Hurroz vs dear___
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hurroz
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Hurroz is social journaling. Write for yourself. Share when you are ready. Read what real people are actually thinking. Most journal apps lock the door and leave you alone in there. Hurroz gives you the room and the door. WHERE HURROZ COMES ALIVE Spotlight Long stories, told in chapters. Write one. Read many. Follow a writer and come back for the next chapter. Real writing, not hot takes. Anonimo Say the hard thing with no name attached. Ask the question you cannot ask anywhere else. Comments are reviewed before they post, and anything unkind can be reported and removed. MoodStatus One photo. One feeling. A few honest words. Your day as a card you can share. These three are the heart of Hurroz. A COMMUNITY THAT WRITES TOGETHER Club8 A small club. Up to eight writers, eight weeks together. You see who showed up this week. You cheer them on. League Weekly writing groups. Show up, write more, move up. Points for depth, for kindness, and for helping new writers. Embassy Your writing home. Invite friends and family with a code. A circle that keeps you going when motivation runs out. Writing alone is hard. Writing with people is not. THE PRIVATE SIDE IS STILL HERE Daily5 Five minutes of writing a day. The small habit that starts everything. Personal Notes End to end encrypted. Locked with Face ID or Touch ID. Even Hurroz cannot read it. Sol AI A reflective companion. It asks better questions about your own day. Verve AI Stuck for words? Verve hands you a prompt and a first line. Write privately today. Share publicly tomorrow. Same app. THE PAGE STAYS CLEAN No ads while you write. No noise on the page. Just you and the words. Entries save as you type and sync across your devices. Search inside every space and return to any moment. Sort entries into channels. Channels work like folders, so nothing gets lost. Add photos in Daily5, Personal Notes and Anonimo. No streaks to break. Milestones quietly mark the days you showed up. WHAT HURROZ IS NOT Not a scrapbook. Not a wall of pretty pictures. A scrapbook is for keeping. Hurroz is for thinking, and then for being heard. A photo can start the entry. You still write the feeling behind it. WHY PEOPLE STAY Writing clears a busy head. It names a big feeling. It shows you a pattern you kept missing. Use Hurroz as a gratitude journal, a mood practice, a place to think out loud, or a stage for your best story. This is daily writing for mental wellness, focus, and a clearer sense of purpose. Hurroz complements, but does not replace, professional care. If you are in crisis, please visit findahelpline.com.
dear___
This app allows you to create private digital memories by masking photos with editable layers. You can add diary entries, music, and dates, then reveal the memory through touch, with it slowly fading back into absence. It offers a unique way to revisit cherished moments privately and on your own terms.
- Masked photo creation
- Editable white masks
- Diary entries and dates
- Add music and audio
- Touch-based memory reveal
- Memory fade-out effect
- On this day reminders
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dear___ is for the memories you're not ready to look at all at once, and the ones you're not ready to let go of, either. Cover your photographs with an editable white mask. Add a diary entry, a date, a song. Then, when you're ready, erase the cover with your finger — the photograph appears, the words surface, the music begins. After a short pause, the mask slowly returns, and the memory recedes into absence again. dear___ doesn't try to bring anyone back. It just gives you a way to visit — briefly, privately, on your own terms — and to leave the door open for next time. With dear___, you can: • Create personal albums from your own photographs • Generate a starting mask with computer vision, then paint, erase, and adjust it by hand • Add diary text, dates, music, and audio to each memory • Reveal memories through touch, and watch them fade back into absence • Receive "on this day" and weekly memory reminders • Design share cards for the memories you choose to show • Decide exactly which layers to save, share, export, or submit • Export your albums as portable archives Your memories stay yours. Albums remain on your device unless you choose to export, share, or submit them. No account is required to create or browse. We all come to accept the absence of those we have loved, but we can still talk to them across time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hurroz at none against dear___'s 3. Hurroz also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). dear___'s advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. dear___ sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Hurroz asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hurroz ships an update every 3 weeks, dear___ every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hurroz | dear___ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sulabh Rastogi | Tianqi Wei |
In-app purchases
Hurroz
No in-app purchases
dear___
- A Quiet Afternoon$4.99
- A Letter Never Sent$9.99
- Across Time$19.99









