Comparison

EMMO vs 流年记

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

Head to head
About

EMMO

This app allows users to create a personalized digital journal by starting with an emoji, adding photos, videos, and voice notes. It offers customization options for entries and provides tools to track moods and revisit memories.

Highlights
  • Customizable emoji journal
  • Add photos, videos, and voice recordings
  • Mood calendar and charts
  • AI companion for prompts
  • App passcode and biometric lock
  • Cloud sync and PDF export
  • To-do lists and map view
Features
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Start with an emoji. Save a moment from your day. EMMO is a mood journal where you can draw your own emojis. Pick a face, write a line, or add a photo to capture something you want to remember. A happy moment, a hard afternoon, or an ordinary day: there's room for all of it. • Make your diary feel like you Choose an emoji you love or draw your own. Mix fonts, backgrounds, and stickers to make each page your own. Write a whole story or leave just a few words about how you feel. It's up to you. • Keep the pictures and the sounds Add photos, videos, and voice recordings to your entries: a favorite meal, a view from a trip, or a few words worth keeping. Browse your diary's photos, videos, and audio together to revisit those moments. • See your days come together Use the mood calendar and charts to look back on how you've been feeling. Open an entry to remember what happened that day. Little by little, your notes become a record of your life that you can return to. • Find a starting point with Pal Once you have your own Pal companion, tap it while writing for a gentle prompt, such as "Was there anything today that made you stop and look a little longer?" Start with one small moment and write as much or as little as you like. • Choose what stays just for you Set entries so only you can view them. Add an app passcode and use Face ID or Touch ID on supported devices to help protect access to your personal journal. • More ways to keep your memories Sync your diary and attachments with EMMO Cloud. You can also export the text of your entries as a PDF to save separately or print as your own paper journal. There are handy little tools, too: add to-dos to your entries and check them off, view your records in widgets, and revisit the places you've written about on a map. Pick an emoji for today. Start with one line. Pal and cloud sync require you to sign in. Some features and cloud service options require payment. See the app for details. Contact us: helloemmo@163.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

流年记

This app allows users to record daily life, moments, and create calendar albums. It can also generate time-lapse videos from diary entries, perfect for tracking personal growth, projects, or life events. All entries are encrypted for privacy and are user-exclusive.

Highlights
  • Diary video creation
  • Calendar view with daily entries
  • Customizable diary tags
  • Rich text and image editor
  • Export diaries to PDF
  • Periodic plan with reminders
  • Generate calendar photo albums
  • Time-lapse video generation
Features
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流年记,是一款日记APP, 你可以用它来记录日常点滴,美好瞬间,生成精美日历图集, 也可以给日记添加周期计划,将日记生成时间变化视频(延时摄影视频), 用来记录生活日常、工作、宝宝成长、宠物、健身变化过程,甚至整个人生…… 流年记采用加密方式存储,保证用户隐私,日记仅用户自己可见。 【主要功能】 1、日记视频 发布日记支持视频功能; 2、日历功能: 支持日历封面,方便查询每一天日记,避免遗漏; 3、日记标签 每篇日记可以添加多个标签,自定义标签封面,方便归类整理; 4、图文混排 集成编辑器功能,支持图、文混排,适合写旅游日记; 5、日记导出PDF 日记可以按时间、标签导出为PDF。 6、周期计划: 给日记添加周期计划,每个计划可以独立设置闹钟提醒,适用于周期性日记,比如宝宝成长、健身、美肤等等; 7、生成图集: 可以生成精美的周历、月历、年历图集,分享生活的美好; 8、生成视频: 将日记图片生成延时摄影视频,时间变化视频是流年记的特色功能; 9、日记相册 汇总日记所有图片,可以按标签筛选查看; 10、时光回顾 随机回顾过去的一张日记图片; 11、同步功能: 支持多设备同时登录、同步,日记采用加密方式存储,保证用户隐私; 12、数据备份 支持日记数据导入、导出,不怕数据丢失; 13、批量删除 批量删除删除日记,可按标签筛选; 14、个性主题 支持时间线、时间轴、简约多个日记主题,可以自定义背景壁纸等; 15、数据统计 按月、年、总览,统计日记详细数据; 16、离线功能 无需网络、无需登录也可以正常使用。 —————— 解锁【流年记会员】后,可享受: 日记数据、图片自动同步; 将日记图片生成,精美周历、月历、年历图集; 将日记图片生成时间变化视频; 每天不限日记数量; 纯净去广告; 订阅会员价格: 1个月 ¥6.00; 1季度 ¥12.00; 1年 ¥36.00; 永久会员¥68.00(限时特惠)

Screenshots

EMMO4 screens
流年记4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 流年记 at none against EMMO's shown. 流年记 also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16). EMMO's advantage is ratings volume (30K vs 2) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, 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. EMMO sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and 流年记 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EMMO holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EMMO has 30K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of EMMO's written reviews are positive against 100% of 流年记's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EMMO ships an update fortnightly, 流年记 every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
EMMO versus 流年记: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEMMO流年记
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (30K ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews78.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30K — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size233 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEMMO Corp.Zhuhai Pocket Factory Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

EMMO

All ratings29,498 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews1,523 reviews
Positive78.1%
Neutral10.0%
Negative11.9%

流年记

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

EMMO

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Entries not saving properly when app is closed
  • Inability to see other users' artwork
  • Typing issues causing app crashes

Requested features

6 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved English translations
  • Ability to edit and delete custom emojis
  • Option to change location of entries
  • Private/hidden journal entries
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  • Messaging/sharing functionality

流年记

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

EMMO

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership$4.991 Month
  • Plus Annual Membership$39.991 Year
One-time8
  • Emmo Mood - Little clouds$0.99
  • Emmo Mood - Bear Pudding$0.99
  • Emmo Mood - Hamster Bobo$0.99
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  • Emmo Mood - Rabbit Rabbit$0.99
  • 红宝石60$2.99
  • 红宝石200$7.99
  • 红宝石400$14.99
  • EMMO PRO$149.99
4 purchases

流年记

One-time4
  • 月卡会员$0.99
  • 季会员$1.99
  • 月会员$4.99
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  • 永久会员$9.99

Questions

Is EMMO free?
EMMO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 流年记 free?
流年记 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EMMO or 流年记?
EMMO is rated higher. EMMO averages 4.8 out of 5 from 30K ratings, while 流年记 averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do EMMO or 流年记 have ads?
EMMO shows ads; 流年记 does not.
Which is updated more often, EMMO or 流年记?
EMMO ships an update fortnightly, and 流年记 every 11 days. Most recently, EMMO was updated on November 13, 2026 and 流年记 on October 30, 2026.

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