Comparison

My Diary With Lock vs Sunsets

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

Sunsets

Features
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Catch every perfect sky. Sunsets gives you the exact times for sunrise, golden hour, blue hour and sunset—wherever you are—and pings you with a gentle reminder so you never miss the moment. Why you’ll love it Pin‑point accuracy – We use precise solar‑position math, not generic city tables. Auto location or manual search – Travelling? Enter any place in the world or let GPS handle everything. Offline friendly – Calculations run on‑device; no signal, no problem. Dark‑mode aware – Colours adapt to match sunrise warmth or night‑time calm. Photographers, hikers & early risers Plan shoots, adventures or morning runs around the best light. Privacy first Your location never leaves the device—there are no trackers, ads or analytics SDKs. Sunsets is as private as the sky itself. Need even more? Support & feedback Email info@homebar.co.za

Screenshots

My Diary With Lock4 screens
Sunsets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sunsets at none against My Diary With Lock's 3. Sunsets also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). My Diary With Lock's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.5). On price, 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. Sunsets asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Diary With Lock ships an update every 3 months, Sunsets every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
My Diary With Lock versus Sunsets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Diary With LockSunsets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMEETFIRE LIMITEDAbul Ramjan

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

Sunsets

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

Sunsets

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 Sunsets free?
Sunsets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do My Diary With Lock or Sunsets have ads?
Neither My Diary With Lock nor Sunsets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Diary With Lock or Sunsets?
My Diary With Lock ships an update every 3 months, and Sunsets every 2 weeks. Most recently, My Diary With Lock was updated on September 23, 2026 and Sunsets on September 13, 2026.

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