Secure Daily Diary vs Diary with Lock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Secure Daily Diary
Capture your thoughts and memories securely with a private journal. Protect your entries with a passcode, Face ID, or Touch ID. Enjoy a customizable experience with various themes and icons, all stored locally and synced via iCloud.
- Passcode, Face ID, or Touch ID protection
- Local storage and iCloud sync
- No third-party servers or sign-ups
- 20+ color themes
- Multiple app icons
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Secure Daily Diary is a simple, elegant, and secure way to capture your thoughts, memories, and daily moments. Your privacy comes first: your entries are protected by a passcode, Face ID, or Touch ID. Everything is stored on your device and synced via your personal iCloud — no third-party servers, no sign-ups. Only you have access to your diary. Customize your experience with 20+ thoughtfully designed color themes and multiple app icons. Make it feel truly yours. With Secure Daily Diary, the important moments of your life are always safe — and always just a tap away.
Diary with Lock
Capture and cherish life's moments in a secure, beautifully designed digital journal. Add text, photos, and videos, track your mood and weather, and protect your entries with a passcode. Back up your memories to iCloud and export them as PDFs.
- Photo and text diary entries
- Lock screen passcode protection
- iCloud backup
- Mood and weather tracking
- Font customization
- Intruder snapshots
- PDF export
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Welcome to iDiary – the ultimate diary app that combines the classic art of journaling with modern technology! With iDiary, you can easily capture and cherish all your precious moments in a beautifully designed and secure platform. Here are some of the key features that make iDiary the perfect diary app for you: - Photo and Text Diary Entries: Create rich and engaging diary entries by mixing text and photos and videos together. iDiary lets you capture your life's moments in an expressive and immersive way. - Lock Screen Passcode: Keep your diary entries safe from prying eyes with a secure lock screen passcode. Your secrets are safe with iDiary! - iCloud Backup: Never lose a single moment of your life again. iDiary automatically backs up your diary entries to iCloud, ensuring that all your memories are safe and secure. - Mood and Weather: Capture your mood and the weather each day to add an even deeper level of detail to your diary entries. - Font Customization: Choose from a variety of fonts to make your diary entries even more unique and personal. - Intruder Snapshots: iDiary automatically captures a photo of anyone who tries to access your diary without your permission. Keep your diary safe and secure at all times. - PDF Export: Export your diary entries as PDFs for easy sharing, printing, or archiving. Download iDiary today and start capturing all your precious moments in a secure and beautiful diary app! Privacy Policy: https://www.bytecrazy.com/common_privacy_en.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Contact Us: trudutton@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Secure Daily Diary at 71% against Diary with Lock's 0%. Secure Daily Diary also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Secure Daily Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Diary with Lock sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Secure Daily Diary holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Secure Daily Diary has 452 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Secure Daily Diary's written reviews are positive against 0% of Diary with Lock's.
Secure Daily Diary ships an update every 3 weeks, Diary with Lock every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Secure Daily Diary | Diary with Lock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (452 ratings) — better | 4.3 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 452 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmytro Vynokurov | Heyou Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Secure Daily Diary
Diary with Lock
Bugs and requests
Secure Daily Diary
Reported bugs
9 issues- Entries disappear after app update or reinstall
- Entries fail to save properly
- Password protection bypassed when reopening app
- Search function causes app to freeze/lock up
- Paid upgrade not registering - asks to repay
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- Storage limit notification appears too early
- Partial entry saving (only portion of text saved)
- All entries deleted unexpectedly
- Password reset not working after reinstall
Requested features
7 requests- Photo/image upload and attachment capability
- Touch ID or biometric authentication
- Better background customization and decoration options
- Ability to write entries for past dates
- More creative design and styling options
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- Free or unlimited storage without paywall
- Improved search functionality
Diary with Lock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Secure Daily Diary
- Unlimited Diary$9.99
Diary with Lock
- iDiary Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
Questions
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