MingKi Author Widgets vs Pixel Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MingKi Author Widgets
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MingKi Author is a new way to create and share your tiny books on home screen widgets. By leveraging interactive features of widgets, you can now browse your books on the widget without opening the app. Book Creation You can create square and landscape books. Square book can also be viewed on an extra large widget as two pages. You can create pages using different layouts. Rich Content You can add text, photos, audios, recordings, and drawings to your books. Each page supports color, image, transparent and gradient background. Upload & Share Once you complete your book creation, you can upload your book and share the code with your audience. Join Books You can invite others to join your book by sending code or QR Code. Others just simply input the code to join. Version Update When you update a new version of your book, your audience can get the update by reloading the book. Reload frequency can be easily changed. Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Pixel Diary
Record your daily life and transform it into pixel art using AI-generated images from your text entries. Review your memories through timelines and calendars, and share your creations. Customize your experience with widgets and dark mode.
- AI-generated pixel art from text
- Timeline and calendar memory review
- Share pixel art creations
- Home screen widgets
- Customizable notifications
- Dark mode
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Write one line about your day, and AI turns it into pixel art. Pixel Diary is a journal that keeps your memories as retro 8-bit pictures. ● Just one short line Type something like "Had dinner with friends" — AI reads it and draws a pixel art scene. Even rough notes become lovely pictures. ● Look back on your days Browse your memories in a timeline or calendar. See last month at a glance, all in pixel art. ● Widgets for your Home & Lock Screen Fill your screen with past memories — "1 year ago today" and more. ● Share your favorites Sometimes the art goes beyond your imagination. Share it with friends and on social media! ● Make it yours Reminders, dark mode, pixel-style fonts, and more. ---- Other Information Terms of Use https://comet-geometry-805.notion.site/377f2fca001a4c1b97aaf788f32286fb Privacy Policy https://comet-geometry-805.notion.site/d013d32d7bde44d1908442d23a49acd7 Disclosure Based on the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions https://comet-geometry-805.notion.site/34c744f3546d4e92bc1cdfad81d35d36
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pixel Diary at every 4 days against MingKi Author Widgets's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. MingKi Author Widgets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pixel Diary sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MingKi Author Widgets ships an update every 4 months, Pixel Diary every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MingKi Author Widgets | Pixel Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tiger Ng | RYOSUKE HIRAMATSU |
In-app purchases
MingKi Author Widgets
- Premium Features$4.99
Pixel Diary
- Premium (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- Premium (Annual)$19.991 Year
- Candy$0.99
- Coffee$3.99
- Pizza$9.99
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