Comparison

My Daily Diary ‎ vs PetNotes

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

Head to head
About

My Daily Diary ‎

This app offers a private and flexible journaling experience. Track your mood, dreams, or experiences with customizable entries. Secure your thoughts with a built-in lock system for ultimate privacy.

Highlights
  • Private journaling
  • Mood tracking
  • Customizable entries
  • Picture import
  • Calendar navigation
  • App lock
Features
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A simple, flexible and private diary. Keeping a journal helps in many ways. You can be more aware of your feelings and thoughts, keep track of your mood, dreams or experiences. Many influencing people love keeping a diary since it helps in so many ways! -- “People who keep journals have life twice.” -- Jessamyn West We've made this app as simple to use as possible. Everything is easy to discover and we'll guide you through the most advanced features. Our users love a simple and polished experience and that's what we give them. -- “In the journal I am at ease.” -- Anais Nin We give you all the flexibility you need. We won't tie you to any strict structure or force you to track anything you don't care about. You can add entries to the diary, like a mindfulness session or an area to list reasons for gratitude. You may even configure the diary as a travel journal or a dreams journal! That's easy to setup too: the only limit is your imagination. -- “I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.” -- Anne Frank Your diary should be as private as you want. We do not upload your data anywhere, we don't track you and we value your privacy. And you get even more: we included a system to lock the app, so that no intruder can see your diary without your consent. Your diary is yours, private and secure. -- “Whether you’re keeping a journal or writing as a meditation, it’s the same thing. What’s important is you’re having a relationship with your mind.” -- Natalie Goldberg You are using an advanced device, so we're providing advanced and easy to use features. Like a cute mood tracking system. Or a way to import pictures in your journal. But also a calendar to navigate your memories... You can feel at ease, with a simple and familiar diary in your hands but also feel the power of the new tech you are using. We hope you will enjoy the balance. -- “I don’t journal to ‘be productive.’ I don’t do it to find great ideas or to put down prose I can later publish. The pages aren’t intended for anyone but me. It’s the most cost-effective therapy I’ve ever found.” -- Tim Ferriss Download and try it, you will not regret it! --- Terms Of Service for the subscription: To unlock the app you may need to subscribe to the service. This helps us pay development costs and provide a better experience. Please consider supporting us if you like the app. You can check if you like the app and the premium content before making any commitment by using the free trial. It's free and easy to manage from within the app. We're always here to help anyway. Here are a few more details: - Free trial: You can use the app for free for a trial period. After that period you can subscribe to have full access to the app. You can cancel the subscription before the free trial period expires and you won’t be charged. - Subscription is auto-renewable. It will renew automatically 24h before expiration and it will be billed to your iTunes Account - You can cancel from the subscription anytime from settings > Your Name > iTunes & App Store > Apple Id > Subscriptions. Instructions and a link to the management page are also included inside the app (settings > support) - When cancelling, the subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled but the current subscription period can't be refunded. WARNING: uninstalling the app will NOT cancel the subscription! Please make sure to follow the instructions above, check the support section inside the app or follow this link: https://crazyhorseapps.com/support. Privacy Policy: https://crazyhorseapps.com/apps-privacy-policy Terms Of Service: https://crazyhorseapps.com/apps/my-journal/my-journal-terms Support Page: https://crazyhorseapps.com/support

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PetNotes

Features
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ЩОДЕННИК ІЗ НАГАДУВАННЯМИ Записуйте будь-які події — купівлю корму, ліки, щеплення, обробку від бліх і кліщів, дегельмінтизацію, грумінг, зважування, прогулянки — і отримуйте push-сповіщення заздалегідь. Скільки днів наперед нагадувати — вирішуєте ви в налаштуваннях. Готові шаблони для найпоширеніших подій додаються в один дотик. ПРОФІЛЬ УЛЮБЛЕНЦЯ Фото або мила ілюстрація за видом тварини, порода, дата народження, вага, номер мікрочипа (ISO 11784/11785) з перевіркою формату та посиланнями на публічні реєстри. ДЕНЬ НАРОДЖЕННЯ — СВЯТО За два тижні до дня народження на головному екрані з'являється нагадування. У сам день — святкова анімація з конфеті, тематичним привітанням і персонажами залежно від виду тварини. СІМ'Я ТА ДРУЗІ — ОКРЕМО Створіть сімейний код — і улюбленці, події та фото синхронізуються між пристроями родини через iCloud. Друзям можна показувати лише заплановані прогулянки: коли й де — і більше нічого. ГАЛЕРЕЯ ФОТО ТА ВІДЕО Окрема галерея для кожного улюбленця. Додавайте медіа прямо в застосунку або через "Поділитися" з Фото. Публікуйте галерею в iCloud за окремим кодом, щоб друг міг переглянути, і діліться улюбленими кадрами в Instagram Stories одним дотиком. ПОРУЧ Інтерактивна карта ветклінік, зоомагазинів, грумінг-салонів і майданчиків для собак поблизу — з детальною карткою місця просто в застосунку та маршрутом в Apple Maps, Google Maps чи Waze. ЗАПРОШЕННЯ Плануйте прогулянку, день народження чи просто зустріч і надсилайте гарну листівку-запрошення — за бажання зі штучним інтелектом Image Playground для унікальної ілюстрації. Місце можна обрати на карті або пошуком. ПОВНІСТЮ БЕЗКОШТОВНО Жодних обмежень, підписок чи реклами. Якщо застосунок сподобався — можна залишити невелику необов'язкову подяку розробнику в Налаштуваннях. Українська та англійська мови, світла й темна теми, підтримка iPhone, iPad. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

My Daily Diary ‎4 screens
PetNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PetNotes at weekly against My Daily Diary ‎'s monthly. My Daily Diary ‎'s advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. My Daily Diary ‎ sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and PetNotes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Daily Diary ‎ ships an update monthly, PetNotes weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
My Daily Diary ‎ versus PetNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Daily Diary ‎PetNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlain caltieriRoman Fedyshyn

Bugs and requests

My Daily Diary ‎

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Entries randomly disappearing
  • App crashing or freezing

Requested features

4 requests
  • Search functionality for past entries
  • Ability to print or export journal entries
  • More customization options for layout and appearance
  • Sync entries across multiple devices

PetNotes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

My Daily Diary ‎

Subscriptions6
  • Journal - Weekly Subscription7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Diary weekly$0.997 Days
  • Journal - Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
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  • Journal - Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Diary yearly NT$19.991 Year
  • Diary yearly 2WT14 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • My personal daily diary 4life$29.99
1 purchases

PetNotes

One-time1
  • Donation for developer$0.99

Questions

Is My Daily Diary ‎ free?
My Daily Diary ‎ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PetNotes free?
PetNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do My Daily Diary ‎ or PetNotes have ads?
Neither My Daily Diary ‎ nor PetNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Daily Diary ‎ or PetNotes?
My Daily Diary ‎ ships an update monthly, and PetNotes weekly. Most recently, My Daily Diary ‎ was updated on November 2, 2026 and PetNotes on October 31, 2026.

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