May Diary vs Dibsify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
May Diary
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MayDiary is a private journal. Write, or dictate, and ask about what you wrote. KEY FEATURES: DIARY ANALYSIS: Ask for a summary, the important moments, your mood, recurring patterns, or practical suggestions. You can also ask your own question. Choose a week, a month, a year, or the whole diary. The answer uses your entries. A shorter period is still read in the context of the rest of the diary. DICTATION: On iOS 26, Apple transcribes supported languages on your iPhone. The recording stays on the device, and the speech model downloads once. Where Apple has no on-device model for your language, dictation is sent to OpenAI. After you stop, the transcript is written into the entry. An optional cleanup pass can tidy grammar and formatting; that pass sends the text to OpenAI. TAGS: Keep up to five tags. Add them yourself or let the app suggest them from the entry. Filter the list by a tag. The same tags are used for analysis and for finding entries. FIND ENTRIES: Ask in your own words. MayDiary returns the matching entries. It looks at the wording, the dates, and the tags, not only at an exact phrase. PRIVACY: Entries stay in the app and, if you turn sync on, in your private iCloud. Lock the diary with Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode. MayDiary shows no ads and does not collect your writing. Analysis, finding entries, suggested tags, and OpenAI dictation use your own OpenAI key. Those requests are sent with storage turned off. The key is kept in the iPhone Keychain. EDITOR: A plain editor with Markdown: headings, quotes, lists, bold, and italic. NOTE: Apple dictation does not need an OpenAI key. The other AI features do. Setup instructions are in the app.
Dibsify
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Ever received a gift you didn't want? Or had two people give you exactly the same thing? It happens more often than you'd think. Solve it once and for all. Create a list of gifts you actually want and send the link to family and friends. Everyone picks something that's truly meant for you. Everyone sees what's still free and what's already taken. And the surprise survives until the big day: with surprise mode you only see that a gift was reserved โ never by whom. The magic of a real surprise stays untouched. CREATE A WISHLIST IN SECONDS - Add items from any online store with one tap โ AI fills in the name, photo and price automatically - Make it yours: set your own photo as the list cover, pick a colour, add a date, a place and a note for your guests - Keep separate lists for different occasions โ birthday, baby shower, wedding, holidays - Personal lists with no end date โ collect what you want to buy for yourself and tick off what you've already got - Edit anytime: add, remove or reorder items SHARE WITH ANYONE Send your list via iMessage, WhatsApp, email or any messenger. Guests open the link and reserve a gift right in Safari โ no download needed to take part. If they already have Dibsify, the list opens straight in the app. STAY CONNECTED AROUND THE EVENT Family and friends can comment right inside the list โ suggest ideas, ask questions or simply send their wishes. All in one place instead of scattered across group chats. INVITATIONS WITH RSVP Turn any list into an invitation. Add the date, time and place, and track who's coming, who might and who can't โ updated in real time. SHARED LISTS FOR GROUP EVENTS Planning a picnic, a trip or an office party? Create a shared list where everyone picks what they'll bring โ drinks, snacks, gear โ so nothing is forgotten and nothing arrives twice. Perfect for: Birthdays - Baby showers - Weddings - Christmas & Secret Santa - Graduations - Housewarmings - Picnics - Office events Works on iPhone, iPad and any web browser. Available in 13 languages: English, Russian, Ukrainian, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi and Arabic. Download for free. Create your first wishlist in minutes โ and never get a duplicate gift again. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dibsify.online/privacy
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Verdict
May Diary and Dibsify are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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Both are free to download. May Diary sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Dibsify sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
May Diary ships an update fortnightly, Dibsify weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | May Diary | Dibsify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | 17.6 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PETR HAZUZA | Mykyta Ivanov |
In-app purchases
May Diary
- Buy Me a Coffee$0.99
- Support Development$2.99
- Big Thank You$4.99
Dibsify
- Lite Monthly$2.991 Month
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Lite Annual$14.991 Year
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- Pro Annual$29.991 Year









