Comparison

Text Diary vs Cloudy Today

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

Cloudy Today

Features
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What did the sky look like today? CloudyToday is a gentle journaling app that lets you capture the sky in photos — and have AI tell you exactly what kind of cloud you're looking at. AI Cloud Identification & Collection Snap a photo and our AI classifies it among 26 real cloud species, from cumulus to cirrostratus. Every analysis earns you a badge, so filling out your cloud encyclopedia becomes its own little game. Spot a rare optical phenomenon like a lenticular cloud or a double rainbow, and you'll unlock a special badge too. Mood Journal & Tags Pair each photo with a short journal entry and mood tags, so you can always look back and remember exactly how that sky made you feel. Sky Details See how high the sun is right now, or what phase the moon is in tonight. Check sunrise/sunset times, a 3-day forecast, and today's special sky events — meteor showers, full moons, and more. Neighborhood Sky Map Share sky updates anonymously with people near you. Exact locations are never stored — only your general district or city — and you can tap "Sky is Pretty" to add to your neighborhood's daily sky index. Sky Reading Magazine Learn how to read the weather from clouds, tips for spotting rare formations, and regular cloud letters. Smart Notifications, Clear Days Only We check the weather at your location and only send a gentle nudge on days with a clear sky — never on rainy or overcast days. No Sign-Up, Your Data Stays On Your Device Start right away with no account required. Your photos and journal entries are stored locally on your device, with backup codes available for safe transfer. Build the small habit of looking up, one sky at a time, with CloudyToday.

Screenshots

Text Diary4 screens
Cloudy Today4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cloudy Today at none against Text Diary's shown. Cloudy Today also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 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 Cloudy Today: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText DiaryCloudy Today
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 iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFugaPiyo Inc.Hyeonwoo Mun

In-app purchases

None

Text Diary

No in-app purchases

None

Cloudy Today

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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