Comparison

Substrack vs Recap(My Photo Diary)

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

Head to head
About

Substrack

Track recurring expenses with a D-DAY countdown, widgets, and notifications. Easily add and manage subscriptions, and visualize your spending habits with detailed statistics. Features iCloud backup and dark mode for a seamless experience.

Highlights
  • Manage recurring expenses
  • D-DAY countdown
  • Widgets and notifications
  • Subscription browsing and adding
  • Expense statistics
  • iCloud backup
  • Dark mode
Features
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Primary Features โ€ข Manage Your Regular Expenses with D-DAY, Widget, Notifications โ€ข Browse and Easily Add Subscriptions โ€ข Examine Your Regular Expense Statistics Additional Features โ€ข iCloud Backup โ€ข Dark Mode โ€ข Optimized for iPad

About

Recap(My Photo Diary)

This app helps you reflect on your month by reviewing photos you've taken. It provides prompts to guide your reflection, allowing you to select photos and add text to create a personal monthly recap.

Highlights
  • Monthly recap creation
  • Guided reflection prompts
  • Photo and text journaling
  • Save and revisit past recaps
  • Versatile reflection for travel and daily life
Features
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Recap is a photo diary app where you keep your life in photos and words. Pick a photo, add the words that capture it, and turn your month or your trip into a simple, beautiful record. "What was the best moment this month?" "What's a meal you'll always remember?" Just by choosing photos that answer the question, your own story comes together naturally. Recap is for you if: You take lots of photos but rarely organize them You'd rather journal with photos than words You love Monthly Recaps or photo diaries You want to keep your travel memories and everyday life You want one moment each month to look back on your life

Screenshots

Substrack4 screens
Recap(My Photo Diary)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Recap(My Photo Diary) at 100% against Substrack's 87%. Recap(My Photo Diary) also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Substrack costs $4.99 and Recap(My Photo Diary) $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Substrack ships an update every 3 weeks, Recap(My Photo Diary) every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 4 level
Substrack versus Recap(My Photo Diary): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubstrackRecap(My Photo Diary)
Price$4.99$3.99 โ€” better
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS26.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size82 MB57 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJinkyum Parkyourim lee

Customer experience

Substrack

Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%

Recap(My Photo Diary)

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Substrack

No in-app purchases

None

Recap(My Photo Diary)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Substrack free?
Substrack costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Recap(My Photo Diary) free?
Recap(My Photo Diary) costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Substrack or Recap(My Photo Diary) have ads?
Neither Substrack nor Recap(My Photo Diary) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Substrack or Recap(My Photo Diary)?
Substrack ships an update every 3 weeks, and Recap(My Photo Diary) every 10 days. Most recently, Substrack was updated on October 9, 2026 and Recap(My Photo Diary) on October 8, 2026.

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