop — a real one, built on Apple's Screen Time — and makes getting past it cost exactly enough to make you stop and think. BLOCK WHAT EATS YOUR DAY • Pick the apps, categories and websites that pull you in. • Block them on a schedule — evenings, mornings, work hours — or all the time. • Set a daily usage limit: when an app has had its minutes, the shield comes up for the rest of the day. • Need a clean hour right now? Block Now starts a timed block in one tap, with a countdown on your Lock Screen. UNLOCKING COSTS SOMETHING Most blockers have an off switch one tap away. Unloop doesn't. • Choose how firm each rule is: Soft asks once, Firm makes you hold, Strict makes you earn it. • Earn a few minutes, not an off switch: unlock for 5, 10 or 15 minutes, and the shield comes back on its own. • Every unlock today costs double the one before, and each rule has a daily limit. "Just once more" gets expensive fast. UNLOCK RITUALS Strict rules ask for a ritual before they open: • Hold — keep your thumb down, no shortcuts. • Transcribe — retype a phrase exactly. One typo and you start over. • Breathe — a minute of paced breathing, then decide again. • Walk — steps buy minutes. 20 steps for every minute you want. • Intention — say why you're opening it, then look at the answer. • Wait — a minute of nothing. Most urges don't last that long. EVERY "GO BACK" COUNTS The shield keeps score. "You've backed off 3 times today. Make it 4." Walking away from an unlock counts as a win and earns stamps — because resisting is the point, not a failure. SEE THE PATTERN • Time you took back, estimated screen time, streaks and your resistance rate over the last two weeks. • Why you unlock, week over week — "bored" looks different on a chart. • How your mood tracks your focused days. • What the scrolling costs you in a year, in hours you could spend on something else. • A weekly receipt of your week, ready to share. REPLACE THE SCROLL Log what you did instead — walked, read, cooked, called someone — and rate the day with one tap in the evening. It all stays in a journal on your phone. ALWAYS WITHIN REACH • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for your status and streak. • A Live Activity while a block runs. • Siri and Shortcuts: "Block for a while." • Notifications only about things you set up — a limit reached, a block ending, a strict rule about to start. No streak nagging. No "we miss you."

Screenshots

Secret Diary with Lock4 screens
UNLOOP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Secret Diary with Lock at 3 against UNLOOP's 1. Secret Diary with Lock also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Secret Diary with Lock sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and UNLOOP sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Secret Diary with Lock ships an update weekly, UNLOOP every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Secret Diary with Lock versus UNLOOP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecret Diary with LockUNLOOP
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (734 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings734 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBogdan FilippovFlashSoft OU

Bugs and requests

Secret Diary with Lock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Entries sometimes disappear or get deleted
  • Syncing issues with iCloud
  • App getting stuck during setup

Requested features

4 requests
  • Calendar view for entries
  • Multiple photo support per entry
  • Formatting options (bold, italic, etc.)
  • Ability to change password

UNLOOP

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Secret Diary with Lock

Subscriptions3
  • Muse Plus: Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Muse Plus: Annual Individual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Muse Plus: Family Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Muse Plus: Family Lifetime$59.99
3 purchases

UNLOOP

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Secret Diary with Lock free?
Secret Diary with Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UNLOOP free?
UNLOOP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Secret Diary with Lock or UNLOOP have ads?
Both Secret Diary with Lock and UNLOOP show ads.
Which is updated more often, Secret Diary with Lock or UNLOOP?
Secret Diary with Lock ships an update weekly, and UNLOOP every 2 weeks. Most recently, Secret Diary with Lock was updated on October 29, 2026 and UNLOOP on October 26, 2026.

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