Comparison

Lemon Diary vs Cute notes

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

Cute notes

This app allows users to create beautiful digital journals and notes with customizable stickers and backgrounds. It offers powerful editing tools for combining text, images, and stickers, making it ideal for personal diaries, planning, and creative projects.

Highlights
  • Customizable stickers and backgrounds
  • Image and text integration
  • Portable journaling
  • Note-taking
  • Account keeping
  • Planning tool
  • Travel guide creation
Features
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Cute notes - Simple Record of Wonderful Life! Cute notes is a portable journaling app and notepad where you can keep diaries, take notes, keep accounts, plan work and study, create travel guides, create posters, and more. APP features: * Cute stickers and colorful backgrounds make it easy to create exquisite journals; * Powerful journal editing function, achieving a perfect combination of image text and stickers; * Supports Apple Pencil and iPad, with a clearer large screen. Such a user-friendly journaling app will definitely not disappoint you. Download and experience it quickly! Optional auto-renewing subscription is available located in the app Settings page. Payments will be charged to your iTunes Account after confirmation. Subscription automatically renewed unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed in your iTunes Account’s Settings after purchasing. Privacy Policy:http://dida.kindofpure.cn/cuicui/eg_privacy.html Terms of Use:http://dida.kindofpure.cn/cuicui/terms.html

Screenshots

Lemon Diary4 screens
Cute notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

Lemon Diary and Cute notes both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Cute notes's written reviews are positive against 80% of Lemon Diary's. Lemon Diary's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 58). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 Cute notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 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 Cute notes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lemon Diary has 1.2K ratings behind it against 58, 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 Cute notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lemon Diary versus Cute notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLemon DiaryCute notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.2K ratings)4.7 (58 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K — better58
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
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 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer晓庆 韩琳 崔

Customer experience

Lemon Diary

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

Cute notes

All ratings40 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews5 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

Cute notes

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

Cute notes

Subscriptions2
  • Plus version3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Plus quarterly3 Days trial$6.993 Months
One-time1
  • Pro version$9.99

Questions

Is Lemon Diary free?
Lemon Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cute notes free?
Cute notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lemon Diary or Cute notes?
Cute notes is rated higher. Lemon Diary averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Cute notes averages 4.7 from 58 ratings.
Do Lemon Diary or Cute notes have ads?
Both Lemon Diary and Cute notes show ads.
Which is updated more often, Lemon Diary or Cute notes?
Lemon Diary ships an update fortnightly, and Cute notes fortnightly. Most recently, Lemon Diary was updated on October 24, 2026 and Cute notes on October 30, 2026.

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