Diary vs Believers Equipping Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Password protection with PIN
- Add/edit/remove images
- Search functionality
- Export entries to PDF
- Customizable color and font styles
- Reminders
- Auto-lock for privacy
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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!
Believers Equipping Network
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Believers Equipping Network (BEN) Stay connected to church activities from your phone. BEN brings daily devotionals, live services, sermons, and ministry updates into one app — sign in with Google or Apple in seconds, no passwords to remember. DAILY DEVOTIONALS A new devotional each day, with Bible reading plans, a memory verse, a confession, and a prayer point. Devotionals can also be played as narrated audio, with adjustable playback speed and the ability to skip back. VERSE OF THE DAY A scripture featured on the home screen each day — share it as a beautiful image or text with friends and family in one tap. LIVE SERVICES & SCHEDULE Join services live, see the current week's service times at a glance, and get a reminder notification before a service or meeting starts. SERMONS, SONGS & MEDIA Browse past sermons in video and audio, stream songs, and view photos from past events. Sermons, audio, and songs can all be downloaded for offline listening. EVENTS See upcoming programs and events, with a link to join remotely when one is available. PRAYER REQUESTS & ASK THE PASTOR Submit a prayer request or a question directly from the app, and look back on your own past submissions anytime. NOTIFICATIONS Get notified when a new bulletin or announcement is posted, or when a service or meeting is about to start. BEN keeps you connected and up to date, whether you're a regular member or just visiting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Believers Equipping Network at none against Diary's shown. Believers Equipping Network also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 months). Diary's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Diary ships an update every 5 months, Believers Equipping Network every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Diary | Believers Equipping Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aurel Criste | DESMOND OYIGWU EGYA |
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
Believers Equipping Network
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Diary
No in-app purchases
Believers Equipping Network
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Diary free?
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