Comparison

My Diary With Lock vs MoodPixels

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

MoodPixels

Features
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One pixel a day — a map of your year in mood. MoodPixels is a minimalist mood journal: pick a color for how you feel each day, and by year's end you have a pixel map that is uniquely yours. Bright seasons and rough patches become visible at a glance. ■ Log a day in three seconds · Five mood levels: great, good, okay, low, awful · One tap is enough; add a private note if you like · Backfill any past day ■ See your patterns · A 12×31 year grid turns your entries into a pixel map · Export the year as an image and share your map · Export CSV — your data is always yours ■ A gentle nudge · Optional daily reminder, at a time you choose · Delivered as a local notification — nothing leaves your device ■ Your data stays yours · Everything is stored only on your iPhone · No account, no cloud, no ads, no analytics SDKs · Deleting the app deletes all its data, permanently ■ A note MoodPixels is a self-tracking tool. It does not provide medical, psychological, diagnostic, or treatment advice. If you are going through a hard time, please reach out to a qualified professional.

Screenshots

My Diary With Lock4 screens
MoodPixels1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MoodPixels at none against My Diary With Lock's 3. My Diary With Lock's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. My Diary With Lock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. MoodPixels asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
My Diary With Lock versus MoodPixels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Diary With LockMoodPixels
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMEETFIRE LIMITEDZHENYU Lin

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

MoodPixels

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

MoodPixels

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 MoodPixels free?
MoodPixels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do My Diary With Lock or MoodPixels have ads?
Neither My Diary With Lock nor MoodPixels shows ads.

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