# Time Diary vs 一本日记

The clearest difference is ads: 一本日记 at none against Time Diary's shown. 一本日记 also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). Time Diary's advantage is ratings volume (429 vs 18) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Time Diary sells 17 one-off in-app purchases and 一本日记 sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Time Diary against 5.0 for 一本日记. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time Diary has 429 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 99% and 98% positive.

Time Diary ships an update monthly, 一本日记 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Time Diary | 一本日记 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.9 (429 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/time-diary/id1229593919/reviews) | **[5.0 (18 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id1600664882/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **429** | 18 |
| Positive reviews | **98.5% of reviews** | 98.4% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Monthly | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 225 MB | 150 MB |
| Requires iOS | **11.0** | 13.6 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Nanjing LeMeng Network Technology Co., Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/1431596998) | [剑锋 陈](https://appshunter.io/developer/1600650020) |

## What reviewers say

### Time Diary

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/time-diary/id1229593919)

Record daily activities, experiences, thoughts, and ideas in a digital diary. Organize and easily find past entries with powerful search and filtering options. Sync your data across all your devices for seamless access.

**Highlights:** Record activities, experiences, thoughts, and ideas, Organize diary entries and notes, Powerful search by keyword, date, folder, and tags, Sync data across all devices, Filter entries by date, folder, and tags

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (17)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 3元素材 | $0.99 | one-time |
| 6元素材 | $0.99 | one-time |
| 订阅-月卡优惠 | $0.99 | one-time |
| 300时光贝 | $0.99 | one-time |
| 600时光贝 | $0.99 | one-time |
| 时光月卡 | $0.99 | one-time |
| 1元素材 | $0.99 | one-time |
| 云端容量-2G | $1.99 | one-time |
| 1200时光贝 | $1.99 | one-time |
| 云端容量-5G | $2.99 | one-time |
| 时光年卡 | $3.99 | one-time |
| 永久VIP（折扣） | $3.99 | one-time |
| 永久VIP | $5.99 | one-time |
| 永久VIP（折扣） | $5.99 | one-time |
| 时光年卡（优惠） | $5.99 | one-time |
| 4000时光贝 | $5.99 | one-time |
| 永久VIP（折扣） | $9.99 | one-time |


### 一本日记

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id1600664882)

A clean, ad-free journaling app for daily life recording. It offers cloud synchronization, multi-platform support, and various media recording options. Relive past memories with 'On This Day' features and export your entries in multiple formats.

**Highlights:** Cloud synchronization, Cross-platform support, Location and weather logging, Multimedia entries (text, image, video, audio), Memory recall features, Export to PDF/TXT, Import from other journaling apps

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 一本日记永久版(无云同步) | $2.99 | one-time |
| 一本日记永久版(WebDAV版) | $3.99 | one-time |
| 一本日记永久版(500M云空间) | $5.99 | one-time |
| 一本日记永久版(1G云空间) | $6.99 | one-time |
| 一本日记永久版(2G云空间) | $11.99 | one-time |
| 一本日记永久版(10G云空间) | $29.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Time Diary free?

Time Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is 一本日记 free?

一本日记 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Time Diary or 一本日记?

一本日记 is rated higher. Time Diary averages 4.9 out of 5 from 429 ratings, while 一本日记 averages 5.0 from 18 ratings.

### Do Time Diary or 一本日记 have ads?

Time Diary shows ads; 一本日记 does not.

### Which is updated more often, Time Diary or 一本日记?

Time Diary ships an update monthly, and 一本日记 fortnightly. Most recently, Time Diary was updated on October 9, 2026 and 一本日记 on October 15, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*