Diary! SmartDiary vs JotJournal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
JotJournal
This app offers a simple and intuitive journaling experience with an SNS-style interface. Create a private timeline to record your thoughts and emotions without complicated settings. It's designed for users seeking an easy-to-use, visually appealing daily diary.
- SNS style diary
- Simple and beautiful design
- Easy to use interface
- Private timeline creation
- Stress-free diary management
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○ Recommend for people like this ・Want to use a SNS style diary. ・Want to keep a daily diary in a simple way. ・Want to use a simple but easy to use diary. ・Tired of using diary with complicated settings. ○ Simple and beautiful design App is designed to be a simple and easy to use diary. This is an application that embodies "simple is best". ○ SNS style diary If you are tired of using a SNS, then this app is for you. You can create your own private timeline and write your emotions in a diary. ○ Easy to use Thanks to its simple design and no extra features, you can use the app intuitively. You can manage your diary in a fun and stress-free manner. Terms of Use: https://diary-notes-app-studio.notion.site/JotJournal-Private-Diary-Terms-of-Use-English-3d895afb722d8103b441e092e31cd129
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: JotJournal at weekly against Diary! SmartDiary's every 3 months. JotJournal also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Diary! SmartDiary's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (93% vs 78%). 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
Both are free to download. Diary! SmartDiary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and JotJournal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Diary! SmartDiary holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Diary! SmartDiary's written reviews are positive against 78% of JotJournal's.
Diary! SmartDiary ships an update every 3 months, JotJournal weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Diary! SmartDiary | JotJournal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (45 ratings) — better | 4.4 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.3% of reviews — better | 78.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hideki Okuno | Naohito Muraoka |
Customer experience
Diary! SmartDiary
JotJournal
In-app purchases
Diary! SmartDiary
- Remove Ads$2.99
JotJournal
- Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Premium Annual$5.991 Year
- Premium outright purchase2 variants$9.99
