Comparison

Diary! SmartDiary vs Chikuwa Diary

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

Head to head
About

Diary! SmartDiary

Record daily life with photos and track your mood and schedule on a calendar. Secure your entries with a passcode and easily access past memories. Customize your diary with various settings for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Record memories with photos
  • Track daily mood and schedule
  • Passcode lock with biometric support
  • iCloud backup and data migration
  • Customizable calendar and diary settings
  • Input forgetting notifications
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Simple and easy operation private diary application. ・Leave memories of daily life with photos easily. ・You can enter in the calendar the mood and schedule of the day. ・You can easily display past memories. ・Passcode lock (Touch ID, Face ID support) ・iCloud backup (iPhone, data migration between the iPad is also possible) [Other functions] ・Cover photo setting ・Calendar display setting (Start Week On, Calendar Position, Cover Photo Size, Transparency) ・Diary text setting (Font Size, Font Depth, Line Spacing) ・Theme color setting ・Notification of forgetting input ・Support for landscape orientation (iPad only) [Credit] ・Designed by Freepik and distributed by Flaticon (https://www.flaticon.com) ・Icons8 (https://icons8.com) ・This software includes the work that is distributed in the Apache License 2.0.

About

Chikuwa Diary

This app allows you to journal, track books and movies, and organize ideas using multiple notebooks. It offers automatic iCloud syncing for seamless access across devices and supports image attachments. Organize your life's moments and information effortlessly.

Highlights
  • Multiple notebooks for different themes
  • Book tracking with information retrieval
  • Movie recording and search
  • Collection feature for organizing information
  • Automatic iCloud notebook sync
  • Image attachment support
  • Widget support
Features
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Chikuwa Diary can be writed to keep a diary as well as record books, movies, and ideas. -- Feature List -- ・ Use of Multiple Notebooks For themes of different genres, you can switch the notebook. ・ Books Management Feature Created to make it easier to record your reading. You can get the information from the code number of the book you read. This application can also record the number of pages and words (use for extensive reading) ・ Movies Management Feature Created to make it easier to record movies. You can search by title. ・ Collection Feature Added to organize various information saved in the app freely. ・ Automatic Notebook Sync Feature You can automatically sync your notebook using iCloud. Once synced, you can access your notebook from other devices. ・ Image Feature This is a general image addition function. Save to iCloud. ・ Widget support

Screenshots

Diary! SmartDiary4 screens
Chikuwa Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Chikuwa Diary at every 4 weeks against Diary! SmartDiary's every 3 months. Diary! SmartDiary's advantage is review sentiment (93% vs 83%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Diary! SmartDiary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chikuwa Diary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Diary! SmartDiary ships an update every 3 months, Chikuwa Diary every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Diary! SmartDiary versus Chikuwa Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiary! SmartDiaryChikuwa Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (44 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings44 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHideki OkunoTenta Shinojima

Customer experience

Diary! SmartDiary

All ratings44 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral2.3%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative0.0%

Chikuwa Diary

Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Diary! SmartDiary

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
2 purchases

Chikuwa Diary

Subscriptions2
  • Chikuwa+ Plan for 1 months$3.991 Month
  • Chikuwa+ Plan for 6 months$14.996 Months

Questions

Is Diary! SmartDiary free?
Diary! SmartDiary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chikuwa Diary free?
Chikuwa Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Diary! SmartDiary or Chikuwa Diary have ads?
Both Diary! SmartDiary and Chikuwa Diary show ads.
Which is updated more often, Diary! SmartDiary or Chikuwa Diary?
Diary! SmartDiary ships an update every 3 months, and Chikuwa Diary every 4 weeks. Most recently, Diary! SmartDiary was updated on October 17, 2026 and Chikuwa Diary on October 12, 2026.

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