Comparison

Diary vs Mind Mapped

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

Mind Mapped

This app helps you stay organized and improve productivity with a straightforward list and task management system. Easily create, monitor, and finish tasks to ensure your daily objectives stay on track.

Highlights
  • Create tasks
  • Track progress
  • Complete tasks
  • Stay organized
  • Boost productivity
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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Stay organized and boost productivity with our simple and intuitive list and task manager. Easily create, track, and complete tasks to keep your daily goals on schedule.

Screenshots

Diary4 screens
Mind Mapped4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Diary at none against Mind Mapped's 1. Diary also leads on ratings volume (1.7K vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). Mind Mapped's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mind Mapped sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mind Mapped holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Diary has 1.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Diary ships an update every 5 months, Mind Mapped every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Diary versus Mind Mapped: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiaryMind Mapped
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.7K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.7K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAurel CristeFS Blocks

Customer experience

Diary

All ratings1,658 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral5.2%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews1,010 reviews
Positive80.9%
Neutral9.0%
Negative10.1%

Mind Mapped

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Mind Mapped

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Diary

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mind Mapped

One-time1
  • Mind Map Premium$0.99

Questions

Is Diary free?
Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mind Mapped free?
Mind Mapped is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Diary or Mind Mapped?
Mind Mapped is rated higher. Diary averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Mind Mapped averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Diary or Mind Mapped have ads?
Diary shows ads; Mind Mapped does not.
Which is updated more often, Diary or Mind Mapped?
Diary ships an update every 5 months, and Mind Mapped every 5 days. Most recently, Diary was updated on November 6, 2026 and Mind Mapped on October 30, 2026.

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