Mo Diary vs Firstext
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mo Diary
This app helps you record and organize your life's moments. Save important events, notes, and memories with the ability to add photos, filter, and search entries. A premium version offers advanced features like PDF export and password protection.
- Store and organize notes and memories
- Add images to entries
- Filter and search entries by date or text
- Auto-saving of content
- Password and biometric login
- iCloud data synchronization
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Mo Diary is your personal diary. LIST OF RECORDS. Store important events, notes, memories in one place. CONTROL. Delete entries or add them to "Favorites" with one touch (swipe). FILTERING BY DATE. By default, Mo Diary displays the records of the current month. If necessary, you can set the desired period and view the records included in it. FILTERING YOUR FAVORITE. Set a filter for entries that have been added to "Favorite". SEARCH. Mo Diary will find the necessary entries by text or title. AUTO SAVING. Create and edit records without losing content. PICTURE. Add an image or photo to your significant moments. Available to change, delete, view the added images. DATE OF RECORDING. In Mo Diary, you can set any recording date. DISPLAY SETTINGS. Choose a convenient interface option for your posts - it is possible to turn off the display of the title and / or image. WITHOUT ADVERTISING. The PREMIUM VERSION is available with a one-time purchase. Functionality of the premium version: REMOTE RECORDS. Access to deleted records for the last 30 days with the ability to restore the selected record / all records. PDF-FORMAT. Convert the selected record or all records to PDF format. PASSWORD LOGIN. Set the code to enter the application (in addition, by default, TouchID / FaceID login is available, if this option is activated on the device, it can be disabled). ICloud POSSIBILITIES. Data synchronization is possible if on the old and new devices: 1) Internet connection is provided 2) iCloud Drive option is active 3) iCloud option is active for Mo Diary app 4) iCloud has free storage 5) the same Apple ID is used 6) the "Sync with iCloud" option is activated in the application
Firstext
This app is a straightforward text editor designed for quick note-taking and text creation. It automatically saves your work and allows for easy sharing to other applications with customizable actions. Advanced features like search, replace, and character counting are also included.
- Instant text input on launch
- Automatic text saving and restoration
- Customizable text sharing actions
- Cursor movement by swiping
- Search and replace functionality
- Character and line counting
- Font size adjustment
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Firstext is a simple text editor application. I named it "First" + "Text" = "Firstext" with the aim of making it the "first step" in all kinds of text creation. Firstext has the following features. ・Start typing as soon as the application is launched. ・The text you type is automatically saved and can be restored at any time. ・Ability to freely share text to other apps by creating and adding share actions to suit your needs. There is no functionality for managing multiple texts or notes, decorating text, or inserting photos. *Before removing the limitation by in-app purchase, the number of shared actions is limited to 10, and the number of saved history is limited to 20. Please understand. After confirming the usability of the application, you can use it without restrictions by making an in-app purchase. Main functions and features ・Input text as soon as the application is launched. ・Automatic saving and restoration of text ・Ability to create and add shared actions. ・Ability to move the cursor by swiping left and right. ・Ability to search and replace text. ・Ability to search and delete history. ・Ability to count the number of characters and lines. ・Ability to change the font size of text. ・Ability to change icons. ・URL scheme support - Launch → firstext:// - Startup by replacing the current text with the clipboard contents → firstext://clipReplace - Starts by appending the clipboard contents to the end of the current text → firstext://clipAdd - Inserts the clipboard content at the cursor position of the current text → firstext://clipInsert - Starts with replacing the current text with the specified text → firstext://textReplace?text=[text] - Appends the specified text to the end of the current text → firstext://textAdd?text=[text] - Inserts the specified text at the cursor position of the current text → firstext://textInsert?text=[text] The following features will be added in future updates Synchronization of text, shared actions, and history with other devices via iCloud *I have confirmed an issue where an alert regarding pasting is displayed every time when using clipboard-related URL schemes on iOS 16 or later. This issue can be avoided by updating to iOS16.1 or later and making the following settings from the Settings app. (1) Select "Firstext" in the Settings app and select "Paste from Other Apps". (2) Change the setting to "Allow". *Notification about pasting will appear even after changing to "Allow". Due to the limitation of iOS, you cannot turn off this notification.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mo Diary at 100% against Firstext's 50%. Mo Diary also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). Firstext's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, 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. Mo Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Firstext sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mo Diary ships an update every 7 months, Firstext every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Mo Diary | Firstext |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergey Krivorotko | Akihiro Usui |
Customer experience
Mo Diary
Firstext
In-app purchases
Mo Diary
- Premium version$2.99
Firstext
- Snack-Sized Tip$0.49
- Restriction Removal$1.99
- Coffee-Sized Tip$1.99
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- Lunch-Sized Tip$3.99









