Comparison

小新日记 vs Miary

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

Head to head
About

小新日记

A secure and private digital journal app that allows you to record your thoughts and memories with rich media. It offers robust security features like Touch ID and password protection, along with convenient backup and synchronization options. Easily organize and export your entries for safekeeping or sharing.

Highlights
  • Rich media journaling
  • Timeline view
  • Password and Touch ID protection
  • Automatic iCloud backup and sync
  • PDF export
  • Customizable backgrounds and fonts
  • Daily writing reminders
Features
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简约是舍弃,更是收获;真正的简约不仅让我们返璞归真,更让我们感悟包容;你的心是造就了简约,还是包容了世界,它!又将去向何方?世界无界,心容则容。 ——功能特性—— 【图文记录】图文记录,日记内容更生动丰富。 【时间轴】时间轴形式展示您记录下的点点滴滴。 【密码锁】Touch ID和隐私密码保护您的私密记录,杜绝泄露。 【iCloud自动备份】数据自动备份,不丢失。 【iCloud自动同步】数据自动同步,在多设备数据同步,无差别体验。 【PDF导出】一键生成长图PDF文件,随时导出,打印成册,。 【背景图】修改日记首页背景图,带来不同的心情。 【日历】日历模式,精确定位查看旧日记,以及补写日记。 【离线使用】无需网络亦可随时记录。 【长图分享】 一键生成长图,随时随地分享。 【多种字体】为每篇日记单独设置字体。 【提醒写日记】可设置每日定时提醒写日记。 【搜索】根据关键字,搜索日记。

About

Miary

This app provides a beautiful and distraction-free space for daily journaling, mood tracking, and memory keeping. Personalize your entries with numerous themes, fonts, and the ability to add photos and videos. It offers insights into how activities affect your mood and includes gratitude prompts to foster positivity.

Highlights
  • 100+ color themes and gradients
  • Mood and activity tracking
  • Miary Insights for mood analysis
  • Soothing nature sounds
  • Markdown editor for text formatting
  • Gratitude prompts and inspirational thoughts
  • Secure iCloud backup and sync
  • Add photos, videos, and geotags
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- "I've had the app for only twenty minutes and I'm loving it so much." - "I literally downloaded every single diary app in the app store and this one by far stood out because of its fierce focus on the fundamental task. I downloaded it for - to write. I write a lot more than I expected which makes me super happy. Great job!" Miary is a beautiful diary and journal app. We use diary every day to record our daily life journey, once in a lifetime moments, our memories, experiences, major milestones, it has to be subtle, delightful, and gorgeous. Miary makes diary writing an effortless and enjoyable experience. Miary has a lot of features like: Many Color Themes - Miary comes with 100+ beautiful color themes and gradients to choose from. You can personalize Miary with any color of your choice and truly make it yours. Mood tracking and activity tracking - Whatever you are feeling today whether you are happy about a major milestone or sad about something, easily select and track your mood. You can also choose several activities that you did throughout your day like reading books, running, shopping, business trip or anything else. Miary Insights - Get to know how different activities affect your mood. Soothing Sounds - Listen to soothing nature sounds like rain, forest, river, birds & ocean to increase your focus while you write your diary. Clean and Minimal UI - Write your daily diary and journal with our clean, beautiful and distraction-free interface. Dark Mode - You can use Dark Mode to reduce the strain on your eyes and also to save your battery. Fonts - Choose from 50+ different fonts to customize your diary as you wish. Format text beautifully with a powerful markdown editor - Easily format text like bold, italic, and strikethrough with our easy to use markdown editor. Gratitude Prompts & Inspirational Thoughts - Receive new gratitude prompts and inspirational thoughts daily. Easy and Secure backup and sync - Always keep your diary and journal secured and protected by automatic backup to iCloud. - Easily sync across multiple devices - FaceID / TouchID protection Easily add photos and videos - Add unlimited photos and videos to your diary and journal entries to keep your memories. Geotag your diary/journal entries - Add location to your journal entries and view them on the map. Fully Accessible - Miary fully supports accessibility features like VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion, etc. Writing a diary also has several health benefits like: - Increasing focus and concentration - Happier mind and Healthier body - Manage stress and anxieties Miary also helps you to be grateful and think more positively with daily inspirational quotes and gratitude prompts. Basic usage of the app is and always will be free. Some extra features may be unlocked by subscribing to Miary Premium. MIARY PREMIUM FEATURES: - 100+ beautiful color themes and gradients - Advanced search with multiple filters - Format text beautifully - Add custom tags to your diary entries - Add unlimited photos and videos - 50+ fonts - Soothing sounds - Gratitude prompts Miary offers an auto-renewing monthly subscription at $0.99, an auto-renewing yearly subscription at $8.99 and a lifetime purchase at $18.99. Monthly and yearly plans offer a 7-day free trial. This price is in US Dollars (USD). Pricing in other currencies and countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. The subscription automatically renews unless turned off in your iTunes Account at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your iTunes account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Read more about our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy here: https://miary.app/ios/privacy_terms.html We are always there for you! - If you are facing any issues or have questions, please feel free to email us. Hope you enjoy using our app as much as we do! :)

Screenshots

小新日记4 screens
Miary4 screens

Verdict

The call

小新日记 and Miary both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of 小新日记's written reviews are positive against 52% of Miary's. 小新日记 also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). Miary's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. 小新日记 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Miary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

小新日记 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 44 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of 小新日记's written reviews are positive against 52% of Miary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

小新日记 ships an update monthly, Miary every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
小新日记 versus Miary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter小新日记Miary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (17 ratings) — better4.6 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better52.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1744 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer素琼 曹Akash Jain

Customer experience

小新日记

All ratings17 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Miary

All ratings44 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive52.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

小新日记

One-time1
  • 永久专业版$0.99
3 purchases

Miary

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Purchase$9.99

Questions

Is 小新日记 free?
小新日记 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Miary free?
Miary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 小新日记 or Miary?
小新日记 is rated higher. 小新日记 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Miary averages 4.6 from 44 ratings.
Do 小新日记 or Miary have ads?
Neither 小新日记 nor Miary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 小新日记 or Miary?
小新日记 ships an update monthly, and Miary every 5 days. Most recently, 小新日记 was updated on November 3, 2026 and Miary on November 3, 2026.

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