Comparison

Video Diary vs One Second Day

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

Head to head
About

Video Diary

Easily create a daily video journal by capturing and organizing short video clips and photos. Automatically populate your calendar with media from your album and generate highlight reels with simple editing tools. Share your memories with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Automatic calendar population from photo album
  • Calendar-based media browsing
  • One-click video generation
  • Video editing features
  • Memory recording and storage
  • Quick sharing and saving
Features
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One Second Video Dairy ' is the only app that allow you to capture and organize your video & photo into calendar. Features # Automatically fill your clips into calendar from Photo Album # Swipe to look back to all the media from calendar # Generate Video in just one click # Providing all the video editting features you need # Record and hold all the best memerioes for you # Quick Share and Save with Friends Feel free to reach us through lai.jia.chun@outlook.com

About

One Second Day

Capture a single second of video each day to create a personal movie montage of your life. This app offers a simple camera, helpful reminders, and the ability to compile your daily clips into a year-in-review film or for any selected period.

Highlights
  • Record one second of video daily
  • Daily video recording reminders
  • Track consecutive recording streaks
  • Combine clips into a single movie
  • Create movies for specific time periods
  • Option for multiple shots on special days
Features
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What is the best way to remember all the days of your life? Open the camera and record one spontaneous second of video! And then combine these seconds into a full-fledged film. The 365-second video will best tell you and your loved ones how you spent the last year of your life. App features: — A simple and beautiful camera that will help you record a 1-second video. — A convenient and not annoying reminder that it's time to record a video. — Get strikes: how many days in a row can you record one second of the video? — Chronicle of video by day. On special days, you can take multiple shots. — Combine all videos into one full movie with one tap. — You can also collect a movie for a selected period of time. — Application without annoying ads. Create the movie of your life now! Privacy Policy: https://potokapps.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://potokapps.com/terms

Screenshots

Video Diary4 screens
One Second Day4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Video Diary at none against One Second Day's 6. Video Diary also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%). One Second Day's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 11 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and device support 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. One Second Day sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Video Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Video Diary holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Video Diary's written reviews are positive against 80% of One Second Day's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Video Diary ships an update every 11 months, One Second Day every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Video Diary versus One Second Day: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo DiaryOne Second Day
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (13 ratings) — better4.7 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1313
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer嘉纯 赖Nikita Prokopishin

Customer experience

Video Diary

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

One Second Day

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Video Diary

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

One Second Day

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Unlimited Access$3.991 Month
  • Unlimited Access (Monthly)3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Annual Unlimited Access$19.991 Year
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  • Unlimited Access (Annual)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Unlimited Access$29.99
  • Unlimited Access$49.99

Questions

Is Video Diary free?
Video Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is One Second Day free?
One Second Day is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Video Diary or One Second Day?
Video Diary is rated higher. Video Diary averages 4.8 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while One Second Day averages 4.7 from 13 ratings.
Do Video Diary or One Second Day have ads?
Video Diary shows ads; One Second Day does not.
Which is updated more often, Video Diary or One Second Day?
Video Diary ships an update every 11 months, and One Second Day every 5 months. Most recently, Video Diary was updated on November 3, 2026 and One Second Day on November 3, 2026.

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