Journal Today vs Emit Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Journal Today
Record your thoughts, memories, and moods in a private digital journal. Organize entries with tags and photos, and secure your data with passcode and Face ID. Sync across devices with iCloud.
- Timeline of entries
- Calendar view
- Add photos to entries
- Tag entries for categorization
- Track daily moods
- iCloud sync
- Passcode and Face ID lock
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Journal Today is easy to use, minimalistic and very functional journal app. You can write your journal anytime with anything that in your mind. Let Journal Today record your happiness and make your everyday meaningful. Main features: - Timeline of your entries - Calendar to show all your memories - Photos to make your journal more vivid - Tags to categories entries - Moods to remember your days - iCloud automatic sync to all your devices - Passcode lock as well as Face ID to keep entries private - Dark Mode, Share, Reminder and much much more are coming Journal Today is FREE to use with unlimited entries. Additional features are available with Pro membership. Journal Today offers $1.99/month or $18.49/year auto-renewing subscription. Payment will be charged to App Store account at confirmation of purchase. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. you can manage your subscription by going to your account settings on the App Store. Privacy Policy: https://journaltoday.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://journaltoday.app/terms Creator: Yuan Fu, designed by Faraz Ahmed (farazleo)
Emit Diary
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There are many moments in life that are worthy of our gratitude and precious memories. It could be the company of family, the support of friends, an unexpected trip, or a small moment of happiness. It is because of these things that we can feel the beauty of life and the importance of happiness. Therefore, let us remember to be grateful, cherish every moment, seize the present, and fill every corner of life with love and care. Believe that such a life will make us happier! Emit Diary is a beautifully designed, private, and secure diary application that supports multiple users. Here, you can safely record your life experiences, thoughts, emotions, and beautiful moments. You can also slow down and feel your growth and past in this space. 【Fresh and Simple】Adopts a fresh and simple UI design 【Private and Secure】Uses local priority + iCloud automatic synchronization to provide security protection for your data and privacy. Even the developer cannot access your data. 【Shared Space】You can invite your loved ones, partners, best friends, friends, classmates and so on to record your beautiful moments together. 【Stroll Through Time】The homepage abandons the traditional time axis design of the diary, allowing you to feel the healing power of daylight at the first moment. 【Image and Text Recording】Supports various types of images such as ordinary photos, GIFs, and Live Photos, allowing you to capture beautiful moments anytime, anywhere. 【Geolocation】Diary supports adding geolocation. 【Offline Use】Can be used normally without network, and automatically synchronized to iCloud. 【Data Export】You can export diary data to PDF. 【Data Synchronization】Supports iCloud automatic synchronization. 【User Experience】No social networking, no advertising. If you like it, please come back and leave a good review to help "Emit Diary" get better~. 【 About Emit Diary Premium Subscription Service 】 - Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase. - Subscriptions will automatically renew and payment will be charged to your iTunes account unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current. Privacy policy: https://emitdiary.notion.site/emitdiary/9375c5bd297841a99f29ff3cdb245764 Terms of use: https://emitdiary.notion.site/User-Term-f55ca5e72edf4cfb9542f73a52dbe3cf
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Journal Today at fortnightly against Emit Diary's every 6 months. 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
Both are free to download. Journal Today sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Emit Diary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Journal Today ships an update fortnightly, Emit Diary every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Journal Today | Emit Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (73 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 73 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuan Fu | 晨姣 李 |
In-app purchases
Journal Today
- Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$18.491 Year
- Lifetime$19.99
Emit Diary
- Monthly Premium Membership3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Annual Premium Membership7 Days trial$17.991 Year









