Text Diary vs Jot Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text Diary
A free and simple text-based journaling app that allows unlimited entries. Organize your thoughts with folders, colors, and tags, and easily search or filter your past entries. Enjoy a comfortable user experience with quick startup and dark mode.
- Unlimited daily diary entries
- Organize by folder, color, tag
- Searchable diary entries
- Filter by date or tag
- Quick startup and comfortable operation
- Dark mode support
- Completely free to use
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It's a simple text diary app. All features are completely free to use. Features: - Unlimited daily diary - Classified by folder, color, tag - Search diary - Filter by date or tag - Quick start-up, comfortable operability - Dark mode - All free URL scheme: textdiary://
Jot Journal
This app helps you capture memories, gain insights, and foster personal growth through journaling. Record thoughts, photos, and stories, then analyze patterns and progress with automated reports and prompts. It's designed to help you understand yourself and shape your future.
- Record thoughts, photos, and stories
- Organize entries with tags and location
- Analyze patterns and progress
- Set promises and goals
- Reflect on progress and achievements
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Jot Journal — Capture, Reflect, and Grow Jot Journal is your all-in-one space for preserving memories, gaining insight, and fostering personal growth. Whether you want to track daily thoughts, celebrate milestones, or make sense of difficult moments, Jot Journal helps you transform your experiences into a rich, meaningful narrative. With an elegant and intuitive design, Jot Journal lets you: • Record your thoughts, photos, and stories in a private space • Organize entries with tags and location details for easy retrieval • Analyze patterns and progress through automated reports and prompts • Set promises and goals and watch them come to life over time • Reflect on your progress, appreciate your achievements, and learn from your struggles Jot Journal is more than just a notebook — it’s a powerful tool for understanding yourself, honoring your past, and shaping your future. Begin your journaling journey today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Jot Journal at none against Text Diary's shown. Jot Journal also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Text Diary's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Jot Journal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Diary has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Text Diary ships an update every 2 months, Jot Journal weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Diary | Jot Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FugaPiyo Inc. | Pivot & Anchor Private Limited |
Customer experience
Text Diary
Jot Journal
In-app purchases
Text Diary
No in-app purchases
Jot Journal
No in-app purchases
