Receiptap vs DiaryQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Receiptap
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Receiptap is an AI-powered expense tracking app designed for efficiency. Key Features:Β β’ AI Recognition: Instantly extract line-items from receipts.Β β’ Multi-Modal Input: Support for Photo, Voice, and Text.Β β’ Smart Categorization: Auto-tag expenses for clear statistics.Β β’ For Everyone: Built for home budgets, startups, and self-employed professionals.
DiaryQ
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Chat with characters you love, and your day becomes a diary. Create up to 10 companions: idol, actor, doctor, bakerβ¦ pick from 58 jobs and 20 personalities. Each one replies in their own voice, with their own emoji. You can also ask 7 world teachers, like the Buddha and Confucius (companions and teachers are part of DiaryQ Plus). Just text your day like you're messaging a friend. Tap "Make Diary" at night, and AI turns your notes into a real diary entry. - CHAT-STYLE JOURNALING THAT STICKS Send quick one-liners whenever you have a moment. An AI assistant chats back, so it feels like a conversation, not a chore. You're always chatting with an AI that runs on your iPhone β never another person. - AI WRITES IT UP Your scattered notes become a natural, readable diary entry. Edit it right there if you like. - CALENDAR LOOKBACK Tap any date to read and edit that day's entry. Missed a day? Generate it later from that day's chat. - PRIVATE In the free version, your chats, your diaries, and even the AI itself stay on your iPhone. No account needed. - TALK WITH WORLD TEACHERS (DIARYQ PLUS) The Buddha, Laozi, Socrates, Rumi, Hildegard, Gandhi, and Confucius. An AI speaks in the spirit of their teachings and responds to your day from each one's perspective. The words are not theirs, and the portraits are AI-imagined. - UP TO 10 COMPANIONS OF YOUR OWN (DIARYQ PLUS) Choose a name, gender, age, personality (20 types), and job (58 types, including actor, idol, and doctor). Make a photo with AI or use your own image, then switch who you talk to right from the chat screen. Every companion is a fictional character played by AI. - PASSCODE LOCK AND ICLOUD SYNC Protect your chats and diary with a passcode (DiaryQ Plus). Turn on iCloud sync to share your records across your own devices. - DIARYQ PLUS (SUBSCRIPTION) A powerful cloud AI (Google Gemini) replies with the whole day's conversation and your character notes in mind, and writes diary entries and weekly reviews you'll want to reread. Only when Plus is on, your chat is sent to Google through the developer's relay server (not stored, not used for AI training). Switch back to on-device AI anytime from the Home screen. Chats and diaries are written by Apple Intelligence (the model built into your device), so there is nothing extra to download. On iPhones without Apple Intelligence (iOS 26 or later), you can add an optional on-device diary AI (about 340 MB). Without AI, chat logging, manual writing, and calendar review all still work. Switch the display language in the app (English / ζ₯ζ¬θͺ / ηΉι«δΈζ). ABOUT DIARYQ PLUS - Monthly (1 month) and yearly (1 year) plans, with a 1-week free trial for new subscribers. - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. - Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - Privacy Policy: https://takeaki-ortho.github.io/neckguard-privacy/diaryq.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Receiptap at none against DiaryQ's 2. Receiptap also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). DiaryQ's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. DiaryQ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Receiptap asks for nothing beyond the download.
Receiptap ships an update weekly, DiaryQ every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Receiptap | DiaryQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ADAVEN CONSULTING INC. | Takeaki Hashimoto |
In-app purchases
Receiptap
No in-app purchases
DiaryQ
- DiaryQ Plus Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- DiaryQ Plus Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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