Comparison

First diary, Theme Diary vs Punikuma Life Log

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

Head to head
About

First diary, Theme Diary

This app helps you journal your daily experiences with themes, emotions, and media. Record events with photos, videos, and location, and organize them privately. Premium features offer unlimited entries and media.

Highlights
  • Themed event recording
  • Emotion and level tracking
  • Add photos and videos
  • Location information
  • Secret themes and events
  • Passcode and biometric protection
  • iCloud sync
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A themed diary app that allows you to write as many times as you like in a day. In addition to images, videos, and location information, you can also record your emotions at the time. Recommended as a first diary --- theme --- Write down events based on the theme. Since the theme is decided, there is no need to worry about what to write. theme example ·family ·child ·pets ·work ·study ·hobby ·gourmet ·trip ·love affair You can add accents with emojis and colors. You can change the display order by long-pressing the list. You can hide it by setting it to a secret theme. --- event --- Since it is written in short sentences (150 characters or less), it is easy to write and lasts a long time. You can also write in long sentences. (Premium feature) Since I write about events by theme, I don't have to worry about not having anything to write about. You can write as many times as you like in a day, so it can also be used to keep track of time. You can add up to 4 photos or videos. (Expandable with premium features) You can also add location information, which is useful for recording your food trips and travels. You can add tags and display events with the same tag across themes. You can hide it by setting it as a secret event. --- Photos and videos --- Photos and videos are loaded and displayed from the photo library. You can rest assured that the storage data capacity of the app will not increase even if you add many photos and videos. If you delete it from your photo library, you will no longer be able to view it from the app, but the thumbnail will remain. Photos taken from the app are saved in the photo library, so Please set permissions for full access to your photo library. --- Emotions and Levels --- You can record emotions (moods and feelings) and their levels in events. The same emotion can be expressed in different degrees, such as being happy or very happy. It is displayed in emojis and meters for easy viewing and understanding. --- Privacy --- You can hide themes and events by making them "secret." You can rest assured that it will not be seen by anyone who does not know how to display it. You can also hide the display method description itself. You can protect the entire app by setting a passcode. Your passcode is securely stored in your keychain. It also supports biometric authentication such as Face ID and Touch ID. --- iCloud --- Data is saved in iCloud, so there is no need for backup operations. You can sync with multiple devices such as iPhone and iPad. --- Premium Features --- - No character limit - No limit on number of images - Hide advertisements - Shows current weather and temperature Please see below for terms and conditions regarding subscription and use of paid features. 1. Privacy Policy: https://gsoft.jp/privacypolicy/ 2. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Punikuma Life Log

Features
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Plan it, do it, write it down, look back. All four in one app, with a bear called Punikuma who says something at each turn of the day. ■ The gap between what you planned and what you did stays on the record You meant to study from 10:00. You actually started at 10:30. This app keeps both as a single entry. A calendar holds the plan; a to-do holds whether it is finished. Neither keeps "did the day go as planned". Here one plan carries both times, and marking it done never copies the plan over the truth — so "started 30 minutes late" is simply there. Things you did without planning can be added too. ■ Five screens that share one date ・Calendar — a month grid. Each square names up to three of the day's plans, with stamps for the goals you reached and marks for what you bought. Tap a day and the other screens move to it. Below it, a summary of the month: how much you did, and how many minutes late you started on average. ・Plans — the day in time order, each with a duration and a note. Switch between what you planned and what you did. Yesterday's plans copy over in one tap. ・Goals — what you want done that day. Nothing is judged automatically; you tick it yourself. Each goal can carry a stamp: an icon and a colour. ・Monthly goals — things you stack up over a month: "3 books", "50 hours of study". Going past the target is kept, not trimmed. ・Shopping — tick it off when you buy it. It does not disappear; the date goes in and it moves to your history. ■ What you keep up gets a stamp "No alcohol." "Walk 30 minutes." Give a goal an icon and a colour, and the day you tick it off that mark appears on the calendar. Open the month and the days you kept it up are there to see — no counting. Fifty icons, nine colours, and writing the goal already picks a fitting one: type "No alcohol" and you get a glass. Copy yesterday's goals and the stamps come along. ■ It answers "wait, did I just buy that?" As you type an item, the app tells you when you last bought the same thing — "Bought 3 days ago", right under the field. It also learns how often you buy something and says so once the usual gap has passed. ■ Reminders, decided per plan Each plan can have a reminder at the planned time, 10 or 30 minutes before, in Punikuma's voice — "It's about time to start!" on your lock screen. Change a planned time and the old reminder does not survive it. Nothing passes through a server. ■ Punikuma is there with you Open it in the morning and you get "Morning!"; reach every goal and "Congrats!"; at the end of a day, "Nice work today!". The artwork is the LINE sticker set "Punikuma!" itself, drawn by this app's own developer and shown as it is. The buddy on your home screen is yours to pick, as are the theme color, background and typeface. Settings has a Language row too: follow the device, Japanese, or English. Words drawn inside the artwork stay Japanese — they are part of the pictures. ■ You hold your own records No account, and no email address asked for. What you write is never sent to the developer; records live in a file on your device. Turn on iCloud sync and they stay in step across devices on the same Apple ID — off until you turn it on, kept in your own iCloud, which the developer cannot read. You can also export them to a file. It is the kind of data you least want other people holding, so the only places it goes are your own iCloud and the folder you choose. ■ Free, and one-time Premium Records are unlimited in number; reminders and search cost nothing. Looking back covers the last 30 days, with some themes and 8 of Punikuma's pictures. Premium removes all ads, opens the full history, unlocks every look and brings all 40 Punikuma pictures. Not a subscription: buy it once and it stays. If iCloud sync is off, losing or resetting the device — or deleting the app — loses your records. Turn it on in Settings, or keep an exported copy. iCloud sync needs iCloud Drive to be on. This app is for iPhone only.

Screenshots

First diary, Theme Diary4 screens
Punikuma Life Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Punikuma Life Log at weekly against First diary, Theme Diary's every 3 weeks. First diary, Theme Diary's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. First diary, Theme Diary sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 2 months and Punikuma Life Log sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

First diary, Theme Diary ships an update every 3 weeks, Punikuma Life Log weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
First diary, Theme Diary versus Punikuma Life Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirst diary, Theme DiaryPunikuma Life Log
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperG-SOFTKusama Yoshiki

In-app purchases

7 purchases

First diary, Theme Diary

Subscriptions2
  • Show weather$0.992 Months
  • Hide ads$0.991 Month
One-time5
  • Number of images$1.99
  • Character limit$1.99
  • Show weather$3.99
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  • Hide ads (Unlimited)$9.99
  • Unlock passcode$19.99
1 purchases

Punikuma Life Log

One-time1
  • Premium (no ads, full log)$2.99

Questions

Is First diary, Theme Diary free?
First diary, Theme Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Punikuma Life Log free?
Punikuma Life Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do First diary, Theme Diary or Punikuma Life Log have ads?
Both First diary, Theme Diary and Punikuma Life Log show ads.
Which is updated more often, First diary, Theme Diary or Punikuma Life Log?
First diary, Theme Diary ships an update every 3 weeks, and Punikuma Life Log weekly. Most recently, First diary, Theme Diary was updated on November 4, 2026 and Punikuma Life Log on October 25, 2026.

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