Comparison

Memory Tiny Photo Diary vs Photo Diary

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

Head to head
About

Memory Tiny Photo Diary

Record your memories with small, icon-shaped photos in a vertical calendar format. Attach multiple images, search by keyword, and customize with theme colors. Backup and restore your entries easily.

Highlights
  • Vertical calendar diary management
  • Icon-shaped image cropping
  • Attach multiple images per entry
  • Keyword search functionality
  • Customizable theme colors
  • Backup and restore options
Features
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Keep a diary with small, icon-shaped images. The diary is managed by a vertical calendar. It works well with vertical smartphones. The main contents of the application are as follows - Manage your diary by day in a vertical calendar format. - You can select an image in the device photo and then crop it into a square. - You can attach up to three images to a single diary (up to six images with the purchase of the Premium Pack). - Keyword search function. - A variety of theme colors are available. - Backup and restore functions available. Recommended usage - Walking diary - Plant observation diary - Pet's growth record - Children's growth diary - Record of events such as trips and birthdays - Diary of memories with friends - Diary of sweets and cooking Paid Premium Pack - Hide the bottom advertisement. - The number of images that can be attached to a single diary has been increased from 3 to 6. - The maximum capacity of the backup file has been increased from 500M to 1G. The Premium Pack can only be purchased once. The Premium Pack is a one-time purchase, not a fixed fee that you pay for a certain period of time. We hope that your daily life will be more wonderful and enriched by incorporating the Petit Photo Diary of Memories into your life cycle.

About

Photo Diary

This app allows you to create a private journal with photos, thoughts, and daily moments. It offers a simple, offline experience with customizable themes, fonts, and a secure passcode lock. You can also sync your entries to Google Drive for backup and cross-device access.

Highlights
  • Photo diary with editor
  • Password lock for privacy
  • Offline journaling
  • Google Drive backup
  • Customizable themes and fonts
  • Multiple diary books
  • Timeline view
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【Rich features for photo diary】 ◆ Photo diary for your life ◆ Diary photo editor, photo frame features ◆ No ads to distract ◆ Backup and restoring ◆ Beautiful fonts, themes ◆ Offline diary, journal ◆ Private secret diary with lock ◆ Diary for boys and girls 【About this application】 Photo diary is a free offline diary and personal journal app with lock. You can use it to record daily personal journal with photos, thoughts, journey, emotions, and private daily moments in a chronological timeline. This is a diary app with support of adding photos, password lock, various themes and fonts, multiple diary books, photo editor features and so on. You can sync your diaries with Google Drive to forever keep your memories and share your data across multiple devices. 【Why you should choose Photo diary】 ■ Simple diary app It is a diary app for saving photos neatly. Design is simple and minimalistic so that you can use just like real diary book. ■ Offline diary It is a diary app you can use in offline. Diary will only be stored in your device so you can secure your personal secret diaries. ■ Diary for boys, girls Any generations of people including boys and girls can safely write diary with this app since there is no ads displays in the app and app completely works in offline. ■ Save high resolution photo You can choose the photo resolution from original resolution to minimum resolution so you can adjust depends on you device storage. ■ Timeline style Posts are arranged in chronological order like a timeline. You can write an unlimited number of times a day, such as events from waking up in the morning to before going to bed, lunch break, traveling by train, etc. ■ Multiple diaries When writing a diary, I sometimes want to divide it by theme. You can categorize your diary by category, such as study, travel records, music lyrics, and creative notes. ■ Secure passcode lock Since the data is stored in the terminal, there is no need to worry about it being seen by others. It is a simple diary application for recording your own space. You can use it as the best diary for soliloquy and tweets. The icons used in the app are referenced from the site below. Thank you for the wonderful icons and wallpapers. https://www.flaticon.com/free-icon/quill_590635?related_id=590635&origin=search https://www.vecteezy.com/free-vector/pattern

Screenshots

Memory Tiny Photo Diary4 screens
Photo Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Photo Diary at none against Memory Tiny Photo Diary's shown. Photo Diary also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Memory Tiny Photo Diary's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Memory Tiny Photo Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Photo Diary sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Memory Tiny Photo Diary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Diary has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memory Tiny Photo Diary ships an update every 6 months, Photo Diary every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Memory Tiny Photo Diary versus Photo Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemory Tiny Photo DiaryPhoto Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews—43.8% of reviews
Number of ratings117 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShigeo FukudaNaohito Muraoka

Customer experience

Memory Tiny Photo Diary

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Photo Diary

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative43.8%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Memory Tiny Photo Diary

One-time1
  • Premium Pack$4.99
2 purchases

Photo Diary

One-time2
  • Additional fonts$2.00
  • プレミアムサービス$7.99

Questions

Is Memory Tiny Photo Diary free?
Memory Tiny Photo Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Photo Diary free?
Photo Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Memory Tiny Photo Diary or Photo Diary?
Memory Tiny Photo Diary is rated higher. Memory Tiny Photo Diary averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Photo Diary averages 4.5 from 17 ratings.
Do Memory Tiny Photo Diary or Photo Diary have ads?
Memory Tiny Photo Diary shows ads; Photo Diary does not.
Which is updated more often, Memory Tiny Photo Diary or Photo Diary?
Memory Tiny Photo Diary ships an update every 6 months, and Photo Diary every 2 weeks. Most recently, Memory Tiny Photo Diary was updated on November 3, 2026 and Photo Diary on November 11, 2026.

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