Comparison

Diary with Lock vs Hidden Days

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

Head to head
About

Diary with Lock

Securely record daily thoughts, feelings, and memories with a customizable, password-protected digital journal. Enhance entries with photos, audio, and a mood tracker to understand your emotional journey. Offers prompts and themes for inspiration and organization.

Highlights
  • Password and Face ID protection
  • Multimedia entries (photos, audio)
  • Mood tracking calendar
  • Customizable themes and fonts
  • Journal prompts
  • Tagging for organization
  • Cloud backup
Features
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Diary with Lock: Daily Diary - your free, no-ads online diary! Easily capture your daily moments, track your feelings, and organize your thoughts with our secure, password-protected diary. Create your own space with fun personalized styles. Whether you want to release stress or celebrate your wins, Daily Diary is always here to listen! WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM DIARY: - Personalized diary with various fonts, colors, stickers, and layouts - Protection for your diary with PIN & Face ID - Multimedia options with photo and audio to enrich your diary - 70+ backgrounds and themes to fit your diary styles - Mood calendar to track and visualize mood changes alongside your diary entries - Tags for easy categorization and searching of diary entries - Journal prompts on various topics to spark your diary - Custom notifications to keep your diary habit - Cloud backup to safeguard your memories # DIARY WITH PASSWORD Your privacy is our top priority! With Daily Diary, You can protect your diary with various security options, including PIN & Face ID, ensuring your diary is just for your eyes. # DESIGN YOUR OWN DIARY Customize your diary experience! Enjoy unlimited text input options with a variety of fonts, colors, and styles (like bold or italic). Also, with exciting stickers and fun emojis, you can add a little extra fun to your every diary page. # MOOD JOURNEY IN YOUR DIARY Add your mood to your diary entries and see how it changes over time with our mood calendar. This helps you understand your feelings better and take care of your mental health. # DIARY MORE THAN WORDS Your diary is more than just writing! Include photos and audio clips in your diary to fully capture your life and relive those cherished memories whenever you want. # 70+ DIARY THEMES & BACKGROUNDS With 70+ constantly updated themes and backgrounds, your diary can reflect your unique style! From playful patterns to serene landscapes, customize your diary to suit your vibe. # VARIOUS DIARY PROMPTS Spark your diary inspiration with a range of curated prompts! Covering all aspects of life, including gratitude, mental health (like journaling for mental health), emotions, motivation, health, confidence, creativity, and more, these prompts will enrich your diary experience. # TAG YOUR DIARY Stay organized with diary tags! Easily categorize your diary with tags like #Love, #Food, and #Trip, so you can quickly search for specific entries when you want to revisit those cherished memories. # BUILD A DIARY HABIT Never miss a moment! Set reminders to make your diary a daily habit, making it easy to capture your thoughts and experiences every day. # BACKUP YOUR DIARY Secure your precious memories! With our Cloud backup, your diary data is securely stored and always ready for you. You can easily switch devices without the risk of losing your diary. Ready to start your diary journey? With our diary app, you can easily capture your thoughts, feelings, and memories. No matter where you are, your diary is right by your side. Download now and make your diary a special part of your life.

About

Hidden Days

Features
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Description: Hidden Days turns a countdown into a gift. Create a beautiful calendar of numbered doors, tuck a photo, note, video, or voice message behind each one, and share a private link. Every day, one new door unlocks — a small daily surprise that builds anticipation all the way to the big moment. MADE FOR THE PEOPLE AND MOMENTS YOU LOVE • Birthdays and anniversaries • Weddings and engagements • Long-distance partners and family • New babies and pregnancies • Gratitude, habits, and personal countdowns • Advent and the holidays HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick an occasion — we set smart defaults for door count, dates, and style. 2. Fill each door with a photo, message, video, voice note, or link. 3. Publish and share a private link. No account needed to open it. 4. Your recipient opens one door a day and can heart or reply to each surprise. MADE TO FEEL HANDMADE Warm paper textures, soft pastel colors, and gentle animations give every calendar the charm of something crafted by hand — never a rigid template. FREE TO START Create your first calendar with up to 12 doors, images, and notes — free. GO PRO Unlock everything with a subscription or a one-time upgrade: • Unlimited calendars and up to 365 doors • Video and voice-note doors • Custom cover images, colors, and themes • Background soundtrack • Password-protected calendars • Personalized share links • Scheduled delivery • Viewer analytics with CSV/PDF export • Recipient reveal notifications • No branding Whether you're counting down to a wedding, keeping a gratitude streak, or sending a little love across the miles, Hidden Days makes the wait as special as the day itself. Terms of Use: - https://hiddendays.com/terms - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hiddendays.com/privacy Questions? Visit https://hiddendays.com/support

Screenshots

Diary with Lock4 screens
Hidden Days4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Diary with Lock at none against Hidden Days's 2. Diary with Lock also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price and ads 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. Hidden Days sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Diary with Lock asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Diary with Lock versus Hidden Days: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiary with LockHidden Days
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB71 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSimple HealthDaniel Jian Lin Kua

Bugs and requests

Diary with Lock

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More background and font options
  • Ability to move photos freely
  • Draw own drawings
  • Additional background themes

Hidden Days

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Diary with Lock

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Hidden Days

Subscriptions2
  • Hidden Days Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Hidden Days Pro Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Diary with Lock free?
Diary with Lock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hidden Days free?
Hidden Days is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Diary with Lock or Hidden Days have ads?
Neither Diary with Lock nor Hidden Days shows ads.

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