Comparison

Diary vs Onenote

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

Head to head
About

Diary

This app offers a private digital notebook for journaling, with customizable interfaces and dynamic effects. Secure your entries with a password and receive daily reminders to write. Add photos, text, and choose from various fonts and background stationery colors to make your entries vibrant.

Highlights
  • Dynamic interface themes
  • Timeline view
  • Customizable stationery colors
  • Add photos and text
  • Multiple font options
  • Password protection
  • Daily writing reminders
Features
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"Diary" - free fine interface notebook, hand account, diary, "Diary" is a kind life assistant, warm spiritual corner. "Diary" - Dynamic interface feature diary, according to the topic of choice to switch page animation effect and dynamic effect of the diary. Make life stories more colorful [Introduction to Functions] "Dynamic Interface" - Selecting Weather Theme Switching Interface Dynamic Effects "Time Axis" - Simple, beautiful timeline, look at you at different times "Background stationery color" - Selection of Super Multi-mild Pure Color Letter Paper "Editorial Diversity" - Diary can add photos, text, dynamic effects "Font" - Ultra-multiple font selection "Privacy" - Privacy password guarantees the security of your diary "Remind" - Warm reminder everyday, so that you will not forget to write a diary "Share" - One-click Sharing, Sharing a Beautiful Calendar with Others We are eager to hear your feedback. If you have any questions or suggestions, you are welcome to let us know "Settings - Feedback" in the application. Any other ideas, also welcome to contact us, every message, we will read carefully. Email: xiaolong520xu@gmail.com This subscription will be automatically renewed through your iTunes account, and the renewal fee will be deducted according to your package within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel the automatic renewal at the account settings office, and cancel the automatic renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. If your trial is not over, the remaining days will automatically expire after you start to subscribe. To open a subscription, you need to agree to the following terms. Privacy Terms: http://huayang.wakala.vip/Junchuan/zh_doc.html Terms of service: http://huayang.wakala.vip/Junchuan/shouzhang_zh_terms.html

About

Onenote

This digital notebook app offers a creative space for journaling, planning, and drawing with a vast collection of cute stationery, stickers, and brushes. It supports offline saving and flexible editing for a personalized note-taking experience.

Highlights
  • Abundant stationery, backgrounds, and stickers
  • Real-time offline saving
  • Flexible editing of pictures, text, and stickers
  • Graffiti and hand-painting tools
  • Customizable notebook covers
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Huahua Notebook: It is a super cute healing electronic notebook software, which is very popular among notebook fans, painting lovers and sticker lovers. Not only can be used to record notes, write a diary, bookkeeping, do hand copy newspaper, with daily record, but also can be used as a pad to use. Students can make class schedules, and couples in love can write relationship memoirs. You must be wondering why a software has so many amazing features, because the software has abundant stationery, tons of stickers, and paintbrushes, can be used in different scenarios. 【 Character Background 】 Huahua is a lovely girl. Like other girls, she has a crush on someone and also has the trifles of life. However, since she learned to make a hand account, she can show the bits of beauty and memories in daily life by recording. 【 Characteristic Function 】 ○ More stationery, backgrounds, stickers, tape, etc. ○ Real-time offline saving, no longer afraid of hard work in vain ○ Flexible editing of pictures, text and stickers; ○ Graffiti or hand painting can be used as a separate painting software; Support custom notebook cover, each is a favorite; Subscription Instructions: - Users will only be able to unlock all advanced features and avoid advertising interruptions with a paid subscription; - The subscription fee is deducted from the iTunes account when the user confirms the purchase, and the subscription can be automatically renewed; - Cancellations of automatic renewals must be made at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period, otherwise they will be automatically renewed; - Users can manage subscription services, that is, they can go to the user account Settings to disable automatic subscription after purchase. - To open a subscription, you need to agree to the following terms Privacy policy: https://hyktco.com/xieyi.html Service agreement: https://hyktco.com/fuwuxieyi.html

Screenshots

Diary4 screens
Onenote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Diary at 66% against Onenote's 17%. Diary also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (904 vs 135). Onenote's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). 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. Diary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Onenote sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Diary holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Diary has 904 ratings behind it against 135, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Diary's written reviews are positive against 17% of Onenote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Diary ships an update every 4 months, Onenote every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Diary versus Onenote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiaryOnenote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (904 ratings) — better4.2 (135 ratings)
Positive reviews66.0% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings904 — better135
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer俊川 林Hangzhou Hongying Ketu Network Technology Co. Ltd.

Customer experience

Diary

All ratings895 ratings
Positive85.3%
Neutral5.8%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive66.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative26.0%

Onenote

All ratings126 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.9%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Diary

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Entries disappearing
  • Inability to read/scroll through long entries
  • Typos in app
  • Freezing issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to scroll and read long entries
  • More free font and customization options
  • European time format
  • Option to not include photos

Onenote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Diary

Subscriptions2
  • Diary PLUS3 Days trial$2.491 Month
  • Diary Quarterly Plus3 Days trial$6.493 Months
One-time1
  • Pro Version$7.99
7 purchases

Onenote

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Prremium1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • One month VIP$2.991 Month
  • 年会员$2.991 Year
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  • One year VIP$13.491 Year
One-time3
  • 1Sticker package$0.99
  • permanent VIP$19.99
  • 永久会员$19.99

Questions

Is Diary free?
Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Onenote free?
Onenote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Diary or Onenote?
Diary is rated higher. Diary averages 4.5 out of 5 from 904 ratings, while Onenote averages 4.2 from 135 ratings.
Do Diary or Onenote have ads?
Both Diary and Onenote show ads.
Which is updated more often, Diary or Onenote?
Diary ships an update every 4 months, and Onenote every 2 weeks. Most recently, Diary was updated on November 6, 2026 and Onenote on November 3, 2026.

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