Private diary vs Diary Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Private diary
A private digital journal to securely record your thoughts and memories. Track your daily mood with a variety of emojis and access your entries offline. Protect your personal reflections with a password.
- Password protection
- Mood tracking with emojis
- Offline note editing
- Secure memory keeping
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Diary - keep the moments and thoughts dear to your heart - Password Protect your diary with a password - Mood Track your mood with our large selection of emojis - Offline Edit notes without internet connection
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.
- Secret diary entries
- Log life events and progress
- Record emotions and feelings
- Password protection for privacy
- Encourages self-reflection
- Modern journal interface
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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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Private diary at 100% against Diary Journal's 67%. Private diary also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). Diary Journal's advantage is ratings volume (368 vs 4). 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. Private diary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month 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.
Private diary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Diary Journal has 368 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Private diary's written reviews are positive against 67% of Diary Journal's.
| Parameter | Private diary | Diary Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.7 (368 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 368 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MAKSIM VOLOSHINSKII | Heyou Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Private diary
Diary Journal
Bugs and requests
Private diary
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
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- 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
Private diary
- Diary premium — 1 month7 Days trial$1.491 Month
- Diary premium — 3 months7 Days trial$3.493 Months
- Diary premium — 1 year7 Days trial$5.991 Year
Diary Journal
- Diary Pro 1 Year$19.991 Year
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