Comparison

Dr Diary vs u

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

Head to head
About

Dr Diary

This work diary helps UK doctors track job plan activities, understand work patterns, and manage professional development. It allows for detailed activity logging, personalized entries, and report generation to inform negotiations and appraisals.

Highlights
  • Offline activity logging
  • Personalized activity tracking
  • 15 or 30-minute time slots
  • Track multiple employers
  • Copy/paste daily/weekly activities
  • Summary and detailed reports
  • Share reports with employers
Features
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Dr Diary is designed for BMA members who are consultants or SAS (staff, associate specialist and specialty) doctors in the UK, on the latest versions of their contracts. It’s a work diary that enables you to track activities that are part of your job plan, on the go. It’s for doctors who want to understand their working patterns and take control of their professional development. Use the app to accurately reflect the reality of your work. View the reports to see what your workload looks like in terms of sessions or programmed activities (PAs) and how this compares to your job plan. Identify patterns to help plan future work and demonstrate areas for negotiation at your next appraisal or job plan review meeting. Key features include: β€’ Add activities to your diary while offline β€’ Personalise activities to fit the nature of your work, including DCC (Direct Clinical Care), SPA (Supporting Professional Activities), Academic Work and more β€’ Choose to use either 15 or 30-minute time slots β€’ Track your work for more than one employer β€’ Copy a whole day or week of activities to another date β€’ View summary reports on the app β€’ See more detailed reports and share these with your employer at https://doctordiary.bma.org.uk

About

u

Manage your u-mee account on your iPhone or iPad. Change settings, update payment details, and review usage trends with Wi-Fi or cellular data. Requires an active u-mee service subscription.

Highlights
  • Change account settings
  • Amend service options
  • Update payment details
  • Review usage trends
  • Wi-Fi and cellular data access
Features
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Access your u-mee account wherever you have Wi-Fi or 3G/4G/5G coverage (network data charges may apply). You can now change settings, amend service options, update payment details and review usage trends using your iPhone or iPad. Requires active u-mee service subscription - please do not download unless you have registered for a u-mee fibre broadband service and/or a u-mee Internet TV or landline product (only available in Gibraltar).

Screenshots

Dr Diary4 screens
u4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: u at 50% against Dr Diary's 21%. Dr Diary's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dr Diary ships an update every 3 months, u every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Dr Diary versus u: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDr Diaryu
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews21.1% of reviews50.0% of reviews β€” better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0.0 β€” better15.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size125 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBritish Medical Association (BMA)Sapphire

Customer experience

Dr Diary

Written reviews19 reviews
Positive21.1%
Neutral26.3%
Negative52.6%

u

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dr Diary

No in-app purchases

None

u

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dr Diary free?
Dr Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is u free?
u is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dr Diary or u have ads?
Neither Dr Diary nor u shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dr Diary or u?
Dr Diary ships an update every 3 months, and u every 2 months. Most recently, Dr Diary was updated on October 22, 2026 and u on October 24, 2026.

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