Comparison

Weekly Diary vs Besty

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

Head to head
About

Weekly Diary

Features
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Diary entries are displayed in a ‘Week to View’ format, showing start time and title. Weekly Diary is automatically synchronised with your Apple Calendar app. Navigation - Tap chevrons to switch back and forth between weeks. Tap ’Select date’ button to locate a specific date. Add new diary entry - Tap on a date header to show a ‘New Event’ form. Selecting ‘All-day’ on the form leaves the start time blank. Edit an existing diary entry - Tap an existing diary entry to display an ‘Edit Event’ form. Day View - Tap on the right chevron on a date header to view the day's appointments in detail. Settings screen - Choose which calendars to display in Weeky Diary. Specify a default event start time and event duration if needed. Help screen - Tap ‘Show help’ on Settings screen to show this information.

About

Besty

Features
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Besty is a simple tool to organise tasks, clear your mind, and focus on what matters most. Do less to achieve more. What you can do: - Create a clean, organised to-do list. - Prioritise with the Magic Button using delegate, simplify, combine, or delay options. - Drag and drop tasks to reorder them by priority or time. - Plan your schedule by adding dates to tasks. The Magic Button – your time saver: Our unique Magic Button makes managing tasks easier. With a few taps, you can: - Delegate: Pass tasks to someone else, share your workload, or ask for help. - Simplify: Replace complex tasks with easier, quicker alternatives. Get things done and avoid perfectionism. - Combine: Group similar tasks to reduce context switching and multitask smartly without losing focus. - Delay: Move non-urgent tasks to a more relevant time to reduce the frequency of low-priority tasks. Coming Soon: We’re building more tools to help you stay focused and productive. Try Besty today and see how much simpler life can be when you focus on what’s important! Follow us on Facebook and Reddit to learn productivity tips and help shape the app’s future!

Screenshots

Weekly Diary4 screens
Besty4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Besty at weekly against Weekly Diary's every 10 months. Besty also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.6). 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

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

Weekly Diary ships an update every 10 months, Besty weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Weekly Diary versus Besty: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeekly DiaryBesty
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.612.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB44 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDavid ClarkNimble Wings Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Weekly Diary

No in-app purchases

None

Besty

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Weekly Diary free?
Weekly Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Besty free?
Besty is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Weekly Diary or Besty have ads?
Neither Weekly Diary nor Besty shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Weekly Diary or Besty?
Weekly Diary ships an update every 10 months, and Besty weekly. Most recently, Weekly Diary was updated on October 8, 2026 and Besty on October 18, 2026.

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