Comparison

Diary vs PurpleTime

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

Head to head
About

Diary

This app provides a secure and beautiful space to record your thoughts, plans, and life moments. Protect your entries with a password and enjoy a customizable interface with features like image support and PDF export.

Highlights
  • Password protection with PIN
  • Add/edit/remove images
  • Search functionality
  • Export entries to PDF
  • Customizable color and font styles
  • Reminders
  • Auto-lock for privacy
Features
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Secret thoughts and moments should always remain secret and a private diary should always be intimate, beautiful and safe. With that in mind, we dedicated our efforts to create a simple and beautiful diary application that helps you lock your secrets with your own password. Use this diary and put down all your thoughts or even future plans and follow them as the time passes. Make it your trustworthy friend who never judges you and who's always there for you. A good diary required good features, so here are some of the great features especially created for you: EASY TO USE & BEAUTIFUL - very easy to use yet very comprehensive - beautiful view off all your notes right on the main screen - easy navigation between your diary entries - image add/edit/remove functionality - image library with great gallery view - great overview of your daily entries - quick entry add, edit & delete - beautiful emojis(emoticos) - highlight your mood and feelings - search functionality - quickly & easily search through your journal - export to PDF functionality - save all your entries whenever you want SAFE & PRIVATE - PASSWORD PROTECTED - password lock functionality to keep your secret save - 4 digit PIN code - functionality for password update, recovery and removal - auto lock after more than 5 minutes of inactivity CUSTOMIZABLE - multiple color styles from which you can choose - multiple font styles - customizable font-size - reminders functionality OTHER COOL FEATURES - data reset functionality - beautiful design - can be easily used as a diet journal or even travel diary - totally free Regardless you want to write your love story or you just want to write down your thoughts and moments from your life, we hope this diary will turn out to be your best friend and confidant. Enjoy your life and create amazing stories!

About

PurpleTime

Features
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PurpltTime: A Lifestyle Management App PurpleTime is a simple lifestyle management app designed to help users stay aware of their mood, breathing habits, and food control. Key Controls (Core of the App). Happiness Protection / Mood Control: Encourages awareness of mood and thoughts through regular check-ins. Health Protection / Food Control: Helps users stay mindful of eating habits, especially grazing and mindless snacking. PurpleTime encourages breathing awareness practices as a way to pause, refocus, and maintain calm attention during the day. The app focuses on self-awareness and consistency, not streaks or gamification. Fitness: The Fitness section is intentionally minimal and practical. Fitness Metrics 200-meter run / sprint time These metrics act as simple indicators of physical capability and conditioning. Awareness Check-ins At configurable intervals (from 5 to 60 minutes, or specific times of day), PurpleTime prompts users to reflect briefly: Has my mind stayed calm and focused? Have I maintained breathing awareness? Are my food habits under control? Users rate themselves on a simple five-star scale for: Mood constol & Food control These check-ins are quick and non-intrusive. Todoz & Notes Todoz helps keep tasks clear and intentional. Notes allows simple note-taking for thoughts, learning, or reflection. AI assistance is available for note-related features, including educational and fun use cases. Free to Use, Optional Paid Features PurpleTime is free to download and use. Some optional features require a subscription due to ongoing operational costs, such as: Cloud backup AI-powered features Sharing data with selected contacts Designed for Calm Consistency PurpleTime discourages: Mental overload Mindless browsing Uncontrolled grazing It encourages: Awareness Calm self-control Sustainable daily habits PurpleTime is suitable for ages 13+, and can be used by anyone seeking a quieter, more intentional approach to daily life.Subscription-only features are clearly marked in the app, and users are informed before accessing them.

Screenshots

Diary4 screens
PurpleTime3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PurpleTime at none against Diary's shown. PurpleTime also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Diary ships an update every 5 months, PurpleTime every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Diary versus PurpleTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiaryPurpleTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAurel CristeSayed Rahman

Bugs and requests

Diary

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Password not working consistently
  • Entries disappearing or not saving properly
  • Scrolling/jumping text when writing longer entries
  • Inability to recover deleted entries

Requested features

6 requests
  • Backup and sync across devices
  • More customization options (fonts, colors, backgrounds)
  • Ability to export entries
  • Night mode/dark theme
  • Voice-to-text entry
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  • Ability to organize entries by tags or categories

PurpleTime

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Diary

No in-app purchases

None

PurpleTime

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Diary free?
Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PurpleTime free?
PurpleTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Diary or PurpleTime have ads?
Diary shows ads; PurpleTime does not.
Which is updated more often, Diary or PurpleTime?
Diary ships an update every 5 months, and PurpleTime every 6 days. Most recently, Diary was updated on October 23, 2026 and PurpleTime on October 25, 2026.

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