Quick Journal vs Goodiary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quick Journal
This app offers a straightforward journaling experience with extensive customization options. Personalize themes, fonts, icons, and layouts to create your ideal digital notebook. Widgets and draft saving features enhance usability for daily reflection.
- Customizable themes and fonts
- App icon and layout personalization
- Home screen widgets
- Save entries as drafts
- Copy and share entries
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Quick Journal is the simplest way to keep a journal. You can customize your journal's theme, fonts, app icon, layout, and even where the composer button is placed. To help you write or keep track of your entries, the app features widgets you can put on your home screen. You can copy or share your entries. You can always come back to an entry later by saving it as a draft, just swipe down and the entry will be saved. Hope you enjoy! EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Goodiary
Easily record your daily life and cherish memories with this intuitive journal app. It offers powerful features like photo attachments and schedule management, all within a secure, private space. Enjoy all functionalities without any in-app purchases.
- Easy memo writing
- Photo attachments
- Schedule management
- Calendar and gallery
- Strong security
- Dark mode support
- PDF download
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"A Simple yet Powerful Daily Journal App" An app that allows you to easily record your daily life and cherish your memories. Designed with an intuitive interface and no complicated procedures, anyone can start using it quickly. Enjoy all features freely without any in-app purchases. Record your everyday moments and watch as your memories build up over time. • Powerful Features: Offers a variety of features such as easy memo writing, photo attachments, and schedule management, all organized neatly without unnecessary complexity. • Privacy Protection: Your records are stored securely in your private space. • No In-App Purchases: Use all features without any additional costs or limitations. Download now and turn your daily life into special memories. [Key Features] 1. Supports easy writing 2. Provides a comfortable reading experience 3. Calendar and gallery features included 4. Strong security features (authentication, data storage) 5. Multi-platform support (tablet, iPad) 6. Dark mode support 7. Time capsule feature 8. Customization with emojis and theme colors 9. Convenient search functionality 10. PDF download feature All these features are available without any in-app purchases. Contact: ibs.appdev@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Quick Journal at none against Goodiary's shown. Quick Journal also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Quick Journal ships an update every 9 days, Goodiary every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quick Journal | Goodiary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (24 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 86.4% of reviews — better | 81.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charlie Deets | juho yi |
Customer experience
Quick Journal
Goodiary
In-app purchases
Quick Journal
No in-app purchases
Goodiary
No in-app purchases
