Comparison

Diamond Diary Notes With Lock vs Drawing ▫

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

Head to head
About

Diamond Diary Notes With Lock

Securely record your thoughts, memories, and ideas in a private digital journal. Personalize entries with photos, emoticons, and custom fonts. Protect your secrets with password, pattern, or biometric locks.

Highlights
  • Password/Biometric Lock
  • Add Photos & Emoticons
  • Customizable Fonts & Backgrounds
  • iCloud Sync
  • Search & Calendar View
  • Write & Edit Entries
Features
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Looking for a safe place for your secrets and memories? Diamond Diary Notes With Lock is the perfect journal app for you! Write about your dearest moments, ideas, write your love story and lock your notes! Have a cute glitter daily planner that will help you organize your life! Your new best friend is here, write all special thoughts and moments in a diamond diary that will be safe and well-hidden. You can attach photos, cute emoticons and say everything that's on your mind – without anyone judging you! Don't leave out a single detail and have the cutest glitter diamond diary that you can use to write new entries anytime and anywhere on your phone! How to use: ** Open your diary to write a new entry whenever you want ** ** Write a title for a new entry and add cute emoticons ** ** Choose fancy fonts and set font color ** ** Set cute backgrounds for your notes ** ** Add photos to your entries ** ** Search, modify and delete entries as you wish ** ** Lock the diary using a pattern, pin code, touch ID/ face recognition ** ** Set a recovery question and answer ** ** All notes will be saved on iCloud and available on both iPhone or iPad** ** You can share your notes with friends online, or post on social networks! ** With the most amazing diamond secret journal, you can share all your thoughts and write about your precious moments spent with family and friends! Something exciting happened at school today? Write it all out so you don't forget it! Search through your journal quickly and easily and have a calendar view of all your writings! Personalize your diary with emoticons, photos and selfies – create amazing stories that you will be happy to read over and over again. Have fun! Diamond Diary Notes With Lock is free to download but some of its options require additional payment and are available through In-App purchases. --------------- - Your subscription lasts 1 month, 6 months, or 1 year, depending on the subscription level chosen at the time of purchase. - You will be charged $2.99 for 1 month, $14.99 for 6 months, $23.99 for 1 year, depending on the subscription level chosen at the time of purchase. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription. - Your account will be charged for a renewed subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of current subscription. You will be charged $2.99 for 1 month, $14.99 for 6 months, or $23.99 for 1 year, depending on your subscription level. - You can manage your subscription and switch off the auto-renewal by accessing your account settings after purchase. - You cannot cancel the current subscription during the active subscription period. - Any unused part or time-span of a free trial period will be forfeited, as soon as you purchase a subscription. - You can view our Privacy Policy here: https://www.appmastersstudio.com/privacy-policy/ - You can view our Terms of Service here: https://www.appmastersstudio.com/terms-of-use/

About

Drawing ▫

Unleash your creativity with a versatile drawing and painting app. Explore a wide array of brushes, colors, and tools to sketch, paint, and design on your iPhone or iPad. Features include custom mandalas, coloring pages, and a dedicated kids' desk.

Highlights
  • 40+ handcrafted brushes
  • Millions of colors
  • Import and draw on pictures
  • Custom mandalas and coloring pages
  • Dedicated kids' desk
  • Apple Pencil and 3D Touch support
Features
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DrawingApp - Create amazing drawing art on the go with Drawing App for iPhone & iPad. 
Create amazing drawing ideas to life. Use DrawingApp's state-of-the-art brushes & tools to sketch, type, paint, and draw. Take your drawing creations to wherever your thoughts want to go! 1. Sketch Desk: DrawingApp has 40+ handcrafted style paintbrush and millions of colors to choose from. Focusing on food & shelter is for common men. Pouring your creativity through DrawingApp is for unique humans: the misfits, the rebels, the art markers. The ones who not only see things differently but produce different, creative art. Here's to the common men who can now be an artist with the DrawingApp! Here is a minimalistic set of tools that can help you create the art you want: a. 40+ handcrafted brush tools that can help you imitate the real paintbrush; b. Ruler to create straight lines to your needs; c. Eraser to change or modify a drawing on the go; d. Embed picture and drawing in one art; e. Install the DrawingApp to know more! FEATURES - Paint. Draw, Sketch. Repeat - Draw smoothly like never before on iPad or iPhone. - Draw creative sketches using 40+ brushes and tools - Enhance your drawing by importing pictures and photos - Zoom to paint fine details - Share instantly 2. Doodle Desk (NEW) With Doodle Desk you can create dazzling sketches, wonderful paintings & awesome illustrations! Key Feature: -Draw, Sketch & Paint anything. -You will find Every color to draw. -You can customize your color as you wish. -Import photo from gallery or by capturing a new photo. Draw on photo. Have fun! -Rotate & scale photos as much as you want. -You can change Brush size & Opacity settings. -Undo & Redo option for your every action. -Made very easy & convenient to use. -Save artworks in gallery & share them into any social network you want. -Record & share your art work 3. Coloring Desk: - Custom mandalas: bring your unique designs to life in the mandala creation mode - 20+ categories of unique colouring pages from talented illustrators - 40+ beautiful preset Solid & Gradient colour palettes - Custom palettes: combine any colours you like to create a matchless work of art - Various colouring tools - Post-editing effects 4. Kids Desk: - Funkiest canvas with 10+ drawing tools including pen, pencil, chalk, marker, Fill, glitter, gradient & watercolor brushes - Shapes & brushes, magical pattern brushes & an enchanting wand effect on every brush stroke - 50+ educational coloring pages 
 *We Support Apple Pencil for iPad Pro & 3D Touch sensitivity for iPhones with Angle and Pressure with Water Color, Pencil, Pen tools etc.* Get DrawingApp Premium – weekly subscription (which comes with a 3-day free trial) for $4.99 USD, Monthly subscription for $7.99 USD, OR yearly subscription for $29.99 USD OR one-time purchase with $35.99 for life-time. 
 Upgrade to the Premium version and get unlimited access to Sketch Desk, Coloring Desk, Kids Desk, and Doodle Desk - without ads & watermarks! 
 • Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase & upon commencement of each renewal term. Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can cancel your subscription or free trial in the iTunes settings at least 24-hours before the end of the free trial period. • Note: any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. 
 Privacy: http://drawingapp.me/privacy-policy.html Term: http://drawingapp.me/terms-of-use.html EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Diamond Diary Notes With Lock4 screens
Drawing ▫4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Drawing ▫ at none against Diamond Diary Notes With Lock's shown. Drawing ▫ also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). Diamond Diary Notes With Lock's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 24%) and rating (4.4 vs 4.1). On price, ratings volume, 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. Diamond Diary Notes With Lock sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month and Drawing ▫ sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Diamond Diary Notes With Lock holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8.6K and 15K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Diamond Diary Notes With Lock's written reviews are positive against 24% of Drawing ▫'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Diamond Diary Notes With Lock ships an update every 5 months, Drawing ▫ every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Diamond Diary Notes With Lock versus Drawing ▫: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiamond Diary Notes With LockDrawing ▫
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8.6K ratings) — better4.1 (15K ratings)
Positive reviews49.6% of reviews — better23.7% of reviews
Number of ratings8.6K15K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB184 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMilica PetrovicVora Bhavik

Customer experience

Diamond Diary Notes With Lock

All ratings8,622 ratings
Positive83.1%
Neutral5.8%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews647 reviews
Positive49.6%
Neutral10.7%
Negative39.7%

Drawing ▫

All ratings15,164 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative18.5%
Written reviews443 reviews
Positive23.7%
Neutral7.4%
Negative68.8%

User reviews

Diamond Diary Notes With Lock

From 8.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💎 Customizable fonts and images
  • 📆 Organized calendar view
  • 🔒 Secure diary for personal thoughts
  • 📝 Convenient digital diary on phone

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paid lock feature
  • 🔍 Lack of free privacy options
  • 📢 Excessive ads
  • 🤔 Confusing date display

Drawing ▫

From 15K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great drawing experience
  • 👍 Friendly app introduction
  • 💡 Ability to draw on photos

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 💰 Aggressive monetization with paywall
  • 🔍 Limited color and brush options in free version
  • 🔍 Confusing navigation and lack of clear exit options

Bugs and requests

Diamond Diary Notes With Lock

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes and unexpected shutdowns
  • Date display issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Free locking option
  • Fingerprint/passcode protection
  • Improved scrolling and editing
  • More font and customization choices

Drawing ▫

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Drawings disappearing or not saving properly
  • Undo/redo functionality not working as expected
  • App freezing or crashing during use

Requested features

4 requests
  • More color and brush options
  • Improved layering and editing tools
  • Better save/load functionality
  • Tutorials or in-app guidance

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Diamond Diary Notes With Lock

Subscriptions6
  • 1 Month Subscription$3.491 Month
  • 1 Week Subscription3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • 6 Months Subscription$17.996 Months
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  • 1 Year Subscription$28.991 Year
  • 1 Year Subscription$29.991 Year
  • 1 Year Subscription$59.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lock Diary$1.99
  • Remove ADs$1.99
13 purchases

Drawing ▫

Subscriptions6
  • Drawing Apps Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Drawing Games Gold - Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Drawing Apps Premium Monthly$8.991 Month
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  • DrawingApp Premium Year France3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Drawing Games Gold - Yearly$24.991 Year
  • Drawing Apps Premium Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time7
  • Drawing App - Low Credits$4.99
  • AI Pad - 11 Credits$9.99
  • AI Pad - 17 Credits$14.99
Show 4 more
  • Remove Ads and Popups$16.99
  • One Time Purchase Premium$22.99
  • Drawing App - Premium Credits$29.99
  • Drawing App One-time Purchase$35.99

Questions

Is Diamond Diary Notes With Lock free?
Diamond Diary Notes With Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drawing ▫ free?
Drawing ▫ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Diamond Diary Notes With Lock or Drawing ▫?
Diamond Diary Notes With Lock is rated higher. Diamond Diary Notes With Lock averages 4.4 out of 5 from 8.6K ratings, while Drawing ▫ averages 4.1 from 15K ratings.
Do Diamond Diary Notes With Lock or Drawing ▫ have ads?
Diamond Diary Notes With Lock shows ads; Drawing ▫ does not.
Which is updated more often, Diamond Diary Notes With Lock or Drawing ▫?
Diamond Diary Notes With Lock ships an update every 5 months, and Drawing ▫ every 2 weeks. Most recently, Diamond Diary Notes With Lock was updated on October 14, 2026 and Drawing ▫ on October 16, 2026.

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