Comparison

Fresh Diary vs OneThing Daily

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

Head to head
About

Fresh Diary

A minimalist and private journaling app with a powerful rich text editor. Track your moods, visualize your entries on a map, and set yearly goals. Securely sync across devices and export your memories.

Highlights
  • Rich text editor
  • Diary footprints on map
  • Mood statistics
  • Calendar view
  • Year goals
  • Cloud synchronization
  • Bulk export
Features
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"Fresh Diary" is a minimalist and pure Diary app. No ads, no community, no annoying notifications. Private, secure, supports cloud synchronization and rich text editor. APP Features: 【Rich Text Editor】Supports styles such as bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, font size, text color, text background color, first line indentation, left/center/right alignment, line spacing, etc. 【Diary Footprints on Map】See where you have written Diary entries over the years on the map. Full of memories. 【Mood Statistics】Detailed statistics of mood fluctuations and can view Diary entries based on mood. 【Calendar View】Supports calendar view, see Diary entries for specific dates on the calendar, makes searching for Diary entries easier. 【Year Goal】Set your goals or wishes for this year and become better! 【Supports Date Feedback】Supports feedback of Diary entries, if you forget to write a Diary, you can always catch up. 【Cloud Synchronization】Supports iCloud storage, automatic synchronization between multiple devices, makes your Diary more private and secure. 【Bulk Export】Supports bulk export of Diary entries, exports beautiful printable PDF files, even more beautiful when bound. You can also export beautiful images to facilitate sharing of Diary entries. 【Unlock Password】Supports setting gesture unlock, Face ID/Touch ID unlock, to protect your privacy. 【Diary Writing Reminder】Daily reminders, you will never forget to write a Diary again! 【Not Just a Diary】You can record your little thoughts at any time on the "Thoughts" page, and it also supports an editor as powerful as the Diary. —————————————————— Privacy Policy: http://lixkit.gitee.io/app/FreshDiary/privacy.html Service Agreement: https://lixkit.gitee.io/app/FreshDiary/service.html Contact Us: feedback@lixkit.com

About

OneThing Daily

This app helps you focus on a single, important task each day to achieve success. It offers a simple morning prompt, optional reminders, and an evening reflection to review your progress without pressure or gamification.

Highlights
  • Daily focus prompt
  • Optional reminders
  • Evening reflection
  • Journaling with notes and photos
  • Past day history
  • Minimalist design
  • Light and dark mode
Features
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One thing today. A life remembered. OneThing is a calm space to focus, reflect, and remember your days. Choose one meaningful intention, or simply save a moment you want to keep. No endless to-do lists. No pressure to make every day perfect. Just a little room for what matters. CHOOSE YOUR DAILY FOCUS Start with one thing you’d like to give your attention to. Find inspiration in suggestions, write your own intention, and return later to reflect on how it went. Celebrate finishing, acknowledge progress, or accept that today took a different direction. KEEP A PHOTO JOURNAL Some days are about doing. Others are worth remembering. • Write a story or a short reflection • Add up to 10 photos to an entry • Save a place and revisit it on the map • Keep the weather captured when you create an entry • Organize memories with tags and bookmarks • Return to saved drafts when you’re ready REVISIT YOUR DAYS See your memories come together in a photo calendar. Explore a month, look back over a year, or search for a moment you want to find again. Browse bookmarked entries, explore logged locations, and edit past memories as your story grows. SHARE SOMETHING MEANINGFUL Turn an entry or a month into a beautifully designed poster. Share your photos, reflections, and everyday moments in a style that feels like your journal. MAKE IT YOURS • Elegant typography and thoughtful layouts • Light, dark, or system appearance • 10 accent colors • Random or selected cover photos • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Optional morning and evening reminders • Your preferred clock format, temperature unit, and first day of the week • Available in 14 languages • Designed for iPhone and iPad YOUR JOURNAL, YOUR CONTROL Use iCloud to sync across your devices when available. Create a separate backup of your entries and photos with backup and restore. No OneThing account is required. Your personal journal is not sold to advertisers. OneThing is for anyone who wants a gentler way to pay attention—to an intention, a small achievement, a place, a person, or an ordinary day worth keeping. Focus. Reflect. Remember. One thing. One day. That’s enough.

Screenshots

Fresh Diary4 screens
OneThing Daily4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fresh Diary at Free against OneThing Daily's $0.99. Fresh Diary also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (31 vs 2). OneThing Daily's advantage is chart position (#55 vs unranked). On review sentiment, 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

Fresh Diary is free to download; OneThing Daily costs $0.99 up front. Fresh Diary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and OneThing Daily sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fresh Diary holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fresh Diary has 31 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fresh Diary ships an update every 6 days, OneThing Daily every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Fresh Diary versus OneThing Daily: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFresh DiaryOneThing Daily
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.9 (31 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings31 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#55 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer峰峰 李Andras Varga

Customer experience

Fresh Diary

All ratings27 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

OneThing Daily

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Fresh Diary

Subscriptions2
  • 月度会员7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • 年度会员$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Membership$1.99
3 purchases

OneThing Daily

One-time3
  • Support Development$0.99
  • Extra Support$2.99
  • Generous Support$4.99

Questions

Is Fresh Diary free?
Fresh Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OneThing Daily free?
OneThing Daily costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fresh Diary or OneThing Daily?
Fresh Diary is rated higher. Fresh Diary averages 4.9 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while OneThing Daily averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Fresh Diary or OneThing Daily have ads?
Neither Fresh Diary nor OneThing Daily shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fresh Diary or OneThing Daily?
Fresh Diary ships an update every 6 days, and OneThing Daily every 2 weeks. Most recently, Fresh Diary was updated on October 21, 2026 and OneThing Daily on October 19, 2026.

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