Comparison

Piary vs Highlights

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

Highlights

Features
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Highlights helps you capture one good moment each day. Every evening, it asks one simple question: what was today's good moment? Answer in your own words, as much or as little as you like. HOW IT WORKS • Write down today's good moment, in your own words • Add a note if you want to say more about why it mattered • Add a photo if you'd like, to make the highlight even more memorable • Turn on an evening reminder, or skip it entirely YOUR TIMELINE Every highlight you write joins your timeline: a simple, chronological record of your good days, ready to revisit whenever you like. PRIVATE BY DESIGN All data stays on your device. Highlights doesn't require an account, doesn't use analytics, advertising, or tracking of any kind, and never sends your writing anywhere. SIMPLE PRICING Highlights is free for your first 30 highlights. After that, an optional one-time purchase unlocks unlimited highlights, forever. No subscription required. --- PRIVACY POLICY https://leomakkinje.nl/apps/highlights/privacy/ TERMS OF USE https://leomakkinje.nl/apps/highlights/terms/ APPLE EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Piary4 screens
Highlights4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Highlights at none against Piary's shown. Piary's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Piary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Highlights sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Piary ships an update every 3 weeks, Highlights every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Piary versus Highlights: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiaryHighlights
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHaruki SaburiLeo Makkinje

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Piary

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Highlights

One-time1
  • Unlimited highlights$4.99

Questions

Is Piary free?
Piary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Highlights free?
Highlights is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Piary or Highlights have ads?
Piary shows ads; Highlights does not.
Which is updated more often, Piary or Highlights?
Piary ships an update every 3 weeks, and Highlights every 6 weeks. Most recently, Piary was updated on October 18, 2026 and Highlights on October 28, 2026.

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