Comparison

Lemon Diary vs Lucky journal

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

Head to head
About

Lemon Diary

This app allows you to record your daily life through a digital journal. It offers a variety of decorative materials like stickers and fonts to personalize entries. Secure your private thoughts with password protection and easily share your journal entries.

Highlights
  • Exquisite material library (stickers, backgrounds, fonts)
  • Text and picture entries
  • Calendar browsing
  • Password protection for privacy
  • Multiple font selections
  • One-click diary sharing
Features
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Lemon Diary is a portable App for recording handbooks and diaries. Use exquisite stickers at will to record your daily life. The design is simple and easy to use. "Material Library" Exquisite and lovely material library, stickers, backgrounds, cute fonts and other materials to help you record your daily life "Graphic" Text + pictures, record daily life "calendar" Calendar browsing, don’t miss important days, easy to view "password protection" Password function to protect privacy "Font Selection" Use multiple fonts at will "Share Diary" Share diary pictures with one click Quickly use Lemon Diaryn to record your life. This subscription will be automatically renewed through your iTunes account, and the renewal fee will be deducted from your package within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel the automatic renewal at the account settings. Cancellation of the automatic renewal must be at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. If your trial has not ended, the remaining days will automatically expire after you start the subscription. To open the subscription, you need to agree to the following terms: Terms of Service: https://zatlinkq.github.io/posts/moly/fuwu Privacy Policy: https://zatlinkq.github.io/posts/moly/privacy

About

Lucky journal

Create beautiful and personalized journals with a variety of stickers and backgrounds. Protect your private entries with a password. Optimized for large screens and stylus input.

Highlights
  • Multi-functional journal editing
  • App Pencil support
  • Practical stickers and backgrounds
  • Password protection
  • Large screen optimization
  • Daily life recording
Features
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Hi, welcome to the Lucky Journal and wait for good luck! Lucky Journal is a super cute journal app, where you can record daily life and create beauty. It is a necessary diary notebook for the master of journal enthusiast. [Exquisite journal] ·Multi-functional journal editing function, supporting App Pencil, making journals easier with iPad. ·All kinds of practical stickers and fresh backgrounds help you quickly create a beautiful journal. [Powerful functions] ·Support setting password to protect your private information. ·It is suitable for iPad devices, and the experience of large screen accounts is better. We are willing to listen to your valuable opinions in the continuous development of more functions. You can use the iTunes auto-renewal function in the program to obtain member-specific benefits. Once you confirm your subscription, your iTunes account will be charged accordingly, and the subscription will be automatically renewed unless you cancel the automatic renewal more than 24 hours before the end of the current subscription. After the subscription is successful, you can manage the subscription in the iTunes Store. Privacy terms: http://mima.kindofpure.cn/kewei/eg_doc.html Terms of Use: http://mima.kindofpure.cn/kewei/user_terms.html

Screenshots

Lemon Diary4 screens
Lucky journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

Lemon Diary and Lucky journal both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Lucky journal's written reviews are positive against 80% of Lemon Diary's. Lemon Diary's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 32) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Lemon Diary sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Lucky journal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Lemon Diary against 4.7 for Lucky journal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lemon Diary has 1.2K ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Lemon Diary's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lucky journal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lemon Diary ships an update fortnightly, Lucky journal monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lemon Diary versus Lucky journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLemon DiaryLucky journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.2K ratings)4.7 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K — better32
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer晓庆 韩志伟 柯

Customer experience

Lemon Diary

All ratings912 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative12.0%

Lucky journal

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Lemon Diary

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Logged out when trying to place picture
  • Ads disrupt journaling

Requested features

2 requests
  • Password protection
  • Font customization

Lucky journal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Lemon Diary

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Plus Version3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Plus Version3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Quarterly Plus Version3 Days trial$7.993 Months
One-time1
  • Pro Version$8.99
3 purchases

Lucky journal

Subscriptions2
  • Pro version monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Pro version quarterly3 Days trial$6.993 Months
One-time1
  • Plus version$9.99

Questions

Is Lemon Diary free?
Lemon Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lucky journal free?
Lucky journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lemon Diary or Lucky journal?
Lucky journal is rated higher. Lemon Diary averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Lucky journal averages 4.7 from 32 ratings.
Do Lemon Diary or Lucky journal have ads?
Both Lemon Diary and Lucky journal show ads.
Which is updated more often, Lemon Diary or Lucky journal?
Lemon Diary ships an update fortnightly, and Lucky journal monthly. Most recently, Lemon Diary was updated on November 7, 2026 and Lucky journal on November 3, 2026.

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