Comparison

Punct Diary vs RONDO

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

Head to head
About

Punct Diary

Features
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Keep what you saw at museums and galleries in a form you can come back to. Be quick inside the museum, and take your time on the way home or at home. That two-step rhythm turns a visit from a one-off experience into a record that builds up over time. ■ Visit Mode: never stop moving inside the museum Start a visit and a note opens where you can drop photos and memos in seconds. Just shoot, just jot, so you never have to cut short the time you spend in front of a work. Organizing can wait. It works even where there is no signal, and your records are backed up to the cloud automatically afterwards. ■ Pin it to the note, tidy it up later Photos you took, memos you wrote, audio, handouts. Pin them all to the note and arrange them however you like. Back home, sort what you want to keep as artworks from what you don't, and only what matters ends up in your artwork list. You can also import from your camera roll in one go. ■ Remember artworks and terms together For each artwork, record photos, the artist's name and your impressions. Terms that catch your eye can be written down with their meaning and background, and linked to artworks. Later, "I've seen this technique before" becomes something you can actually trace. ■ Your journey becomes your collection Every visit is stamped into your passport. Look back by year or by month to see where you have been. Arrange the works you loved in "My Museum" and build an exhibition room of your own. ■ Find where to go next Search the map for museums and galleries nearby, and see what exhibitions are on. For exhibitions that interest you, you can also see how many other people have recorded them. ■ Made for people who - see an exhibition but often can't recall what was in it - buy the catalogue and rarely open it again - take photos of artworks that pile up unorganized - want to look back on what, and how much, they have seen See, write, look back. Repeat, and the next exhibition gets even better.

About

RONDO

Effortlessly create a private travel map by selecting your photos. Automatically records location, date, time, and weather, eliminating the need for manual typing. Relive your journeys with automatic video summaries and custom map decorations.

Highlights
  • Map visited places with photos
  • Automatic location, date, time, weather recording
  • Record walking routes
  • Automatic short trip videos
  • Decorate map with photo stickers
  • Home/Lock screen widgets for memories
Features
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A journal app that turns the places you visit into a map of your own, just by choosing photos. Save moments easily without typing, and the more you record, the more fun it is to look at your map. No outside eyes or posts like on social media, and no account to sign up for. “What did I eat at that café?” “Where did we go on last year’s trip?” Ever wanted to keep a journal but gave up because there was too much to write? All you do is choose the photos you took. The place, date, time and weather are recorded automatically. With no writing to weigh you down, it’s easy to keep going, and before you know it, a map that’s all yours has grown. ▶ Record just by choosing photos Choose a photo and the place, date, time and weather fill in automatically. There’s no need to type out details, so you can save a moment in seconds on the go or on the train home. ▶ A map of your own that grows with every place you visit Every place you record gets a pin, and the countries and Japanese prefectures you visit are filled in. Watching your pins add up feels rewarding, and gazing at the map wondering “Where should I go next?” becomes part of the fun. ▶ The paths you walked, kept just as they were Turn on Movement recording and the routes you walked stay on the map as lines. “So that’s the alley I wandered down.” Trace the footsteps of your walks and trips right on the map. ▶ Short trip videos, made automatically RONDO can automatically make a 3D video that flies over the places you visited, one by one. Just choose photos and a digest of your trip is ready, so you can relive your memories vividly anytime. ▶ Decorate the map with photo stickers Cut the background out of a photo and stick it on the map like a sticker. Collecting your favorite photos into an original map that’s yours alone is part of the fun. ▶ Look back with widgets, without opening the app Put a widget on your Home Screen or Lock Screen and your calendar and past memories catch your eye without opening the app. Memories of a trip come back in passing moments, so looking back becomes an easy part of everyday life. ▶ Completely private records no one else can see This isn’t a social network for showing things to others. No account is needed, and your precious photos and location data are stored safely only on your device and in your own iCloud. Your photos and locations are never gathered by outside servers or AI, so you can keep memories that are yours alone with peace of mind.

Screenshots

Punct Diary4 screens
RONDO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: RONDO at none against Punct Diary's shown. RONDO also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). Punct Diary's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Punct Diary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and RONDO sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Punct Diary ships an update weekly, RONDO daily. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Punct Diary versus RONDO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPunct DiaryRONDO
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—88.9% of reviews
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB51 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperYasushi Hinodaisuke hizume

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Punct Diary

Subscriptions2
  • 月間プラン14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • 年間プラン14 Days trial$19.991 Year
3 purchases

RONDO

One-time3
  • Coffee$0.99
  • Cake$3.99
  • Lunch$11.99

Questions

Is Punct Diary free?
Punct Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RONDO free?
RONDO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Punct Diary or RONDO have ads?
Punct Diary shows ads; RONDO does not.
Which is updated more often, Punct Diary or RONDO?
Punct Diary ships an update weekly, and RONDO daily. Most recently, Punct Diary was updated on October 27, 2026 and RONDO on November 5, 2026.

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