Comparison

Diaryd vs ArkNote

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

ArkNote

Organize your daily life with a unified journaling and task management system. Capture thoughts, to-dos, and reflections in a chronological timeline, with features like recurring tasks and customizable templates to streamline your record-keeping.

Highlights
  • Daily chronological timeline
  • Integrated notes and to-dos
  • Recurring and auto-carrying tasks
  • Customizable templates
  • Nested tags for organization
  • System Share Extension for quick capture
  • iCloud sync and JSON backup
Features
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ArkNote - Stay Present, Record Every Day It is a note-taking and life-logging app designed around each day. Notes, Todos, reading lists, reflections, and movie reviews no longer need to be scattered across different apps. ArkNote brings them together in a clear daily timeline: write today, continue tomorrow, and rediscover them years later in “Time Rings.” 【Bring Your Records Back to Each Day】 Swipe left or right to switch dates, or use the calendar to quickly look back. Your thoughts, tasks, photos, and everyday moments are naturally organized by time. 【More Than Text Notes】 Add Todos, photos and videos, links, reminders, moods, ratings, tags, and child notes. Use lists, bold text, colors, and covers to give every kind of content the right form. 【Todos No Longer Quietly Expire】 Unfinished items can automatically carry over to today. Recurring tasks can reappear daily, weekly, or on a custom schedule, naturally connecting yesterday, today, and tomorrow. 【Templates Make Repeated Records Easier】 Create templates for reading lists, movie journals, daily reflections, or your own workflows. Customize their icons, colors, and covers to reduce repetitive steps and make it easier to start recording. 【Stay Organized Without the Effort】 Use nested tags to organize different topics, and quickly search titles, text, Todos, links, and tags. Open “Time Rings · On This Day” to rediscover records from the same date in previous years. 【Quick Capture and Sharing】 Use the system Share Extension to quickly import web pages, text, and links into ArkNote. When a record is complete, save or send it through system sharing, as an image, or as a PDF. 【Sync and Backup】 Optionally sync across devices with iCloud. JSON backup, export, and restore are also supported, helping you keep important records safe. May ArkNote help you carry today forward and connect it with tomorrow ===== ArkNote is available for monthly subscription, annual subscription or one-time purchase. When you choose the subscription plan, we will charge your iTunes account after the free trial starts or the purchase is confirmed. The subscription will automatically renew unless you turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the billing period. You can go to your iTunes Account Settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal. Terms of Use : https://my.feishu.cn/wiki/RXKMwRE5fiRPWokHjabcRmIYnwd Privacy Policy : https://my.feishu.cn/wiki/OpdFw61g9iyFsNk7fshcRdOZnTd

Screenshots

Diaryd4 screens
ArkNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Diaryd at none against ArkNote's 3. ArkNote's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. ArkNote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Diaryd asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Diaryd ships an update every 2 weeks, ArkNote every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Diaryd versus ArkNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiarydArkNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer子豪 王LexyTech Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Diaryd

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ArkNote

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • PRO$14.99

Questions

Is Diaryd free?
Diaryd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ArkNote free?
ArkNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Diaryd or ArkNote have ads?
Neither Diaryd nor ArkNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Diaryd or ArkNote?
Diaryd ships an update every 2 weeks, and ArkNote every 3 days. Most recently, Diaryd was updated on October 25, 2026 and ArkNote on October 29, 2026.

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