Comparison

Diary Books vs PDF Library & Reader

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

Head to head
About

Diary Books

Record daily memories, thoughts, and special moments in a beautifully designed personal journal. Organize entries into distinct diary books for different life events, people, or goals. This app offers a private and simple space to capture your life stories and revisit cherished memories.

Highlights
  • Create multiple diary books
  • Write daily journal entries
  • Organize memories by year, topic, or person
  • Elegant diary-book design
  • Face ID support
  • Private journaling space
Features
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**Diary Books** is a beautiful and personal journaling app designed to help you record daily memories, thoughts, stories, and special moments in a diary-book style. Create your own diary books for different years, people, trips, school memories, family moments, or personal goals. Each diary can feel like a private book filled with your life stories. Write journal entries, organize memories, and keep important moments easy to revisit. Whether you want to write a daily diary, save meaningful memories, track your feelings, or create a personal keepsake, Diary Books gives you a warm and simple place to write. **Features:** * Create and organize multiple diary books * Write daily journal entries * Keep memories by year, topic, or person * Simple and elegant diary-book design * Great for personal memories, family journals, school life, travel notes, and daily reflections * A private space to record your thoughts and life moments * Face ID support Turn your memories into beautiful diary books, one entry at a time.

About

PDF Library & Reader

A minimalist, offline PDF reader allowing users to import documents, track reading progress, and organize their library. It offers a distraction-free reading experience with no signup or internet required.

Highlights
  • Import PDFs from various sources
  • Automatic reading progress saving
  • Customizable book titles
  • Reset reading progress
  • Offline functionality
  • Distraction-free reading
Features
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PDF Library & Reader is a minimalist, offline PDF reader that gives you full control over your reading experience. Import PDF books, track your progress, and read distraction-free. No signup required. FEATURES: • Add PDFs instantly Import PDFs from anywhere (Files, Safari, AirDrop, etc) into your personal library with a single tap. • Track your reading progress Progress is automatically saved as you scroll. See what you’ve started and pick up where you left off, even after closing the app. • Rename book titles Swipe left on a title in your library to give it a custom name for easier organization. • Reset progress anytime Swipe left on a title in the Reader tab to reset your reading progress and start fresh. PDF Library & Reader is designed to be simple, powerful, and private. Whether you’re a student, researcher, or book lover, this app gives you full control over your PDFs. PDF LIBRARY PRO • Unlock unlimited PDF imports and support future features. No ads. No accounts. No internet required.  Just your books.

Screenshots

Diary Books4 screens
PDF Library & Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PDF Library & Reader at 100% against Diary Books's 9%. PDF Library & Reader also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Books sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PDF Library & Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Diary Books versus PDF Library & Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiary BooksPDF Library & Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews8.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlteru Inc.Wildcatter LLC

Customer experience

Diary Books

Written reviews69 reviews
Positive8.7%
Neutral18.8%
Negative72.5%

PDF Library & Reader

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Diary Books

One-time1
  • Diary Books App Purchase$4.99
1 purchases

PDF Library & Reader

One-time1
  • PDF Library Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Diary Books free?
Diary Books is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Library & Reader free?
PDF Library & Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Diary Books or PDF Library & Reader have ads?
Neither Diary Books nor PDF Library & Reader shows ads.

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