Comparison

Museum Diary vs MuseumPass

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

Head to head
About

Museum Diary

Capture and organize memories from your museum visits. Scan placards, save favorite pieces, and log quiet moments. This private app keeps your art collection in one place without ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Scan museum placards
  • Save favorite art pieces
  • Log quiet moments and sketches
  • Organize visit memories
  • Private by design
Features
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Designed by a designer, for those who fall in love with pieces and want to remember them. You've been building a collection for years. Photos buried in your camera roll, memories fading between visits. Museum Diary gives your pieces a home. Scan the placard before you walk away. Everything is preserved in one tap. - Save any placard, from any museum (zoo, aquarium, history, & more!). - Your favorite pieces from every visit, all in one place. - Log the benches, sketchbook pages, and quiet moments too. - Private by design. No ads, no tracking, just your art. Every museum visit is a chapter. Start keeping yours.

About

MuseumPass

Features
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This app is designed for museum lovers who want to keep their cultural experiences organized and inspiring. It allows users to record museums they have already visited and places they plan to explore in the future, creating a clear and personal journey through art, history, and culture. Each museum can be enriched with photos, notes, and personal ratings, while a curated selection of famous museums helps spark new travel ideas. The experience is built around two simple feeds — “Visited” and “Wishlist” — making it easy to separate memories from plans. With just one tap, users can open a detailed museum card to review saved information or add new details. An integrated directory helps quickly add museums without manual searching, keeping the process fast and intuitive. The app focuses on minimalism and clarity, offering only the most essential fields to build a personal museum collection. Users can categorize museums, add tags, and keep everything structured without unnecessary complexity. A built-in overview shows basic statistics by cities and countries, helping users see how their cultural interests grow over time. The free version allows up to 20 museums in total, one photo per museum, a limited number of custom categories, and up to 10 tags per entry. Premium access removes all limits, enabling unlimited museums, up to 20 photos per museum, and complete freedom with categories and tags — perfect for passionate travelers and dedicated museum explorers.

Screenshots

Museum Diary4 screens
MuseumPass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Museum Diary at none against MuseumPass's 1. MuseumPass's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.5). On price, ads and device support 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. MuseumPass sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Museum Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Museum Diary versus MuseumPass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMuseum DiaryMuseumPass
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLan ZhouNAM I AND, SRL

In-app purchases

None

Museum Diary

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MuseumPass

One-time1
  • MuseumPass VL VIP$0.99

Questions

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

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