Comparison

Diary Journal vs Everlasting Email

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

Everlasting Email

Features
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Say it now, delivered when it matters. Some things are too important to leave unsaid. Everlasting Email lets you write, record and safely keep messages for the people you love, and delivers them at exactly the right moment, even if you are no longer here to send them yourself. WRITE THE LETTER YOU HAVE BEEN MEANING TO WRITE A letter to your daughter for her wedding day. A message for your son's twenty-first. Words for your partner to open on a hard day. A goodbye you would rather write calmly now than never say at all. CHOOSE HOW YOUR WORDS ARRIVE • On a date you pick: a birthday, an anniversary, a graduation, years from now. • With a two-person code: two people you trust unlock the message together, so nothing is sent by mistake. • By Auto-Delivery: if you can no longer check in, your messages are delivered for you, with a Trusted Contact confirming before anything is sent. MORE THAN WORDS Add a video message recorded in the app, photos and personal files. Everything is kept safely until the moment it matters, then delivered by email to the people you chose. They do not need the app or an account. A GENTLE CHECK-IN One tap tells us you are OK. We remind you by notification, and your messages simply stay safely unsent. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No advertising, no tracking, no selling your data. Your messages are encrypted and belong to you and the people you wrote them for. You can delete your account and everything in it at any time, right from the app. NOT A WILL Everlasting Email carries your words, not your paperwork. It is not a place to store a will or legal documents; keep those with your lawyer. FREE TO START Write your first message on the free plan. Upgrade when you want more messages, video, or delivery on a date. Available in English, Italiano, Français, Deutsch and Español.

Screenshots

Diary Journal4 screens
Everlasting Email4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Everlasting Email at every 10 days against Diary Journal's every 6 weeks. Diary Journal's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 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 Everlasting Email sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Diary Journal ships an update every 6 weeks, Everlasting Email every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Diary Journal versus Everlasting Email: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiary JournalEverlasting Email
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (368 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings368 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeyou Co., Ltd.Lachlan Taylor

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

Everlasting Email

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Diary Journal

Subscriptions1
  • Diary Pro 1 Year$19.991 Year
10 purchases

Everlasting Email

One-time10
  • 1 Scheduled Message -30%$4.79
  • 1 Scheduled Message -20%$5.49
  • 5 Scheduled Messages -30%$19.49
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  • 5 Scheduled Messages -20%$22.00
  • 5 Scheduled Messages -10%$24.90
  • 5 Scheduled Messages$27.49
  • 10 Scheduled Messages -30%$33.90
  • 10 Scheduled Messages -20%$38.49
  • 10 Scheduled Messages -10%$43.49
  • 10 Scheduled Messages$48.49

Questions

Is Diary Journal free?
Diary Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Everlasting Email free?
Everlasting Email is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Diary Journal or Everlasting Email have ads?
Neither Diary Journal nor Everlasting Email shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Diary Journal or Everlasting Email?
Diary Journal ships an update every 6 weeks, and Everlasting Email every 10 days. Most recently, Diary Journal was updated on October 20, 2026 and Everlasting Email on October 29, 2026.

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