Comparison

Diary Lock vs Focusin Pro

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

Head to head
About

Diary Lock

Capture your thoughts, plans, and memories securely. This app offers rich text editing, voice notes, mood tracking, and smart reminders to help you organize your life and protect your private information.

Highlights
  • Rich text editor with formatting options
  • Voice note recording
  • PIN-protected individual notes
  • Daily mood tracking
  • Smart reminders and event scheduling
  • Drawing and image insertion
Features
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Your All-in-One Private Notes & Planner Write, organize, and protect your thoughts with powerful tools in one simple app. Rich Text Editor • Bold, italic, underline & strikethrough • Bullet & numbered lists • Multiple fonts • Highlight & text color options • Add stickers • Insert images • Organize with tags Voice Notes • Record audio directly inside notes • Capture ideas instantly • Perfect for meetings & quick thoughts Private & Secure • Lock individual notes with PIN • Protect personal journals • Keep sensitive information safe Mood Tracking • Set daily moods • Reflect on your emotions • Make journaling more meaningful Smart Reminders & Events • Create events with start & end time • Repeat options • Get notified on time • Stay on schedule More Creative Tools • Draw freely inside notes • Customize with colors • Clean & intuitive design • Organize by date & category Perfect for journaling, planning, studying, goal tracking, and daily organization. Simple. Powerful. Secure. Start with free features and upgrade anytime to unlock the full experience. If you subscribe to a “Pro” plan, payment will be charged to your iTunes account at the time of purchase confirmation. Any unused portion of a free trial (if offered) will be forfeited once you start a subscription. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and disable auto-renewal anytime in your Account Settings. Cancellations are not allowed during the active subscription period. For support or questions, please contact us at miraclefifth@gmail.com Privacy Policy - https://secret-diary-journal-lock.blogspot.com/2026/02/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use - https://secret-diary-journal-lock.blogspot.com/2026/02/terms-of-use.html EULA - https://secret-diary-journal-lock.blogspot.com/2026/02/eula.html If you enjoy using Secret Diary: Journal & Lock, please take a moment to rate us and share your feedback.

About

Focusin Pro

This app is a minimalist Pomodoro timer designed for your menu bar. It features a visual countdown, customizable work and break sessions, and detailed statistics to track your focus over time. Syncs across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Menu bar pie-clock countdown
  • Customizable work and break sessions
  • Automatic breaks and session resets
  • Detailed daily, weekly, and monthly statistics
  • iCloud sync across Mac, iPhone, and Apple Watch
  • Calendar logging and manual session logging
  • Task history and pinning
Features
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Focusin Pro is a Pomodoro timer that stays out of your way — a quiet pie-clock in your menu bar that fills as you focus. Click it and a glass clock face opens: drag the knob to set your session length, press play, and get to work. The dial counts down in minutes you can feel, right beside the menu-bar clock. When the session ends, Focusin rings, shows an optional celebration popup, and rolls into your break — a long one every fourth session. DESIGNED FOR THE MENU BAR • A live pie-clock countdown next to your clock, with an optional time label • One-click start, pause, and stop — no window to manage, no Dock icon • Pause for up to 5 minutes; step away longer and the session resets, keeping your stats honest • An optional session-complete popup you can't miss (and can switch off) • Adjust the session on the fly — drag the knob mid-timer to add or trim time WORK, THEN RECHARGE • Automatic breaks with their own green dial counting down your rest • Auto-start the next session after a break, if you like momentum • Set work and rest lengths with the dial knob or the steppers MAKE IT YOURS • Name your task — the title travels with your session everywhere • Windup, ticking, and ringing sounds, each individually switchable • 12- or 24-hour time, notifications, and display options ON EVERY DEVICE Focusin Pro includes iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch companion apps. Buy Pro once — on any platform — and every Pro feature unlocks on all of them. FOCUSIN PRO (subscription or one-time lifetime purchase) • iCloud sync — start on your Mac, watch it tick on iPhone and Apple Watch; pause anywhere and your task, statistics, and history follow • Statistics — three views: a Daily timeline, a weekly chart, and a monthly heat-map calendar that deepens to orange on your most focused days • Daily timeline — every completed session and break for the day, with start–end times, duration, and any paused time; delete an entry or copy the whole day as Markdown • Calendar logging — completed sessions are written to your calendar automatically, with one clean event per session across all your devices • Manual logging — missed a session, or worked away from your devices? Log it for any date and time in two clicks; it lands in your stats, Daily timeline, and calendar • Task history — re-select your most recent tasks with a single click, and pin the ones you return to A small tip jar is there if Focusin Pro earns a place in your day. Focusin Pro is built with the Pomodoro Technique in mind: 25 minutes of work, short breaks, a long break every four sessions. All durations are adjustable. (Pomodoro Technique is a registered trademark of Francesco Cirillo; Focusin Pro is not affiliated.) Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bbchen.wixsite.com/focusin/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Diary Lock4 screens
Focusin Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Focusin Pro at 5.0 against Diary Lock's 3.8. Focusin Pro also leads on ads (none vs shown). Diary Lock's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Diary Lock sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Focusin Pro sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Focusin Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Diary Lock has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Diary Lock ships an update every 2 weeks, Focusin Pro fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Diary Lock versus Focusin Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiary LockFocusin Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJay LakhaniBin Chen

Customer experience

Diary Lock

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Focusin Pro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Diary Lock

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Pro Access$3.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro Access$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro Access3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro Access$39.99
4 purchases

Focusin Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Focusin Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Focusin Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Tip the Developer$1.00
  • Focusin Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Diary Lock free?
Diary Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focusin Pro free?
Focusin Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Diary Lock or Focusin Pro?
Focusin Pro is rated higher. Diary Lock averages 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Focusin Pro averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Diary Lock or Focusin Pro have ads?
Diary Lock shows ads; Focusin Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Diary Lock or Focusin Pro?
Diary Lock ships an update every 2 weeks, and Focusin Pro fortnightly. Most recently, Diary Lock was updated on November 6, 2026 and Focusin Pro on October 31, 2026.

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