Paprylo vs MDA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Paprylo
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Paprylo is a personal writing space that feels like a real desk, not another noisy app. Itβs a calm, focused place for your thoughts, plans, and daily reflections, designed for people who want to write more and be distracted less. Paprylo gives you a warm, paperβlike theme and clear typography, so the screen stays gentle on your eyes even during long writing sessions. There are no timelines, feeds, likes, or streaks to chase - just you, the page, and your words. Builtβin templates help you keep a steady rhythm: Daily Journal, Weekly Review, Monthly Review, Habit notes, meeting notes, toβdo lists, and idea sketches. You donβt have to reinvent the structure every time - just open a template and start writing. Over time, Paprylo quietly turns into your personal logbook of days, weeks, and months. Privacy is at the heart of Paprylo. Private notes live in a dedicated mode that you unlock with Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode, so personal thoughts never mix with casual notes. If you ever need an extra layer of safety, you can create an encrypted backup file and store it wherever you trust - on your device, in Files, or offline. Paprylo stores all of your written notes locally on your device and does not send them to any servers. There are no accounts, no analytics dashboards, and no hidden sync - your notes stay under your control. Optional voice dictation uses the builtβin iOS speech recognition service, which may send your audio to Apple for transcription if you explicitly allow it in the system prompt. For the best listening experience, we recommend enabling an enhanced system voice in iOS by going to Settings β Accessibility β Spoken Content β Voices and choosing an Enhanced voice for your preferred language. If you want a quiet, reliable place to write - something that feels more like a notebook than a social network - Paprylo is built for you.
MDA
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We live in a world where we are losing the habit of writing. Most people only write what is necessary, such as emails, text messages, meeting notes, or reminders. Nowadays, few have the habit of putting their feelings and reflections on paper. However, journaling can be a transformative habit. Countless studies point out that writing about our daily lives, ideas, emotions and goals has a very positive effect on our physical and mental health. "Writing in a diary increases self-esteem and motivation, and promotes self-confidence." My Diary App (MDA) is the way for you to record your entire day by organizing everything into categories or different diaries! Your diary MDA helps you keep track of all the happenings. Record your day-to-day events and never forget when they happened. Multiple diaries You can separate your registers into different diaries, creating a special diary for each subject. Freemium / PRO MDA is a free app, but you also have the option to unlock even more features by activating the PRO package. - Create as many diaries you want - Backup and restore your diaries - Use dark mode - Export to PDF We are constantly evolving the app! Many more features will be added in the future. Send your opinion and suggestion to the email dev.tcsolution@gmail.com We hope that the MDA will help you not to forget the events of your daily life!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paprylo at none against MDA's 1. Paprylo also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. MDA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Paprylo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Paprylo ships an update every 10 days, MDA every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paprylo | MDA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days β better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 β better | 15.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmitry Gaponenko | Tulio Calazans |
In-app purchases
Paprylo
No in-app purchases
MDA
- PRO Pack$4.99









