Comparison

一叶日记·私密手账笔记本·心情记录 vs the waterfall

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

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一叶日记·私密手账笔记本·心情记录

Features
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一叶日记是一款操作方便、界面简洁的日记软件,目前支持但将来不限于如下功能: ● 通过标签为日记分类,方便日后回顾 ● 添加多张图片,丰富日记内容 ● 可以通过选择天气、心情和位置,准确记录下那时、那情、那景,方便日后回顾 ● 支持一些简单的富文本样式 ● 卡片日记展示,简洁明了 ● 一键图片分享,告诉好友你经历过的美好瞬间 ● 支持暗黑模式,方便夜间编写日记 ● 支持WebDav备份 ● iCloud自动同步 ● 数据导出 ● 精美的插画 ● 直观的统计 ● 批注 ● 更换首页背景 ● 评分 有诗云: 山僧不解数甲子,一叶落知天下秋 意思是:深山里的僧人不知道如何计算日历,他们通过树叶的凋落就能知道秋天到了。 自古以来,叶子都有代表时间的含义。春天,叶子刚刚发芽时是浅浅的绿色,夏天,叶子长大后是饱满的绿色,秋天,叶子会逐渐发黄甚至残缺,冬天,染上厚重白雪叶子终于忍不住了,坠落枝头,滋养大地...... 人生便似这树叶的一生,不同的是,人生可以拥有几十个树叶的一生,人生每一件事情的开始,都可以看做是一片叶子在发芽生长,每一件事的落幕,都可以看做是叶子即将坠落枝头...... 所以本软件借叶子来寓意人生中的点点滴滴,每当你写下一篇日记,便是或摘下或拾起了一片你认为值得珍藏的“叶子”,把它藏在了一叶日记中,待到日后回顾时,每一片叶子上的纹路都会告诉你往日那或喜或忧、或酸或苦的点滴瞬间与心情...... 隐私政策: https://www.yuque.com/docs/share/89feee5f-f806-4b24-af9f-4ff284d0b487 用户协议: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

the waterfall

This app serves as a personal introspection companion, allowing users to record thoughts, ideas, and memories. It features guided questions for deeper self-reflection, supports Markdown for expressive text, and allows tagging and image association with entries. Data is stored locally and synced with iCloud for privacy.

Highlights
  • Guided self-reflection questions
  • Markdown support for text
  • Tagging and image association
  • Local data storage with iCloud sync
  • Pinning important memories
  • Record reading notes and movie reviews
Features
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Waterfall —— More than just a diary app, it's your personal introspection companion. Waterfall is committed to helping you think, remember, and discover the beauty in life. As a unique diary app, the charm of Waterfall lies in its potential to touch every detail of life. Here, you can record your thoughts and ideas. Furthermore, our question feature allows for deeper pondering — just hold down on a diary entry and prompt yourself with a question, like "What did you eat today?", "What are you thinking about?", or "Was there something today that made you happy?". Each question is a deep dive into your own self-reflection. Moreover, Waterfall is fully featured — it supports Markdown, making your text even more expressive. You can also associate tags and pictures with your memories, turning them into visual echoes. So, what exactly can Waterfall record? The answer is: almost everything. Apart from life's snippets, you can use it to log your reading notes, movie reviews, and even life goals. Pin important things to remind yourself to always keep up the enthusiasm for life. In the end, we hope that you enjoy your time with Waterfall, where each day, you can cherish the last moment of the day and reminisce about the day's experiences. Here, every day, you have your own waterfall. It's worth noting that Waterfall takes your privacy very seriously. All your data are stored locally and automatically synced with iCloud, visible only to you. At Waterfall, your privacy is always given the highest level of protection. May you have a beautiful day with Waterfall. Wishing you a waterfall day.

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一叶日记·私密手账笔记本·心情记录4 screens
the waterfall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 一叶日记·私密手账笔记本·心情记录 at every 2 weeks against the waterfall's every 3 months. 一叶日记·私密手账笔记本·心情记录 also leads on review sentiment (97% vs 88%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). the waterfall's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ratings volume, 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. 一叶日记·私密手账笔记本·心情记录 sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and the waterfall sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

the waterfall holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 97% of 一叶日记·私密手账笔记本·心情记录's written reviews are positive against 88% of the waterfall's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

一叶日记·私密手账笔记本·心情记录 ships an update every 2 weeks, the waterfall every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
一叶日记·私密手账笔记本·心情记录 versus the waterfall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter一叶日记·私密手账笔记本·心情记录the waterfall
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (10 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews96.7% of reviews — better88.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer荣九 蔡文杰 李

Customer experience

一叶日记·私密手账笔记本·心情记录

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.3%

the waterfall

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

一叶日记·私密手账笔记本·心情记录

Subscriptions2
  • 每月$0.991 Month
  • 每年$3.991 Year
One-time3
  • Coffee$0.99
  • 请我喝一杯咖啡$0.99
  • 永久会员$9.99
1 purchases

the waterfall

One-time1
  • WATERFALL UPGRADE$7.99

Questions

Is 一叶日记·私密手账笔记本·心情记录 free?
一叶日记·私密手账笔记本·心情记录 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is the waterfall free?
the waterfall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 一叶日记·私密手账笔记本·心情记录 or the waterfall?
the waterfall is rated higher. 一叶日记·私密手账笔记本·心情记录 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while the waterfall averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do 一叶日记·私密手账笔记本·心情记录 or the waterfall have ads?
Neither 一叶日记·私密手账笔记本·心情记录 nor the waterfall shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 一叶日记·私密手账笔记本·心情记录 or the waterfall?
一叶日记·私密手账笔记本·心情记录 ships an update every 2 weeks, and the waterfall every 3 months. Most recently, 一叶日记·私密手账笔记本·心情记录 was updated on October 30, 2026 and the waterfall on October 24, 2026.

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