Comparison

Haema Diary vs Memory Jar

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

Head to head
About

Haema Diary

Record your daily life, including thoughts, movie and book reviews, and moods with animated characters. Secure your private memories with a passcode and enjoy a dark mode option. Your data is stored securely on your device.

Highlights
  • Daily diary entries
  • Mood tracking with animated characters
  • Picture logging
  • Movie and book collection
  • Passcode protection
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Haema’s functions - Write my daily life in Haema including diaries, movie and book reviews. [Log Today’s Mood] Record your mood with animated characters. Check them at a glance on the calendar. [Add Pictures] Record today with pictures. [Log Movies & Books] Collect my movies and books in Haema. Search for movie and book details online. [Set Passcode] Set your passcode and see the my memories (또는 my stories) in private. [Dark Mode] Dark mode supported. **Your data is stored only on your device. No worries about privacy! ** Not only movies and books but also various categories will be added. ** Trial period is for 30 days. If you pay one time, it's for life! " Inquiries e-mail: marchlab319@gmail.com instagram: @haema_app Please leave a variety of your opinions!

About

Memory Jar

Features
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Write down the small things as they happen. Seal them. Open them on a day you choose. Memory Jar is a jar you fill with moments — a line about a good Tuesday, a photo from a trip, thirty seconds of someone's voice — and cannot open until the date you set. Not a journal you reread into the ground. A year you get back all at once. HOW IT WORKS Make a jar and choose when it opens. Add a short memory whenever something is worth keeping. A quiet nudge asks now and then, so a jar doesn't end up empty. Once a memory is sealed, you can't read it again until the day. That's the whole point. On the day, open it and read everything back, one memory at a time. FOR THE OCCASION A year, a trip, a baby's first year, a wedding, a school term, a hundred days of gratitude, or anything you name yourself. Each one comes with its own length, its own cover, and its own set of questions to answer when you don't know what to write. TOGETHER, OR FOR SOMEONE ELSE Invite someone to add their own memories to a jar you're keeping — a year with your partner, a trip with friends. Nobody reads anything early, including you. Or fill a jar for someone and hand it over sealed, to open on the day you choose. A wedding. A graduation. The end of a year they'll want back. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN A widget with the days left and a one-tap way to add a memory, on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. FREE, AND WHAT PREMIUM ADDS Free: one jar at a time, unlimited written memories, the full opening day, and a reminder when it comes. Jars you've already opened are kept forever and never count against that one — you never have to delete your history to start something new. Encrypted backups are free too. Premium is one purchase, not a subscription, and it adds: • More than one jar running at once • Photos and thirty-second voice memories • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Every occasion template and its questions • Filling a jar together with someone • Sealing a jar as a gift • Your own reminder rhythm • Every jar style • Export a finished jar as PDF or text NO ACCOUNT. NO SERVER. There is nothing to sign up for. Your jars live on your iPhone and nowhere else — no analytics, no tracking, no cloud. The app makes no network requests at all except to Apple when you buy or restore. Nothing leaves your device unless you make a file and send it yourself. That also means the responsibility is yours: make a backup. It's free, it's encrypted with a passphrase only you know, and it's in Settings.

Screenshots

Haema Diary4 screens
Memory Jar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Haema Diary at 15.6 against Memory Jar's 17.0. On price, update cadence, 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. Haema Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Memory Jar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Haema Diary ships an update every 5 weeks, Memory Jar monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Haema Diary versus Memory Jar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHaema DiaryMemory Jar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (52 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings52 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJiwon LeeMURATHAN ORAN

Bugs and requests

Haema Diary

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Book/movie cover images not loading
  • Diary entries stuck on old date
  • Autocorrect disabled during editing

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add widget support
  • Allow adding multiple photos per entry
  • Implement auto-save and cloud sync
  • Add TV show/anime tracking
  • Expand font and customization options

Memory Jar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Haema Diary

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pass$1.99
1 purchases

Memory Jar

One-time1
  • Memory Jar Premium$1.99

Questions

Is Haema Diary free?
Haema Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Memory Jar free?
Memory Jar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Haema Diary or Memory Jar have ads?
Neither Haema Diary nor Memory Jar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Haema Diary or Memory Jar?
Haema Diary ships an update every 5 weeks, and Memory Jar monthly. Most recently, Haema Diary was updated on October 19, 2026 and Memory Jar on October 13, 2026.

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