Time Diary vs Mood Jar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Time Diary
Capture and organize your life's moments with a versatile journaling app. Record entries with rich media, track your to-dos, and revisit memories through a timeline or calendar view. Secure your private thoughts with a passcode lock.
- Rich media journaling (photos, videos, GIFs)
- To-do list integration
- Timeline and calendar views
- Multiple diary books for organization
- Passcode lock for privacy
- iCloud encrypted storage (subscription)
- Searchable diary entries
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Retain every moment, and record your life anytime, anywhere. # Statistics Easily view the content you've recorded, including the number of diaries, photos, word count, and footprints. # Today Easily view your to-do items and the locations visited today. # On This Day "On This Day" will automatically display on the home page, bringing past memories to life. # Timeline You can view all diary entries on the home page and browse memories. # Editor Supports various text formats, including titles, lists, to-dos, and quotes. You can also insert photos, videos, GIFs, and Live Photos into the text. # Diary Book Create multiple diary books to organize your memories better. # Passcode Lock You can set a password lock for the app to keep your diary private. # iCloud Encrypted Storage (subscription required) Your data is stored securely and encrypted in iCloud and automatically synced across your devices with your iCloud account. # Resource Library All media content from your diary will be displayed here in one place, making navigating through the moments on camera easier. # Calendar View your diary in the Calendar view, expand to see the day's records, visited locations, and "On This Day." You can even view events from the system calendar, allowing you to recall the details of any day. # Explore Search the diary to see the distribution of the diary's locations and view recorded tags. # In-app purchases You can use the basic features for free, or subscribe to unlock all the premium features: - iCloud Sync - Unlimited amount of media content - Rich diary covers - Beautiful App icons - Unlimited number of diary books Pricing can be found within the App. Once you confirm your annual or monthly VIP subscription, your iTunes account will be charged the corresponding fee, and any unused portion of a Premium subscription previously redeemed through another platform will become invalid. The subscription will automatically renew unless you cancel the automatic renewal more than 24 hours before the end of the current subscription. After a successful subscription, you can manage it in the iTunes Store. # Terms of Use https://lcrystal.com/timediary/tos # Privacy Policy https://lcrystal.com/timediary/privacy # Contact Us saynotta@gmail.com If you have any questions, you can contact us by email and we look forward to receiving your valuable suggestions!
Mood Jar
Track your daily emotions with cute emoticons and detailed journaling. Visualize your mood patterns with insightful charts and calendars to understand your emotional well-being over time. Discover moments of joy and reflect on your life's journey.
- Daily mood tracking with emoticons
- Detailed text journaling
- Mood calendar visualization
- Mood statistics (bar and pie charts)
- Searchable diary content
- Customizable mood expressions
- Biometric lock
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Welcome to "Mood Jar" – Your private mood keeper! In this super cute APP, every day's mood can turn into adorable little emoticons! Whether it's beaming with joy under a clear blue sky or a tiny bit blue with drizzling rain, just tap lightly and they'll zoom into your very own Mood Jar! And if you feel like little emoticons aren't enough to express your myriad thoughts, then use words to paint a vivid picture! Whether it's sweet little secrets or daily little blessings, this is your tiny haven for your heart. The most magical part is, "Mood Jar" transforms into a super smart stats wizard! It quietly keeps track of your mood journey every month, every year: On the Mood Calendar, colorful marks tell you when you were a happy little blue fairy and when you turned into a melancholy little cloud. On the bar chart, the number of records each month jumps off the screen, making your mood fluctuations crystal clear – isn't it super fun? The pie chart displays the proportion of each mood each month, happy, sad, calm... Each mood has its unique place, the beauty of balance is self-evident. And it'll help you find the shiniest month of the year, telling you when your smile was brightest, doesn't it feel super rewarding? Most importantly, when you look back at these little moments, you'll discover that there are so many sparkling instants hidden in life! Let's use "Mood Jar" together to carefully collect every heartbeat and every reflection in ordinary days! May this jar full of love not only hold your mood treasures but also fill your heart with warmth and touch when you open it one day in the future, realizing – "Wow, my life is so amazing and sparkling!" Other practical features: 1. Quickly and accurately search diary content; 2. Conveniently and quickly export diaries; 3. Customize mood expressions; 4. Switch theme skins; 5. Biometric lock; 【Mood Jar Premium members automatically subscribe to instructions】: Subscribe type : $0.99/weekly, $1.99/month, $9.99/year, $19.99/lifetime, $24.99/lifetime(full price) Once the purchase is confirmed and paid, the subscription will be automatically renewed through your iTunes account. The Apple iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before the expiration date, and the subscription period will be extended by one subscription period after the payment is successful. To cancel your subscription, manually turn off automatic renewal in iTunes/AppleD Settings Management 24 hours before the current subscription period expires. You can choose whether to cancel the service. If you choose not to cancel, you will be renewed for the next billing cycle. Privacy policy: https://frequent-clam-08e.notion.site/MoodJar-privacy-policy-1a412597796080e89e34f198cfc50da0?pvs=4 User terms: https://frequent-clam-08e.notion.site/MoodJar-using-conditions-1a41259779608074a5c7dfa56ad89943?pvs=4 Mood Jar will not collect any personal information from you during use, please feel free to use it. If you encounter any problems during use, please contact us through the contact information below. 【contact us】 - Email: mrwangjianli@gmail.com - X/Twitter: @Damon_WangJl
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Mood Jar at 669 against Time Diary's 5. Mood Jar also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (96% vs 86%). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Time Diary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Mood Jar sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Time Diary against 4.8 for Mood Jar. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mood Jar has 669 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Time Diary's written reviews are positive against 96% of Mood Jar's.
Time Diary ships an update every 6 weeks, Mood Jar every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time Diary | Mood Jar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) | 4.8 (669 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 95.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 669 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 哲铭 葛 | 建力 王 |
Customer experience
Time Diary
Mood Jar
Bugs and requests
Time Diary
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Mood Jar
Reported bugs
1 issue- None reported
Requested features
2 requests- Add feature to share mood jar with friends
- Option to change color of mood jar
In-app purchases
Time Diary
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Lifetime VIP$9.99
Mood Jar
- Weekly$0.997 Days
- Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$8.991 Year
- Lifetime$19.99
- Lifetime Origin$29.99









