Comparison

Dagny vs Dr Diary

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

Head to head
About

Dagny

Features
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Connects healthcare organisations with their staff to manage temporary staffing needs.

About

Dr Diary

This work diary helps UK doctors track job plan activities, understand work patterns, and manage professional development. It allows for detailed activity logging, personalized entries, and report generation to inform negotiations and appraisals.

Highlights
  • Offline activity logging
  • Personalized activity tracking
  • 15 or 30-minute time slots
  • Track multiple employers
  • Copy/paste daily/weekly activities
  • Summary and detailed reports
  • Share reports with employers
Features
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Dr Diary is designed for BMA members who are consultants or SAS (staff, associate specialist and specialty) doctors in the UK, on the latest versions of their contracts. It’s a work diary that enables you to track activities that are part of your job plan, on the go. It’s for doctors who want to understand their working patterns and take control of their professional development. Use the app to accurately reflect the reality of your work. View the reports to see what your workload looks like in terms of sessions or programmed activities (PAs) and how this compares to your job plan. Identify patterns to help plan future work and demonstrate areas for negotiation at your next appraisal or job plan review meeting. Key features include: β€’ Add activities to your diary while offline β€’ Personalise activities to fit the nature of your work, including DCC (Direct Clinical Care), SPA (Supporting Professional Activities), Academic Work and more β€’ Choose to use either 15 or 30-minute time slots β€’ Track your work for more than one employer β€’ Copy a whole day or week of activities to another date β€’ View summary reports on the app β€’ See more detailed reports and share these with your employer at https://doctordiary.bma.org.uk

Screenshots

Dagny4 screens
Dr Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Dr Diary at 12.0.0 against Dagny's 14.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dagny ships an update every 6 weeks, Dr Diary every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 7 level
Dagny versus Dr Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDagnyDr Diary
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsβ€”21.1% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks β€” betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationβ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size30 MB125 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDagny LtdBritish Medical Association

In-app purchases

None

Dagny

No in-app purchases

None

Dr Diary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dagny free?
Dagny is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dr Diary free?
Dr Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dagny or Dr Diary have ads?
Neither Dagny nor Dr Diary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dagny or Dr Diary?
Dagny ships an update every 6 weeks, and Dr Diary every 3 months. Most recently, Dagny was updated on September 17, 2026 and Dr Diary on July 7, 2026.

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