Comparison

Text Diary vs Memosy

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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://

About

Memosy

Features
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Small moments are often lost. We capture them. With Memosy, you create digital time capsules that securely lock your memories away. Whether it’s thoughts, photos, or voice messages – your content only becomes visible again at the right moment. FEATURES: Time Lock & Anticipation You decide the opening date. Until then, the capsule remains firmly sealed. Experience a real countdown of anticipation and surprise your future self. Encrypted & Private Your data belongs to you. Everything is stored locally on your device and encrypted securely. Protect your capsules with biometric login (FaceID). Multimedia Memories Combine text, photos, and voice messages to perfectly capture the mood of the moment. The Perfect Gift (Premium) Create a capsule, seal it, and send the file to friends or family. The recipient imports it, sees the lock, and must wait until the countdown hits zero. Ideal for birthdays, weddings, or Christmas! WHAT TO USE MEMOSY FOR? Self-Growth: Write letters to your future self. Birthdays: Gift anticipation instead of just material things. Weddings: Send messages that only open on the 1st anniversary. Birth: Capture memories for your child – visible only in 18 years. Download Memosy now and seal your first moment for eternity!

Screenshots

Text Diary4 screens
Memosy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Text Diary at none against Memosy's 1. Memosy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price 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. Memosy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Text Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Diary ships an update every 2 months, Memosy every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Text Diary versus Memosy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText DiaryMemosy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFugaPiyo Inc.Christopher Rieß

In-app purchases

None

Text Diary

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Memosy

One-time1
  • Memosy Premium Lifetime$0.99

Questions

Is Text Diary free?
Text Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Memosy free?
Memosy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Text Diary or Memosy have ads?
Text Diary shows ads; Memosy does not.
Which is updated more often, Text Diary or Memosy?
Text Diary ships an update every 2 months, and Memosy every 4 days. Most recently, Text Diary was updated on October 1, 2026 and Memosy on September 29, 2026.

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