Comparison

Diary vs PassCards

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

PassCards

Easily create and manage digital versions of your physical cards, including boarding passes, event tickets, and loyalty cards. Add barcodes by scanning, manual entry, or importing from photos. Your data remains private within your iCloud account.

Highlights
  • Create scannable digital passes
  • Boarding pass, ticket, and loyalty card support
  • Add barcodes via camera scan or manual entry
  • Modern, elegant design
  • Add passes to device wallet
  • Full Arabic and English support
  • Private iCloud data storage
Features
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PassCards is your go-to app for creating and managing digital passes with ease, turning your physical cards into digital ones you carry everywhere. Create passes of every type with real, scannable barcodes: - Boarding Pass - Event Ticket - Store & Loyalty Card - Coupon - Generic Card - Full Customization — design your own card from scratch Features: - Add barcodes by scanning with the camera, entering manually, or importing from photos - A modern, elegant design with its own identity - Easily add your passes to your device's wallet - Full Arabic and English support - Complete privacy — your data stays in your own iCloud account, with no external servers - A "Ready" section — a library of ready-to-use cards Download PassCards now and keep all your cards in one elegant, secure place. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ibsleman.com/privacy-policy-wallet-cards/

Screenshots

Diary4 screens
PassCards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Diary at 4.5 against PassCards's 1.0. Diary also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 1). PassCards's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, monetization model and device support 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. PassCards sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.90 per 7 days. Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Diary holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Diary has 1.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Diary ships an update every 5 months, PassCards monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Diary versus PassCards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiaryPassCards
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.7K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews80.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.7K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAurel CristeIbrahim Ali

Customer experience

Diary

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

PassCards

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

PassCards

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Diary

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

PassCards

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly3 Days trial$2.907 Days
  • Monthly3 Days trial$4.901 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$19.901 Year

Questions

Is Diary free?
Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PassCards free?
PassCards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Diary or PassCards?
Diary is rated higher. Diary averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while PassCards averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Diary or PassCards have ads?
Diary shows ads; PassCards does not.
Which is updated more often, Diary or PassCards?
Diary ships an update every 5 months, and PassCards monthly. Most recently, Diary was updated on November 6, 2026 and PassCards on November 5, 2026.

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