Comparison

TodayShot vs Piary

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

Head to head
About

TodayShot

This app allows you to easily record daily memories and life events with a single photo and a short comment. It features a simple calendar view for easy navigation and organization of your visual diary.

Highlights
  • Daily photo and comment recording
  • Simple calendar view
  • Photo list display
  • Favorite settings
  • Dark mode support
  • Widget display
Features
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Coordinating calendar "TodayShot By the way, what number of days did you wear that clothes? Let's register the pattern of coordination as we go on a trip! What was the former nail design like? Kittens grow fast so I want to record every day! etc··· Not limited to coordination, it is an application to record various things as one picture of the day every day. The operation is very easy! "One picture", "favorite setting" and "comment" three! I wanted to register multiple photos or want to record a lot of memo, I left it to the diary application, I made it simple. The calendar screen is easy to see in the month display. The list displays registered information in detail. In the photo list, only photos are displayed. On the preview screen, add favorites and comments. Usage is free! Please try using it. 【screen structure】 Main screen (Calendar, list, Photo list) Preview screen Setting screen 【Screen Details】 ■ Main screen: Calendar - Swipe up and down to move year and month - Tap on the year and month, move to the current month. Display year / month specification screen by long press of year / month. - Swipe left to photo list - Tap of date, photo registration or preview display. Long press to edit or delete - Switch registration method (quick, detailed) ■ Main screen: List - Pull down to resize (3 rows, 5 columns, comment list) - Tap on the photo, preview display - Swipe right to the calendar screen - Header tap to display target year / month on the calendar screen ■ Main screen: Photo list - Tap of photo to show / hide thumbnail bar - Thumbnail bar can be set right / left in setting screen - In the information area tap, go to the calendar screen ■ Preview screen - Favorite settings - Comment input - Tap to display photos only - Swipe down to close ■ Setting screen - Dark mode - Font color setting - English notation of year and month and day of the week - Show days of the week from Monday - Widget display (none, recently, favorites) - Sync display of calendar and photo list - Display item availability setting (favorites, comments) - Change registration method (Quick, Detail) - Left and right position and size of thumbnail bar of show screen

About

Piary

Combine photos and journal entries to create a visual diary of your daily life. See your memories fill a calendar with personalized backgrounds. A simple way to document your experiences.

Highlights
  • Photo and diary entries
  • Calendar view of memories
  • Customizable calendar background
  • Daily recording
  • Personalized memory calendar
Features
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Picture × Diary = Piary! Piary is an application like a picture diary that can record events of the day in photos and diaries. Since registered pictures are displayed in the list in the calendar, if you record every day, the calendar will be filled with more and more photos. You can change the background of the calendar to your favorite picture. Record every day and make your own my calendar!

Screenshots

TodayShot4 screens
Piary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Piary at 5.0 against TodayShot's 3.9. Piary also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). TodayShot's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume and ads 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. Piary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TodayShot asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Piary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of TodayShot's written reviews are positive against 75% of Piary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TodayShot ships an update every 2 months, Piary every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
TodayShot versus Piary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTodayShotPiary
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (10 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAtsushi EzakiHaruki Saburi

Customer experience

TodayShot

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Piary

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

TodayShot

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Piary

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is TodayShot free?
TodayShot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Piary free?
Piary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TodayShot or Piary?
Piary is rated higher. TodayShot averages 3.9 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Piary averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do TodayShot or Piary have ads?
Both TodayShot and Piary show ads.
Which is updated more often, TodayShot or Piary?
TodayShot ships an update every 2 months, and Piary every 3 weeks. Most recently, TodayShot was updated on September 16, 2026 and Piary on June 1, 2026.

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