Comparison

Onenote vs My diary

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

Head to head
About

Onenote

This digital notebook app offers a creative space for journaling, planning, and drawing with a vast collection of cute stationery, stickers, and brushes. It supports offline saving and flexible editing for a personalized note-taking experience.

Highlights
  • Abundant stationery, backgrounds, and stickers
  • Real-time offline saving
  • Flexible editing of pictures, text, and stickers
  • Graffiti and hand-painting tools
  • Customizable notebook covers
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Huahua Notebook: It is a super cute healing electronic notebook software, which is very popular among notebook fans, painting lovers and sticker lovers. Not only can be used to record notes, write a diary, bookkeeping, do hand copy newspaper, with daily record, but also can be used as a pad to use. Students can make class schedules, and couples in love can write relationship memoirs. You must be wondering why a software has so many amazing features, because the software has abundant stationery, tons of stickers, and paintbrushes, can be used in different scenarios. 【 Character Background 】 Huahua is a lovely girl. Like other girls, she has a crush on someone and also has the trifles of life. However, since she learned to make a hand account, she can show the bits of beauty and memories in daily life by recording. 【 Characteristic Function 】 ○ More stationery, backgrounds, stickers, tape, etc. ○ Real-time offline saving, no longer afraid of hard work in vain ○ Flexible editing of pictures, text and stickers; ○ Graffiti or hand painting can be used as a separate painting software; Support custom notebook cover, each is a favorite; Subscription Instructions: - Users will only be able to unlock all advanced features and avoid advertising interruptions with a paid subscription; - The subscription fee is deducted from the iTunes account when the user confirms the purchase, and the subscription can be automatically renewed; - Cancellations of automatic renewals must be made at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period, otherwise they will be automatically renewed; - Users can manage subscription services, that is, they can go to the user account Settings to disable automatic subscription after purchase. - To open a subscription, you need to agree to the following terms Privacy policy: https://hyktco.com/xieyi.html Service agreement: https://hyktco.com/fuwuxieyi.html

About

My diary

This app offers a cute and healing electronic diary for daily life recording. It provides free materials for self-discipline, emotion tracking, and personal growth, with easy operation and a material store for customization. Share your entries with friends and enjoy an enhanced iPad experience with Apple Pencil support.

Highlights
  • Healing and cute electronic diary
  • Free materials for self-discipline
  • Record emotions and growth
  • Material store with stickers and backgrounds
  • Apple Pencil support for iPad
  • One-click sharing with friends
Features
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My diary - Ordinary little things contribute to a beautiful daily life. Here are a plethora of free materials to accompany you in self-discipline, checking in, recording emotions, and growth every day in the future 1. My diary is a healing and cute electronic diary account software. The super cute BuBuBu account accompanies you in recording your life and growing together. 2. Easy to operate, complete a manual in three steps. 3. The material store has a variety of styles and types of materials, with innovative hand account stickers, backgrounds, and continuous updates. 4. Supports Apple Pencle for better iPad experience. 5. One click sharing with friends, creating accounts with friends, and keeping daily records. Your love is our motivation, welcome to leave us a message and echo! Service Terms : https://hbdevapp.github.io/posts/likun/fuwu.html Privacy terms : https://hbdevapp.github.io/posts/likun/privacy.html

Screenshots

Onenote4 screens
My diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: My diary at 60% against Onenote's 17%. My diary also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (2K vs 135). On price, update cadence, 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. Onenote sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and My diary sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

My diary holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My diary has 2K ratings behind it against 135, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Onenote's written reviews are positive against 60% of My diary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Onenote ships an update every 2 weeks, My diary every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Onenote versus My diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnenoteMy diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (135 ratings)4.5 (2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews60.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1352K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHangzhou Hongying Ketu Network Technology Co. Ltd.洪彬 林

Customer experience

Onenote

All ratings126 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.9%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%

My diary

All ratings1,161 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral5.4%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive60.4%
Neutral11.7%
Negative27.9%

Bugs and requests

Onenote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

My diary

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Buttons and text features not working
  • Losing progress when exiting the app
  • Slow download speeds for stickers

Requested features

3 requests
  • Auto-save functionality
  • More free content and customization options
  • Improved stability and performance

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Onenote

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Prremium1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • One month VIP$2.991 Month
  • 年会员$2.991 Year
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  • One year VIP$13.491 Year
One-time3
  • 1Sticker package$0.99
  • permanent VIP$19.99
  • 永久会员$19.99
4 purchases

My diary

Subscriptions3
  • YueVersion3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • QuarterVersion3 Days trial$6.993 Months
  • YearVersion3 Days trial$12.996 Months
One-time1
  • ProVersion$9.99

Questions

Is Onenote free?
Onenote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My diary free?
My diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Onenote or My diary?
My diary is rated higher. Onenote averages 4.2 out of 5 from 135 ratings, while My diary averages 4.5 from 2K ratings.
Do Onenote or My diary have ads?
Both Onenote and My diary show ads.
Which is updated more often, Onenote or My diary?
Onenote ships an update every 2 weeks, and My diary every 9 days. Most recently, Onenote was updated on November 3, 2026 and My diary on November 7, 2026.

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