Comparison

My Super Secret Diary Notes vs The E

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

Head to head
About

My Super Secret Diary Notes

Securely record your daily thoughts, memories, and secrets in a customizable digital journal. Protect your private entries with a lock and enhance them with photos, emoticons, and personalized designs. Your memories are safely stored and accessible across devices.

Highlights
  • Password/Touch ID protection
  • Calendar and list view
  • Search functionality
  • Customizable fonts and colors
  • Photo attachments
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Social media sharing
Features
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Do you enjoy writing a diary and keeping track of your memories? Do you need a safe place for all your private notes and thoughts? And what is more, you can get a customized diary and make it look just the way you want! This application does just that! My Super Secret Diary is an application that allows you to write a real diary. It offers you a calendar so that you can choose the exact day on which something you want to memorize happened to you. Beside that, you can attach photos to your memory, either from your gallery or take a photo right away from the app. There are also many cute emoticons to fulfill your diary page, which can be transformed by one of our beautiful designs created just for you! FEATURES: *** Lock option – with a pattern, touch ID or a pin code *** Calendar view and a list of all your writings *** Search option to easily find a certain writing *** Different fonts and text colors *** Colorful, wonderfully designed papers for your diary pages *** Start and end date of a memory, tittles, emoticons and photos *** Your memories are saved on iCloud so that they are available on both your iPhone or iPad *** If you want, you can share your memory on all major social networks If you need to protect your private writings from everyone else, this app is the right thing for you. Beside notes, it also keeps photos that you attach to your memory and all of that is permanently saved on iCloud. You can also choose the way you lock your app – with a pattern, touch ID or a pin code so that you make sure that nobody is going to read your private notes. Download this app and start collecting your memories, thoughts and secrets now! ---------------- - Your subscription lasts 1 week or 1 year, depending on the subscription level chosen at the time of purchase. - You will be charged $5.99 for 1 week (includes free trial for 3 days), $19.99 for 1 year, depending on the subscription level chosen at the time of purchase. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription. - Your account will be charged for a renewed subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of current subscription. You will be charged $5.99 for 1 week or $19.99 for 1 year, depending on your subscription level. - You can manage your subscription and switch off the auto-renewal by accessing your account settings after purchase. - You cannot cancel the current subscription during the active subscription period. - Any unused part or time-span of a free trial period will be forfeited, as soon as you purchase a subscription. - You can view our Privacy Policy here: https://www.hive5.studio/privacy-policy/ - You can view our Terms of Use here: https://www.hive5.studio/terms-and-conditions/

About

The E

A private digital journal for your notes and memories. Attach images, customize your entries with fonts and colors, and keep your data secure with optional cloud sync and a lock mode. Export your diary in various formats.

Highlights
  • Unlimited writing
  • Cloud sync (iCloud)
  • Attach images
  • Custom fonts and colors
  • Lock mode for privacy
  • Export to HTML, RTF, text, and PDF
Features
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Your private electronic diary in your pocket. Write wonderful notes, add images, stickers, and moods — and keep everything synced with the cloud if you want. Free features: - Unlimited writing - iCloud Sync (can be disabled if you choose to) - Attach images to your diary pages - Stickers (Essentials pack) - Manual mood on each page - Custom fonts - Custom text color - Lock mode. Lock your diary so only you can access it. - Basic search - Mark diary pages as favorite - Bookmark a specific page - Default theme, blank & striped paper, default icons - Tons of settings - Export your diary to HTML, RTF and plain text. À-la-carte (or included with Pro+): - Export to PDF Book - Advanced search - Pink theme - Color hand-drawn icon pack Pro+ (monthly, yearly, or lifetime): - All à-la-carte unlocks above - Extra themes: Sepia, Midnight, Monokai, One Dark, Solarized - Premium paper: dotted, grid, kraft - Rounded icon pack - Full sticker packs (moods, seasons, solid & special colors) - Automatic on-device mood recognition (local AI — nothing sent to remote servers) - Mood Insights (streaks, stats, mood calendar) - Writing Assist on supported devices (Apple Intelligence / on-device models) - If you previously bought Unlock Pro, you already have Pro+ forever No third-party logins and no personal info collected for ads or profiling. The app uses Core Data with CloudKit, which uses a specific record zone in the CloudKit private database that is accessible only to you. -- Some app icons are from Icons8: https://icons8.com - Terms of Use (Apple EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - Privacy policy: https:/illescasdaniel.github.io/e-diary-privacy-policy

Screenshots

My Super Secret Diary Notes4 screens
The E4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The E at 5.0 against My Super Secret Diary Notes's 4.3. The E also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ads (none vs shown). My Super Secret Diary Notes's advantage is ratings volume (1.9K vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. My Super Secret Diary Notes sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and The E sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The E holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Super Secret Diary Notes has 1.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Super Secret Diary Notes ships an update every 6 weeks, The E weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
My Super Secret Diary Notes versus The E: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Super Secret Diary NotesThe E
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.9K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIvan AnticDaniel ILLESCAS ROMERO

Customer experience

My Super Secret Diary Notes

All ratings1,933 ratings
Positive82.0%
Neutral5.2%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews530 reviews
Positive45.1%
Neutral13.4%
Negative41.5%

The E

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

My Super Secret Diary Notes

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Entries disappearing after exiting app
  • Date/time not displaying correctly
  • App crashing or freezing
  • Syncing issues across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Make locking feature free
  • Add dark mode option
  • Improve saving/syncing of entries
  • Reduce ads or make them optional
  • Implement a file/folder system

The E

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

My Super Secret Diary Notes

Subscriptions2
  • PRO Diary3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • PRO Diary$19.991 Year
One-time10
  • Background Style 1$0.99
  • Background Style 4$0.99
  • Background Style 6$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Background Style 10$0.99
  • Background Style 11$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Long Audio Notes$1.99
  • Lock Notes$2.99
  • Pro Pack$4.99
  • Pro Pack$14.99
8 purchases

The E

Subscriptions2
  • Pro+ Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro+ Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time6
  • PDF Book Export$0.99
  • Advanced search$0.99
  • Icon pack 1$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Pink theme$0.99
  • PRO version$4.99
  • Pro+ Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is My Super Secret Diary Notes free?
My Super Secret Diary Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The E free?
The E is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, My Super Secret Diary Notes or The E?
The E is rated higher. My Super Secret Diary Notes averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while The E averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do My Super Secret Diary Notes or The E have ads?
My Super Secret Diary Notes shows ads; The E does not.
Which is updated more often, My Super Secret Diary Notes or The E?
My Super Secret Diary Notes ships an update every 6 weeks, and The E weekly. Most recently, My Super Secret Diary Notes was updated on October 11, 2026 and The E on October 7, 2026.

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