Comparison

The E vs Manneung Viewer

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

Head to head
About

The E

A private digital journal for your notes and memories. Attach images, customize your entries with fonts and colors, and keep your data secure with optional cloud sync and a lock mode. Export your diary in various formats.

Highlights
  • Unlimited writing
  • Cloud sync (iCloud)
  • Attach images
  • Custom fonts and colors
  • Lock mode for privacy
  • Export to HTML, RTF, text, and PDF
Features
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Your private electronic diary in your pocket. Write wonderful notes, add images, stickers, and moods — and keep everything synced with the cloud if you want. Free features: - Unlimited writing - iCloud Sync (can be disabled if you choose to) - Attach images to your diary pages - Stickers (Essentials pack) - Manual mood on each page - Custom fonts - Custom text color - Lock mode. Lock your diary so only you can access it. - Basic search - Mark diary pages as favorite - Bookmark a specific page - Default theme, blank & striped paper, default icons - Tons of settings - Export your diary to HTML, RTF and plain text. À-la-carte (or included with Pro+): - Export to PDF Book - Advanced search - Pink theme - Color hand-drawn icon pack Pro+ (monthly, yearly, or lifetime): - All à-la-carte unlocks above - Extra themes: Sepia, Midnight, Monokai, One Dark, Solarized - Premium paper: dotted, grid, kraft - Rounded icon pack - Full sticker packs (moods, seasons, solid & special colors) - Automatic on-device mood recognition (local AI — nothing sent to remote servers) - Mood Insights (streaks, stats, mood calendar) - Writing Assist on supported devices (Apple Intelligence / on-device models) - If you previously bought Unlock Pro, you already have Pro+ forever No third-party logins and no personal info collected for ads or profiling. The app uses Core Data with CloudKit, which uses a specific record zone in the CloudKit private database that is accessible only to you. -- Some app icons are from Icons8: https://icons8.com - Terms of Use (Apple EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - Privacy policy: https:/illescasdaniel.github.io/e-diary-privacy-policy

About

Manneung Viewer

Features
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Open documents without ads or subscriptions. View PDF, Korean Hangul (HWP, HWPX, HML), Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images and text in one app. Office, images, text (RTF, TXT, CSV) and iWork (Pages, Numbers, Keynote) use the built-in iOS preview. Illustrator .ai requires a PDF-compatible file. ■ Free viewing • Search, page lists, bookmarks and favorites for PDF and Hangul; PDF outlines • Start from a renewed layout with clear document and folder open buttons, Recent, Favorites and Image Folders. • See actual PDF and image content, and HWP content when a preview is available. Continue Reading shows the last-read page preview; unavailable previews use a file-type icon. • Read image folders in single- or two-page view. Switching views keeps your position tied to the original image. • Zoom, pan and jump to a page; tap the page to hide or restore controls. Paired images keep their proportions, and a final unpaired image is centered. • Supported sharing and printing, dark mode and document color inversion • Open recent documents from Home Screen widgets and Shortcuts • iPhone and iPad ■ Pro — one-time purchase, no subscription • Save Hangul documents as PDF • PDF annotations, highlighter and pen; rotate, extract, delete and merge pages • Create PDFs from photos; add or remove PDF passwords Restore purchases with the same Apple ID. Viewing stays free. Developer tips are optional and do not unlock extra features. ■ Format limits Office-to-PDF export and Office page editing are not available. There is no OCR or scanning. DRM-protected documents cannot be opened. Hangul uses bundled fonts, so fonts may differ from the original. Document viewing and conversion happen on your device. App Store purchases, restoration and support links you choose may need a connection. Files are not sent automatically; you decide whether to attach a problem file to a support request. Use in-app support to report a problem or suggest an improvement. Files are never attached automatically. Optional developer tips are separate from support and do not unlock Pro. Developed with reference to Hancom Inc.'s publicly released HWP file format specification.

Screenshots

The E4 screens
Manneung Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The E and Manneung Viewer are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. The E sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Manneung Viewer sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
The E versus Manneung Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe EManneung Viewer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel ILLESCAS ROMEROYongtae Kim

In-app purchases

8 purchases

The E

Subscriptions2
  • Pro+ Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro+ Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time6
  • PDF Book Export$0.99
  • Advanced search$0.99
  • Icon pack 1$0.99
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  • Pink theme$0.99
  • PRO version$4.99
  • Pro+ Lifetime$19.99
4 purchases

Manneung Viewer

One-time4
  • A cup of coffee$0.49
  • A slice of cake$1.99
  • A lunch box$2.99
Show 1 more
  • Manneung Viewer Pro$3.99

Questions

Is The E free?
The E is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Manneung Viewer free?
Manneung Viewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The E or Manneung Viewer have ads?
Neither The E nor Manneung Viewer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The E or Manneung Viewer?
The E ships an update weekly, and Manneung Viewer weekly. Most recently, The E was updated on October 29, 2026 and Manneung Viewer on October 31, 2026.

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