Comparison

Diary With Password vs Nimbus8

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Password and biometric security
  • Daily entry logging
  • Full text search
  • Data backup and export (PDF/Text)
  • Customizable fonts and sizes
  • Night mode
  • Daily reminders
Features
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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

About

Nimbus8

An on-device AI studio for iPhone and iPad, enabling local model execution for chat, coding, image generation, and more. Enjoy privacy with no data sent to servers for inference, with optional cloud features available.

Highlights
  • On-device AI model execution
  • Local chat and coding agents
  • Image generation and translation
  • Hybrid local/web search
  • Speech-to-text and text-to-speech
  • Background agents and scheduling
Features
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Nimbus8 is an on-device AI studio for iPhone and iPad. Run open models locally — chat, code, search, vision, image generation, audio, translation, and background agents — with nothing sent to Nimbus servers for inference. Gale (chat) is free forever. Download models from Hugging Face, attach photos and PDFs, and stream replies entirely on your device. Nimbus8 Pro (one-time in-app purchase) unlocks: • Cirrus — repo-aware coding agent with inline diffs • Ashe — confirm-first background agents and scheduled Hands • Mist — hybrid local search with optional web layer • Mirage — on-device image generation • Stratus — camera, OCR, and vision Q&A • Overture — speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and audio tools • Zephyr — on-device translation • Haze — cross-module memory and recall Built native in Swift with a Rust core. No Nimbus account required. Optional cloud inference. No telemetry. Models you choose are downloaded to your device and run locally. Processing stays on your phone unless you explicitly enable optional network features (such as web search or a BYOK cloud provider in Cirrus). Purchase Nimbus8 Pro once through Apple In-App Purchase. Restore anytime with your Apple ID. Family Sharing follows Apple's IAP rules. Privacy policy: https://trynimbus.org/privacy.html

Screenshots

Diary With Password4 screens
Nimbus83 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Nimbus8 at every 2 days against Diary With Password's every 2 weeks. Diary With Password's advantage is ratings volume (27K vs 6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Diary With Password sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Nimbus8 sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Diary With Password against 4.8 for Nimbus8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Diary With Password has 27K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Diary With Password's written reviews are positive against 89% of Nimbus8's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Diary With Password ships an update every 2 weeks, Nimbus8 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Diary With Password versus Nimbus8: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiary With PasswordNimbus8
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (27K ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.0% of reviews — better88.9% of reviews
Number of ratings27K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB269 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer帆 杨Robert Georges Jr.

Customer experience

Diary With Password

All ratings27,088 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral3.1%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews2,386 reviews
Positive92.0%
Neutral4.7%
Negative3.3%

Nimbus8

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%

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.)

Nimbus8

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Diary With Password

One-time1
  • Pro version- One-time purchase$12.99
2 purchases

Nimbus8

One-time2
  • 3-day TrialFree
  • Nimbus8 Pro - Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Diary With Password free?
Diary With Password is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nimbus8 free?
Nimbus8 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Diary With Password or Nimbus8?
Nimbus8 is rated higher. Diary With Password averages 4.7 out of 5 from 27K ratings, while Nimbus8 averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Diary With Password or Nimbus8 have ads?
Neither Diary With Password nor Nimbus8 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Diary With Password or Nimbus8?
Diary With Password ships an update every 2 weeks, and Nimbus8 every 2 days. Most recently, Diary With Password was updated on November 7, 2026 and Nimbus8 on November 5, 2026.

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