Comparison

My Diary vs Remember

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

Head to head
About

My Diary

An elegant digital journal that automatically enriches entries with local weather, location, and images. Secure your memories with TouchID/Passcode and sync them across devices via iCloud. Customize your experience with themes and background images.

Highlights
  • Automatic local weather and icon
  • Automatic location tagging
  • Add pictures to entries
  • iCloud backup and sync
  • TouchID/Passcode protection
  • Calendar browsing view
Features
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My Diary is a quiet, personal diary app inspired by the diary seen in the animated film Your Name. It is made for keeping the moments you do not want to lose: what happened today, where you were, what the weather felt like, and the small feelings that may otherwise fade with time. Features: - Write diary entries with photos - Save date, time, weather, and location - Browse memories by list or calendar - Search diary content when a memory comes back - Choose blue or pink themes - Change your diary background - Set your profile photo and name - Add emergency contacts - Keep personal attention notes and todo lists - Protect your diary with Face ID or device passcode - Back up and sync diary data with iCloud - Manually back up to iCloud or sync down from iCloud - Switch between English, Chinese, and Japanese Some memories fade only because we stop looking for them. My Diary keeps a place for them.

About

Remember

This app helps you capture and organize your life experiences with GPS location, personal notes, and custom categories. All your memories are saved on an interactive map for easy exploration and retrieval. Enjoy a private and secure journaling experience without ads or cloud storage.

Highlights
  • Automatic GPS location tagging
  • Interactive map of experiences
  • 100 customizable categories
  • Journal entries with title and text
  • Star ratings for experiences
  • Filter and search functionality
  • 100% private and secure data storage
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Remember is your modern journal for the 21st century. Capture your most beautiful moments — with GPS location, categories and personal notes. All your experiences are saved on an interactive map, ready to explore anytime. Start free — no account, no sign-up. YOUR EXPERIENCES ON THE MAP Every activity is automatically pinned on the map. Discover your personal world map of experiences. AUTOMATIC GPS LOCATION Remember detects your location automatically. No manual typing needed — just create an activity and go. JOURNAL WITH TITLE AND TEXT Write down your thoughts, memories and experiences. Your personal diary, always with you. 30 FREE CATEGORIES — 100 WITH PLUS From hiking to restaurants to concerts — the perfect category for every moment. With vibrant icons and colors. Start with 29 categories for free. RATINGS Rate your experiences with 1–5 stars. Find your highlights at a glance. FILTER & SEARCH Filter by category and find every moment instantly. YOUR DATA BELONGS TO YOU No ads. No account. No cloud. All data stays on your iPhone — 100% private and secure. REMEMBER PLUS Unlock unlimited activities and all 100 categories — once for €4.99. No subscription. No hidden costs. Start today and capture your most beautiful moments forever.

Screenshots

My Diary4 screens
Remember4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Remember at Free against My Diary's $2.99. Remember also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). My Diary's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (40 vs 7). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Remember is free to download; My Diary costs $2.99 up front. Remember sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. My Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Remember holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Diary has 40 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of My Diary's written reviews are positive against 100% of Remember's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Diary ships an update fortnightly, Remember every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
My Diary versus Remember: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy DiaryRemember
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (40 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40 — better7
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeng WangFlorian Dr. Klepper

Customer experience

My Diary

All ratings40 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews124 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative12.1%

Remember

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

My Diary

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Remember

One-time1
  • Remember Plus$3.99

Questions

Is My Diary free?
My Diary costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Remember free?
Remember is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, My Diary or Remember?
Remember is rated higher. My Diary averages 4.5 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Remember averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do My Diary or Remember have ads?
Neither My Diary nor Remember shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Diary or Remember?
My Diary ships an update fortnightly, and Remember every 10 days. Most recently, My Diary was updated on October 29, 2026 and Remember on October 24, 2026.

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