Vanilla App vs DiaryClub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vanilla App
This app provides a native mobile experience for Vanillaforums, allowing communities to engage and discuss future development. It aims to keep users on your platform by offering a dedicated space for discussions.
- Native Vanillaforums experience
- Community discussion
- Advanced Editor (BBCode)
- Hashtags and Mentions
- Facebook Login
- Improved Notifications
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Vanilla App is the native app for all your Vanillaforums of the Open Source branch. Give your community an app that is developed by a team of Vanillaforums fans since the early days of Vanilla. It also allows you to discuss the future development of this native app with the developer team. What is needed, what should be included, let us know what you think about our road map and we will continue to integrate more powerful features into this app. Do not watch any longer how your valuable communities are decreasing and jumping off to popular Social Networks and messenger services. Give them the opportunity to stay and continue their valuable and deep discussions on your platform. Vanilla APP supports: • Advanced Editor (Partially, BBCode) • Vanillicon • YAGA (part.) • Post Count • #Hashtags • @Mentions • Facebook Login • Flagging • Quotes • Better Notifications and more... Vanilla APP integrates: Facebook Login Kit Google Firebase Google Fabric It would be great to get forum managers like you on board and improve your communities with a high level native app for your users.
DiaryClub
This app allows you to create private or public journals filled with photos and stories. Organize your life's moments, thoughts, and adventures into timelines and photo books. You can also collaborate with others on shared chronicles.
- Photo journaling
- Timeline creation
- Private and public entries
- Collaborative chronicles
- Photo book generation
- Anonymous journaling
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A journal for photos and stories — private or public. Diary.Club – All Your Memories. One Home. Diary.Club combines diary, chronicle, photo book, and timeline into a single app – for your life and your shared stories. Capture your adventures, thoughts, travels, and projects in vivid timelines. You can create a separate diary for every topic – unlimited and as diverse as your life. Diary.Club is completely anonymous. You decide whether to share your stories or keep them private. No real names, no obligations – just genuine memories. Create your personal diary or invite family, friends, or teams to collaboratively collect memories and write shared chronicles. Turn every moment into a beautiful photo book – perfect for preserving your most valuable experiences forever. Follow the chronicles of your favorite clubs, brands, or stars, and stay updated on anniversaries and upcoming events. Diary.Club brings private memories and public stories together in one place. Turn every day into a chapter and every experience into a story that lasts. Diary.Club – Your Memories. Our Legacy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DiaryClub at 100% against Vanilla App's 0%. DiaryClub also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). Vanilla App's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vanilla App ships an update every 4 months, DiaryClub every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vanilla App | DiaryClub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stefan Eipeltauer | christian Kaiser |
Customer experience
Vanilla App
DiaryClub
In-app purchases
Vanilla App
No in-app purchases
DiaryClub
No in-app purchases
