Journal! vs Simple Daily Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Journal!
This app allows users to create a digital journal with daily notifications and custom hours. You can add titles and full text entries, ensure every day has a title, and set reminders for future dates. Entries can be shared with friends or transferred to other devices.
- Daily notifications with custom hours
- Add titles and full text entries
- Ensure daily title entries
- Reminders for future dates
- Share entries with friends
- Transfer data to other devices
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-you can set daily notifications with custom a custom hour. -the interface is simple and easy to use. -add titles directly from the notifications. -extend titles and add full text entries. -you have the ability to make sure the you added a title to every day in the year. -you can add reminders to future dates. -you can share your list with friends or transfer it to another device.
Simple Daily Diary
Capture your everyday moments with a fast, easy, and beautifully designed journaling app. Add custom titles, personalize with themes, and easily find past entries with smart search. Sync across devices and enjoy local backups for peace of mind.
- Add custom titles to entries
- 20+ handpicked color themes
- Smart search by date or keywords
- Share thoughts and memories
- iCloud sync between iPhone and iPad
- Local device backup
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Looking for a simple and delightful way to keep a daily journal? Simple Daily Diary is exactly what you need — fast, easy to use, and thoughtfully designed to capture your everyday moments. Just download and see for yourself. With Simple Daily Diary, you’ll never forget the moments that matter most. Revisit your memories anytime in a space that feels truly yours. Key features: • Add custom titles to highlight your most meaningful entries. • Make it your own with 20+ handpicked color themes. • Find what you wrote in seconds using smart search by date or keywords. • Share your thoughts and memories without leaving the app. • Sync seamlessly between iPhone and iPad using iCloud. • And for extra peace of mind, your diary is also backed up locally on your device. No subscriptions, no clutter. Just a beautifully simple diary that fits right into your everyday life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple Daily Diary at 4.5 against Journal!'s 4.0. Simple Daily Diary also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 50) and review sentiment (52% vs 43%). Journal!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 50 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Simple Daily Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Journal! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Daily Diary holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Daily Diary has 1.3K ratings behind it against 50, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Journal!'s written reviews are positive against 52% of Simple Daily Diary's.
Journal! ships an update every 3 weeks, Simple Daily Diary every 50 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Journal! | Simple Daily Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (50 ratings) | 4.5 (1.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 52.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 50 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 50 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jacob Hanna | Dmytro Vynokurov |
Customer experience
Journal!
Simple Daily Diary
Bugs and requests
Journal!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Simple Daily Diary
Reported bugs
3 issues- Paid upgrade not working as expected
- Entries disappearing or not saving properly
- Freezing or crashing when using certain features
Requested features
5 requests- Add password/lock feature
- Increase storage space or make it truly unlimited
- Allow editing and adding of past entries
- Provide cloud backup/sync option
- Offer more customization options (colors, fonts, etc.)
In-app purchases
Journal!
No in-app purchases
Simple Daily Diary
- Unlimited Diary$6.99
Questions
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