Simple Short Diary vs One Line a Day Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
One Line a Day Diary
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A one-line-a-day journal — write a single sentence about today and revisit it for years. Small enough to keep. - One line a day — the journal small enough to actually keep - Write today's entry right on the home screen - Browse your whole history, clean and scrollable - 'On this day' flashback across past years (Premium) - Daily reminder, export and themes (Premium) - Fully offline — no account, no cloud, no AI rewriting your words Who it's for For people who want to journal but never stick with it — one sentence a day is small enough to keep. Subscription Premium is available as a monthly ($4.99) or yearly ($19.99) subscription. Subscriptions auto-renew unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can cancel anytime in your Apple ID Subscription Settings — no charge on the first day if you cancel during the introductory window. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy: everything stays on your device by default. No analytics SDKs, no cross-app tracking. Privacy policy at https://bestpaid.app/legal/privacy. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Simple Short Diary and One Line a Day Diary are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Simple Short Diary sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and One Line a Day Diary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Simple Short Diary ships an update every 6 weeks, One Line a Day Diary every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Short Diary | One Line a Day Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EasterEggs | Vasilii Polovnikov |
In-app purchases
Simple Short Diary
- Premium Plan$0.991 Month
One Line a Day Diary
- Premium$2.997 Days
- Premium$3.991 Month
- Premium$5.991 Year
Questions
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