Comparison

Diary Widget vs CalendarWake

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

CalendarWake

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Your calendar knows your day. Now your alarm does too. CalendarWake automatically creates alarms based on your calendar events, so you always wake up and arrive on time, without having to set a single alarm manually. How it works: Simply grant calendar access and CalendarWake scans your day. It sets an alarm before each event, giving you the prep time you need. Toggle events on or off, customize per-event settings, and swipe between days to see what's ahead. Key Features: • Calendar-synced alarms — Automatically generates alarms from your calendar events. No manual setup required. • Live Activity & Dynamic Island — See your next alarm countdown right on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. • Two alarm types — Mark alarms as "Wake Up" or "Event" with separate sounds and prep times for each. • Smart prep time — Set how many minutes before each event your alarm should ring, from 0 to 180 minutes. • Pre-alarm check-in — Get a notification 5 minutes before your alarm rings. Long press to cancel if plans change. • Per-event customization — Override the default sound and prep time for any individual event. • Multiple alarm sounds — Choose from built-in tones including digital beeps, a classic clock, and more. • Backup wake time — Set a default wake-up time for days with no events, so you're always covered. • Swipe navigation — Browse your upcoming schedule by swiping between days. • +5 minute snooze — Tap the snooze button directly from the Live Activity for five more minutes. • Dark, Light & System themes — Match CalendarWake to your style. CalendarWake uses Apple's AlarmKit to deliver reliable, full-volume alarms — even when your phone is locked or on silent. It's the alarm clock built for people with busy calendars. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Diary Widget4 screens
CalendarWake4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CalendarWake at none against Diary Widget's 1. CalendarWake also leads on ads (none vs shown). Diary Widget's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.1). On price 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

Both are free to download. Diary Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CalendarWake asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Diary Widget ships an update every 2 weeks, CalendarWake every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Diary Widget versus CalendarWake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiary WidgetCalendarWake
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOhLeeAfonso de Mello

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Diary Widget

One-time1
  • Ad-Free Version$1.99
None

CalendarWake

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Diary Widget free?
Diary Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CalendarWake free?
CalendarWake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Diary Widget or CalendarWake have ads?
Diary Widget shows ads; CalendarWake does not.
Which is updated more often, Diary Widget or CalendarWake?
Diary Widget ships an update every 2 weeks, and CalendarWake every 2 months. Most recently, Diary Widget was updated on October 5, 2026 and CalendarWake on October 9, 2026.

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