Comparison

My Minimal Diary vs Diary.exe

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

Head to head

My Minimal Diary

Write a diary and bloom

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About

My Minimal Diary

Record your daily thoughts and feelings in a simple journal. Select your mood and the weather to accompany each entry. Earn hearts for your entries to watch your digital garden grow.

Highlights

Daily diary entries
Emotion and weather selection
Heart rewards for entries
Blooming garden visualization
Simple and minimal interface

Features

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- Write a diary once a day - You can choose your emotions and weather in your diary - Write a diary, receive a heart, and bloom precautions - If you delete the app, all the diaries will be deleted, so be careful

About

Diary.exe

Features

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· Record your day with photos, short notes, and videos · Open your diary with an analog-style Windows UI · Browse past entries at a glance on the calendar · Safely delete and restore via the Trash · Record your emotions for the day with your mood

Screenshots

My Minimal Diary4 screens

Diary.exe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Diary.exe at none against My Minimal Diary's shown. My Minimal Diary's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Minimal Diary ships an update every 4 days, Diary.exe every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level

My Minimal Diary versus Diary.exe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	My Minimal Diary	Diary.exe
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	100.0% of reviews	—
Update frequency	Every 4 days — better	Every 6 weeks
Ads	Yes	No — better
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Ad-supported	—
Devices	iPhone, iPod — better	iPhone
Requires iOS	14.0 — better	18.0
Further details — not scored
Size	8 MB	22 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Dong Kyu Choi	tae hyeong um

In-app purchases

None

My Minimal Diary

No in-app purchases

None

Diary.exe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Minimal Diary free?

My Minimal Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Diary.exe free?

Diary.exe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do My Minimal Diary or Diary.exe have ads?

My Minimal Diary shows ads; Diary.exe does not.

Which is updated more often, My Minimal Diary or Diary.exe?

My Minimal Diary ships an update every 4 days, and Diary.exe every 6 weeks. Most recently, My Minimal Diary was updated on November 3, 2026 and Diary.exe on October 31, 2026.