Minima. vs Five Year Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Minima.
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ๅคใใทใงใผใๅ็ปใชใฉใฎSNSใซๆ้ใๆบถใใใฆใใพใใไฝใใใชใใฃใ่ชๅใๅซๆชใใฆใใพใใใจใฏใใใพใใใ๏ผ ใๅฐใใงใๆ้คใ่บซใซใคใใใใใจๅญฆ็ฟใขใใชใๅ ฅใใฆใใ็ตใใใชใใใซใใซ่ฟฝใใใๆชๆถๅใฎใฟในใฏ๏ผๅญฆ็ฟ่ฒ ๅต๏ผใๆบใพใฃใฆใใใ Minima.๏ผใใใ๏ผใฏใใใใชใ็ฒๅผใใๆนใ ใใๆใใใใซ็ใพใใพใใใ ใฆใผใถใผใฎใใๆฐใ็ก้ใ ใจ้ฏ่ฆใใฆใใๆขๅญใฎๆ่จใขใใชใจใฏ้ใใพใใใฉใใชใซใใๆฐใใชใๅคใงใ็ตถๅฏพใซๆซๆใใชใใใใใฆๅถ้ใใใไป็ตใฟใงใๅญฆ็ฟใ็กๅณไนพ็ฅใชใในใใงใฏใชใใ่ชๅใ่ฏๅฎใใใใใฎใ็ฅ็ใชๅๅผใใธใจๆ่ฏใใใพใใ ใMinima.ใฎ3ใคใฎ็นๅพดใ โ 1ๆฅ1่ชใใใชใใ ใใฎ่จ่ใๅปใ ็จๆใใใ็กๆฉ่ณชใชๅ่ชๅธณใฏใใใพใใใๆ ็ปใๆฌใใใใใฏไปไบใฎไผ่ฉฑใชใฉใใใชใใๆฅๅธธใงๅบไผใฃใใ็ใใ่จ่ใใ ใใ1ๆฅ1ใคในใใใฏใAIใๆๅณใชใฉใ็พใใ็ๆใใใใชใใ ใใฎใ็ฅใฎใณใฌใฏใทใงใณใใ่ฒใฆใพใใ โก ๆฏๆฅใใฃใ3ๅใฎใๅฟๅฐใใใฏใคใบ ๆจๆฅใพใงใซใใชใใๅปใใ ่จ่ใฎไธญใใใAIใซใใๆฏๆฅ3ๅใ ใใฎใฏใคใบใๅบ้กใใใพใใใใไปฅไธใฏใงใใพใใใใๆๅฐ้ใฎใใผใใซใใ ใใใใใใฉใใชใซ็ฒใใฆใใฆใๆฏๆฅใไปๆฅใใใๅใฃใใใจใใๅฎๅฟๆใจใ็ๅฎใช็ฅ็้ฒๆญฉใๅณใใใใจใใงใใพใใ โข ๆฏใ่ฟใใใณใซ่ฒใคใๆทฑๅคใฎ็พ่ก้คจ ใใชใใๅปใใ ่จ่ใใกใฏใ็พใใใชในใๅใใใใใชใใ ใใฎๅบ็ค็ฅ่ญใจใชใฃใฆใใใพใใใใใฏใใ ใฎๆ่จใงใฏใชใใใใชใใจใใไบบ้ใฎๆ้คใๅฝขไฝใๅคงๅใช่ป่ทกใงใใ โ ้็บ่ ใใ ็ง่ช่บซใใ่ชฐใใใใๅคใฎSNSใจ่ชๅทฑๅซๆชใใฎ็ใฟใ็ๆใใ็ตใใใชใใใซใใซๆซๆใใฆใใๅฝไบ่ ใงใใใ ใใใใใใใฉใใชใซ็ฒใใๅคใฎ่ชๅใงใ้ใใใใชใใใใๅฏไธใฎๅบๆบใซใใใฎๅผใ็ฎใฎUI/UXใ่จญ่จใใพใใใ Minima.ใงใ็ฝชๆชๆใฎใชใใ้ใใง็ฅ็ใช3ๅ้ใๅงใใพใใใ๏ผ ๅฉ็จ่ฆ็ด: https://termsmd.com/Q2ZDJsX5r0QmcsKBPKyhGr8fIh13/minima/terms ใใฉใคใใทใผใใชใทใผ: https://termsmd.com/Q2ZDJsX5r0QmcsKBPKyhGr8fIh13/minima/privacy
Five Year Diary
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Write today, and the same day from last year and the year before appear on the very same page. Gonen Diary is a five-year diary that shows five years of one date on a single page. A few lines are enough, so it is easy to keep going, and a year from now you get to meet yourself again. [Who it is for] - You want an easy five-year diary on your iPhone or iPad - Paper diaries never lasted more than a few days - You want to look back at what you were doing on this day last year - You keep short daily notes, such as a parenting or gratitude journal - You want a privacy-minded diary with no sign-up [No account, no network] - No registration and no email address - Your diary stays on this device only. Nothing is sent to a server - Even if a service goes down or you are offline, your diary stays readable [Meet last year's today] - The same date from five years is lined up on one page - While you write today, you can see last year's you right below - Open a past day from the calendar and the earlier years of that date appear with it - The longer you keep going, the thicker the page gets [Mood in one emoji] - Pick your mood from five emoji (optional; you can write without choosing) - Last year's mood for the same day shows up alongside the text [One photo a day] - Keep one photo per day (free) - Add a photo to today's entry or to a past day you are filling in - Photos stay on the device only. They are shrunk before saving and location data is removed - Last year's photo for the same day appears right under the text [Made for iPad too] - On iPad, the left side is where you write today and the right side lists the same day from earlier years - Text is a little larger (three text sizes to choose from) [Quiet, never pushy] - No streak counts and no "days in a row" badges - Days you skip are simply left alone (no "missed" marks) - Only the total number of entries is shown, quietly - No prompts forced on you and no character limit - No ads [Search and look back] - Search your diary by word (Search tab) - The calendar marks the days you wrote - An optional gentle reminder at your writing time (on or off) [Keeping your diary safe] - Every time you write, a backup copy is made on the device so you can restore it - Export (backup) and import are free. Your diary is always yours to take out (export covers text only, not photos) - Protect the app with Face ID, Touch ID or the device passcode - Nothing is sent to AI [Why a five-year diary works] Because one book shows the same date across five years, you never need to write a lot. Even a few lines turn into "this day last year" a year later. Seasonal events, your children growing, small changes at work and at home, shifts in health and mood: things you cannot notice in a single day appear across the years. [How to use it] 1. Write a few lines in the evening or morning 2. The same date from last year and the year before appears below 3. On days you want a photo, add just one 4. To find an entry, search by word 5. Export a backup of the diary you care about [About paying] - Writing, reading, searching, photos, export and import are all free - The only thing a one-time in-app purchase adds is exporting to PDF (save, print, share) - There are no monthly payments [FAQ] Q. Do I have to write every day? A. No. Days you skip are simply left as they are, with no missed marks. Q. Can I move my diary to a new phone? A. Export and import are free, so your diary can always go with you. Q. Can anyone else see my diary? A. It stays on your device and is never sent anywhere. You can also lock the app with Face ID and the like. Available in Japanese, English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Vietnamese and Chinese (Traditional and Simplified). You can switch in Settings at any time. Dark mode is supported. A year from now, open this day and meet today's you. That is Gonen Diary.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minima. at none against Five Year Diary's 1. Minima. also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Five Year Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Minima. asks for nothing beyond the download.
Minima. ships an update every 3 days, Five Year Diary every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minima. | Five Year Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days โ better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 โ better | 15.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kota Suzuki | AKIHIRO MATSUYAMA |
In-app purchases
Minima.
No in-app purchases
Five Year Diary
- Unlock PDF Export$0.99
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