Comparison

Diamond Diary Notes With Lock vs Cute Journal

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

Cute Journal

Create a personalized digital journal with customizable backgrounds and materials. Secure your entries with a lock and enjoy ample space for all your thoughts. Offers various national and minimalist styles.

Highlights
  • Customizable backgrounds and materials
  • Book-like cover customization
  • Variety of national and minimalist styles
  • Large writing capacity
  • Secure and private entries
  • Lock feature for privacy
Features
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Cute journal is a lovely national style diary application. If you also like to keep a rich diary, don't miss it. [App Features] * Simple production, choose favorite background, choose favorite material, you can write a unique hand ledger of your own; * Book-like cover, you can customize your own pocket book cover, like opening a book every time; * Various styles of material, national style, lovely, minimalist, there is always your favorite material; * Large capacity, can write a lot of books oh; * Safe and private, you can set them to yourself and keep them in a safe place. 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://zhenwusw.github.io/posts/junzhen/fuwu Privacy policy: https://zhenwusw.github.io/posts/junzhen/privacy

Screenshots

Diamond Diary Notes With Lock4 screens
Cute Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cute Journal at 88% against Diamond Diary Notes With Lock's 50%. Cute Journal also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.4). Diamond Diary Notes With Lock's advantage is ratings volume (8.6K vs 110). 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

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 Cute Journal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cute Journal holds the better App Store score, 4.6 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 110, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Diamond Diary Notes With Lock's written reviews are positive against 88% of Cute Journal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Diamond Diary Notes With Lock ships an update every 5 months, Cute Journal every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Diamond Diary Notes With Lock versus Cute Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiamond Diary Notes With LockCute Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8.6K ratings)4.6 (110 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.6% of reviews87.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.6K — better110
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMilica Petrovic俊镇 吴

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%

Cute Journal

All ratings110 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive87.8%
Neutral4.9%
Negative7.3%

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

Cute Journal

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
3 purchases

Cute Journal

Subscriptions3
  • Plus Version3 Days trial$4.491 Month
  • Quarterly Plus3 Days trial$9.493 Months
  • Half a year Plus3 Days trial$12.496 Months

Questions

Is Diamond Diary Notes With Lock free?
Diamond Diary Notes With Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cute Journal free?
Cute Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Diamond Diary Notes With Lock or Cute Journal?
Cute Journal is rated higher. Diamond Diary Notes With Lock averages 4.4 out of 5 from 8.6K ratings, while Cute Journal averages 4.6 from 110 ratings.
Do Diamond Diary Notes With Lock or Cute Journal have ads?
Both Diamond Diary Notes With Lock and Cute Journal show ads.
Which is updated more often, Diamond Diary Notes With Lock or Cute Journal?
Diamond Diary Notes With Lock ships an update every 5 months, and Cute Journal every 3 weeks. Most recently, Diamond Diary Notes With Lock was updated on September 24, 2026 and Cute Journal on September 23, 2026.

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