Simple Daily Diary vs Fastera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Fastera
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Fastera is a calm intermittent fasting app for iPhone and Apple Watch. Start and finish fasts quickly, track your progress at a glance, log weight with minimal friction, and review your history over time. Fastera is built to stay simple: • free to use • no ads • no account required • local-first and private • clean, Apple-native design`
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fastera at none against Simple Daily Diary's 1. Fastera also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 50 months). Simple Daily Diary's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Simple Daily Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fastera asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Daily Diary ships an update every 50 months, Fastera every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Daily Diary | Fastera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 50 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmytro Vynokurov | Ahmed Eraky |
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.)
Fastera
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Simple Daily Diary
- Unlimited Diary$6.99
Fastera
No in-app purchases
Questions
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