Your Diary vs General Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Your Diary
This app offers a private digital space for journaling, mood tracking, and memory keeping. It features a photo wall, minimalist timeline, and advanced privacy with offline functionality and biometric unlock. Secure cloud backup and export options are also available.
- Photo Wall for visual memories
- Minimalist timeline view
- Offline functionality
- Biometric unlock
- Encrypted cloud backup
- Customizable tags
- Guided journal templates
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Need a break from the noise of the digital world and a place to just breathe? Your Diary is that quiet, secret corner right on your phone. Whether it's your personal mood tracker, a photo journal, or a private haven meant only for your eyes. Why not gently leave your daily little moments and shining memories on a beautiful timeline? 【New】 Memory Lane & Photo Wall Tired of plain text? Your Diary features a beautiful "Photo Wall" that automatically gathers the visual elements from your photo diary. As you log your days, your best moments turn into a stunning photo gallery—making it incredibly rewarding to look back at your memories. Minimalist Timeline for Your Daily Journal Your daily journal entries and to-dos seamlessly connect into an elegant timeline. With our unique photo calendar mode, your entire month's journey is visible at a glance. Diary with Lock: Advanced Privacy & Security Your secrets belong to you. As a powerful diary with lock, Your Diary uses a "Local-First" architecture. It fully works offline, giving you a lightning-fast, secure private journal experience even without the internet. Combined with biometric unlock, once your diary is locked, no one but you can peek into it. Encrypted Cloud Backup & Export Options Worried about losing your private journal? We support seamless sync with Google Drive and WebDAV, generating strictly encrypted backup files that only you can use to restore data. Want to print your memories? Premium users can unlock exclusive PDF and TXT text exports, bringing your digital memories into the real world! Favorites, Comments & Flexible Formatting Save important entries as favorites so they are easy to find again. Each time you revisit the same entry, add a comment about how it feels now, keeping the original memory and your later reflections together. You can also highlight selected text, adjust its font size, and organize your writing with photos and tags. Templates to Spark Your Inspiration Staring at a blank page? Just tap the template icon in the top right corner. Our built-in guided templates will instantly spark your inspiration and help you log your day effortlessly. Step away from the noisy social feeds. Download this secure diary with lock today and start a truly private journey strictly for yourself! Great for Every Kind of Journaling: * Mood Tracker & Anxiety Journal: Monitor your daily emotions and build a healthier mental state. * Relationship & Couples Diary: Keep your love moments and inside jokes strictly confidential. * Gratitude Journal: Built-in templates to start your day with mindfulness. * Baby Growth / Travel Log: Turn your scattered photos into an organized, beautiful timeline memory wall. Strict Privacy Promise: We respect your privacy above all. Your Diary will NOT collect or upload your journal data to our servers. Every word and photo you log belongs to you. No forced social features—just a pure, secure journaling experience. Need help or have suggestions? We'd love to hear from you: appbyteam@gmail.com SUBSCRIPTION Lifetime: One-time purchase, permanent access, no renewal Monthly: 1 month, auto-renewable Annual: 3-day free trial for new subscribers, then 12 months, auto-renewable Payment: Apple ID account Free Trial: New subscribers only. Auto-converts to paid if not cancelled 24h before trial ends. Unused trial forfeited upon purchase. Renewal: Auto-renews 24h before expiration Cancel: Settings › Apple ID › Subscriptions Privacy Policy: https://www.miniappstudio.com/diary/privacyPolicy.html Terms of Service: https://www.miniappstudio.com/diary/termsOfService.html Subscription Agreement: https://www.miniappstudio.com/diary/subscription-ios.html Email: appbyteam@gmail.com
General Journal
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General Journal brings your diary, expenses, photos, and companion conversations together in one daily timeline. Capture everyday life • Write rich-text diary entries with moods and photos. • Record income and expenses manually or turn a sentence into entries with AI assistance. • Review suggested entries before saving them. • Scan receipts and Taiwan e-invoice QR codes to help with bookkeeping. • Find past entries with search and tags. Keep your finances in view • Manage accounts, transfers, credit card payments, and shared expenses. • Record spending in different currencies. • Review income, expenses, and category summaries. Make room for reflection • Talk with your in-app companion about your day. • Request a companion response to a saved entry. • Create and edit memory cards from selected records and conversations. • Personalize your experience with appearance and companion settings. Your records and your choices • No app account is required for core journaling and bookkeeping. • Core records and photos are stored on your device. • Optional AI features send the content and context needed for processing to an online service. • Receipt recognition uses on-device OCR; relevant text is sent for AI parsing. • Export local backups, or choose available cloud backup options. Cloud backup transfers your backup to the cloud service you select. • App lock helps protect access to your records. Free to use with ads. Optional purchases and subscriptions provide additional benefits; see the in-app plan details for current features and limits. Before updating or changing devices, export a current backup and keep it somewhere safe. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Your Diary at none against General Journal's shown. General Journal's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Your Diary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and General Journal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Your Diary ships an update every 2 weeks, General Journal weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Your Diary | General Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zibo Maluya Software Studio | Zhegang Xu |
In-app purchases
Your Diary
- Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
- Annual Premium3 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$19.99
General Journal
- General Journal Basic$1.991 Month
- General Journal Premium$2.991 Month









