Grateful For vs My Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grateful For
This app encourages daily gratitude by allowing users to record their thankful moments. Witness a live global feed of appreciation and track your personal journey through an intuitive calendar. It aims to boost happiness and reduce stress through simple reflection.
- Record daily gratitudes
- Reflect on thankful moments
- Live global gratitude feed
- Intuitive calendar for history
- Community sharing of thanks
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At GratefulFor, we believe in the transformative power of gratitude to reshape lives and minds. Every day, people everywhere share moments of thanks — big and small — creating ripples of positivity that connect us all. Our app lets you witness gratitude unfold live worldwide. From the bustling streets of New York to the serene landscapes of New Zealand, every thankful message lights up a spark on our global map. Experience real-time appreciation from every corner of the world, inspiring connection and mindful reflection. Practicing daily gratitude is proven to boost happiness, reduce stress, improve sleep, and enhance well-being — all through simple moments of reflection. GratefulFor makes it easy to record your daily gratitudes, revisit your journey on a calendar, and join a growing community sharing thanks across the globe. Join GratefulFor today — where every gratitude counts, every moment matters, and together, we light up the world with appreciation. Key Features: • Record and reflect on your daily gratitudes • Navigate your gratitude history with an intuitive calendar • Witness the live global gratitude feed on gratefulfor.com
My Diary
This app allows you to create a personal journal with text-only entries or entries with multiple photos. It automatically records weather and location, and you can add tags for easy organization. Entries can be edited for 10 minutes after publishing.
- Text-only entries
- Entries with multiple photos
- Add tags for organization
- Automatic/manual weather recording
- Automatic/manual location recording
- 10-minute edit window after publishing
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In DotDiary, you can follow your thoughts through a timeline and leave comments to chat with your past reflections. Create: • Text-only entries • Entries with multiple photos • Add tags for organization Record: • Weather automatically/manually • Location automatically/manually • Word count automatically DotDiary is your personal journal, made to capture your true self. After publishing an entry, you have 10 minutes to edit. Plus, tag your entries for easy sorting. Experience more thoughtful features waiting just for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Grateful For at 100% against My Diary's 0%. Grateful For also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 months). On 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
Grateful For is free to download; My Diary costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Grateful For ships an update every 2 days, My Diary every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grateful For | My Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | James Godwin | 筱彤 余 |
Customer experience
Grateful For
My Diary
In-app purchases
Grateful For
No in-app purchases
My Diary
No in-app purchases








