Comparison

Personal Diary vs My Diary With Lock

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

Head to head
About

Personal Diary

Securely capture daily life, thoughts, and emotions with a private journal app. Features include a lock, mood tracking, photo/video gallery, and audio recordings for a comprehensive self-reflection experience.

Highlights
  • Robust lock feature for privacy
  • Integrated mood tracker
  • Photo and video gallery
  • Audio recording support
  • Insight screen with charts and graphs
  • Customizable themes and fonts
  • Effortless organization
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Welcome to Personal Diary, your trusted partner in the journey of self-reflection and private journaling. Designed with your privacy and emotional well-being in mind, Personal Diary offers a unique and secure way to capture your daily life. Unmatched Security: Your thoughts deserve the utmost privacy. Personal Diary comes equipped with a robust lock feature, ensuring that your entries are safe and your secrets well-kept. Experience peace of mind knowing your reflections are secure from outside access. Daily Journaling Made Easy: Whether you're documenting life's moments, jotting down daily events, or exploring your thoughts, Personal Diary makes it easy and enjoyable. Our user-friendly interface provides a smooth and intuitive journaling experience, perfect for both avid journalers and beginners. Track Your Mood: Gain insights into your emotional patterns with our integrated mood tracker. Easily record your daily emotions, track changes over time, and understand your mental health better. It's a powerful tool for self-awareness and emotional growth. Gallery Feature: Dive into your memories with our Gallery feature! Browse through all the photos and videos you've added to your diary entries in one convenient place. It’s a perfect way to visually revisit your precious moments and thoughts. Insight Screen: Introducing the Insight Screen - a new way to understand your journaling habits. See how you interact with the app through informative charts and graphs. This feature provides a visual representation of your mood patterns, journaling frequency, and more, helping you gain deeper insights into your emotional well-being. Customize Your Experience: Make your diary uniquely yours with customizable themes, fonts. Tailor your journaling experience to match your style, creating a space that inspires you to write and reflect. Effortless Organization: Keeping track of your entries is a breeze with Personal Diary. Our organized interface allows you to effortlessly navigate your past entries, find specific memories, and revisit your journey whenever you desire. New Audio Support: Now you can add audio recordings to your entries! Capture your thoughts and emotions not just in words and images but also through voice. This new feature brings a whole new dimension to your journaling experience. Personal Diary is more than just an app; it's a secure haven for your thoughts and emotions. It's where your journey toward self-awareness and mindful living begins. Embrace the power of journaling with Personal Diary today!

About

My Diary With Lock

This app provides a secure and private space to record daily thoughts, moods, and memories. It offers password protection, mood tracking with emotion icons, and a calendar view to revisit past entries. Customize your journal with various artistic styles.

Highlights
  • Password and Face ID protection
  • Mood tracking with emotion icons
  • Quick notes with photos and emojis
  • Calendar view for browsing entries
  • Customizable fonts, backgrounds, and covers
Features
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The cute diary app specially designed for you, with mood tracking and password protection features. Whether it’s daily moods, memorable moments, or deep reflections, everything is safely stored here. Private & Secure Your diary is protected with a password lock and Face ID. Everything you write stays private and visible only to you. Mood Diary Record your moods using adorable emotion icons inspired by Plutchik’s Wheel of Emotions, allowing you to record moods in a soothing and easy way. Quick Notes Capture your feelings anytime with photos, text, and emojis. Calendar View Browse your diary by day or month and easily revisit memories from any specific date. Personalized Journal Customize artistic fonts, font size, background letter styles, and diary covers to create your own exclusive journal. If you have suggestions or feedback, please contact us in the app!

Screenshots

Personal Diary4 screens
My Diary With Lock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Personal Diary at none against My Diary With Lock's 3. Personal Diary also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). My Diary With Lock's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (2K vs 1). On price, device support 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. My Diary With Lock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Personal Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Personal Diary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Diary With Lock has 2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Personal Diary versus My Diary With Lock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPersonal DiaryMy Diary With Lock
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (2K ratings)
Positive reviews—91.1% of reviews
Number of ratings12K — better
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMuhammad IslamMEETFIRE LIMITED

Customer experience

Personal Diary

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

My Diary With Lock

All ratings1,826 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral3.9%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews169 reviews
Positive91.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative3.0%

Bugs and requests

Personal Diary

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

My Diary With Lock

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Submitted diary entries sometimes reset font settings
  • Occasional data loss when switching devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more journal cover options
  • Implement backup and restore functionality
  • Improve font customization options
  • Introduce a dark mode theme

In-app purchases

None

Personal Diary

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

My Diary With Lock

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly VIP$1.991 Month
  • Yearly VIP$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime VIP$9.99

Questions

Is Personal Diary free?
Personal Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Diary With Lock free?
My Diary With Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Personal Diary or My Diary With Lock?
Personal Diary is rated higher. Personal Diary averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while My Diary With Lock averages 4.7 from 2K ratings.
Do Personal Diary or My Diary With Lock have ads?
Personal Diary shows ads; My Diary With Lock does not.

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