ShowDay vs Tuckdream
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShowDay
This app allows you to create rich journal entries with photos, videos, and voice notes. It offers smart search, location tracking, and privacy features like auto-lock. Sync across devices and back up your data with iCloud or local exports.
- Rich multimedia entries
- Calendar view
- Voice to text transcription
- Smart search and tagging
- Location tracking
- Cross-device sync
- Privacy protection with auto-lock
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ShowDay Features and Functions 1. Rich multimedia support: Add Live Photos, videos, and images to enhance your life entries. 2. Calendar view: Easily check how many entries you made each day, month, and year. 3. Comment on your entries: Reflect on your past by leaving notes for yourself. 4. Voice to text: Record voice memos and get automatic text transcription. 5. Smart search: Use the calendar, search bar, tags, and emoji to quickly find any entry. 6. Location tracking: Automatically or manually add a location when creating or editing entries. 7. Anonymous community: Share your thoughts without logging in or creating an account. 8. Privacy protection: Your life entries are hidden when the app is inactive. Set a custom time to auto-lock the app. 9. Cross-device sync: Works on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac. Entries sync across devices using the same Apple ID. 10. Built-in camera: Capture Live Photos and videos directly in the app. Saves time and storage. 11. iCloud and local backup: Back up your entries to iCloud or export them locally at any time. 12. Widgets: Use widgets to quickly record or revisit past entries. Membership Benefits 1. Automatically add location to each entry 2. App lock (Face ID, Touch ID, or passcode) 3. Calendar entry count by day, month, and year 4. Use built-in camera to capture Live Photos and HDR videos 5. Add unlimited tags and emoji 6. Export entries and save media to your photo library 7. iCloud sync with visual status indicators 8. Voice to text for all recorded audio 9. Unlimited comments on entries 10. Attach unlimited media to any entry 11. Access to all future premium features Subscription Plans 1. Monthly: Auto-renewing with a 3-day free trial 2. Yearly: Auto-renewing with a 7-day free trial 3. Lifetime: One-time payment for full access as long as the app remains available Pricing Prices may vary. For example: • Monthly: $0.99 • Yearly: $6.99 • Lifetime: $7.99 (one-time) • Payment: Charged to your iTunes account at purchase confirmation. • Cancel: Turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period in iTunes settings. • Renewal: Your account will be charged within 24 hours before the period ends. • Privacy Policy: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/585672bd-cd00-477d-821d-149d4231f963 • Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
Tuckdream
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Tuckdream is a dream diary you'll actually revisit. Dreams scatter and fade by morning. Hold the record button and tell the jar your dream; or write a few lines and let it settle onto paper. Then pick a jar—mint star or honey amber crystal, or fine Chinese porcelain: Tang tri-color, Ru celadon, blue-and-white lotus, Jilan star-rail—and tuck the dream inside, seal the lid. Every dream has its own temperament: flying or falling, lucid or hazy, about an old friend or about an exam. Add a few photos, a few keywords, and the dream takes shape. The main screen is a row of shelves—jars lined up, sorted by month. Long-press to move or delete. The archive collects all your past dreams, folded by month, ready to revisit. Every jar stays with you. All dream data lives only on your device — no account, no cloud sync, no ads. · Voice or text entry with one-tap transcription, 10 minutes per dream · 6 fine crystal jars + 16 Chinese porcelain skins (Tang, Ru, Qinghua, Jilan) + 4 Sanxingdui bronze jars · Motif and clarity tags give dreams shape · Archive folded by month, long-press to delete · Stamp-style launch screen, one second into the dream One-time purchase, yours forever. Terms of Use (EULA): https://leeq2016.github.io/photohub-docs/tuckdream-terms-en.html
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Verdict
ShowDay and Tuckdream are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. ShowDay sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Tuckdream sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ShowDay ships an update weekly, Tuckdream every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShowDay | Tuckdream |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 杰克 吴 | 强 李 |
In-app purchases
ShowDay
- Monthly Pro Plan - 3 days Free3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Annual Pro Plan - 7 days Free7 Days trial$6.991 Year
- Lifetime - Limited time offer$7.99
Tuckdream
- Permanent Access (one-time)$2.99









