Comparison

Lumos Diary vs Episodes

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

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About

Lumos Diary

This app helps you understand yourself better by transforming daily records into insightful visualizations and AI-driven analysis. Capture moments with text, photos, and locations, and track emotional changes over time.

Highlights
  • Quick capture with text, photos, and location
  • AI-generated titles, tags, and emotion detection
  • Emotion visualizations based on Plutchik's Wheel
  • Track emotional trends and patterns
  • AI-powered mood insights and suggestions
  • Weekly AI-generated summary letters
  • Private chat with AI companions
Features
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---------- Lumos Features Record · AI · Visualization Lumos transforms daily records into meaningful self-understanding, helping you see yourself over time. ---------- 1. Quick Capture Capture daily moments effortlessly with text, photos, and locations. 2. Smart Understanding AI automatically generates titles, tags, and detects emotions to organize your entries. 3. Emotion Petals Based on Plutchik’s Emotion Wheel, Lumos transforms emotions into intuitive visualizations, revealing your inner state. 4. Emotion Trends Track emotional changes and long-term patterns through weekly and monthly views. 5. Mood Insights AI offers gentle suggestions to help you better understand and navigate your emotions. 6. Weekly Letters Receive a weekly AI-generated letter summarizing your emotions and life moments. 7. AI Companions AI responds to your entries with different personalities, accompanying your expression over time. 8. Private Chat Talk with AI anytime to share your thoughts and feelings. 9. Long-term Memory Lumos gradually understands your emotions and personal context, providing more personalized responses. 10. Quick Search Easily find past journal entries and important memories. 11. Location Records Capture where important moments happened, making your memories more vivid. ---------- 12. Emotion Analysis Model Lumos is based on psychologist Robert Plutchik’s Emotion Wheel: • Eight basic emotions: Joy, Trust, Fear, Surprise, Sadness, Disgust, Anger, Anticipation • Each emotion has multiple intensity levels (e.g., Serenity → Joy → Ecstasy) Helping you understand emotional structures more precisely. ---------- 13. AI Disclaimer AI-generated analysis and suggestions are for reference only and do not constitute professional advice. Please use your own judgment. ---------- 14. Privacy First Your journal belongs to you. • Entries are stored locally on your device • AI analysis and visualization data are processed locally • Data is securely synced via iCloud • You retain full control of your data ---------- 15. Lumos Pro Subscription Subscribe to Lumos Pro to unlock full AI capabilities and advanced visualization features. • Auto-renewable subscription (cancel anytime) • Free trial available • Managed through your Apple Account ---------- 16. Legal Privacy Policy https://lumos-app.notion.site/privacy-en Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Episodes

Features
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Episodes 是一本属于你自己的离线日记。 不必每天打卡,有事就记。日 / 月 / 年三种视图随心切换,让你随时回看一段时光。 【三大核心特点】 完全离线 所有数据只保存在你的 iPhone 上,不上传任何服务器,不需要联网,连账号都不用注册。 Face ID 加锁 私密的内容,只有你能打开。打开 App 就要解锁,合上立即上锁。 一键长图导出 把一段时光做成可分享的九宫格长图,封面、标题、标签、统计一应俱全,直接保存到相册,优雅得体地分享。 【为谁而做】 为想记录但又怕麻烦的人, 为不愿数据被云端窥探的人, 为相信生活值得被一次次重读的人。 【关于隐私】 Episodes 不收集任何用户信息,不需要任何权限以外的访问,你的所有日记加密存储在本地。 我们相信,有些时刻值得一次次重读,但那应当只属于你。

Screenshots

Lumos Diary4 screens
Episodes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Episodes at none against Lumos Diary's 6. 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. Lumos Diary sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Episodes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Lumos Diary versus Episodes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumos DiaryEpisodes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeijing Shunxi Wanxian Technology Co., Ltd.algormula Pte. Ltd.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Lumos Diary

Subscriptions6
  • Lumos Pro Early-Bird(Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Lumos Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Lumos Pro Early-Bird(Quarterly)7 Days trial$6.993 Months
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  • Lumos Pro Quarterly7 Days trial$9.993 Months
  • Lumos Pro Early-Bird(Yearly)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Lumos Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Episodes

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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