Comparison

DiWrite vs Diary Journal

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

Head to head
About

DiWrite

Securely record your memories with customizable templates and photo attachments. This private journal encrypts your entries, ensuring confidentiality. Create lasting mementos of special occasions and everyday moments.

Highlights
  • Encrypted diary entries
  • Add photos to memories
  • Customizable templates
  • Multi-language support
  • Private and confidential logs
  • Easy-to-use interface
Features
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With DiWrite, you can choose the most suitable design for your day from the templates that have beautiful designs and carefully prepared for your special days and turn your day into a forward-looking memory. Do you want to make your holiday moment unforgettable or your child's birthday. DiWrite is always with you. Now you have a friend who will listen to you without judgment. With DiWrite, you can easily encrypt your logs and keep them completely private and confidential, DiWrite does not tell anyone what they write. What you can do with DiWrite. 1. Have you been on vacation ?, You can make your holiday memories special and memorable by adding photos and text. 2. Did your friend receive a marriage proposal? You can turn this special day into a memory for your friend and then share it with him. 3. You can add history of that day to a trip you have gone in the past or exciting days and create memories for the past. 4. You can sit at your home for a special day and create very simple memories and encrypt it so that it remains private for you. 5. The good memories you have with your family are generally unforgettable. As DiWrite is simple to use, you can easily carry these beautiful moments into the future. DiWrite Features Thanks to its easy and useful interfaces, you can create your moments quickly. You can add photos or text to your memories. You can encrypt and make your memories private. You can follow your designs directly from My Logs screen. You can view or edit these designs in full screen. Let your everyday be a separate name and a special name. It can be "Alice's wedding day" or "Dear diary" as it is standard. DiWrite can support up to 9 languages. We can show your friends in the language he/she wants. DiWrite Premium offers three subscription options: - Weekly - 2 Months - Yearly You can try the subscription options above for free, access all the special templates during this trial and write your limited number of moments with High resolution designs. Subscribe to take advantage of the features mentioned above. Is there a feature you want to see in the upcoming version of DiWrite? You can give us feedback from the application.

About

Diary Journal

This app provides a secure and private digital space for recording thoughts, memories, and dreams. It encourages self-reflection and personal growth through daily journaling, ensuring all entries are kept confidential.

Highlights
  • Secret diary entries
  • Log life events and progress
  • Record emotions and feelings
  • Password protection for privacy
  • Encourages self-reflection
  • Modern journal interface
Features
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Diary, a secret diary which is a new special place for your thoughts, memories, dreams! Mark down all special events, write about your moments and rest assured all your secrets are safe here in the cutest personal journal. It's a modern journal that will encourage you to open up and motivate you to become the best version of yourself. Log life events & progress with our journal diary with password app. A convenient, safe, reliable and simple to use mobile diary app to log your daily life activities, emotions and feelings. You can keep it securely from others eyes, no one will see your diary book. Privacy Policy: https://www.bytecrazy.com/common_privacy_en.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

DiWrite4 screens
Diary Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Diary Journal at 67% against DiWrite's 0%. Diary Journal also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (368 vs 14). DiWrite's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. DiWrite sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Diary Journal sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Diary Journal holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Diary Journal has 368 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of DiWrite's written reviews are positive against 67% of Diary Journal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DiWrite ships an update every 3 weeks, Diary Journal every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DiWrite versus Diary Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiWriteDiary Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (14 ratings)4.7 (368 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14368 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErcan FidanHeyou Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

DiWrite

All ratings14 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Diary Journal

All ratings367 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral9.5%
Negative23.8%

Bugs and requests

DiWrite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Diary Journal

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Video uploads fail and crash repeatedly
  • Long video entries don't save properly
  • Data doesn't transfer to new phone despite cloud backup
  • Import from ZIP file causes app to close
  • App crashes when importing exported data
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  • Audio playback volume extremely faint
  • Audio doesn't work with headphones or speakerphone
  • Slow performance when reviewing weekly entries
  • No customer support response to data loss issues

Requested features

10 requests
  • Timestamp for each journal entry
  • Password reset or recovery option
  • Multiple entries per day in free version
  • Font customization (size, bold, italics, underline)
  • Location tagging for entries
Show 5 more
  • Longer video duration allowance
  • Better fake diary with generic text and pictures
  • Login system for cloud data sync
  • Cross-device data transfer
  • Improved audio volume and headphone support

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DiWrite

Subscriptions3
  • DiWrite Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • DiWrite 2 Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$17.992 Months
  • DiWrite Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Diary Journal

Subscriptions1
  • Diary Pro 1 Year$19.991 Year

Questions

Is DiWrite free?
DiWrite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Diary Journal free?
Diary Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DiWrite or Diary Journal?
Diary Journal is rated higher. DiWrite averages 3.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Diary Journal averages 4.7 from 368 ratings.
Do DiWrite or Diary Journal have ads?
Neither DiWrite nor Diary Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DiWrite or Diary Journal?
DiWrite ships an update every 3 weeks, and Diary Journal every 6 weeks. Most recently, DiWrite was updated on October 24, 2026 and Diary Journal on October 20, 2026.

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