Diary Widget vs Simple Diary
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.
Simple Diary
Record your daily moments, thoughts, and moods in a private, minimalist journal. Add photos, track your emotions, and visualize your life with a calendar view. Secure your entries with a password and back them up to Google Drive.
- Simple daily journaling
- Calendar view
- Photo attachment
- Privacy protection
- Google Drive backup
- Dark/Light modes
- Font & reminder options
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SimplyToday — your clean, private space to record every day. Write, reflect, and save your moments in a calm, simple way. Track your thoughts, moods, and memories — all in one minimalist journal designed for peace of mind. Capture daily notes, add photos, and view your life at a glance in the calendar. Your data stays safe with password lock and Google Drive backup. Customize your style with fonts, reminders, and dark/light modes to build your perfect journaling routine. Key Features • Simple daily journaling — write, add photos, and record your mood effortlessly • Calendar view — see all your days in one clean view • Photo attachment — store memories visually • Privacy protection — lock your diary with a password • Google Drive backup — secure access from anywhere • Dark / Light modes — choose your preferred style • Font & reminder options — make journaling a gentle habit Perfect for those who: • Want to easily track emotions and thoughts • Prefer a digital diary over paper journals • Like organizing daily routines or reflections • Appreciate minimalist, aesthetic design Start your day with clarity and end it with reflection — SimplyToday, your simple daily diary. Contact: sangwoo.lee.dev@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Diary at none against Diary Widget's 1. Simple Diary also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Simple Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Diary Widget against 5.0 for Simple Diary. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Diary Widget ships an update every 2 weeks, Simple Diary every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Diary Widget | Simple Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OhLee | sangwoo lee |
Customer experience
Diary Widget
Simple Diary
In-app purchases
Diary Widget
- Ad-Free Version$1.99
Simple Diary
No in-app purchases
