Comparison

Quick Daily Journal vs Mimito

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

Head to head
About

Quick Daily Journal

This app offers a simple, engaging way to journal daily by creating a unique digital marble for each entry. Capture memories with photos, text, voice notes, or videos, and revisit them through interactive widgets and a beautiful collection.

Highlights
  • One card entry per day
  • Collectible digital marbles
  • Photo, voice, and video entries
  • Home screen widgets
  • Daily reminders and prompts
  • Private journaling with optional iCloud sync
Features
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One card a day. One marble to keep. Quick Daily Journal is the simple daily journal you will actually stick with. Add a photo, a few words, a voice note or a video, and you're done for the day. Every day you write becomes its own glass marble, so your habit turns into a jar full of days you can see, hold and revisit. ONE CARD A DAY No blank pages and no pressure. Each day gets a single card: a photo, a line or two, a voice note or a short video. It takes seconds, so it fits into real life. A MARBLE FOR EVERY DAY Each entry forges a one-of-a-kind marble, made only for that day. Chase Common, Rare, Epic and Mythic marbles, fill a jar every month and keep them all in your Collection. SWIPE THROUGH YOUR DAYS Your days stack up like a deck of cards. Swipe back to yesterday, pull up the whole month in one motion and open any day exactly as you left it. MEMORIES THAT COME BACK A year ago today, a month ago, last week. The Memories widget brings your past days back to your Home Screen, and you can shuffle for another. WIDGETS FOR YOUR HOME SCREEN Today, This Week, Memories you can shuffle, your Marble Jar and your streak, all in the same clean style. BUILD THE HABIT Gentle daily reminders, streaks and daily prompts help you write a little every day without it feeling like a chore. MADE FOR EVERY SCREEN Designed for iPhone, with two-pane layouts on iPhone Duo and iPad. Pick from 22 app icons to make it yours. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your journal stays on your device, with optional iCloud sync. No accounts and no tracking. FREE - One card every day with words and a photo - A glass marble for every day you write - Calendar, month view and search - Streaks, reminders and widgets QUICK DAILY JOURNAL PRO - Up to 10 photos on a card - Video and voice notes - Write on any day and fill in the ones you missed - iCloud sync across your devices - Export your whole journal any time A daily diary, a gratitude journal, a photo journal or a one line a day memory book. However you use it, Quick Daily Journal keeps your days in one beautiful place. Privacy Policy: https://kevz.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-Quick-Daily-Journal-24b5bac81189807d90bdd92c913ce8bc?source=copy_link Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Mimito

This private and encrypted journal app helps users with mental wellness through daily reflection, gratitude, and emotion tracking. It offers voice notes, custom templates, guided AI prompts, and beautiful themes for a personalized self-discovery journey.

Highlights
  • Private and encrypted entries
  • Voice note recording
  • Customizable templates
  • AI-guided reflection prompts
  • Daily affirmations
  • PDF export
  • Multiple themes
Features
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Mimito is a private, encrypted journal for gratitude, emotions, and daily reflection. Elegant, simple, and built for your mental wellness journey — with voice notes, custom templates, and guided prompts. Why Choose Mimito? • Private & Secure: Your entries protected with encryption and optional PIN lock. No ads • Effortlessly Simple: Clean, intuitive design that gets out of your way so you can focus on writing • Custom Templates: Save time with reusable templates for daily reflections, gratitude, goals, and more • Voice Notes: Speak your thoughts naturally with seamless audio recording • Insights: Your streak and writing rhythm at a glance, plus a short reflection on your last 30 days with Pro • Guided Reflection: With Pro, AI writes a question for each entry. Choose a topic such as gratitude, joy or emotions Everything You Need: • Rich Journaling: Capture thoughts, photos, and voice notes in one secure place • Daily Affirmations: Build positive habits with customizable affirmations • PDF Export: Easily save and share your entries when you want to • Beautiful Themes: Choose from 6 calming color themes to match your mood • Multilingual: Express yourself in your preferred language • Pro App Icons: Personalize your experience with exclusive icon designs Perfect For: • Personal Growth: Track your journey and celebrate progress • Mental Wellness: Monitor and improve your emotional well-being • Daily Reflection: Build a consistent mindfulness practice • Goal Setting: Define and track personal objectives • Stress Relief: Find clarity and inner peace through writing Privacy You Can Trust: Mimito is built on a foundation of security and respect for your privacy. Your journal entries are encrypted and protected with optional PIN access, and the app has no ads. With Pro, the AI features send your entry text to a third-party AI provider to write your questions and reflections. What you write stays yours—always. Join thousands who have made Mimito their trusted daily companion for self-discovery and growth. Start your private journaling journey today. Pro features need Mimito Pro, an optional auto-renewing subscription. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Quick Daily Journal4 screens
Mimito4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mimito at 4.9 against Quick Daily Journal's 4.4. Mimito also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 82%) and ratings volume (128 vs 7). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Quick Daily Journal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Mimito sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mimito holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mimito has 128 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Quick Daily Journal's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mimito's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quick Daily Journal ships an update every 2 weeks, Mimito weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Quick Daily Journal versus Mimito: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick Daily JournalMimito
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings)4.9 (128 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7128 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017 — better
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKevin HallMarco Caldera

Customer experience

Quick Daily Journal

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative11.8%

Mimito

All ratings128 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Quick Daily Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$49.99
2 purchases

Mimito

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Annual14 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Quick Daily Journal free?
Quick Daily Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mimito free?
Mimito is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quick Daily Journal or Mimito?
Mimito is rated higher. Quick Daily Journal averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Mimito averages 4.9 from 128 ratings.
Do Quick Daily Journal or Mimito have ads?
Neither Quick Daily Journal nor Mimito shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quick Daily Journal or Mimito?
Quick Daily Journal ships an update every 2 weeks, and Mimito weekly. Most recently, Quick Daily Journal was updated on November 6, 2026 and Mimito on November 11, 2026.

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