Comparison

My Voice Diary vs JournalNow

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

Head to head
About

My Voice Diary

Features
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**My Voice Diary - Capture Your Thoughts in Voice** My Voice Diary is the simple, private way to keep a voice diary on your iPhone and iPad. Press, hold, speak, and release - your daily thoughts are captured instantly as voice notes. Generate beautiful diary entries with automatic transcription, all while keeping everything private on your device. **Effortless Voice Recording** • Press and hold the green button to record • Speak naturally - no time to prepare or think • Release to save - your voice note is instantly stored • Unlimited recording time for detailed entries • Real-time timer shows recording duration **Smart Diary Generation** • Generate beautiful diary entries from your voice notes • Automatic speech-to-text transcription powered by Apple • Organize entries by date with elegant formatting • Switch between viewing voice notes and generated diaries • All diary generation happens on your device ** Organized & Searchable** • View recordings by Today, Diary, Range, or Favorites • Custom date range queries to find specific moments • Browse all your voice notes in chronological order • Mark favorite entries for quick access • See duration and timestamp for each recording ** Beautiful Interface** • Vivid gradient backgrounds with purple, blue, and green tones • WeChat-style voice note display • Play button with progress bar for easy playback • Smooth animations and intuitive navigation • Optimized for both iPhone and iPad ** Privacy First** • All voice recordings stored locally on your device • No cloud sync, no servers, no data collection • Optional Apple Sign In required only for diary generation • Your moments stay yours - we never see your content • Delete voice notes anytime within the app ** Perfect For** • Daily journaling and self-reflection • Capturing quick thoughts and ideas • Recording reminders and voice memos • Learning notes from books and podcasts • Personal knowledge base through voice ** How It Works** 1. Press and hold the green record button 2. Speak naturally for as long as you want 3. Release to save your voice note 4. Tap any note to play it back 5. Generate diary entries with automatic transcription My Voice Diary gives you the freedom to express yourself naturally through voice, while keeping your personal thoughts completely private and secure on your device. Download My Voice Diary today and start capturing your daily moments with the power of voice.

About

JournalNow

Capture your life, reflect with clarity, and organize memories with an AI-assisted private journaling app. Record thoughts via voice, attach media, and use intelligent suggestions for titles and summaries. It offers a secure, premium space for reflection and personal growth.

Highlights
  • AI-assisted journaling
  • Voice dictation
  • Media attachments
  • Smart search
  • Organization by journals and tags
  • Memory resurfacing
  • Export options
Features
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JournalNow is a private daily journal, diary, mood tracker, and memory archive designed to make reflection feel natural. WRITE AND CAPTURE - Create rich entries with text, voice notes, photos, video, audio, and sketches. - Add mood, tags, location, weather, favorites, and pins. - Use Quick Capture, widgets, Live Activities, and Shortcuts when inspiration arrives. - Protect individual entries with a PIN. REFLECT WITH PURPOSE - Start with guided prompts and reusable templates for gratitude, work, travel, wellbeing, and deeper thinking. - Use optional on-device Apple Intelligence for titles, tags, summaries, semantic search, and weekly reflection when supported by your device and language. REVISIT WHAT MATTERS - Explore entries in Calendar, On This Day, resurfaced memories, and Journal Map. - Find anything with fast search, OCR, and filters for journal, mood, tag, date, theme, and importance. - See insights for writing cadence, word count, moods, themes, and reflection habits. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY - Create multiple journals with distinct themes and visibility controls. - Customize templates and reminders, and request writing suggestions when you need them. - Enjoy a spacious iPad experience alongside iPhone capture. OWN YOUR DATA - Export readable entries as separate PDF files. - Create a complete .journalnow backup for transfer or restoration in JournalNow. - Restore a complete backup or import Markdown and text files. - Journal entries are stored locally. Optional Apple Speech online transcription, place lookup, and link previews can contact Apple or the relevant website to deliver those features. Vanguard Studios does not receive your journal entries. Explore Premium during a 7-day app trial without starting a subscription. After the trial, core journaling remains available for free. A monthly or annual subscription starts only when you confirm a purchase with Apple; subscriptions renew automatically until canceled in your Apple account settings. Prices are shown before purchase. Customers who purchased JournalNow before version 2.1 keep complete access. Previous lifetime purchases remain restorable through Apple. Apple Intelligence features require a compatible device, supported language, and system availability. Privacy Policy: https://vanguardstudio.vercel.app/privacidade Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://vanguardstudio.vercel.app/contato

Screenshots

My Voice Diary4 screens
JournalNow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: My Voice Diary at none against JournalNow's 1. JournalNow's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 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. JournalNow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. My Voice Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Voice Diary ships an update every 6 months, JournalNow every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
My Voice Diary versus JournalNow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Voice DiaryJournalNow
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVAI Holding IncGustavo Venzon

In-app purchases

None

My Voice Diary

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

JournalNow

One-time1
  • JournalNow Lifetime$1.99

Questions

Is My Voice Diary free?
My Voice Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is JournalNow free?
JournalNow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do My Voice Diary or JournalNow have ads?
Neither My Voice Diary nor JournalNow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Voice Diary or JournalNow?
My Voice Diary ships an update every 6 months, and JournalNow every 9 days. Most recently, My Voice Diary was updated on October 30, 2026 and JournalNow on October 31, 2026.

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