Comparison

Photo Diary vs Diary with Lock

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

Head to head
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

About

Diary with Lock

Capture and cherish life's moments in a secure, beautifully designed digital journal. Add text, photos, and videos, track your mood and weather, and protect your entries with a passcode. Back up your memories to iCloud and export them as PDFs.

Highlights
  • Photo and text diary entries
  • Lock screen passcode protection
  • iCloud backup
  • Mood and weather tracking
  • Font customization
  • Intruder snapshots
  • PDF export
Features
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Welcome to iDiary – the ultimate diary app that combines the classic art of journaling with modern technology! With iDiary, you can easily capture and cherish all your precious moments in a beautifully designed and secure platform. Here are some of the key features that make iDiary the perfect diary app for you: - Photo and Text Diary Entries: Create rich and engaging diary entries by mixing text and photos and videos together. iDiary lets you capture your life's moments in an expressive and immersive way. - Lock Screen Passcode: Keep your diary entries safe from prying eyes with a secure lock screen passcode. Your secrets are safe with iDiary! - iCloud Backup: Never lose a single moment of your life again. iDiary automatically backs up your diary entries to iCloud, ensuring that all your memories are safe and secure. - Mood and Weather: Capture your mood and the weather each day to add an even deeper level of detail to your diary entries. - Font Customization: Choose from a variety of fonts to make your diary entries even more unique and personal. - Intruder Snapshots: iDiary automatically captures a photo of anyone who tries to access your diary without your permission. Keep your diary safe and secure at all times. - PDF Export: Export your diary entries as PDFs for easy sharing, printing, or archiving. Download iDiary today and start capturing all your precious moments in a secure and beautiful diary app! Privacy Policy: https://www.bytecrazy.com/common_privacy_en.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Contact Us: trudutton@gmail.com

Screenshots

Photo Diary4 screens
Diary with Lock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Photo Diary at 44% against Diary with Lock's 0%. Photo Diary also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and monetization model (free vs freemium). Diary with Lock's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, 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. Photo Diary sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Diary with Lock sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Photo Diary holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Photo Diary's written reviews are positive against 0% of Diary with Lock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Diary ships an update every 2 weeks, Diary with Lock every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Photo Diary versus Diary with Lock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto DiaryDiary with Lock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (17 ratings) — better4.2 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews43.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1719 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaohito MuraokaHeyou Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Photo Diary

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

Diary with Lock

All ratings20 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Photo Diary

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

Diary with Lock

Subscriptions1
  • iDiary Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Photo Diary free?
Photo Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Diary with Lock free?
Diary with Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Photo Diary or Diary with Lock?
Photo Diary is rated higher. Photo Diary averages 4.5 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Diary with Lock averages 4.2 from 19 ratings.
Do Photo Diary or Diary with Lock have ads?
Neither Photo Diary nor Diary with Lock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Photo Diary or Diary with Lock?
Photo Diary ships an update every 2 weeks, and Diary with Lock every 3 months. Most recently, Photo Diary was updated on November 3, 2026 and Diary with Lock on November 3, 2026.

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