Daily Diary vs DarkPaper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daily Diary
Record your thoughts and memories with this journaling app. It allows for text entries, image insertion, and offers unique visual themes and a dark mode for an immersive experience. Secure your entries with password protection.
- Text and image entries
- Password protection
- Customizable screen effects
- Animated themes
- Dark background mode
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Daily Diary is an ultra-convenient dairy app. It can not only input text, but also supports inserting pictures. The ultra-simple experience will make you like recording and expressing. *Special features Screen effects-Long press and drag on the blank space to display stunning screen effects. Password protection-The app supports password lock, allowing you to write as you wish, without fear of prying. Animated themes-Colorful and rich animation themes make notes more interesting. Dark background-feel the immersive recording experience while protecting your eyes from light damage.
DarkPaper
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DarkPaper re-renders your PDFs for reading in the dark. Instead of inverting the page like a screen filter, it recolors the document itself — text, figures, and fills — so pages stay crisp on a true dark background and a blue line stays blue at night. READING • Five palettes: Original, Black, Soft, Sepia, Navy • Text stays vector-sharp — no raster inversion, no smearing • Figures keep their meaning: heatmaps still read hot, plots keep their colors LIBRARY • Open PDFs from Files or any app's share sheet • Continue reading where you left off SHARE IT DARK • Export the dark rendering as a real PDF — it looks the same everywhere PRICE • Your first three documents are free, then a free week — no card, no account, nothing to cancel • One purchase unlocks DarkPaper forever. No subscription. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts, no analytics, no tracking — your documents never leave your device
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Daily Diary at 13.0 against DarkPaper's 16.4. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Daily Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and DarkPaper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Daily Diary | DarkPaper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 琳 崔 | Nurtau Toganbay |
In-app purchases
Daily Diary
- Daily Diary pro$1.99
DarkPaper
- DarkPaper Lifetime$0.99









