diary.app vs Zebra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
diary.app
This application allows users to easily record their thoughts and create multiple distinct journals. It offers a straightforward way to document personal reflections and experiences.
- Create posts for thoughts
- Multiple diary creation
- Simple interface
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Simple Diary app. You can simply create posts what you thought. You can create multiple diaries.
Zebra
A beautiful and easy-to-use digital journal for capturing your thoughts and memories. Add photos, track your mood and weather, and review historical news. Secure your entries with a passcode lock and set reminders to build a writing habit.
- Photo insertion
- Entry editing
- Weather and mood tracking
- Historical news updates
- Passcode lock
- Reminder notifications
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Zebra is a simple diary application that is designed to be beautiful, easy to use and easy to keep writing. We've created the ideal diary with no ads and all the features are free for them! Whether you are starting a diary for the first time or thinking of switching from paper to app, please download and try it! 【Features of Zebra】 ◆More beautiful photos! You can insert a photo in your diary (one photo only) to keep your memories of the day clearer and more beautiful because it is digital! ◆Edit later When you look back and see what you have done, you may want to correct some things. We've got just the thing for you! ◆Weather and mood Keep a diary of the day's weather and mood. It's as easy as tapping a pictogram! ◆Find out what was happening in the world "then". At the end of each month we update the main news stories of the month, so you can look back and see what was happening in society! ◆Ad-free Advertisements are a distraction and make it difficult to use. That's why Zebra has no ads at all. ◆Passcode lock for privacy. Perfect if you don't want people to see your private diary! You can set the passcode input when you start the application, so you can manage your diary with peace of mind. ◆Reminder notifications If you can make it a habit to write with the reminder, the continuation rate will be greatly improved.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Zebra at 100% against diary.app's 33%. Zebra also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3). diary.app's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Zebra holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of diary.app's written reviews are positive against 100% of Zebra's.
diary.app ships an update daily, Zebra every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | diary.app | Zebra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DRIP PRODUCTS LIMITED LIABILITY CO. | Osuke Matsunaga |
Customer experience
diary.app
Zebra
In-app purchases
diary.app
No in-app purchases
Zebra
No in-app purchases
