Diary Journal vs Diary with Lock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
Diary with Lock
Capture and cherish life's moments in a secure, beautifully designed digital journal. Add text, photos, and videos, track your mood and weather, and protect your entries with a passcode. Back up your memories to iCloud and export them as PDFs.
- Photo and text diary entries
- Lock screen passcode protection
- iCloud backup
- Mood and weather tracking
- Font customization
- Intruder snapshots
- PDF export
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Welcome to iDiary – the ultimate diary app that combines the classic art of journaling with modern technology! With iDiary, you can easily capture and cherish all your precious moments in a beautifully designed and secure platform. Here are some of the key features that make iDiary the perfect diary app for you: - Photo and Text Diary Entries: Create rich and engaging diary entries by mixing text and photos and videos together. iDiary lets you capture your life's moments in an expressive and immersive way. - Lock Screen Passcode: Keep your diary entries safe from prying eyes with a secure lock screen passcode. Your secrets are safe with iDiary! - iCloud Backup: Never lose a single moment of your life again. iDiary automatically backs up your diary entries to iCloud, ensuring that all your memories are safe and secure. - Mood and Weather: Capture your mood and the weather each day to add an even deeper level of detail to your diary entries. - Font Customization: Choose from a variety of fonts to make your diary entries even more unique and personal. - Intruder Snapshots: iDiary automatically captures a photo of anyone who tries to access your diary without your permission. Keep your diary safe and secure at all times. - PDF Export: Export your diary entries as PDFs for easy sharing, printing, or archiving. Download iDiary today and start capturing all your precious moments in a secure and beautiful diary app! Privacy Policy: https://www.bytecrazy.com/common_privacy_en.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Contact Us: trudutton@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Diary Journal at 67% against Diary with Lock's 0%. Diary Journal also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (367 vs 20). 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. Diary Journal sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year and Diary with Lock sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Diary Journal holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Diary Journal has 367 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Diary Journal's written reviews are positive against 0% of Diary with Lock's.
Diary Journal ships an update every 6 weeks, Diary with Lock every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Diary Journal | Diary with Lock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (367 ratings) — better | 4.3 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 367 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Heyou Co., Ltd. | Heyou Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Diary Journal
Diary with Lock
Bugs and 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
Diary with Lock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Diary Journal
- Diary Pro 1 Year$19.991 Year
Diary with Lock
- iDiary Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
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