Comparison

Calcute vs Diary

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

Head to head
About

Calcute

This calculator app allows users to personalize their experience with a selection of Japanese cute wallpapers. It prioritizes ease of use, enabling users to save calculation results and review their input process to quickly identify errors.

Highlights
  • Japanese cute wallpaper selection
  • Save calculation results
  • View input process
  • Error identification
  • Easy to use interface
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"Calcute" is a calculator that can choose japanese cute wallpaper. Let's change to your favorite calculator! Not only cute, it is a calculator sticking to ease of use. You can leave calculation results, see the process of input and immediately notice a mistake.

About

Diary

This app allows you to record your daily thoughts, moods, and experiences in a private digital journal. It offers a visually appealing way to document memories and review your emotional journey over time.

Highlights
  • Write journal entries
  • Record daily moods
  • Rich visual materials
  • Mood review feature
  • Private notebook
Features
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Everyone's mood has good or bad, you can use this hand ledger software to keep a diary Do hand ledger, record the mood. Use a journal when every moment is worth recording Or in the form of a hand ledger, if you look back, you'll see that It's a flashback Here are the features we have for you: "Write a book" Exquisite form style, with rich expressions to express the mood of every day. 'Rich material' Rich materials, let you record beautiful at the same time both visual beauty. "Keep a Journal" Simply record the good things that happen every day in the form of a journal. "Mood Review" When you open the record, full of mood review, let yourself more Know yourself. We sincerely hope that you can find yourself here, happy life. This subscription will be automatically renewed through your iTunes account, with the renewal fee deducted from your plan within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel automatic renewal at the Account Settings office at least 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. If your trial does not end, the remaining days will automatically expire after you start your subscription. To open a subscription, you agree to the following terms: The terms of service:https://zhiwenriji.github.io/posts/zhiwen/fuwu Privacy policy:https://zhiwenriji.github.io/posts/zhiwen/privacy

Screenshots

Calcute4 screens
Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Diary at every 2 months against Calcute's every 13 months. Diary also leads on ratings volume (1.6K vs 231) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Calcute sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Diary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Calcute against 4.6 for Diary. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Diary has 1.6K ratings behind it against 231, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 78% and 77% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calcute ships an update every 13 months, Diary every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Calcute versus Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalcuteDiary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (231 ratings) — better4.6 (1.6K ratings)
Positive reviews78.1% of reviews — better77.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2311.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developersky-nexus Inc.智文 许

Customer experience

Calcute

All ratings231 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive78.1%
Neutral9.4%
Negative12.5%

Diary

All ratings1,382 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral6.2%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews222 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral6.8%
Negative15.8%

Bugs and requests

Calcute

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Diary

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Deleted user entries
  • Sticker issues causing data loss
  • Compatibility problems on older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Password protection or locking feature for free users
  • More plain text editing options
  • Ability to enlarge text
  • Improved syncing and backup functionality
  • Expanded language support

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Calcute

One-time1
  • Hides the ads in the app.$1.99
3 purchases

Diary

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Version3 Days trial$2.491 Month
  • Quarterly Plus3 Days trial$4.493 Months
One-time1
  • Pro Version$4.99

Questions

Is Calcute free?
Calcute is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Diary free?
Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calcute or Diary?
Calcute is rated higher. Calcute averages 4.7 out of 5 from 231 ratings, while Diary averages 4.6 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Calcute or Diary have ads?
Both Calcute and Diary show ads.
Which is updated more often, Calcute or Diary?
Calcute ships an update every 13 months, and Diary every 2 months. Most recently, Calcute was updated on October 17, 2026 and Diary on October 21, 2026.

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