Comparison

Trace Life vs Lundi

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

Head to head
About

Trace Life

A secure and user-friendly diary and note-taking app. It offers a visual timeline, photo integration, customizable tags, and cloud storage for your memories. Enjoy full privacy control and seamless iCloud backup.

Highlights
  • Secure encrypted transmission
  • Cloud storage
  • Visual timeline
  • Photo integration
  • Customizable tags
  • iCloud integration
  • Privacy controls
Features
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Trace Life is an exquisite and well-formatted diary and note-taking application. It boasts a simple and user-friendly design, yet it is packed with powerful functions. It employs secure encrypted transmission and cloud storage to ensure the safety of your diary data, making it accessible only to you. 【Timeline】 A concise and visually appealing timeline allows you to revisit different moments of your life. 【Photos】 Enhance your entries by adding photos, transcending the limitations of plain text. 【Tags】 Customize your categories for life, work, love, and more. 【Privacy】 You have full control over your data, ensuring your privacy is protected. 【iCloud】 Never lose your data with seamless iCloud integration. Here's the translation into English: [Feedback Suggestions] For any issues with product usage, you can send an email to: lyqforter@gmail.com User Agreement: https://forterweb.ovdt.top/diary/terms Privacy Policy: https://forterweb.ovdt.top/diary/privacy

About

Lundi

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Lundi is a quiet place to slow down and write what's true for you. No account, no servers, no ads. Every word you write is stored only on your iPhone or iPad and in your own iCloud. The developer can't see any of it. — WRITE QUIETLY — · Open it and start writing. Entries, moods, photos, the city you're in: record whatever feels right. · Nothing gets lost. Entries save automatically, so you can come back whenever you like. · Star the entries that matter, so you can find them at a glance. · One gentle reminder a day, at a time you choose. No streaks, just writing with care. — A YEAR, A BOOK — · Each year's entries are bound into a book of their own. Rename it and pick the cover and paper you like. · Timeline and a full-year Calendar make it easy to look back on any day. · On This Day: when you wrote on this date in past years, a quiet line appears on Today. · Year in Review: from mid-December, look back on your year, then write a few lines to it. · Add your birth year to see how old you were that year. · Find entries by keyword, mood, photos or #tags. — WRITE TO THE FUTURE — · Write a letter to your future self, a small surprise waiting for you. · Until that day, the letter stays sealed. When the day comes, Lundi gently lets you know. · After reading, you can write a reply and send it further into the future. · Send to Someone: write to someone you love. The letter waits in your letterbox until the day you choose, then goes out as a PDF, an image or an envelope. · Special Dates: keep birthdays and anniversaries (lunar dates supported). Lundi reminds you when they come, and you can pick them when writing a letter. — PRIVATE AND SECURE — · Three locks: App Lock, Journal Lock and Letterbox Lock, opened with Face ID, Touch ID or a passcode. · When you switch away, Lundi covers the screen, so your entries don't show in the app switcher. · Your entries are stored only on your iPhone or iPad and in your own iCloud, encrypted by iOS Data Protection. Lundi has no servers, and the developer can't see any of it. · No advertising, analytics or tracking tools, and no record of what you do in the app. · Deleted entries go to Recently Deleted, where you can recover them for 30 days. You can delete them permanently whenever you like. — TAKE IT WITH YOU, ANYTIME — · Back up in an open, widely used format (.zip) and restore everything later. · Export as Markdown text files, or typeset your journal as a PDF and print it (PDF is a Pro feature). · Turn an entry into an image to send to someone or save to Photos. · Move in from other journaling apps: Markdown, plain text and export files from common journaling apps are supported, or simply paste your text. Importing is always free. — LUNDI PRO — The free version is yours to keep: entries, moods, photos (3 per entry), search, calendar, letters to the future (3 in total), letters to others, iCloud Sync, all three locks, backup and restore, import, Markdown export and Share as Image are all free. Pro adds up to 9 photos per entry, unlimited letters to the future, letters you send without the Lundi mark and with birthday or anniversary paper, more covers and paper, your own photos as covers, Typeset PDF, and two-step unlock (Face ID and passcode together). · Lundi Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. · Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel anytime in Settings › [your name] › Subscriptions; after canceling, Pro stays active until the end of the current period. · Even without paying, what you've written can always be viewed, exported and restored. Privacy Policy: https://lundijournal.github.io/en/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://lundijournal.github.io/en/terms.html

Screenshots

Trace Life4 screens
Lundi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Trace Life at 15.0 against Lundi's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Trace Life sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Lundi sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trace Life ships an update every 5 days, Lundi every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Trace Life versus Lundi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrace LifeLundi
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer永强 李科科 韩

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Trace Life

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Plus$19.99
3 purchases

Lundi

Subscriptions2
  • Lundi Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Lundi Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lundi Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Trace Life free?
Trace Life is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lundi free?
Lundi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Trace Life or Lundi have ads?
Neither Trace Life nor Lundi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trace Life or Lundi?
Trace Life ships an update every 5 days, and Lundi every 4 days. Most recently, Trace Life was updated on November 4, 2026 and Lundi on November 6, 2026.

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