Comparison

My Diary With Lock vs Bloom

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

Bloom

Features
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Track your period, symptoms, and mood. Bloom learns your patterns and shows you what to expect, so you can move through each phase of your cycle with more awareness and ease. YOUR CYCLE AT A GLANCE: See exactly where you are in your cycle today - your phase, cycle day, and how many days until your next period. Bloom shows your predicted fertile window and ovulation day so you're always one step ahead. BEAUTIFUL CALENDAR VIEW: A colour-coded monthly calendar makes it easy to see your logged period days, predicted period, fertile window, and ovulation day at a glance. Tap any day to log or edit. THOUGHTFUL SYMPTOM LOGGING: Log bleeding intensity, cramps, mood, and notes for any day. Bloom saves everything and uses it to give you better predictions over time. PERSONALISED INSIGHTS: See your average cycle length, period length, and how they change over time. Bloom detects patterns — like which phase your cramps tend to appear in - and surfaces them clearly. YOUR BONSAI COMPANION: Bloom grows a seasonal bonsai alongside you. It reflects your cycle and the time of year, and offers gentle, personalised wellness suggestions each day - from rest and nourishment to movement and connection. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES: Your data syncs with the Bloom web app, so you can access your cycle from your phone or browser seamlessly. PRIVATE BY DESIGN: Your health data stays yours. Bloom doesn't sell data or show ads - ever. Bloom is designed for anyone who menstruates and wants a gentler, more intentional way to understand their body.

Screenshots

My Diary With Lock4 screens
Bloom3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Diary With Lock ships an update every 3 months, Bloom every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
My Diary With Lock versus Bloom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Diary With LockBloom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMEETFIRE LIMITEDAyrton Burgess

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

Bloom

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

Bloom

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 Bloom free?
Bloom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do My Diary With Lock or Bloom have ads?
Neither My Diary With Lock nor Bloom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Diary With Lock or Bloom?
My Diary With Lock ships an update every 3 months, and Bloom every 2 weeks. Most recently, My Diary With Lock was updated on October 27, 2026 and Bloom on October 29, 2026.

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