Comparison

Tsumugu vs Oli Journal

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

Head to head
About

Tsumugu

Features
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Tsumugu ("weave" in Japanese) is a simple photo diary app that lets you capture each day with just one mini photo—small enough to make daily updates effortless. ■ Recommended for: ・People who want to easily keep a daily record ・People who want to build a habit of reflecting through photos ・People who want to decorate their home screen with photos ・People who want to add photos to their planner ■ Key Features 【Photo Diary】 ・Select one photo per day from a calendar view ・Easily adjust photo cropping position ・Sync across multiple devices with iCloud 【Home Screen Widget】 ・Supports three sizes: small, medium, and large ・Displays today's photo, weekly calendar, and monthly calendar 【SNS Sharing】 ・Export as a calendar image ・Share this month's memories on Instagram and X 【Print for Planner】 ・Print in a mini size perfect for planners ・Supports A4, A5, Letter, postcard, 4×6 in, L-size, and custom sizes ・Includes guide lines for easy cutting ・Print directly with AirPrint Weave your days together into your own unique story.

About

Oli Journal

Features
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Oli Journal turns the moments scattered across your camera roll into a private journal you'll actually keep — and a real book you can print and hold. Capture a moment in seconds: photos, your words, mood, weather and location. The instant you save, your entry becomes a beautifully laid-out, book-style page — no design skill needed. Browse your memories by date, read them like a book, and relive what happened on this day years ago. WHAT YOU CAN DO Memory Books — every entry laid out as a real page, automatically Rich entries — photos, smart collages, text, mood, weather & location on a single canvas Calendar — find any memory by the day it happened Timeline — a clean, scrollable feed of everything you've journaled On This Day — rediscover memories from one, three and five years ago Print-ready export — save your memories as high-quality PDFs or images and turn them into a real photo book for the people you love Private books — lock sensitive journals with your fingerprint, Face ID or a password Cloud sync & backup (Premium) — back up your journal and keep it in sync across your devices, all inside your own Google Drive YOUR MEMORIES ARE YOURS 100% offline — create, view and export with no signal No account required to start Your data is never sold, and we can't see your content Cancel Premium anytime — everything you've already created stays yours, forever Whether you're a new parent capturing your baby's first moments, documenting family adventures as a shared scrapbook, journaling solo as a daily gratitude diary, or preserving memories with friends, Oli Journal is your private, offline photo album and diary — all in one beautiful book you can actually print and keep. Start with one memory from this week. Open the book. You'll understand.

Screenshots

Tsumugu2 screens
Oli Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Oli Journal at none against Tsumugu's shown. Oli Journal also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, in-app purchases 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. Tsumugu sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Oli Journal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Tsumugu versus Oli Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTsumuguOli Journal
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAyumi SatoBharathi Raja Jothi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tsumugu

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
1 purchases

Oli Journal

One-time1
  • Oli Journal Premium$49.99

Questions

Is Tsumugu free?
Tsumugu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Oli Journal free?
Oli Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tsumugu or Oli Journal have ads?
Tsumugu shows ads; Oli Journal does not.

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