Comparison

aDiary vs Unlumo

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

Head to head
About

aDiary

Capture the essence of your day with brief, text-only entries. This minimalist journal app offers iCloud sync, FaceID protection, and creative sharing templates. Designed for quick daily reflections, it avoids long-form writing and multimedia.

Highlights
  • Text-only daily entries
  • iCloud Sync
  • FaceID protection
  • Multiple journal layouts
  • Creative sharing templates
  • Search and date filters
  • Dark Mode
Features
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Jot down a sentence, a word, or even just an emoji each day. Features: * Multiple journal layout styles * iCloud Sync * FaceID protection * Full iPadOS optimization * Background privacy safeguards * Adjustable font sizes * Multiple export formats * Dark Mode ready * Search & date filters * Creative sharing templates * True minimalist design aDiary is a text-only diary app designed for short entries. We intentionally avoid long-form writing or multimedia features. "Writing lengthy entries or multimedia diaries can be time-consuming and hard to maintain."
 "What if you just captured one meaningful moment daily?" Capture the essence of your day with almost zero effort.
Simple in form, thoughtful in design. When inspiration strikes, give our stylish sharing feature a try! Pricing:
 • Quarterly($0.49): 3 months
premium access.
 • Annual($1.49): 12 months premium access. • Lifetime($2.99):
Permanent premium access.
 Privacy policy:https://docs.ddot.top/#/privacy_policy?id=english Term of Use:https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Unlumo

This app helps you explore indecision with tools like adaptive questions, dice rolls, and spinning wheels. It also functions as a journal to record choices, feelings, and life events with rich media and contextual data. Personalize entries and revisit them through various views.

Highlights
  • Choice and feeling trend analysis
  • Adaptive yes-or-no decision questions
  • Shake-to-roll dice and spin-the-wheel
  • Event journaling with text, photos, and voice
  • Automatic time, place, and weather data logging
  • Customizable journal entry covers and themes
  • Optional reminders and iCloud Drive backup
Features
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When you are unsure what to do, explore your preferences with binary questions, then record what you did and how you felt later. Look back at changing choices with the Choices K-line chart. • Record text, photos, videos and voice in chat-style notes. • Grow randomly developing plants; exchange notes and share experiences with friends. • Use dice, a wheel and Muyu (original sound edition), and choose your favorite themes, colors and wallpapers. Core journaling, note appearance, individual note covers, basic planting and nearby exchange are free. Open two seed bags free each round. Premium adds custom photo, video or Live Photo wallpapers, more themes and six seed bags per round. Full draw probabilities are available before purchase. Some theme resources require iOS 26 or later to download. Premium is available as a monthly auto-renewing subscription or a one-time non-consumable lifetime unlock. Both offer the same Premium benefits. Local prices and offers are shown by the App Store/StoreKit and on Apple's purchase confirmation screen. The 7-day free trial is available only when the offer is available and Apple confirms account eligibility; after the trial it renews at the displayed monthly price. The monthly subscription renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it under Subscriptions in your Apple Account. The lifetime unlock does not renew. Restore eligible purchases with the same Apple Account. Previous lifetime purchasers, including those who paid CNY 9.9, retain the same lifetime benefits without buying again. Not purchasing, subscription expiry or refunds do not delete existing records or drafts. No account is required; records are stored on your device by default. Weather and location, Apple's on-device speech, iCloud, purchases and nearby-device features are optional and may require permissions or a network connection. The developer does not operate a diary server. Selected notes and related media are sent to a recipient only when you choose to share them. In-app backups and Export All do not include flower cards or planting progress. Before changing devices or erasing an old device, update the app on both devices and give your flower cards to a friend for safekeeping. Cards not transferred cannot be recovered after the old device's data is lost. This is a personal journaling and reflection tool. It does not provide medical or psychological diagnosis or treatment, and it cannot replace fact-checking or your own judgment. Privacy Policy: https://archeon.cn/zh-cn/unknot/privacy.html Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

aDiary4 screens
Unlumo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Unlumo at fortnightly against aDiary's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. aDiary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 3 months and Unlumo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

aDiary ships an update monthly, Unlumo fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
aDiary versus Unlumo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteraDiaryUnlumo
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB171 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer高均 欧中极 马

In-app purchases

3 purchases

aDiary

Subscriptions2
  • Quarterly7 Days trial$0.493 Months
  • Annual7 Days trial$1.391 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$2.99
2 purchases

Unlumo

Subscriptions1
  • Unlumo Premium Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Unlumo Premium Lifetime$3.99

Questions

Is aDiary free?
aDiary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Unlumo free?
Unlumo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do aDiary or Unlumo have ads?
Neither aDiary nor Unlumo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, aDiary or Unlumo?
aDiary ships an update monthly, and Unlumo fortnightly. Most recently, aDiary was updated on November 3, 2026 and Unlumo on November 10, 2026.

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