Comparison

DouLife vs Drift Diary

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

Head to head
About

DouLife

Features
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When you are old, how do you want to reminisce about your life? How will you remember those people in your life, document the places you've been, and organize the photos that were left behind? DouLife can organize your photos and automatically generate a footprint map for you. * Add blog, photos and vlog with location, DouLife will automatically generate a map of your personal footsteps based on those locations * DouLife will show your footprint on a globe, you can explore your footprint all over the world * DouLife support heatmap and lifeline on your personal map * DouLife also features AI-powered image search. You can search for your images based on descriptive content, swiftly locating that particular moment from your memories! Now, let's embark on the journey of life together with DouLife!

About

Drift Diary

Features
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Drift Diary is a lifelog app that automatically records your daily activities. It tracks your location in the background, automatically recording the places you stay, your travel routes, steps, distance, and travel time. No special action is needed — just carry your phone and your day is recorded. ■ Key Features 【Automatic Lifelog】 Automatically detects stays and movements, displaying them in a timeline format. Steps, distance, and travel time are visible at a glance. 【Weather & Temperature】 Automatically retrieves the day's weather and temperature. Combined with your activity log, you can look back on the atmosphere of your day more vividly. 【AI Comments】 Apple Intelligence reads your day and automatically generates friendly one-line comments like "You walked a lot today!" 【Photo Integration】 Automatically detects photos taken during your stays and displays them on the timeline. Meal and scenery photos bring back the memories of the day. 【Diary & Mood Tracking】 Record simple notes and your mood (Good / OK / Bad). Great for daily reflection and health management. 【Calendar View】 Easily look back on past lifelogs from the calendar. 【Map View】 View your daily travel routes on a map. 【Privacy First】 All data is stored only on your device and in your iCloud account. No data is ever sent to external servers.

Screenshots

DouLife4 screens
Drift Diary3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DouLife at 12.0 against Drift Diary's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DouLife ships an update every 3 weeks, Drift Diary monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
DouLife versus Drift Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDouLifeDrift Diary
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer波 王Hirokazu Kurokawa

In-app purchases

None

DouLife

No in-app purchases

None

Drift Diary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DouLife free?
DouLife is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drift Diary free?
Drift Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DouLife or Drift Diary have ads?
Neither DouLife nor Drift Diary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DouLife or Drift Diary?
DouLife ships an update every 3 weeks, and Drift Diary monthly. Most recently, DouLife was updated on September 17, 2026 and Drift Diary on September 9, 2026.

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