Diary+ vs StepScroll
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Diary+
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Practice gratitude and mindfulness to feel better. Add three entries about what went well every day. Meditate for 5, 10, 20, or 30 minutes. Start with easy directions, add reminders. Apply powerful well-being science, easily integrable into your daily routines—doable in even under 10 min—while building a collection of your most joyful memories. Easily activate end-to-end encryption—the most secure technology available to protect your data. With Diary+ you can easily write gratitude entries and meditate. And with practice, you can increase your positive emotions on a daily basis. Add three entries about what went well every day. This method, also called keeping a gratitude journal, can increase your well-being for up to six months after writing your last entry. Meditate for 5, 10, 20, or 30 minutes—without any interrupting instructions. The app provides you with a timer, where you hear a gong every 5 minutes for better orientation. That way you can fully concentrate on the essential—your meditation. Start with simple instructions. Gratitude journaling and mindfulness meditation are both easy-to-learn techniques. The only thing you need to get better is practice. Therefore, you can always review the practice overview on the third tab to stay motivated. Add a reminder for entries and/or meditation so that you never forget your practice. Gratitude and mindfulness work in a synergistic way. Gratitude helps to focus on the positive aspects of life. And with mindfulness, you can regulate your negative emotions. Instead of picking a lot of complicated well-being exercises, Diary+ makes it simple. Gratitude and mindfulness are both easy to learn, strongly backed up by science, most enjoyable to do (in comparison to other techniques), and usable on an everyday basis, even in only 10 min. The app is designed for continued use and to increase mental health. It might be used to support therapy or while waiting for therapy. The same mechanisms that increase happiness also improve mental health. Ask your professional caregiver if Diary+ could take over a supportive role in your healing process. Using Diary+ you can build a collection of your most favorite memories. You can select and filter your favorites by month, year, and all-time. That way you can always see your richest memories of your very unique and precious journey. Diary+ is secure and saves your data in the cloud. Later, with a new device, you just need to log in to continue your diary. Cloud data is encrypted with industry standards such as encryption at rest and encryption in transit. Privacy is very important. As an effort for even higher security, Diary+ offers optional end-to-end encryption that can be easily activated. End-to-end encryption is the most secure technology available to protect your data. If activated, nobody except you, not even the developer, can see your entries. You need to save the key at a safe location. If the key is gone, you lose access to your data. Diary+ is developed by Pingcamp, a single-person company or, in other words, by a single developer. My name is Christian Gründer. Please always send me feedback. Diary+ is a project I am highly motivated about, to further improve. I want to hear your opinions. Start now and try Diary+. I made the first month free, so you can try and see if the app is for you. You can use Diary+ only with a subscription. The app is offered only in English. Mindfulness minutes can be integrated into the Apple Health App. A monthly or yearly subscription purchase will be applied to your iTunes account at the end of the trial or intro upon confirmation. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. You can read the Terms and Conditions on: https://pingcamp.com/termsandconditions.html
StepScroll
This app helps you reduce screen time by turning physical activity into scroll time. Earn minutes for apps by walking, doing exercises, or yoga, then spend those minutes to unlock your chosen apps.
- Earn app time by walking and exercising
- Camera counts reps for exercises
- Integrates with Apple Health
- Customizable exercise to time conversion
- Track progress and streaks
- Private by design, no account needed
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StepScroll blocks the apps that eat your day and opens them again when you move. Walk, squat, hold a plank or stretch, and every step and rep turns into minutes of scroll time. HOW IT WORKS • Pick the apps you want to use less. StepScroll blocks them with Apple's Screen Time. • Earn minutes by moving. Your steps count on their own, from your iPhone or Apple Watch through Apple Health. Or prop up your phone and the camera counts your reps and holds. • Spend them when you like. The apps open, the timer runs, and they block again by themselves when it reaches zero. 32 MOVES, FOUR WAYS TO EARN • Workout: squats, lunges, push-ups, sit-ups, jumping jacks, plank, wall sit and more • Yoga: tree, warrior II, chair, downward dog, cobra, cat-cow • Stretch: forward fold, hamstring, quad, child's pose, butterfly and more • Pilates: glute bridge, the hundred, roll-up, teaser, dead bug and more YOUR RULES • Choose Gentle, Balanced or Strict, then fine-tune what every move is worth. • Set the steps that open your day and the minutes they unlock. • Minutes you earn are banked and never expire. • A real emergency? You get 3 emergency unlocks a month. SEE IT CHANGE Keep your streak, watch your steps add up, and see the time you spend in the apps you've blocked fall week by week. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • The camera counts reps on your phone. Frames are never recorded or sent anywhere. • Your Screen Time data and the apps you pick never leave your phone. • StepScroll only reads your step count from Apple Health and never writes to it. • No account, no sign-up. STEPSCROLL PRO Try everything free for 7 days on the yearly plan ($59.99 a year), or subscribe weekly ($6.99 a week, no free trial). Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for the renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Any unused part of a free trial ends when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use: https://stepscroll-site.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://stepscroll-site.vercel.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: StepScroll at none against Diary+'s shown. StepScroll also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Diary+ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and StepScroll sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Diary+ ships an update every 6 weeks, StepScroll every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Diary+ | StepScroll |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Christian Gruender | Alexander Langone |
In-app purchases
Diary+
- Diary+ (1 Month)1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Diary+ (1 Year)1 Month trial$19.991 Year
StepScroll
- StepScroll Pro Weekly$6.997 Days
- StepScroll Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- StepScroll Pro Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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- StepScroll Pro Annual1 Month trial$59.991 Year









