Comparison

Diary Journal vs MindPing

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Secret diary entries
  • Log life events and progress
  • Record emotions and feelings
  • Password protection for privacy
  • Encourages self-reflection
  • Modern journal interface
Features
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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/

About

MindPing

Features
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Simple reminders for busy brains. MindPing does one thing: it helps you remember what matters at the right time. Reminders without the overwhelm MindPing helps users offload mental clutter into simple reminders that actually alert them, while keeping the app calm, lightweight, and easy to use. Quick Reminders Add a reminder quickly with a title, optional notes, category, priority, time, and repeat setting. Local Notifications MindPing uses local notifications scheduled on the device. Reminders can work without a remote push notification server. Snooze Snooze reminders when now is not the right time. MindPing helps users restart without shame or streak pressure. Today View See the next reminder, quick actions, and today’s active reminders in one focused screen. Categories and Priority Organize reminders by areas such as home, work, health, study, errands, and other tasks. Quiet Hours Delay reminders during quiet hours so notifications do not interrupt rest. Brain Dump Capture several thoughts at once and turn them into reminders. Gentle Design MindPing avoids clutter, streak pressure, and productivity guilt. Choose from calm visual themes such as Lavender, Peach, and Focus Blue. Who is MindPing for? MindPing is a focused reminder app designed for people who want fewer features and less noise. It is for people who: Forget small but important tasks Remember things too late Feel overwhelmed by complex productivity apps Want reminders without habit tracking or streak pressure Need a simple place to offload mental clutter Prefer a calmer reminder experience Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Diary Journal4 screens
MindPing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Diary Journal at 13.0 against MindPing's 15.1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Diary Journal sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year and MindPing sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Diary Journal versus MindPing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiary JournalMindPing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (368 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings368 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeyou Co., Ltd.MISA LUNA LIMITED

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

MindPing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Diary Journal

Subscriptions1
  • Diary Pro 1 Year$19.991 Year
1 purchases

MindPing

Subscriptions1
  • MindPing Pro Yearly$3.991 Year

Questions

Is Diary Journal free?
Diary Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MindPing free?
MindPing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Diary Journal or MindPing have ads?
Neither Diary Journal nor MindPing shows ads.

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