Dear Me. vs Lucy Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dear Me.
A digital journal designed for children with chronic illnesses. It offers prompts to encourage gratitude and positivity while acknowledging reality, serving as a supportive outlet.
- Digital journaling
- Prompts for gratitude
- Positive reinforcement
- Supportive outlet
- Kid-friendly design
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Dear Me The App is a simplistic, digital journal, for kids with chronic illnesses. We hope that this app will be an outlet for these kids, while still providing positivity. The prompts are designed to stimulate gratitude, while not avoiding the reality.
Lucy Diary
A private and cozy digital journal for daily thoughts, dreams, and memories. Offers a clean writing space with optional premium features for enhanced customization and photo attachments.
- Daily diary entries
- Distraction-free writing space
- Privacy-focused experience
- Customization and cozy themes
- Photo attachments
- Premium diary layouts
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Lucy is a private, cozy diary for daily thoughts, dreams, reflections, gratitude notes, and memories. Free features: - Create diary entries and keep a daily writing habit. - Write in a clean, distraction-free space. - Keep personal notes in a privacy-focused diary experience. Diary+ features require an optional in-app purchase: - Extra diary customization and cozy themes. - Photo attachments for memories. - Additional personalization tools. - Premium diary layouts and styles. Whether you use the free journal or choose Diary+ for more customization, Lucy helps you keep life organized in one beautiful place. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tahjx.github.io/lucy-legal/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dear Me. at none against Lucy Diary's 3. Dear Me. also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). Lucy Diary's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Lucy Diary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Dear Me. asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dear Me. against 5.0 for Lucy Diary. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dear Me. has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Dear Me. ships an update every 4 months, Lucy Diary weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dear Me. | Lucy Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mohini Soni | Tahj Elliott |
Customer experience
Dear Me.
Lucy Diary
In-app purchases
Dear Me.
No in-app purchases
Lucy Diary
- Diary+ Monthly$1.991 Month
- Diary+ Yearly$7.991 Year
- Diary+ Lifetime$11.99
