Diary With Password vs MudBook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Diary With Password
This app provides a private digital space to record daily thoughts, emotions, and life events. It offers robust security features like password and biometric locks, alongside tools for organizing, searching, and exporting your entries. Enjoy a customizable and ad-free journaling experience.
- Password and biometric security
- Daily entry logging
- Full text search
- Data backup and export (PDF/Text)
- Customizable fonts and sizes
- Night mode
- Daily reminders
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Track life's progress Log a little bit about each day Look back at the emotions and the opinions and even mundane aspects of your life Write out all your emotions in a space and no one will see This is an electronic diary Simple and friendly ■ Password -set a password to protect your diary secrets ■ Time Stamp -note the time by touching the inconspicuous clock button ■ Reminder -friendly reminder to write about your day ■ Delete -swipe your finger to delete the diary you want to delete ■ Night Mode -to make looking at a screen in a dark room easier on your eyes ■ iCloud -back up your data/Restore the data on your iOS device ■ Export -export your diary as a text/Export the diary to PDF file (The exported file can be sent to you by email. Please make sure that a mail account has been set on the device. You can also choose to export your data to your iOS file system on your device) ■ Sizes -choose a new font size from the font size list ■ Sign -add a good diary to your favorites ■ Search -full text search-able - search entries by containing text ■ Fonts -to change the font type, in the font list, select a font ■ Touch ID / Face ID -need the related hardware support (iPhone 5s+) ■ Pattern Lock -security and ease
MudBook
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MudBook is the ideal companion for potters and ceramic artists. Whether you're throwing on the wheel, hand-building, or experimenting with new glazes, MudBook keeps your creative process organised from that first, middle of the night, inspirational idea to finished piece. LOG IDEAS Quickly and easily add ideas, make notes, upload sketches and take photos of the things that inspire your creativity. Easily convert those ideas into projects, all your thoughts and pictures will automatically transfer. TRACK YOUR PROJECTS Follow every piece through its journey, from planning and wedging through to firing and completion. Log stage notes, pick from a long list of clay bodies, techniques and attach photos at each step. Always know where each piece is in the process. Easily log material costs against each project and add the sale price to the end product. GLAZE LIBRARY Build your personal glaze library. Record commercial glazes and custom recipes, track ingredients and percentages, log test tiles with photos, and quickly find the right glaze for any project. If you create your glaze you can print your own unique QR code to track it in your work. FIRINGS LOG Record every firing with cone, temperature, kiln, and firing program. Associate firings with specific projects so you always know exactly what a piece went through. STUDIO INVENTORY Keep track of your materials: clay bodies, glaze ingredients, tools, and equipment, so you're never caught short mid-project. WORKS OFFLINE MudBook works fully offline. Everything is saved to your device first and syncs automatically when you have a connection. Your studio data is always available, even without signal. BUILT FOR POTTERS, BY POTTERS Technique-aware stage tracking supports throwing, hand-building, slab, coil, pinch, and casting workflows. The app speaks your language. --- MudBook is developed by Taylin.Studio. Questions or feedback: devsupport@taylin.studio MudBook Pro is an auto-renewing subscription: £4.99/month or £49.99/year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or turn off auto-renewal in your Account Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Diary With Password at 12.0 against MudBook's 15.1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Diary With Password sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MudBook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Diary With Password | MudBook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (27K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 帆 杨 | Taylin Digital Ltd |
Bugs and requests
Diary With Password
Reported bugs
2 issues- Date entries sometimes display incorrectly
- Occasional app crashes or freezes
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to import/attach photos
- Implement calendar view for entries
- Allow multiple entries per day
- Provide cloud backup and sync options
- Add more customization options (colors, themes, etc.)
MudBook
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Diary With Password
- Pro version- One-time purchase$12.99
MudBook
- MudBook Pro$6.991 Month
- MudBook Pro Yearly$69.991 Year
Questions
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