Comparison

TinyTrove vs Good Diary

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

Head to head
About

TinyTrove

Features
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Some moments are too personal to share—but too precious to lose. TinyTrove keeps your memories in a clean timeline of photos, videos, and notes, stored on your device. You can lock the app, and it automatically shields your content when you leave—then asks you to confirm again when you come back, so others can’t casually peek. Most importantly, your data is meant to stay with you. When you switch phones or reinstall, you still have a way to restore what matters. And if you want, you can back up to storage you control (like a NAS or a WebDAV drive), instead of handing everything to a platform. This update focuses on faster look-back, better follow-up, and smoother device migration: Home now supports full month jumps, shot-time order is aligned across Home/publish/edit, post detail supports clearer follow-up comments, and text-only post metadata sync is now more complete. We also unified in-app feedback and bilingual copy tone across key flows for a clearer, more consistent experience. Your private album. Your personal diary. Your story. Subscriptions: TinyTrove may offer optional auto-renewable subscriptions; duration and pricing are shown in-app before purchase, and subscriptions renew until canceled in Account Settings. Legal: Privacy Policy: https://tinytrove.me/en/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Good Diary

Features
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Good Diary is a private journal designed to help you remember, organize, and better understand your personal encounters. Record each encounter with dates and times, contacts, location, notes, photos, videos, and custom details. Create categories and options that match your needs, while always deciding which information you want to keep. ORGANIZE YOUR ENCOUNTERS • Save completed encounters or leave them temporarily unfinished. • Link one or more contacts to each encounter. • Add notes, locations, photos, and videos. • Create custom categories with single or multiple selection. • Quickly find your data using search and advanced filters. • Browse your encounters through the calendar. CONTACTS AND OPTIONAL INFORMATION Manage your contacts and, if useful to you, add optional information such as sex and sexual orientation. These details can be used in filters and statistics, but you always decide what to enter. PRIVACY AND SECURITY Your data stays first of all on your device. Access can be protected with a PIN and Face ID. Good Diary does not require a proprietary account and does not display advertising. If you enable backup or synchronization, your data is stored in your personal iCloud account. BACKUP, SYNC, AND EXPORT • Create and restore iCloud backups. • Synchronize data between compatible devices. • Export your data as an organized multi-sheet Excel XLSX file. • Review and manage backups directly from Options. Good Diary gives you a personal, flexible, and private space built around the information you actually want to remember.

Screenshots

TinyTrove4 screens
Good Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Good Diary at none against TinyTrove's 2. TinyTrove's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). 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. TinyTrove sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Good Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TinyTrove ships an update every 2 weeks, Good Diary every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
TinyTrove versus Good Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTinyTroveGood Diary
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB11 MB
Age rating17+17+
Developer仲华 张Fabrizio Fiammenghi

In-app purchases

2 purchases

TinyTrove

Subscriptions1
  • 人生小事 Pro$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • 人生小事Pro+$99.99
None

Good Diary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TinyTrove free?
TinyTrove is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Good Diary free?
Good Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TinyTrove or Good Diary have ads?
Neither TinyTrove nor Good Diary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TinyTrove or Good Diary?
TinyTrove ships an update every 2 weeks, and Good Diary every 6 weeks. Most recently, TinyTrove was updated on October 25, 2026 and Good Diary on October 28, 2026.

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