Diary Journal vs Code&Note
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/
Code&Note
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A tool for recording anything you like, either passcode with encryption or, simply visible, and also note on event you don't want to forget. A master password needs to be set initially and this cannot be modified afterward. If you need to edit the codes which are saved before then you will need to enter the initial password (twice) correctly. Else you have to delete the App and restart everything.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Code&Note at none against Diary Journal's 1. Code&Note also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). Diary Journal's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Diary Journal sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Code&Note asks for nothing beyond the download.
Diary Journal ships an update every 6 weeks, Code&Note every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Diary Journal | Code&Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (369 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 369 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Heyou Co., Ltd. | Wai Cheung Friendship Choy |
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
Code&Note
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Diary Journal
- Diary Pro 1 Year$19.991 Year
Code&Note
No in-app purchases
Questions
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