Comparison

Piary vs My Diary

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

Head to head
About

Piary

Combine photos and journal entries to create a visual diary of your daily life. See your memories fill a calendar with personalized backgrounds. A simple way to document your experiences.

Highlights
  • Photo and diary entries
  • Calendar view of memories
  • Customizable calendar background
  • Daily recording
  • Personalized memory calendar
Features
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Picture × Diary = Piary! Piary is an application like a picture diary that can record events of the day in photos and diaries. Since registered pictures are displayed in the list in the calendar, if you record every day, the calendar will be filled with more and more photos. You can change the background of the calendar to your favorite picture. Record every day and make your own my calendar!

About

My Diary

Securely record your thoughts, memories, and daily experiences. Personalize your journal with photos, location check-ins, and custom themes. Offers daily tarot insights and extensive widget customization.

Highlights
  • Password and biometric app lock
  • Add photos, location, and emotions
  • Daily tarot card readings
  • Customizable themes, icons, and widgets
  • iCloud backup and multi-device sync
Features
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[DIary] We have made a secure and most convenient diary app that will allow you to back up on icloud with your apple account. You can download and use it on any device without lost data. [Fetures] # Security You can lock the app with a password. Of course, It corresponds also to Face ID, Touch ID. # Content You can add pictures, recording, check-in your location and emotion of the day. #Tarot Get your daily insights # Theme Customize home screen with a unique collection of icons, wallpapers and widgets # Widget Customize each widget fully. Add pictures to your widgets, edit their font, create your own color-scheme, and so much more. Frequent updates constantly add new widgets you'd love. # Icon Customize each Icon fully # Data backup Your data will be saved in iCloud and sync with other devices. Premium Subscription is an auto-renewing subscription. It’s available for monthly or yearly periods. USD$1.99 1 month, named as 1 Month Premium; USD$5.99 6 months, named as 6 Months Premium; USD$9.99 1 yearly, named as 1 Year Premium 3-days free trial for both subscriptions. Or But once 14.99$ to get Premium Forever Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel the subscription once activated. Manage your subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://wp.me/p3UvbG-g Terms of Use: https://wp.me/p3UvbG-l

Screenshots

Piary4 screens
My Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: My Diary at 100% against Piary's 75%. Piary's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Piary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and My Diary sells 4 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

Piary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Piary's written reviews are positive against 100% of My Diary's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Piary ships an update every 3 weeks, My Diary every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Piary versus My Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiaryMy Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.8 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings69 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB214 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHaruki SaburiThanh Nguyen

Customer experience

Piary

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

My Diary

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Piary

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
4 purchases

My Diary

Subscriptions3
  • 1 Month Premium3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • 6 Months premium3 Days trial$2.996 Months
  • 1 Year Premium3 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Forever$6.99

Questions

Is Piary free?
Piary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My Diary free?
My Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Piary or My Diary?
Piary is rated higher. Piary averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while My Diary averages 4.8 from 9 ratings.
Do Piary or My Diary have ads?
Both Piary and My Diary show ads.
Which is updated more often, Piary or My Diary?
Piary ships an update every 3 weeks, and My Diary every 3 months. Most recently, Piary was updated on November 2, 2026 and My Diary on November 3, 2026.

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