Comparison

Diary vs Be Grateful

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

Head to head
About

Diary

A private journaling app designed for reflection and personal growth. It offers a peaceful space to record daily thoughts, set simple goals, and reflect without pressure. A gentle cat companion is present throughout your journaling experience.

Highlights
  • Private journaling
  • Goal setting
  • Daily reflection
  • Cat companion
  • No pressure or streaks
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Diary – Hope Tree A quiet place to write, reflect, and grow — with a gentle cat by your side. Diary – Hope Tree is a simple, private growth diary for everyday life. There’s no pressure to be productive, positive, or consistent. Just a calm space to show up as you are. Write a few words about your day. Note a small step toward something you care about — even if it’s for tomorrow. Reflect honestly, even when things feel hard. Nothing more is required. A gentle way to grow Diary — write what happened today, even the ordinary things Hope — keep a simple goal you’re growing toward Reflection — a few honest words are enough Action — note a small step, past or future Tool - to support the hope No streaks. No scores. No pressure to “do better”. A quiet companion Your cat doesn’t guide, judge, or demand anything. It simply stays with you — day by day — as you write and grow at your own pace. Private by design Private — your entries are yours No ads Nothing is shared This is your personal space. Always. For people who... Want to keep a diary without feeling guilty Prefer honesty over positivity Need a calm place during busy or difficult times Care about privacy and simplicity If you want a quiet place to exist, reflect, and grow — Hope Tree is here. It is a space for reflection, intention-setting, and gentle daily practices. Private by design Your entries are yours No ads No subscription required Nothing is shared Your diary stays personal, simple, and calm.

About

Be Grateful

Features
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Be Grateful is a digital gratitude jar. Capture life's little moments as they happen, watch them pile up in a jar, and reach in whenever you want to remember. Write down what you're grateful for 0 a title, a few words, a photo, or the place it happened - and drop it in. When you want to reflect, pull a moment out at random, read it, then put it back or let it go. No account. No cloud. No sync. Everything lives on your device, and only on your device — nothing you write ever leaves your phone. FEATURES • Capture moments with a title, description, photo, and location • A living jar of folded paper moments, physically simulated • Reflect on a random moment, then keep it or release it • Share a moment as a beautiful image • Weekly reminder to check in on your jar Be Grateful is a simple practice: notice the good, write it down, and come back to it later.

Screenshots

Diary4 screens
Be Grateful4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Be Grateful at none against Diary's 1. 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. Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Be Grateful asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Diary versus Be Grateful: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiaryBe Grateful
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKam Hung CheungWilliam Coulter

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Diary

One-time1
  • Hope Tree Companion Plus Lifetime$3.99
None

Be Grateful

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Diary free?
Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Be Grateful free?
Be Grateful is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Diary or Be Grateful have ads?
Neither Diary nor Be Grateful shows ads.

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