Comparison

DDiary Pro vs LinHand

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

Head to head
About

DDiary Pro

This app allows users to create personalized digital diaries using handwritten notes, drawings, and various creative tools. Organize entries with hashtags, secure them with biometrics, and customize themes and fonts. Syncs with Apple Calendar and backs up to iCloud.

Highlights
  • Handwritten notes and drawings
  • Customizable themes and fonts
  • Hashtag organization
  • Biometric security (Touch ID/Face ID)
  • iCloud backup and sync
  • Apple Calendar integration
  • Custom template and sticker creation
Features
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DDiary targets users who prefers diary notebooks to any other calendar related applications. 0. Drawing Everything is written or drawn with Apple Pencil. Fill up your diary with your unique drawings and fonts. DDiary provides you with various tools including fonts, textbox, ruler, lasso and image attachment. 1. Composition It consists of monthly, weekly, daily, journal, and memo. These screens can be easily moved by intuitive gestures. 2. Journal feature
 You can add hashtags to your diary, so you can systematically classify various diaries. You can collect all your diaries, such as a photo album, and support searching for dates and titles. 3. Lock DDiary supports both Touch ID and Face ID for you to lock your app. 4. Theme/Font settings DDiary provides you with various themes and fonts for you to design your diary however you like. 5. Provided templates and stickers 
DDiary provides you with various templates and stickers for decorating diary on your own purpose.
 6. Saving your own templates and stickers
 You can create your own templates and stickers to use it frequently. 
 7. Sync with Apple Calendar
 Events in Apple Calendar app will be displayed on Daily page in DDiary.
 8. iCloud backup & synch
 Backup your data on iCloud safely, and the synchronization feature between multi-devices is available. 
iPhone version of DDiary is read-only. Subscription pricing and terms: DDiary Pro offers two auto-renewing subscriptions to provide you with unlimited access to the all features while you maintain an active subscription. Monthly subscription at $3.49/month and Yearly subscription at $20.49/year. Two subscriptions provide same features. Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be identified. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to you Account Settings after the purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. Read more about our terms and conditions here: https://www.notion.so/Terms-of-Use-Privacy-Policy-b8baab5b5bb143eda48676d8a944aaee Please contact us Email: ddiarycontact@gmail.com. Instagram: @ddiaryapp

About

LinHand

Capture ideas with a fluid writing experience, organize them with outlines, and quickly find information through text search. Share your notes in various formats, including native data for seamless collaboration.

Highlights
  • Fluent writing with various brushes and colors
  • Create outlines for easy navigation
  • Quick text search within notes
  • Export to PDF, PNG, and native format
  • Add pictures and text to notes
  • iCloud automatic data storage
Features
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With LinHand, you can take notes, share notes, and add pictures and text to them at any time. 【1】Fluent writing Writing with LinHand is as smooth and precise as writing in a real notepad. There are a variety of brushes and colors to choose from. [2] Create an outline Add a directory to the file, easy to find and jump to the page. 【3】Quick search text Perform a global search of text to quickly find key annotations. 【4】Support exporting files in various formats Supports exporting files in PDF, PNG, .LinHand formats. Use .LinHand format files to easily share LinHand native data with other users. LinHand uses iCloud to automatically store data, please turn on iCloud to store data in the phone's system settings. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of your order. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Accounts will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by visiting your Account Settings after purchase. Terms of use: https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/530890491 Privacy Policy: https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/141347640

Screenshots

DDiary Pro4 screens
LinHand3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DDiary Pro at 4.2 against LinHand's 3.0. DDiary Pro also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 52 months) and review sentiment (79% vs 50%). LinHand's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DDiary Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month and LinHand sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DDiary Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DDiary Pro has 45 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of DDiary Pro's written reviews are positive against 50% of LinHand's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DDiary Pro ships an update every 10 days, LinHand every 52 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DDiary Pro versus LinHand: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDDiary ProLinHand
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (45 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings45 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 52 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB4 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperHanung Lee侠光 邢

Customer experience

DDiary Pro

All ratings45 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral8.9%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral6.6%
Negative14.5%

LinHand

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DDiary Pro

Subscriptions2
  • DDiary Pro - Monthly$3.491 Month
  • DDiary Pro - Yealry$20.491 Year
2 purchases

LinHand

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly subscription$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • upgrade Pro$4.99

Questions

Is DDiary Pro free?
DDiary Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LinHand free?
LinHand is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DDiary Pro or LinHand?
DDiary Pro is rated higher. DDiary Pro averages 4.2 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while LinHand averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do DDiary Pro or LinHand have ads?
Neither DDiary Pro nor LinHand shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DDiary Pro or LinHand?
DDiary Pro ships an update every 10 days, and LinHand every 52 months. Most recently, DDiary Pro was updated on October 29, 2026 and LinHand on October 24, 2026.

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