Comparison

Grateful For vs My Diary

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Record daily gratitudes
  • Reflect on thankful moments
  • Live global gratitude feed
  • Intuitive calendar for history
  • Community sharing of thanks
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Grateful For4 screens
My Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Grateful For versus My Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrateful ForMy Diary
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB21 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperJames Godwin筱彤 余

Customer experience

Grateful For

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

My Diary

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Grateful For

No in-app purchases

None

My Diary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grateful For free?
Grateful For is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Diary free?
My Diary costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Grateful For or My Diary have ads?
Neither Grateful For nor My Diary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grateful For or My Diary?
Grateful For ships an update every 2 days, and My Diary every 6 months. Most recently, Grateful For was updated on September 8, 2026 and My Diary on September 14, 2026.

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