Comparison

Diary vs Unpack

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

Head to head
About

Diary

Features
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Simple and convenient application that will record the best moments for you Privacy Policy: https://thuyetngocluong.github.io/policy_privacy/DiaryApp.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Unpack

Capture your life's moments with this journaling app. Log thoughts, track moods, save photos, and organize memories using tags. It offers a flexible, unstructured approach to documenting your experiences, making it easy to revisit your past.

Highlights
  • Quick journaling for thoughts and moods
  • Tag entries for automatic collection building
  • Photo journaling for visual memories
  • Flexible use as diary, planner, or tracker
  • Unstructured writing with no minimum length
  • Effortless life capturing and meaningful revisiting
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A journaling app to capture life as it happens — track moods, write notes, save photos, and organize your memories with tags. Key features: • Quick journaling for thoughts, moods, and moments • Tag entries to build collections automatically • Photo journaling to capture memories visually • Flexible: use as a diary, planner, or life tracker • No rigid structure — write as little or as much as you want Unpack is built for the moments you don’t want to lose — big or small, planned or spontaneous. Jot down a quick thought, log your mood, save a photo, or outline what’s next. Everything goes in as easily as it comes to you. Instead of forcing your life into rigid entries, you can tag anything you add. Over time, those tags turn into living collections: your trips, ideas, routines, phases, and memories automatically organized and easy to revisit. Use it as a journal, a mood tracker, a planning space, or all of the above. However you use it, the goal is simple: make capturing your life effortless, and make coming back to it meaningful. No pressure to write long entries. No complicated structure. Just capture, tag, and let your story take shape. -- Privacy Policy: https://and.notion.site/Unpack-Privacy-Policy-341eb9a83adb80388687f064070e877c EULA: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Diary4 screens
Unpack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Diary at every 2 days against Unpack's weekly. Diary also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Diary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Unpack sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Diary ships an update every 2 days, Unpack weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Diary versus Unpack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiaryUnpack
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better26
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThuyet LuongAndriy Gordiyenko

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Diary

Subscriptions1
  • 1 week subscription3 Days trial$1.997 Days
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99
2 purchases

Unpack

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Annual$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Diary free?
Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Unpack free?
Unpack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Diary or Unpack have ads?
Neither Diary nor Unpack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Diary or Unpack?
Diary ships an update every 2 days, and Unpack weekly. Most recently, Diary was updated on October 8, 2026 and Unpack on October 2, 2026.

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