Diary Widget vs Goodiary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Diary Widget
This app helps you build a diary by answering daily questions. It offers customizable notifications and widgets to easily record your thoughts and memories on various topics.
- Daily question prompts
- Customizable notifications
- Diary widgets
- Filter entries by year/question
- Photo storage
- Font customization
- Backup and restore
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Small records accumulate into big memories. Answer different questions everyday, and a collection of essays is complete. Daily diary, relationships, parenting, travel, movies, exercise, and more—create your own essays on various topics. *How to use: Select question cards in each diary setting and set notifications to receive random questions at designated times. You can click on notifications to write a diary entry or use the 'New Diary Entry' button to choose a question and write your entry. Features: Notification feature: Receive notifications daily, on specific days, or monthly. Diary filters: View entries by year or by question card. D-day display when setting a reference date. Widget support: Display random past entries in the widget. Photo storage. Font customization for each diary. Backup and restore.
Goodiary
Easily record your daily life and cherish memories with this intuitive journal app. It offers powerful features like photo attachments and schedule management, all within a secure, private space. Enjoy all functionalities without any in-app purchases.
- Easy memo writing
- Photo attachments
- Schedule management
- Calendar and gallery
- Strong security
- Dark mode support
- PDF download
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"A Simple yet Powerful Daily Journal App" An app that allows you to easily record your daily life and cherish your memories. Designed with an intuitive interface and no complicated procedures, anyone can start using it quickly. Enjoy all features freely without any in-app purchases. Record your everyday moments and watch as your memories build up over time. • Powerful Features: Offers a variety of features such as easy memo writing, photo attachments, and schedule management, all organized neatly without unnecessary complexity. • Privacy Protection: Your records are stored securely in your private space. • No In-App Purchases: Use all features without any additional costs or limitations. Download now and turn your daily life into special memories. [Key Features] 1. Supports easy writing 2. Provides a comfortable reading experience 3. Calendar and gallery features included 4. Strong security features (authentication, data storage) 5. Multi-platform support (tablet, iPad) 6. Dark mode support 7. Time capsule feature 8. Customization with emojis and theme colors 9. Convenient search functionality 10. PDF download feature All these features are available without any in-app purchases. Contact: ibs.appdev@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Goodiary at none against Diary Widget's 1. Diary Widget's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 81%). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. Diary Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Goodiary asks for nothing beyond the download.
Diary Widget ships an update every 2 weeks, Goodiary every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Diary Widget | Goodiary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 81.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OhLee | juho yi |
Customer experience
Diary Widget
Goodiary
In-app purchases
Diary Widget
- Ad-Free Version$1.99
Goodiary
No in-app purchases
