Comparison

Diamond Diary Notes With Lock vs The E

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

The E

A private digital journal for your notes and memories. Attach images, customize your entries with fonts and colors, and keep your data secure with optional cloud sync and a lock mode. Export your diary in various formats.

Highlights
  • Unlimited writing
  • Cloud sync (iCloud)
  • Attach images
  • Custom fonts and colors
  • Lock mode for privacy
  • Export to HTML, RTF, text, and PDF
Features
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Your private electronic diary in your pocket. Write wonderful notes, add images, stickers, and moods — and keep everything synced with the cloud if you want. Free features: - Unlimited writing - iCloud Sync (can be disabled if you choose to) - Attach images to your diary pages - Stickers (Essentials pack) - Manual mood on each page - Custom fonts - Custom text color - Lock mode. Lock your diary so only you can access it. - Basic search - Mark diary pages as favorite - Bookmark a specific page - Default theme, blank & striped paper, default icons - Tons of settings - Export your diary to HTML, RTF and plain text. À-la-carte (or included with Pro+): - Export to PDF Book - Advanced search - Pink theme - Color hand-drawn icon pack Pro+ (monthly, yearly, or lifetime): - All à-la-carte unlocks above - Extra themes: Sepia, Midnight, Monokai, One Dark, Solarized - Premium paper: dotted, grid, kraft - Rounded icon pack - Full sticker packs (moods, seasons, solid & special colors) - Automatic on-device mood recognition (local AI — nothing sent to remote servers) - Mood Insights (streaks, stats, mood calendar) - Writing Assist on supported devices (Apple Intelligence / on-device models) - If you previously bought Unlock Pro, you already have Pro+ forever No third-party logins and no personal info collected for ads or profiling. The app uses Core Data with CloudKit, which uses a specific record zone in the CloudKit private database that is accessible only to you. -- Some app icons are from Icons8: https://icons8.com - Terms of Use (Apple EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - Privacy policy: https:/illescasdaniel.github.io/e-diary-privacy-policy

Screenshots

Diamond Diary Notes With Lock4 screens
The E4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The E at 5.0 against Diamond Diary Notes With Lock's 4.4. The E also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). Diamond Diary Notes With Lock's advantage is ratings volume (8.6K vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 The E sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The E holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Diamond Diary Notes With Lock has 8.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Diamond Diary Notes With Lock ships an update every 5 months, The E weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Diamond Diary Notes With Lock versus The E: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiamond Diary Notes With LockThe E
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8.6K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.6K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMilica PetrovicDaniel ILLESCAS ROMERO

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%

The E

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

The E

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
8 purchases

The E

Subscriptions2
  • Pro+ Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro+ Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time6
  • PDF Book Export$0.99
  • Advanced search$0.99
  • Icon pack 1$0.99
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  • Pink theme$0.99
  • PRO version$4.99
  • Pro+ Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Diamond Diary Notes With Lock free?
Diamond Diary Notes With Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The E free?
The E is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Diamond Diary Notes With Lock or The E?
The E is rated higher. Diamond Diary Notes With Lock averages 4.4 out of 5 from 8.6K ratings, while The E averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Diamond Diary Notes With Lock or The E have ads?
Diamond Diary Notes With Lock shows ads; The E does not.
Which is updated more often, Diamond Diary Notes With Lock or The E?
Diamond Diary Notes With Lock ships an update every 5 months, and The E weekly. Most recently, Diamond Diary Notes With Lock was updated on October 14, 2026 and The E on October 7, 2026.

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