Secure Daily Diary vs EverWritten
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.
EverWritten
This app provides a secure space to write personal journals and create lasting keepsakes for yourself or loved ones. Capture memories, stories, and important life details with features like encrypted entries, multimedia attachments, and optional writing prompts. Preserve your legacy for future generations.
- Journals for self or loved ones
- Collections for life's keepsakes
- End-to-end encryption
- Multimedia attachments (photos, audio, video)
- Distraction-free writing experience
- Optional writing prompts
- Printable journal option
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EverWritten: A Private Journal and Keepsake for You and the Ones You Love EverWritten is a thoughtfully designed journaling and keepsake app that helps you preserve your words, memories, and meaningful moments. Write for yourself, for someone you love, or for generations to come. Whether you are capturing everyday reflections or intentionally building a legacy, EverWritten offers a calm, secure, and lasting space to do so. Why EverWritten? Inspired by a mother’s handwritten journal to her daughter, EverWritten was created to honor the power of written words and the stories we leave behind. It is a place to write with intention, preserve what matters, and know your memories are cared for. Features - Journals for Self or Loved Ones Write private journals for yourself or create dedicated journals for a child, partner, parent, or anyone meaningful in your life. Each journal is personal, intentional, and easy to return to over time. - Collections for Life’s Keepsakes Beyond journaling, EverWritten includes Collections. A structured space to preserve the things that shape your life, like family recipes, books, music, traditions, quotes, important dates, travel memories, and more. Collections are designed to hold meaning, not just lists. - Encrypted and Private by Design Every entry, photo, video, audio recording, and collection item is protected with end-to-end encryption. Your content is private by default and accessible only to you and those you explicitly choose. - Photos, Video, and Audio Attach photos to any entry, record audio messages, or add video to capture moments as they happen. Video and enhanced audio features are available on the Heirloom subscription. - Distraction-Free Writing Experience A clean, focused writing space designed to feel like pen on paper. No feeds. No noise. Just a place to write thoughtfully and return to your words with ease. - Writing Prompts When You Need Them Optional prompts gently appear after a moment of stillness, offering guidance when you are not sure where to begin. Use them or ignore them. The space remains yours. - Import Physical Journals Digitally preserve handwritten journals by importing photos of existing pages. This feature is available on all paid plans. - Home Screen Widget Quickly start a loved one entry directly from your home screen. One tap, and you are writing. - Print Your Journal as a Keepsake Transform your digital journals into beautifully bound, linen-covered hardcover books. Designed to be gifted, treasured, and passed down. Printing is now in production, and we're excited for you to see your journals in a physical form that is as beautiful as your words and messages. - Flexible Subscription Plans Begin with a free plan or unlock expanded features with paid subscriptions designed for long-term memory keeping and legacy building. Preserve what matters most. Create something lasting with EverWritten. Learn more at everwritten.co Privacy Policy: https://everwritten.co/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: EverWritten at 100% against Secure Daily Diary's 71%. EverWritten also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Secure Daily Diary's advantage is ratings volume (452 vs 5) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). 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
Both are free to download. Secure Daily Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and EverWritten sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
EverWritten holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Secure Daily Diary has 452 ratings behind it against 5, 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 100% of EverWritten's.
Secure Daily Diary ships an update every 3 weeks, EverWritten fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Secure Daily Diary | EverWritten |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (452 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 452 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmytro Vynokurov | EverWritten, LLC |
Customer experience
Secure Daily Diary
EverWritten
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
EverWritten
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Secure Daily Diary
- Unlimited Diary$9.99
EverWritten
- The Keepsake$9.991 Month
- The Heirloom$17.991 Month
Questions
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