Diary Diyali vs Offgrid Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Diary Diyali
A simple and straightforward application for creating and managing your personal notes and entries. Organize your thoughts, ideas, and daily reflections in a clean interface.
- Entry creation
- Note management
- Simple interface
- Personal organization
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Entry/Note taking app.
Offgrid Diary
A private, offline journal app that encrypts all entries on your device. It offers a distraction-free writing experience with unique features like time-warp revisits and ink-ripple animations. Your data remains yours, with no cloud storage or trackers.
- Offline storage
- AES-256 encryption
- PIN protection
- Time-warp entry revisits
- Ink-ripple writing animation
- No cloud or trackers
- JSON/TXT export
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Your journal. Offline. Private. Forever yours. Offgrid Diary is a distraction-free space for your thoughts—stored only on your iPhone and protected by strong AES-256 encryption and a 6-digit PIN. Nothing leaves your device unless you export it. ◆ Key features Time-warp swipe – revisit entries from the same day in past years with one gesture. Ink-ripple writing – subtle animation turns typing into a calming ritual. Full-device encryption – every word is locked with AES-256; the key never leaves Secure Enclave. Zero cloud, zero trackers – no analytics SDKs, no background uploads. Quick export – back up your diary as JSON or TXT whenever you want. Multi-language UI – English, Русский, Español. Statistics – word and entry counts, ranges, and upcoming mood analysis (Pro). ◆ Why Offgrid Diary? Unlike most diary apps, we don’t require an account, subscription cloud, or internet connection. Offgrid Diary is perfect for writers, travelers, and privacy-first users who want a lightweight, elegant place to remember the past and reflect on the present. ◆ Roadmap We’re building on-device AI summaries and mood insights—coming soon as an optional Pro upgrade. Your memories deserve a safe home. Download Offgrid Diary and start writing offline today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Offgrid Diary at every 3 days against Diary Diyali's every 31 months. Offgrid Diary also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Diary Diyali against 5.0 for Offgrid Diary. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Diary Diyali ships an update every 31 months, Offgrid Diary every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Diary Diyali | Offgrid Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 31 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Timothy Bunn | Maksim Basev |
In-app purchases
Diary Diyali
No in-app purchases
Offgrid Diary
No in-app purchases
