Comparison

小时光SmartTime vs Nostalgia

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

Head to head
About

小时光SmartTime

Features
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小时光SmartTime,简洁优雅的时光轴日记本。相信很多人都需要这样的一本日记,简单、纯粹,抛弃复杂,返璞归真,这也是小时光的设计初衷。点滴记录,尽在小时光。 【时光轴】 简洁优雅的交互设计,抛弃复杂和花哨。 【多账户登录】 支持邮箱、手机登录,也可通过微博、QQ快捷登录。云端同步保存,数据永不丢失。 【个性定制】 随心更换封面、扉页等信息,定制属于自己的日记本。 【隐私安全】 本地安全手势/问题密码锁,保护日记隐私。 【快捷分类】 可通过收藏、颜色等方便地归类日记,也可通过搜索秒速找到你要的日记内容。

About

Nostalgia

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It’s a journal, a notebook, a photo album, and a collection of bits and pieces of your life — above all, it’s your very own story. Nostalgia first launched in 2017, with over 9 years of refinement to date. We are committed to providing a convenient and stable content recording service. We believe time will tell all, and we look forward to you joining our community! No monthly or annual subscriptions, no feature restrictions — pay only for what you use. Register now to get 200MB of permanent cloud storage, and follow our WeChat Official Account to unlock an extra 188MB. That’s enough space for approximately 38 million words or 388 photos. We also give away free permanent cloud storage during festivals and holidays! 【All-platform Support】 Compatible with iPhone, iPad, macOS and web versions, with automatic cross-device sync. Visit our official website at https://www.jiushig.com/download.html to learn more. 【Moments-like Feature】 Support mood logging similar to social media moments, with options to add images, videos, locations, voice recordings, weather info and more. 【Rich Text & Image Layout】 Support long-form content creation with text-image mixed layout, and keep historical versions of all your contents. 【Categorization & Tagging】 Tag your contents by story themes, and view your contents grouped by story categories. 【Timeline View】 Browse your past contents via timeline, calendar, search, gallery, favorites and other modes. 【Secret Tree Hole】 Privacy is our priority — all contents are visible only to you by default. The Tree Hole feature (Discovery Page) is also available to meet the social sharing needs of a small group of users. 【Export & Backup】 Export and back up your contents to email, and set up auto-export backups for hassle-free content protection. 【On This Day】 View contents you created on this exact day in previous years directly on the homepage, or check records from all years at a glance. 【Recently Deleted】 Accidentally deleted something? Don’t worry — deleted contents are retained for up to 30 days, so you can recover them anytime. Welcome to download, install and experience Nostalgia!

Screenshots

小时光SmartTime4 screens
Nostalgia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nostalgia at none against 小时光SmartTime's 7. Nostalgia also leads on device support (4 vs 2). 小时光SmartTime's advantage is iOS requirement (13 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence 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. 小时光SmartTime sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Nostalgia asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

小时光SmartTime ships an update every 6 weeks, Nostalgia every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
小时光SmartTime versus Nostalgia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter小时光SmartTimeNostalgia
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB67 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer羽 蔡文江 范

In-app purchases

7 purchases

小时光SmartTime

One-time7
  • 鼓励更新$0.99
  • 100M日记空间$1.99
  • 慷慨捐赠$2.99
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  • 300M日记空间$4.99
  • 500M日记空间$6.99
  • 600M日记空间$7.99
  • 超大赞助$9.99
None

Nostalgia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 小时光SmartTime free?
小时光SmartTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nostalgia free?
Nostalgia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 小时光SmartTime or Nostalgia have ads?
Neither 小时光SmartTime nor Nostalgia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 小时光SmartTime or Nostalgia?
小时光SmartTime ships an update every 6 weeks, and Nostalgia every 3 weeks. Most recently, 小时光SmartTime was updated on November 11, 2026 and Nostalgia on November 12, 2026.

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