Piary vs Super Simple Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Photo and diary entries
- Calendar view of memories
- Customizable calendar background
- Daily recording
- Personalized memory calendar
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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!
Super Simple Diary
Record your thoughts and memories with this straightforward journaling application. It allows you to attach multiple photos to entries and features a minimalist design to keep your focus. Your data is stored locally on your device, ensuring complete privacy.
- Simple writing and reading interface
- Attach multiple pictures to entries
- Minimalist and distraction-free design
- Local data storage for privacy
- User-friendly interface
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Hi. This is the simplest diary app "Super Simple Diary". FEATURES: - Only write and read a diary. No extra features. - Attach multiple pictures. - The simple and minimalist design will not disturb your thoughts. - The recorded data is saved only in your phone, so your privacy is assured.
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Verdict
Piary and Super Simple Diary both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Super Simple Diary's written reviews are positive against 75% of Piary's. Super Simple Diary also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Piary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Super Simple Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Piary against 5.0 for Super Simple Diary. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Piary's written reviews are positive against 100% of Super Simple Diary's.
Piary ships an update every 3 weeks, Super Simple Diary every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Piary | Super Simple Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Haruki Saburi | Ryunosuke Nagase |
Customer experience
Piary
Super Simple Diary
In-app purchases
Piary
- Remove Ads$1.99
Super Simple Diary
- PREMIUM - LIFETIME$5.99
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