Comparison

Simple Short Diary vs Secret Diary

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

Head to head
About

Simple Short Diary

A straightforward journaling app that encourages brief daily entries using single words and icons. It aims to make recording your day easy and sustainable, serving as a companion to enrich your experiences.

Highlights
  • Single-word daily entries
  • Icon-based recording
  • Easy and quick to use
  • Enriches daily life
  • Sustainable journaling habit
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This is a simple diary app. Just look back at the day and write in one word. It's easy and lasts a long time. The diary app is the best partner to enrich your days. Look for lots of fun to write fun. This app will surely be useful. ・Terms of Use https://eeggs.jp/terms-of-use-en

About

Secret Diary

Securely record your daily thoughts, memories, and secrets. This app allows you to add photos and track your moods, all protected by a passcode. Personalize your journal with themes and easily search past entries.

Highlights
  • Save memories, notes, and ideas
  • Add photos and mood emojis
  • Unlimited photo storage
  • Personalize UI with themes
  • Passcode protection and data encryption
  • Powerful search and filter functions
Features
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Memories Journal, Notes, and pocket Diary, designed to save your Memories, notes, daily events, secrets, thoughts, experiences, appointments, activities, moods and ideas. Store personal Memories with this personal diary, special moments and keep track of your life by using this powerful Journaling app. Easy & simple Diary that you can use for quick note taking, for writing a journal, a private notebook, or you can use it as a photo locker and video locker to keep your stuff safe. Secret ideas, thoughts and moments should always remain secret and a private diary should always be intimate, beautiful and safe.  It can be used as a personal diary, scrapbook, diary of a wimpy kid, dear diary, science journal, diary book, school diary, student diary, daily dairy, girls diary, eDiary, pocket diary, customised diary, research journal, journal book, diary planner, store memories quotes, free journal, video locker or photo locker. My Diary app: Journal & Mood Tracker App Feature: • Keep your all moments, notes and ideas saved with you • Add photos from your gallery or add a mood emoji to each entry and express your emotions easily!
 • Attach & store unlimited amount of photos in your diary  • Personalise UI with different UI Colors & Themes
 • Protect Privacy with data encryption & passcode 
- Powerful search and filter functions (Dates, Tags & title/notes)
 - Easy to save & share your moments
- Use this diary app to make your own personal journal of daily events, appointments, secrets and feelings. Your feedback matters! Must share your feedback with us if you have any suggestions about our app , we always appreciate user feedback and must act on it!! SUBSCRIPTIONS : - Monthly Plan: 2.99$/month. - Yearly Plan: 17.99$/year. Pricing may vary depending on the country of residence. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Privacy Policy: https://nwlamll.github.io/apps/pp.html Terms of Use : https://nwlamll.github.io/apps/termsofuse.html

Screenshots

Simple Short Diary1 screens
Secret Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Simple Short Diary at free with in-app purchases against Secret Diary's subscription. Secret Diary's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (91% vs 67%). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support 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. Simple Short Diary sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and Secret Diary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 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 — 4.7 for Simple Short Diary against 4.8 for Secret Diary. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Secret Diary has 112 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Simple Short Diary's written reviews are positive against 91% of Secret Diary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Short Diary ships an update every 6 weeks, Secret Diary fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Simple Short Diary versus Secret Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Short DiarySecret Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14 ratings)4.8 (112 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews90.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14112 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEasterEggsNawal Amallou

Customer experience

Simple Short Diary

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Secret Diary

All ratings112 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive90.6%
Neutral7.5%
Negative1.9%

Bugs and requests

Simple Short Diary

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Secret Diary

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Forgot password not working
  • Password glitch
  • App shuts out sometimes
  • App cuts out and needs restarting
  • Password input issues (0-9 vs 1-4)

Requested features

4 requests
  • Make fingerprint ID free
  • Make advanced features free
  • More color options
  • More features

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Short Diary

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Plan$0.991 Month
2 purchases

Secret Diary

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
  • Annual Plan$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Simple Short Diary free?
Simple Short Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Secret Diary free?
Secret Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple Short Diary or Secret Diary?
Secret Diary is rated higher. Simple Short Diary averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Secret Diary averages 4.8 from 112 ratings.
Do Simple Short Diary or Secret Diary have ads?
Simple Short Diary shows ads; Secret Diary does not.
Which is updated more often, Simple Short Diary or Secret Diary?
Simple Short Diary ships an update every 6 weeks, and Secret Diary fortnightly. Most recently, Simple Short Diary was updated on October 24, 2026 and Secret Diary on October 27, 2026.

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