Comparison

Text Diary vs Journaldotech

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

Journaldotech

Features
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Journal is a calm, private space for your daily thoughts. No accounts. No cloud. No ads. Every word you write stays on your device — and only yours. Open the app, breathe, and write. Whether it's a single line before bed or a long reflection on a hard day, Journal is built to get out of your way and let the words come. — PRIVATE BY DESIGN — Your entries are stored locally on your iPhone and never leave it. There's no sign-up, no tracking, and nothing is uploaded to a server. What you write is for you alone. — GENTLE PROMPTS WHEN YOU'RE STUCK — A fresh "prompt of the day" greets you on the home screen, and thoughtful suggestions appear on a blank page — so a quiet mind never has to face a blank one. — CAPTURE HOW YOU FEEL — Tag each entry with a mood — joyful, calm, grateful, reflective, tired, low, or excited — and start to notice the patterns in how your days actually feel. — INSIGHTS THAT ENCOURAGE, NEVER PRESSURE — See your writing streak, total words written, and favourite entries at a glance. A 30-day activity chart and a mood-balance breakdown turn your habit into something you can quietly watch grow. — FIND ANY ENTRY IN SECONDS — Search your whole journal instantly, filter to your favourites, or browse a calendar view to revisit any day. — MADE TO FEEL LIKE YOURS — - Light, dark, and system themes - A pure-black AMOLED mode to save battery on OLED screens - Hand-picked accent colours - Choose your reading font and text size for comfortable writing and re-reading - Smooth, considered animations throughout — SIMPLE, FOCUSED, YOURS — - Favourite the entries that matter most - Mark moods and watch your trends emerge - One-tap delete-all if you ever want a fresh start - Works completely offline, anywhere Journal isn't a social network or a productivity tracker that nags you. It's a quiet room for your thoughts — fast, beautiful, and completely private. Start your first entry today.

Screenshots

Text Diary4 screens
Journaldotech4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Journaldotech at none against Text Diary's shown. Journaldotech also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Text Diary versus Journaldotech: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText DiaryJournaldotech
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFugaPiyo Inc.Chandan Verma

In-app purchases

None

Text Diary

No in-app purchases

None

Journaldotech

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text Diary free?
Text Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Journaldotech free?
Journaldotech is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Text Diary or Journaldotech have ads?
Text Diary shows ads; Journaldotech does not.

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