Comparison

Simple Daily Diary vs Mindlog

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

Head to head
About

Simple Daily Diary

Capture your everyday moments with a fast, easy, and beautifully designed journaling app. Add custom titles, personalize with themes, and easily find past entries with smart search. Sync across devices and enjoy local backups for peace of mind.

Highlights
  • Add custom titles to entries
  • 20+ handpicked color themes
  • Smart search by date or keywords
  • Share thoughts and memories
  • iCloud sync between iPhone and iPad
  • Local device backup
Features
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Looking for a simple and delightful way to keep a daily journal? Simple Daily Diary is exactly what you need — fast, easy to use, and thoughtfully designed to capture your everyday moments. Just download and see for yourself. With Simple Daily Diary, you’ll never forget the moments that matter most. Revisit your memories anytime in a space that feels truly yours. Key features: • Add custom titles to highlight your most meaningful entries. • Make it your own with 20+ handpicked color themes. • Find what you wrote in seconds using smart search by date or keywords. • Share your thoughts and memories without leaving the app. • Sync seamlessly between iPhone and iPad using iCloud. • And for extra peace of mind, your diary is also backed up locally on your device. No subscriptions, no clutter. Just a beautifully simple diary that fits right into your everyday life.

About

Mindlog

Features
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Mindlog is a quiet place to write down what you are thinking and how you feel. No account. No cloud. No tracking. Your entries stay on your device and nowhere else — there is no server for them to go to. WHAT'S INSIDE • Quick entry — opens the moment you launch the app, so a thought does not disappear while you look for a button • A map of emotions — find the word that actually fits instead of settling for "fine" • Your own history — browse and filter past entries, and notice what keeps coming back • Short reads and exercises — a small built-in library on working with your thinking more clearly • App lock — optional Face ID or Touch ID, and the screen blurs itself in the app switcher • Exports you control — PDF, JSON or a spreadsheet, whenever you want them • Encrypted backups — AES-256-GCM, with a passphrase only you know • Fully offline — no connection required, ever PRIVACY IS THE ARCHITECTURE Mindlog contains no analytics library, no advertising SDK and no backend. That is not a promise we are asking you to trust — it is the reason there is no mechanism for your writing to leave your device in the first place. Available in English and Russian.

Screenshots

Simple Daily Diary3 screens
Mindlog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mindlog at none against Simple Daily Diary's 1. Mindlog also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 50 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Simple Daily Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mindlog asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Daily Diary ships an update every 50 months, Mindlog every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Simple Daily Diary versus Mindlog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Daily DiaryMindlog
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 50 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmytro VynokurovDmitrii Proshutinskii

Bugs and requests

Simple Daily Diary

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Paid upgrade not working as expected
  • Entries disappearing or not saving properly
  • Freezing or crashing when using certain features

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add password/lock feature
  • Increase storage space or make it truly unlimited
  • Allow editing and adding of past entries
  • Provide cloud backup/sync option
  • Offer more customization options (colors, fonts, etc.)

Mindlog

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Daily Diary

One-time1
  • Unlimited Diary$6.99
None

Mindlog

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Daily Diary free?
Simple Daily Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mindlog free?
Mindlog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Daily Diary or Mindlog have ads?
Neither Simple Daily Diary nor Mindlog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Daily Diary or Mindlog?
Simple Daily Diary ships an update every 50 months, and Mindlog every 4 months. Most recently, Simple Daily Diary was updated on November 11, 2026 and Mindlog on November 8, 2026.

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