Comparison

Diary Widget vs iTems

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Daily question prompts
  • Customizable notifications
  • Diary widgets
  • Filter entries by year/question
  • Photo storage
  • Font customization
  • Backup and restore
Features
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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.

About

iTems

Organize your possessions, track warranties, and store receipts with AI-powered data extraction. Get notifications before warranties expire and manage detailed information for various item types, including heirlooms. Securely transfer items to new owners.

Highlights
  • AI-powered receipt scanning
  • Warranty tracking and expiry notifications
  • Detailed item information storage
  • Organize by collections and locations
  • Secure item transfer to new owners
  • Heirloom history preservation
Features
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Know what you own. iTems keeps your belongings, receipts, warranties and documents in one calm, organized place — on iPhone, iPad and Mac. iTems 4 is our biggest release ever: a complete redesign, a brand-new consumables module with smart shopping lists, collaboration through iTems Cloud — and Bulk Capture, which registers your things for you. BULK CAPTURE — POINT, SHOOT, DONE (iPhone) Open a drawer, take a photo, and let AI identify, count and register everything in it. Review the suggestions, adjust names and quantities, and your inventory builds itself. EVERYTHING YOU OWN, PROPERLY TRACKED • Items, antiques, vehicles and real estate — each with fields that fit • Warranty tracking with smart lists and expiry reminders • Maintenance and repair log with reminders • Custom fields when the built-ins aren't enough • Manuals, documents and photos attached right where they belong RECEIPTS THAT FILE THEMSELVES Scan a receipt and AI extracts the products into your inventory. Partner stores can even deliver receipts straight into iTems. NEVER RUN OUT AGAIN Track consumables like groceries and supplies. iTems learns your usage, warns you before you run out, and builds your shopping list automatically. SHARE AND COLLABORATE Move a collection to iTems Cloud to sync across devices, keep it backed up, and invite family or colleagues — with read or read/write access, updated in real time. PREPARED FOR WHAT MATTERS Insurance claims, moving, inheritance planning: export PDF reports, CSV or Excel, and document heirs per collection. Free to use with generous limits. iTems PRO (monthly, yearly or lifetime) unlocks unlimited items, AI features and reports. iTems Cloud plans add sync, backup and sharing. Available in 23 languages. Built by one person, for people who want control over their stuff.

Screenshots

Diary Widget4 screens
iTems4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Diary Widget at 5.0 against iTems's 4.0. Diary Widget also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). iTems's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Diary Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and iTems sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Diary Widget holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Diary Widget ships an update every 2 weeks, iTems every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Diary Widget versus iTems: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiary WidgetiTems
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOhLeeTommy Riise Handeland

Customer experience

Diary Widget

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

iTems

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Diary Widget

One-time1
  • Ad-Free Version$1.99
3 purchases

iTems

Subscriptions2
  • iTems PRO Monthly$4.991 Month
  • iTems PRO Annual1 Month trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • iTems PRO Lifetime$199.99

Questions

Is Diary Widget free?
Diary Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iTems free?
iTems is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Diary Widget or iTems?
Diary Widget is rated higher. Diary Widget averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while iTems averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Diary Widget or iTems have ads?
Diary Widget shows ads; iTems does not.
Which is updated more often, Diary Widget or iTems?
Diary Widget ships an update every 2 weeks, and iTems every 5 days. Most recently, Diary Widget was updated on October 30, 2026 and iTems on October 30, 2026.

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