Comparison

流年记 vs Tesseract

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

Head to head
About

流年记

This app allows users to record daily life, moments, and create calendar albums. It can also generate time-lapse videos from diary entries, perfect for tracking personal growth, projects, or life events. All entries are encrypted for privacy and are user-exclusive.

Highlights
  • Diary video creation
  • Calendar view with daily entries
  • Customizable diary tags
  • Rich text and image editor
  • Export diaries to PDF
  • Periodic plan with reminders
  • Generate calendar photo albums
  • Time-lapse video generation
Features
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流年记,是一款日记APP, 你可以用它来记录日常点滴,美好瞬间,生成精美日历图集, 也可以给日记添加周期计划,将日记生成时间变化视频(延时摄影视频), 用来记录生活日常、工作、宝宝成长、宠物、健身变化过程,甚至整个人生…… 流年记采用加密方式存储,保证用户隐私,日记仅用户自己可见。 【主要功能】 1、日记视频 发布日记支持视频功能; 2、日历功能: 支持日历封面,方便查询每一天日记,避免遗漏; 3、日记标签 每篇日记可以添加多个标签,自定义标签封面,方便归类整理; 4、图文混排 集成编辑器功能,支持图、文混排,适合写旅游日记; 5、日记导出PDF 日记可以按时间、标签导出为PDF。 6、周期计划: 给日记添加周期计划,每个计划可以独立设置闹钟提醒,适用于周期性日记,比如宝宝成长、健身、美肤等等; 7、生成图集: 可以生成精美的周历、月历、年历图集,分享生活的美好; 8、生成视频: 将日记图片生成延时摄影视频,时间变化视频是流年记的特色功能; 9、日记相册 汇总日记所有图片,可以按标签筛选查看; 10、时光回顾 随机回顾过去的一张日记图片; 11、同步功能: 支持多设备同时登录、同步,日记采用加密方式存储,保证用户隐私; 12、数据备份 支持日记数据导入、导出,不怕数据丢失; 13、批量删除 批量删除删除日记,可按标签筛选; 14、个性主题 支持时间线、时间轴、简约多个日记主题,可以自定义背景壁纸等; 15、数据统计 按月、年、总览,统计日记详细数据; 16、离线功能 无需网络、无需登录也可以正常使用。 —————— 解锁【流年记会员】后,可享受: 日记数据、图片自动同步; 将日记图片生成,精美周历、月历、年历图集; 将日记图片生成时间变化视频; 每天不限日记数量; 纯净去广告; 订阅会员价格: 1个月 ¥6.00; 1季度 ¥12.00; 1年 ¥36.00; 永久会员¥68.00(限时特惠)

About

Tesseract

This app offers a unique emotional journaling experience inspired by interstellar travel. It allows users to record memories in an immersive 3D interface, transforming diary entries into cosmic coordinates. Features include voice dictation, AI prompts, and secure iCloud syncing.

Highlights
  • Immersive 3D Tesseract interface
  • Voice dictation journaling
  • AI-powered journaling prompts
  • Aesthetic writing with animations
  • Secure iCloud sync
  • Privacy-first design
Features
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Keep your days in a photo diary that brings memories to life. Tesseract gives your words and photos a universe of starlight, rain, and black holes. Write a little today, then return to the moments you want to remember. ◆ A space to revisit your memories Motion and depth bring the atmosphere of each entry back to life. Browse your diary horizontally, vertically, or in a grid. ◆ Words and photos that come alive Eleven visual themes inspired by starlight, rain, wormholes, and black holes add motion and depth to your words and photos. Adjust effect intensity and photo placement in supported themes to create your own atmosphere. ◆ Your day in words and photos Write a quick thought or a longer entry, at your own pace. Add photos to hold on to the moments words alone can’t capture. ◆ Revisit past entries Find any memory quickly with the calendar and search. The On This Day widget brings one past entry back to your Home Screen. ◆ Journaling Suggestions to help you begin On iPhone, bring photos, reflection prompts, and places into an entry from Apple’s Journaling Suggestions. Save text you use often as templates to make your next entry easier to begin. ◆ Personal by choice Start without an account. New entries are stored on your device. Lock individual entries with Face ID or Touch ID. With Pro, choose whether to enable iCloud sync. ◆ Tesseract Pro Use every visual theme, create custom folders, and add up to ten photos to each entry. With iCloud sync enabled, continue your diary across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Key features - Eleven visual themes, including free and Pro themes - Spatial presentation for words and photos - Two photos per entry, or up to ten with Pro - Horizontal, vertical, and grid layouts - Calendar and search - Diary templates and writing reminders - On This Day Home Screen widget - Face ID or Touch ID lock for individual entries - Real-time voice dictation on supported devices - Markdown text import and export - Custom folders and optional iCloud sync with Pro An ordinary day can become a scene you will want to revisit. Keep today’s memory in your own universe with Tesseract. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

流年记4 screens
Tesseract4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Tesseract at 110 against 流年记's 2. 流年记's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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. 流年记 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Tesseract sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for 流年记 against 4.5 for Tesseract. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tesseract has 110 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of 流年记's written reviews are positive against 78% of Tesseract's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

流年记 ships an update every 11 days, Tesseract fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
流年记 versus Tesseract: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter流年记Tesseract
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)4.5 (110 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better78.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2110 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZhuhai Pocket Factory Technology Co., Ltd.Goateraction

Customer experience

流年记

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tesseract

All ratings110 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral5.7%
Negative16.0%

Bugs and requests

流年记

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Tesseract

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Data deletion after app updates
  • Journal entries disappearing after switching apps
  • Edit button causing app crashes
  • Photos disappearing when adding new ones
  • Photos disappearing after editing entries
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  • iCloud sync not working between iPhone and iPad
  • Bluetooth keyboard Enter key not functioning
  • App freezing and lagging
  • Text alignment issues in display view
  • Paragraph spacing issues in display view
  • Premium features not working after subscription
  • App crashes on edit button press

Requested features

16 requests
  • Customizable theme colors and backgrounds
  • Additional font options (especially for Chinese)
  • PDF export functionality
  • iCloud sync support
  • Auto-save functionality
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  • Photo position/placement control
  • Galaxy map/note clustering visualization
  • Auto-scroll features
  • Pin/favorite entries functionality
  • Search functionality
  • Weather integration
  • Image filters
  • macOS version
  • Customizable line spacing
  • Live photo support
  • Adjustable text size for long entries

In-app purchases

4 purchases

流年记

One-time4
  • 月卡会员$0.99
  • 季会员$1.99
  • 月会员$4.99
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  • 永久会员$9.99
3 purchases

Tesseract

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Annual$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$12.99

Questions

Is 流年记 free?
流年记 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tesseract free?
Tesseract is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 流年记 or Tesseract?
流年记 and Tesseract are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 110 ratings respectively.
Do 流年记 or Tesseract have ads?
Neither 流年记 nor Tesseract shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 流年记 or Tesseract?
流年记 ships an update every 11 days, and Tesseract fortnightly. Most recently, 流年记 was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tesseract on October 30, 2026.

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