Comparison

My Diary With Lock vs Dairo

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

Head to head
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!

About

Dairo

This app provides a private space for daily journaling, mood tracking, and memory preservation. It helps users understand their emotional patterns, reflect on their experiences, and foster self-awareness through intuitive tools and a minimalist design.

Highlights
  • Daily mood and thought journaling
  • Mood trend tracking with charts
  • Bookmark and tag special memories
  • Relive moments with daily entries
  • Page-turning album format for browsing
  • Password protection for privacy
  • Cloud backup and manual exports
Features
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Your Personal Journey of Self-Discovery & Growth In a world that never slows down, Mood Tracker Diary Lock offers a sanctuary to pause, reflect, and understand yourself better. Designed for simplicity and depth, this app transforms daily journaling into a meaningful ritual that nurtures mental health and preserves your cherished memories. Whether you’re new to journaling or a seasoned writer, My Diary makes it effortless to document life’s highs, lows, and everything in between. Key Features: 1. Write & Reflect Record your moods and thoughts daily with a clean, intuitive interface. Build a daily journaling habit through gentle daily reminders and prompts. Organize entries with daily notes, cute templates, and inspirational quotes for a joyful writing experience. 2. Track Your Mood Trends: Log emotions daily with mood emojis and visualize patterns via statistical charts. Gain mood insights to understand triggers, growth, and mental health trends over time. Use the mood calendar to spot connections between your activities and emotional well-being. 3. Bookmark Special Moments: Highlight cherished memories by saving key entries as favorites. Quickly revisit important diary entries for inspiration or reflection. Tag entries by themes (e.g., travel, milestones) to create a personal diary book of life’s highlights. 4. Keep Track of Your Memories: Relive every moment vividly by reviewing your daily diary journal entries. Strengthen gratitude through daily gratitudes and reflections on small joys. Use manual exports to preserve memories in PDF or share snippets securely. 5. Flip Through Your Memories: Browse your diary in a nostalgic page-turning album format for a tactile, book-like feel. Filter entries by date, mood, or tags to explore real journals of your past self. Add hidden photos or audio diary clips to entries for a richer storytelling experience. 6. Why Choose Dairo – Mood Tracker Diary? Privacy-first: Your entries stay safe with password journaling. Minimalist design: Focus on writing, not distractions, with aesthetic note layouts. Deep self-awareness: Connect daily habits to mental health through mood tracking and analytics. 7. Bonus Tools for Clarity: Set daily reminders to maintain consistency. Use creative writing prompts to overcome writer’s block. Back up your secure diary to the cloud or export for offline safekeeping. Start Your Journey: Dairo – Mood Tracker Diary isn’t just an app—it’s a companion for self-growth, mental wellness, and preserving life’s wonderful days. Download and turn everyday moments into a curated journal of your unique story.

Screenshots

My Diary With Lock4 screens
Dairo4 screens

Verdict

The call

My Diary With Lock and Dairo both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 91% of My Diary With Lock's written reviews are positive against 0% of Dairo's. My Diary With Lock also leads on ratings volume (2K vs 12). Dairo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ads 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

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. Dairo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for My Diary With Lock against 4.7 for Dairo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Diary With Lock has 2K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of My Diary With Lock's written reviews are positive against 0% of Dairo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Diary With Lock ships an update every 3 months, Dairo every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
My Diary With Lock versus Dairo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Diary With LockDairo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2K ratings) — better4.7 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews91.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2K — better12
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB124 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMEETFIRE LIMITEDThanh Nguyen Duy

Customer experience

My Diary With Lock

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

Dairo

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and 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

Dairo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

Dairo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Diary With Lock free?
My Diary With Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dairo free?
Dairo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My Diary With Lock or Dairo?
My Diary With Lock is rated higher. My Diary With Lock averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while Dairo averages 4.7 from 12 ratings.
Do My Diary With Lock or Dairo have ads?
Neither My Diary With Lock nor Dairo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Diary With Lock or Dairo?
My Diary With Lock ships an update every 3 months, and Dairo every 6 weeks. Most recently, My Diary With Lock was updated on November 8, 2026 and Dairo on November 5, 2026.

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