Comparison

Diary Book vs Journal X

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

Head to head
About

Diary Book

This app allows users to privately record their daily life, moods, and memories. It offers tools for creative journaling with customizable covers, stickers, and dynamic themes. Users can track their feelings over time and revisit past entries.

Highlights
  • Mood tracking with calendar expressions
  • Customizable handbook covers
  • Graphic stickers and collage materials
  • Daily diary entries with pictures
  • Dynamic home page themes
  • Calendar date querying
Features
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Diary Book is a lovely diary app that can record mood and keep a diary. Accumulate your feelings day by day, record your daily life, and keep good memories in Mood Diary. [Our Features] Mood Calendar: super cute little expression to record your daily mood; Hand Book Cover: create your own lovely hand book and collect your own life's hand book. Graphic Stickers: rich and lovely stickers, graphic collage materials, make your hand account more fresh and beautiful anytime and anywhere. Calendar: convenient for querying calendar dates. Graphic Diary: write a diary for the next day and add pictures. Dynamic theme: multiple home page dynamic theme styles to decorate your page. [Our Expectations] Writing morning records every morning, summarizing and reflecting every night can bring a sense of ritual to our daily life. When we open the hand account records in emotions, this whole record is "our own history". I hope you can look back on the past and record everything beautiful through Emotion. If you like Emotion and have any questions or comments in use, please leave your feedback. This subscription will be automatically renewed through your iTunes account, with the renewal fee deducted from your plan within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel automatic renewal at the Account Settings office at least 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. If your trial does not end, the remaining days will automatically expire after you start your subscription. To open a subscription, you agree to the following terms: The terms of service: https://junkeyd.github.io/posts/junke//fuwu Privacy policy: https://junkeyd.github.io/posts/junke/privacy

About

Journal X

This app allows users to create beautiful and practical journals, diaries, and notes using a variety of stickers, themes, and text options. It offers convenient sharing features and robust privacy protection with password support. Regularly updated materials keep your creative options fresh.

Highlights
  • Flexible editing with stickers, themes, and text
  • Regularly updated exquisite materials
  • One-click picture generation for sharing
  • Password protection for privacy
  • Monthly, quarterly, and permanent subscription options
Features
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Journal X is an journal app with both beauty and Practical functions. You can use this journal to keep diaries, make journals, make travel plans, make study notes, record curriculum, etc. It is a practical journal app that can't be missed by you. [Function Introduction] -Flexible editing: The multiple combination of stickers, themes, text and pictures can enrich your content. -Exquisite materials: Regularly update all kinds of stickers and stationery required for journals, and the freshness cannot be interrupted. -Convenient sharing: generate pictures with one click, and share your life with your friends. -Privacy protection: support password protection to ensure your privacy. Let's manage our own life with hand account together with Journal X! [Subscription Description] We support three methods of monthly, quarterly, and permanent subscription. The payment is made through the user's iTunes account. After the user confirms the purchase, the payment is made immediately. Automatic renewal: Apple's iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before the expiration date. After successful deduction, the subscription cycle will be extended by one subscription cycle. To cancel the renewal, please operate at least 24 hours before the current fee deduction period by clicking "Settings" - "iTunes Store and AppStore" - "AppleID" - "View AppleID" - "Subscription" to cancel the automatic renewal member subscription. Terms of Service: https://wuzhen23.github.io/posts/wuzhen/fuwu Privacy terms:https://wuzhen23.github.io/posts/wuzhen/privacy

Screenshots

Diary Book4 screens
Journal X4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Diary Book at 4.6 against Journal X's 4.2. Diary Book also leads on ratings volume (314 vs 31). Journal X's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Diary Book sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Journal X sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Diary Book holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Diary Book has 314 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Diary Book's written reviews are positive against 83% of Journal X's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Diary Book ships an update every 3 months, Journal X fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Diary Book versus Journal X: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiary BookJournal X
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (314 ratings) — better4.2 (31 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings314 — better31
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer俊柯 吴珍 吴

Customer experience

Diary Book

All ratings214 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

Journal X

All ratings21 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Diary Book

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes when accessing music notes
  • App glitches and deletes unsaved writing

Requested features

2 requests
  • Make VIP cheaper
  • Add a password option

Journal X

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Diary Book

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Subscription quarter3 Days trial$7.993 Months
One-time1
  • Pro version$7.99
3 purchases

Journal X

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Version3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Plus Version Quarterly3 Days trial$6.993 Months
One-time1
  • Pro Version$7.99

Questions

Is Diary Book free?
Diary Book is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Journal X free?
Journal X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Diary Book or Journal X?
Diary Book is rated higher. Diary Book averages 4.6 out of 5 from 314 ratings, while Journal X averages 4.2 from 31 ratings.
Do Diary Book or Journal X have ads?
Both Diary Book and Journal X show ads.
Which is updated more often, Diary Book or Journal X?
Diary Book ships an update every 3 months, and Journal X fortnightly. Most recently, Diary Book was updated on October 30, 2026 and Journal X on October 24, 2026.

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