Comparison

小鹿手帐 vs Journal

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

Head to head
About

小鹿手帐

Create beautiful digital journals with a wide variety of cute and fun stickers. This app offers a simple and flexible editing process for your entries, allowing you to personalize your daily records with ease. Enjoy a creative outlet for relaxation and entertainment, even offline.

Highlights
  • Cute and fun stickers
  • Easy journaling process
  • Offline access
  • Flexible editing of text and images
  • Daily record keeping
  • Relaxing and entertaining
Features
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About

Journal

This app allows users to create a personal diary with a variety of cute stickers and backgrounds. It offers automatic saving of drafts, password protection for privacy, and the ability to insert photos. The app is also optimized for iPad use.

Highlights
  • Customizable stickers and backgrounds
  • Automatic draft saving
  • Password protection for privacy
  • iPad support with Apple Pencil
  • Photo insertion for diary entries
Features
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Journal, record the unrepeatable moments carefully. Journal is a diary designed for journal enthusiasts. You can use cute stickers and backgrounds as your Journal. As an interesting journaling app, Journal looks forward to recording warm times with you! [Journal Features] -Super many materials: stickers and backgrounds are updated regularly, and there are new surprises every time you make a diary. -Drafts: Save the content of your Journal automatically, so you can no longer be afraid of losing your journal. -Security privacy: You can set a password for the app to protect your secret space. -Support for iPad: It is easier to edit journals with a large screen and an apple pencil. -Photo record: The diary supports inserting photos to retain beautiful moments. This subscription will be automatically renewed through your iTunes account, and the renewal fee will be deducted according to your package within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel the automatic renewal at the Account Settings Department. To cancel the automatic renewal, you must at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. If your trial has not ended, the remaining days will automatically expire after you start subscribing. To open the subscription, you need to agree to the following terms: Terms of Service: https://keshoujie.github.io/posts/keshoujie/fuwu Privacy terms: https://keshoujie.github.io/posts/keshoujie/privacy

Screenshots

小鹿手帐4 screens
Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

小鹿手帐 and Journal both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of Journal's written reviews are positive against 0% of 小鹿手帐's. Journal also leads on ratings volume (1.8K vs 42). 小鹿手帐's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. 小鹿手帐 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Journal 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for 小鹿手帐 against 4.6 for Journal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Journal has 1.8K ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of 小鹿手帐's written reviews are positive against 90% of Journal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

小鹿手帐 ships an update weekly, Journal every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
小鹿手帐 versus Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter小鹿手帐Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (42 ratings) — better4.6 (1.8K ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews89.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings421.8K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer楚婷 柯受杰 柯

Customer experience

小鹿手帐

All ratings42 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Journal

All ratings1,523 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews243 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral6.2%
Negative4.1%

Bugs and requests

小鹿手帐

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Journal

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to reopen saved pages
  • Stickers not displaying properly in some cases
  • Sync issues causing data loss

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more free stickers and customization options
  • Improve syncing and backup functionality
  • Allow creating custom backgrounds and stickers
  • Introduce a dark mode option

In-app purchases

3 purchases

小鹿手帐

Subscriptions3
  • 月度订阅3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • 季度会员$6.993 Months
  • 年度会员$12.996 Months
3 purchases

Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Version3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Plus Version3 Days trial$4.993 Months
One-time1
  • Pro Version$8.99

Questions

Is 小鹿手帐 free?
小鹿手帐 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Journal free?
Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 小鹿手帐 or Journal?
小鹿手帐 is rated higher. 小鹿手帐 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Journal averages 4.6 from 1.8K ratings.
Do 小鹿手帐 or Journal have ads?
Both 小鹿手帐 and Journal show ads.
Which is updated more often, 小鹿手帐 or Journal?
小鹿手帐 ships an update weekly, and Journal every 6 weeks. Most recently, 小鹿手帐 was updated on November 3, 2026 and Journal on November 7, 2026.

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