Comparison

Dear Today vs QuestionDiary

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

Head to head
About

Dear Today

Features
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Your camera roll is full. But your weeks still feel blurry. Dear Today is a private visual diary and mood journal designed for busy people who want emotional clarity without writing pages. Every day, you capture one photo, choose your mood, and add a short note. It takes less than a minute. No social feed. No likes. No performance. Just one intentional moment. Over time, Dear Today turns your entries into: β€’ A visual timeline of your life β€’ Mood patterns across weeks and months β€’ Emotional insights you can actually see β€’ Monthly photo recaps and collages β€’ Gentle reflection prompts It combines a photo diary, mood tracker, and self reflection tool in one simple ritual you can sustain. You don’t need to document everything. Just one photo. One feeling. Because memories are visual. And understanding them changes how you live. Terms of use: https://www.chippstudio.ee/dear_today/terms

About

QuestionDiary

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QuestionDiary asks you one question a day. Answer it in a few lines, and one year later, on the same date, meet the person who wrote it. β–  One question a day Every morning a question arrives: "What made you smile today?" A few lines are enough. Questions are tied to the calendar date, so the same question returns on the same day each year. 366 questions across eight themes (self, relationships, daily life, memories, feelings, dreams, growth, gratitude) are built in, and you can swap any of them for your own or one from the Plaza. β–  A year later, your answer comes back When the same date comes around, the answer you wrote appears again on today's screen. After two or three years you see every year's answer to the same question side by side. Swapping a question later never changes what you already wrote. β–  Journal Look back through a calendar and a timeline, search your answers, and track your streak and how much of the year you've filled. β–  Plaza A place where people post questions they'd like to ask each other. Bring any of them into your own diary. Posts show no names or identifiers, and you can report or block. β–  Only on your device Answers stay on this iPhone by default. Start without an account or email. Turn on Backup only if you want it, then a single 10-character code moves everything to a new device. Lock the diary with Face ID. β–  Reminders Get the day's question once, at the time you choose. If you've already answered before then, that day's reminder stays quiet. You'll also hear when an answer from a year ago arrives. Ads, but no tracking: the app never asks for tracking permission, and your diary is never used for analytics. Privacy Policy: https://api.hanilsoft.net/questiondiary/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://api.hanilsoft.net/questiondiary/terms/

Screenshots

Dear Today4 screens
QuestionDiary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QuestionDiary at none against Dear Today's 2. Dear Today's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Dear Today sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. QuestionDiary asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Dear Today versus QuestionDiary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDear TodayQuestionDiary
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyβ€”
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size22 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChipp Studio OUGAGASOFT

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Dear Today

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium Plan$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium Plan$22.991 Year
None

QuestionDiary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dear Today free?
Dear Today is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QuestionDiary free?
QuestionDiary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dear Today or QuestionDiary have ads?
QuestionDiary shows ads; Dear Today does not.

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