Diary! SmartDiary vs Padded
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.
Padded
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Just enter what happened today as bullet points. AI generates your diary in your choice of 4 writing styles. 【How to use】 1. Enter the day's events as bullet points 2. Choose your preferred writing style 3. AI generates your diary 【Features】 • Easy to keep up — just type bullet points • Compare multiple styles — save your favorite • One diary per day — look back at past entries anytime • Regenerate — try again until you're happy (watch an ad for more generations)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Padded at none against Diary! SmartDiary's 1. Padded also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Padded asks for nothing beyond the download.
Diary! SmartDiary ships an update every 3 months, Padded every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Diary! SmartDiary | Padded |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (45 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 93.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hideki Okuno | Yosuke Sannohe |
In-app purchases
Diary! SmartDiary
- Remove Ads$2.99
Padded
No in-app purchases









