Comparison

Diary vs Diary Book

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

Head to head
About

Diary

This app allows you to record your daily thoughts, moods, and experiences in a private digital journal. It offers a visually appealing way to document memories and review your emotional journey over time.

Highlights
  • Write journal entries
  • Record daily moods
  • Rich visual materials
  • Mood review feature
  • Private notebook
Features
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Everyone's mood has good or bad, you can use this hand ledger software to keep a diary Do hand ledger, record the mood. Use a journal when every moment is worth recording Or in the form of a hand ledger, if you look back, you'll see that It's a flashback Here are the features we have for you: "Write a book" Exquisite form style, with rich expressions to express the mood of every day. 'Rich material' Rich materials, let you record beautiful at the same time both visual beauty. "Keep a Journal" Simply record the good things that happen every day in the form of a journal. "Mood Review" When you open the record, full of mood review, let yourself more Know yourself. We sincerely hope that you can find yourself here, happy life. This subscription will be automatically renewed through your iTunes account, with the renewal fee deducted from your plan within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel automatic renewal at the Account Settings office at least 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. If your trial does not end, the remaining days will automatically expire after you start your subscription. To open a subscription, you agree to the following terms: The terms of service:https://zhiwenriji.github.io/posts/zhiwen/fuwu Privacy policy:https://zhiwenriji.github.io/posts/zhiwen/privacy

About

Diary Book

This app allows users to privately record their daily life, moods, and memories. It offers tools for creative journaling with customizable covers, stickers, and dynamic themes. Users can track their feelings over time and revisit past entries.

Highlights
  • Mood tracking with calendar expressions
  • Customizable handbook covers
  • Graphic stickers and collage materials
  • Daily diary entries with pictures
  • Dynamic home page themes
  • Calendar date querying
Features
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Diary Book is a lovely diary app that can record mood and keep a diary. Accumulate your feelings day by day, record your daily life, and keep good memories in Mood Diary. [Our Features] Mood Calendar: super cute little expression to record your daily mood; Hand Book Cover: create your own lovely hand book and collect your own life's hand book. Graphic Stickers: rich and lovely stickers, graphic collage materials, make your hand account more fresh and beautiful anytime and anywhere. Calendar: convenient for querying calendar dates. Graphic Diary: write a diary for the next day and add pictures. Dynamic theme: multiple home page dynamic theme styles to decorate your page. [Our Expectations] Writing morning records every morning, summarizing and reflecting every night can bring a sense of ritual to our daily life. When we open the hand account records in emotions, this whole record is "our own history". I hope you can look back on the past and record everything beautiful through Emotion. If you like Emotion and have any questions or comments in use, please leave your feedback. This subscription will be automatically renewed through your iTunes account, with the renewal fee deducted from your plan within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel automatic renewal at the Account Settings office at least 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. If your trial does not end, the remaining days will automatically expire after you start your subscription. To open a subscription, you agree to the following terms: The terms of service: https://junkeyd.github.io/posts/junke//fuwu Privacy policy: https://junkeyd.github.io/posts/junke/privacy

Screenshots

Diary4 screens
Diary Book4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Diary at every 2 months against Diary Book's every 3 months. Diary also leads on ratings volume (1.6K vs 313). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Diary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Diary Book 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 Diary against 4.6 for Diary Book. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Diary has 1.6K ratings behind it against 313, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Diary's written reviews are positive against 80% of Diary Book's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Diary ships an update every 2 months, Diary Book every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Diary versus Diary Book: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiaryDiary Book
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.6K ratings)4.6 (313 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.6% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K — better313
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer智文 许俊柯 吴

Customer experience

Diary

All ratings1,382 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral6.2%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews223 reviews
Positive77.6%
Neutral6.7%
Negative15.7%

Diary Book

All ratings214 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

User reviews

Diary

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helpful for staying on track
  • 👍 Fun and enjoyable experience
  • 👍 Great for OC diaries
  • 👍 Aesthetically pleasing
  • 👍 Calming and relaxing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or glitches
  • 💰 Paywall for certain features like password protection
  • 🤔 Some language barriers for non-Chinese users
  • 🤔 Ads can be intrusive
  • 🤔 Limited customization options without premium version

Diary Book

From 313 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Very cute and adorable app
  • ✍️ Good for drawing and writing
  • 💖 Useful for messy or non-existent diaries
  • ✨ Helpful in life
  • 🤩 Obsessively cute design

Room to improve

  • 💸 VIP is expensive
  • 💰 High cost for frames
  • 🚫 VIP is a no-no
  • 🤔 VIP is really expensive, please make it cheaper
  • ⚠️ App glitches and deletes unsaved writing

Bugs and requests

Diary

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Deleted user entries
  • Sticker issues causing data loss
  • Compatibility problems on older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Password protection or locking feature for free users
  • More plain text editing options
  • Ability to enlarge text
  • Improved syncing and backup functionality
  • Expanded language support

Diary Book

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes when accessing music notes
  • App glitches and deletes unsaved writing

Requested features

2 requests
  • Make VIP cheaper
  • Add a password option

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Diary

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Version3 Days trial$2.491 Month
  • Quarterly Plus3 Days trial$4.493 Months
One-time1
  • Pro Version$4.99
3 purchases

Diary Book

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Subscription quarter3 Days trial$7.993 Months
One-time1
  • Pro version$7.99

Questions

Is Diary free?
Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Diary Book free?
Diary Book is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Diary or Diary Book?
Diary Book is rated higher. Diary averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Diary Book averages 4.6 from 313 ratings.
Do Diary or Diary Book have ads?
Both Diary and Diary Book show ads.
Which is updated more often, Diary or Diary Book?
Diary ships an update every 2 months, and Diary Book every 3 months. Most recently, Diary was updated on October 24, 2026 and Diary Book on October 27, 2026.

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