Comparison

LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes vs Journal & Diary

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

Head to head
About

LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes

This app combines journaling, planning, and note-taking into a single, organized platform. Track your mood, plan your days with time blocking, manage to-do lists, and monitor habits and goals. Capture ideas, organize collections, and utilize a Pomodoro timer for enhanced productivity.

Highlights
  • Daily journaling with mood tracking
  • Day planner with time blocking and calendar sync
  • To-do lists with customizable stages
  • Habit and goal tracking
  • Notes and collections organization
  • Built-in Pomodoro timer
  • Cross-device syncing and offline access
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Your journal. Your planner. Your notes. Finally, one app that does it all. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Daily journal with rich timeline, mood tracking, and reflections • Day planner with time blocking, Apple Calendar & Reminders sync • Weekly and monthly views for planning ahead • To-do lists with 5 stages: idea, to do, active, pending, finalized • Habit tracker for building routines • Goal tracker for fitness, health, and personal growth • Notes and outlines for capturing ideas • Collections for movies, books, recipes, and more • Built-in Pomodoro timer • Home screen widgets • Works on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and web • Syncs across all your devices • End-to-end encryption • Works offline • No ads. Ever. GETTING STARTED • Watch the quick start videos in the app • Pick one thing: journal, planner, or tasks • Explore more when you're ready TRY RISK-FREE 60-day money back guarantee. Not for you? Full refund, no questions asked. ABOUT THE DEVELOPER Hi, I'm Hai, the solo developer behind LiveIt. Since 2017, over a million people have used the app to organize their lives. I read every review and email — your feedback shapes what I build next. CONNECT • Support: hai@doit.me • Reddit: r/liveitapp • YouTube: youtube.com/@liveitapp • Guide: liveit.me/guide TERMS & PRIVACY • Terms of Use (EULA): https://liveit.me/terms • Privacy Policy: https://liveit.me/terms

About

Journal & Diary

This app provides a simple and intuitive platform for daily journaling and mood tracking. Its minimalist design focuses on capturing memories without distractions, allowing users to easily record thoughts and monitor emotional patterns over time.

Highlights
  • Daily journaling with minimalist design
  • Automatic grouping of entries by date and time
  • Emoji-based mood tracking
  • Reflection on memories over time
  • Intuitive and polished user experience
Features
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After a heart-breaking breakup, I looked back and realized I had missed the small signs. If I had reflected on everyday life more actively, I might have noticed what was slowly building. That is why I created Memoiri: a private journal and diary for daily thoughts, moods, memories, and the moments that shape your life. Memoiri is designed to feel calm, focused, and personal. Write a quick note, save a longer reflection, add photos, record voice memories, sketch an idea, or simply capture how the day felt. Your entries are grouped by day and time, so your story stays easy to browse. Reflection is built into the experience. Track your mood with simple emojis, revisit past memories, search old entries, and notice patterns across days, weeks, and months. With Memoiri, you can: - Write daily journal and diary entries without distraction - Save memories with text, photos, voice notes, and sketches - Track mood and emotional patterns over time - Search entries by words, dates, moods, places, people, and media - Protect private thoughts with passcode and Face ID support - Build a gentle journaling habit with Focus Sessions Memoiri is not about writing perfectly. It is about noticing your life while you are living it. Download Memoiri and start keeping a meaningful record of your days. Subscription and legal information: Memoiri may offer auto-renewable subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Memoiri Terms: https://memoiri.app/terms-conditions Privacy Policy: https://memoiri.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes4 screens
Journal & Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes at 246 against Journal & Diary's 22. LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes also leads on iOS requirement (15.4 vs 26.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Journal & Diary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. 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 — 4.7 for LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes against 4.8 for Journal & Diary. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes has 246 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes's written reviews are positive against 86% of Journal & Diary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes ships an update weekly, Journal & Diary every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes versus Journal & Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiveIt Journal, Planner, NotesJournal & Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (246 ratings)4.8 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.0% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings246 — better22
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.4 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size619 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDoit Apps OUMohammad Elzahaby

Customer experience

LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes

All ratings240 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews119 reviews
Positive79.0%
Neutral9.2%
Negative11.8%

Journal & Diary

All ratings22 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes on photo upload
  • Black screen errors
  • Login authentication failures
  • Sync failures between devices
  • Update loop preventing app access
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  • Data disappearing from calendar view despite existing in database
  • App closes unexpectedly during entry composition
  • iPad version won't open or update
  • Set Color option crashes app
  • Apple Pencil input not working
  • Security lock feature not persisting
  • Notification system not triggering for tasks

Requested features

13 requests
  • Voice note recording capability
  • Financial/budgeting template
  • Habit categorization/organization
  • Advanced recurring task scheduling (e.g., third Thursday of month)
  • Apple Watch app
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  • iCloud and local calendar sync support
  • Drag-and-drop task rescheduling
  • Text font and size customization in trackers
  • Achievement/reward system for goals
  • Link and sketch embedding capability
  • Portuguese language support
  • More granular notification controls per block
  • Ability to schedule repeating tasks by specific dates

Journal & Diary

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly subscription14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime$59.99
  • Lifetime$99.99
3 purchases

Journal & Diary

Subscriptions3
  • memoiri+$1.997 Days
  • memoiri+$2.991 Month
  • memoiri+$24.991 Year

Questions

Is LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes free?
LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Journal & Diary free?
Journal & Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes or Journal & Diary?
Journal & Diary is rated higher. LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 246 ratings, while Journal & Diary averages 4.8 from 22 ratings.
Do LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes or Journal & Diary have ads?
Neither LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes nor Journal & Diary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes or Journal & Diary?
LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes ships an update weekly, and Journal & Diary every 2 weeks. Most recently, LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes was updated on October 27, 2026 and Journal & Diary on October 24, 2026.

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