Comparison

Diaryd vs Sheaf

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

Head to head
About

Diaryd

Features
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Journaling, on your terms. Diaryd never limits how you express yourself. Whether it’s a few quick thoughts or a deep dive into what’s on your mind, there’s room for it all. Capture Every Moment, Your Way - Break free from plain text. Add photos, audio recordings, and place check-ins to preserve your memories in their most vivid form. - The unique “Mood LED” makes it effortless to capture how you feel as you write, so you can see your emotional ups and downs at a glance. Powerful Search, Memories at Your Fingertips - Filter your entries with ease by tags, moods, dates, and places. - Go beyond text with deep global search that can also find information within your photos and audio recordings. See Your Journey, Understand Your Emotions - Gain deeper insights into your emotional patterns and look back on how your mood evolves over time. - Seamlessly connect with Apple Health and sync your “State of Mind” data, so you can stop logging the same information across multiple apps. Deeply Customizable, Uniquely Yours - With 20+ personalization options, you can fine-tune Diaryd to create a journaling experience that feels truly made for you. Private by Design, Protected Every Step of the Way - Lock diary entries with Face ID or Touch ID, and have it automatically lock as soon as you leave the app, keeping your private world private. - Your data is synced only through your personal iCloud account. Your secrets belong to you alone. Get in Touch - Email: contact@diaryd.wzhao000.cn - RedNote: wzha000_dev Terms of Use: https://diaryd.wzhao000.cn/terms Privacy Policy: https://diaryd.wzhao000.cn/privacy

About

Sheaf

This app offers offline document scanning, OCR, and organization with reminders. It allows importing various file types, searching text, and managing records using categories and tags, all while prioritizing local data processing for privacy.

Highlights
  • Offline OCR in 12 languages
  • Import PDFs, Word, Excel, TXT
  • Full-text search
  • Category and tag organization
  • Local reminders
  • Local-first privacy
  • Optional iCloud sync
Features
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Sheaf brings document scanning, offline OCR, file organization, and reminders into one workspace built around local processing. Capture paper or import photos, PDFs, Word, Excel, and TXT files, search extracted text, and organize records with categories, tags, notes, and reminders. IMPORT AND ORGANIZE • Import PDFs, Word, Excel, and TXT files from Photos or the system file picker without scanning them again. • Preview TXT content, see text-based thumbnails, and include it in full-text search while keeping the original file unchanged. • View categories as a list or grid, pin and reorder them by dragging, and choose icons and colors for categories and tags. SCAN AND ENHANCE • Detect document edges, correct perspective, and capture multiple pages in one flow. • Choose Original, Enhanced, Grayscale, or Black & White, then adjust edges, rotation, and page order. OFFLINE OCR IN 13 LANGUAGES • Supports Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Arabic, and Hindi. • OCR models are included with the app. Images and recognized text are not sent to a remote recognition server. • Copy recognized text or use full-text search to find information across your library. SMART ORGANIZATION AND REMINDERS • Use recognized content to help generate file names, dates, and category suggestions. • Build a filing system with categories, tags, notes, and full-text search. • Add local reminders for contracts, IDs, receipts, and other records that need attention. LOCAL-FIRST PRIVACY, iCLOUD SYNC, AND BACKUP • No Sheaf account or developer-operated server is required. Scans, imported files, OCR text, and search indexes stay on your device by default. • On iPhone and iPad, Pro users can optionally sync selected files through the private CloudKit database of their Apple ID. Sync is off by default, and private content has a separate off-by-default switch. • Pause sync or remove Sheaf’s iCloud records and assets without deleting local files. • Protect important categories with system authentication and hide sensitive files. • Create an encrypted local backup that you choose where to store and manage. FREE AND PRO Free includes scanning, import, viewing, basic editing, file management, and a cumulative 20-page local OCR trial. Sheaf Pro is a one-time purchase on this platform that unlocks the complete local Pro feature set, expanded OCR and organization tools, optional iCloud sync on iOS/iPadOS, private space, encrypted backup, advanced page tools, and watermark-free eligible shared copies. Purchases and restoration are handled by the App Store. There is no subscription or separate watermark product.

Screenshots

Diaryd4 screens
Sheaf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Diaryd at none against Sheaf's 1. Sheaf's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 days) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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. Sheaf sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Diaryd asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Diaryd ships an update every 11 days, Sheaf every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Diaryd versus Sheaf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiarydSheaf
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB168 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer子豪 王闻俊 王

In-app purchases

None

Diaryd

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sheaf

One-time1
  • Sheaf Pro Lifetime$5.99

Questions

Is Diaryd free?
Diaryd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sheaf free?
Sheaf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Diaryd or Sheaf have ads?
Neither Diaryd nor Sheaf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Diaryd or Sheaf?
Diaryd ships an update every 11 days, and Sheaf every 4 days. Most recently, Diaryd was updated on November 5, 2026 and Sheaf on October 31, 2026.

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