Comparison

Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 vs Mindfulness Diary

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

Head to head
About

Reading record notes「RecoDoku」

This app helps you manage your reading history like a bank book. Track book titles, dates, prices, ratings, and reading status. Save summaries, images, and notes, organized by category for efficient review.

Highlights
  • Track book title, date, price, and rating
  • Manage reading status (read, reading, unread)
  • Record book summaries and notes
  • Save book-related images and charts
  • Organize saved content by category
  • View reading history on a calendar
  • Access statistical information on books read
Features
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"RecoDoku" is an application that can manage the history of the read book like a bank book. This app allows you to check the book's title and date, as well as the book's price, rating, reading status (read, reading, unread,). It is fun to record as you save a book. In addition, it is possible to record the summary in texts for each book, and save images, graphs, and notes written in books as images. Saved summaries and images are organized into categories and can be read back in a batch. Basically, once a book has been read, it is not necessary to read it from the beginning unless it is a good book. It is possible to establish the knowledge efficiently by carefully selecting the necessary part for yourself and reading it back repeatedly. [Characteristics of RecoDoku] ・ Display of book can be switched by "category" or "date" ・ Check the evaluation after reading in a list ・ Check the reading status (read, reading, unread) in a list ・ For books that need to be returned, alert notification function prevents forgetting to return ・ Record and save abstracts of books ・ Save memos, charts, etc. of books as images ・ Saved summary and memo images can be checked together by category ・ Check which book you read on the calendar ・ Statistical information such as "total number of books", "total price", "total number of pages" is also enhanced

About

Mindfulness Diary

This app provides a simple journaling experience focused on calm writing. Record your thoughts, worries, and joys to process emotions and track personal growth. It offers a "seed" feature for quick notes and syncs across devices for seamless access.

Highlights
  • Calm writing focus
  • Record thoughts and feelings
  • Seed feature for quick notes
  • Review past entries
  • Sync across multiple devices
  • Private iCloud storage
Features
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Relief is a simple diary app that focuses on writing calmly. Write down what you feel and blur in your daily life. ●Write down what you are thinking about When you are living your daily life, you may have fun, but you may also have pain. Writing down your worries and bothers will make you feel better, and writing down the things you enjoy will make you like yourself. ●Diary that grows from a seed However, even if you plan to look back at the end of the day, you will forget. In Relief, you can keep a short diary called "Seed". During the busy daytime, you can write down short notes as "Seed" and look back on them when you have time. ●Writing is important, looking back is occasional There are many beautifully designed diary apps, but it is more important to write down what is in your head than to look back. Usually, it is OK to just "write". Every once in a while, look back at your diary from a year ago or a month ago. If you are struggling with the same thing, it is important to you, and if you can put it in the past, you will realize that you are growing. ●You can write at night or in the morning Although most people think of writing a diary at night, you can do it in the morning because it is important to write down what is going on in your head. In fact, some people believe that you can forget about some things after you go to bed, so you can face what is important to you more easily in the morning. ●Sync with multiple devices As long as you are signed in with the same Apple ID, you can share your data with your iPhone/iPad. Your data is automatically backed up, so you don't have to worry in case of an emergency. ●Privacy Diary and seed data are stored in a private space on iCloud, managed by Apple and inaccessible even to developers. You can write your personal things safely. ---- Other Information Terms of Use https://comet-geometry-805.notion.site/1300783f45e84b23b0ab93007c4adb02 Privacy Policy https://comet-geometry-805.notion.site/864ca6a1e2ad4673907e8a9039389b5b Specified Commercial Transactions Law https://comet-geometry-805.notion.site/9f368c6f7dd5485fac54be0abbfdc183

Screenshots

Reading record notes「RecoDoku」4 screens
Mindfulness Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 at 38% against Mindfulness Diary's 0%. Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Mindfulness Diary's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Mindfulness Diary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Reading record notes「RecoDoku」's written reviews are positive against 0% of Mindfulness Diary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 ships an update every 4 months, Mindfulness Diary monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 versus Mindfulness Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReading record notes「RecoDoku」Mindfulness Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermitsuhiro naraRYOSUKE HIRAMATSU

Customer experience

Reading record notes「RecoDoku」

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative37.5%

Mindfulness Diary

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Reading record notes「RecoDoku」

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Mindfulness Diary

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 free?
Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mindfulness Diary free?
Mindfulness Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 or Mindfulness Diary?
Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 is rated higher. Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Mindfulness Diary averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 or Mindfulness Diary have ads?
Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 shows ads; Mindfulness Diary does not.
Which is updated more often, Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 or Mindfulness Diary?
Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 ships an update every 4 months, and Mindfulness Diary monthly. Most recently, Reading record notes「RecoDoku」 was updated on October 24, 2026 and Mindfulness Diary on October 24, 2026.

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