Comparison

Miary 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

Miary

This app provides a beautiful and distraction-free space for daily journaling, mood tracking, and memory keeping. Personalize your entries with numerous themes, fonts, and the ability to add photos and videos. It offers insights into how activities affect your mood and includes gratitude prompts to foster positivity.

Highlights
  • 100+ color themes and gradients
  • Mood and activity tracking
  • Miary Insights for mood analysis
  • Soothing nature sounds
  • Markdown editor for text formatting
  • Gratitude prompts and inspirational thoughts
  • Secure iCloud backup and sync
  • Add photos, videos, and geotags
Read full description

- "I've had the app for only twenty minutes and I'm loving it so much." - "I literally downloaded every single diary app in the app store and this one by far stood out because of its fierce focus on the fundamental task. I downloaded it for - to write. I write a lot more than I expected which makes me super happy. Great job!" Miary is a beautiful diary and journal app. We use diary every day to record our daily life journey, once in a lifetime moments, our memories, experiences, major milestones, it has to be subtle, delightful, and gorgeous. Miary makes diary writing an effortless and enjoyable experience. Miary has a lot of features like: Many Color Themes - Miary comes with 100+ beautiful color themes and gradients to choose from. You can personalize Miary with any color of your choice and truly make it yours. Mood tracking and activity tracking - Whatever you are feeling today whether you are happy about a major milestone or sad about something, easily select and track your mood. You can also choose several activities that you did throughout your day like reading books, running, shopping, business trip or anything else. Miary Insights - Get to know how different activities affect your mood. Soothing Sounds - Listen to soothing nature sounds like rain, forest, river, birds & ocean to increase your focus while you write your diary. Clean and Minimal UI - Write your daily diary and journal with our clean, beautiful and distraction-free interface. Dark Mode - You can use Dark Mode to reduce the strain on your eyes and also to save your battery. Fonts - Choose from 50+ different fonts to customize your diary as you wish. Format text beautifully with a powerful markdown editor - Easily format text like bold, italic, and strikethrough with our easy to use markdown editor. Gratitude Prompts & Inspirational Thoughts - Receive new gratitude prompts and inspirational thoughts daily. Easy and Secure backup and sync - Always keep your diary and journal secured and protected by automatic backup to iCloud. - Easily sync across multiple devices - FaceID / TouchID protection Easily add photos and videos - Add unlimited photos and videos to your diary and journal entries to keep your memories. Geotag your diary/journal entries - Add location to your journal entries and view them on the map. Fully Accessible - Miary fully supports accessibility features like VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion, etc. Writing a diary also has several health benefits like: - Increasing focus and concentration - Happier mind and Healthier body - Manage stress and anxieties Miary also helps you to be grateful and think more positively with daily inspirational quotes and gratitude prompts. Basic usage of the app is and always will be free. Some extra features may be unlocked by subscribing to Miary Premium. MIARY PREMIUM FEATURES: - 100+ beautiful color themes and gradients - Advanced search with multiple filters - Format text beautifully - Add custom tags to your diary entries - Add unlimited photos and videos - 50+ fonts - Soothing sounds - Gratitude prompts Miary offers an auto-renewing monthly subscription at $0.99, an auto-renewing yearly subscription at $8.99 and a lifetime purchase at $18.99. Monthly and yearly plans offer a 7-day free trial. This price is in US Dollars (USD). Pricing in other currencies and countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. The subscription automatically renews unless turned off in your iTunes Account at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your iTunes account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Read more about our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy here: https://miary.app/ios/privacy_terms.html We are always there for you! - If you are facing any issues or have questions, please feel free to email us. Hope you enjoy using our app as much as we do! :)

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

Miary4 screens
Cute Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

Miary and Cute Journal both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of Cute Journal's written reviews are positive against 52% of Miary's. Cute Journal also leads on ratings volume (133 vs 44). Miary's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, 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. Miary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Miary against 4.6 for Cute Journal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 44 and 133 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of Miary's written reviews are positive against 88% of Cute Journal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Miary ships an update every 5 days, Cute Journal every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Miary versus Cute Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMiaryCute Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (44 ratings) — better4.6 (133 ratings)
Positive reviews52.4% of reviews88.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44133 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkash Jain俊镇 吴

Customer experience

Miary

All ratings44 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive52.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative42.9%

Cute Journal

All ratings110 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive88.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative7.1%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Miary

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Purchase$9.99
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 Miary free?
Miary 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, Miary or Cute Journal?
Miary is rated higher. Miary averages 4.6 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Cute Journal averages 4.6 from 133 ratings.
Do Miary or Cute Journal have ads?
Cute Journal shows ads; Miary does not.
Which is updated more often, Miary or Cute Journal?
Miary ships an update every 5 days, and Cute Journal every 3 weeks. Most recently, Miary was updated on November 3, 2026 and Cute Journal on November 3, 2026.

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