Diary Lock vs Focusin Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Diary Lock | Focusin Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jay Lakhani | Bin Chen |
Customer experience
Diary Lock
Focusin Pro
In-app purchases
Diary Lock
- Weekly Pro Access$3.997 Days
- Monthly Pro Access$9.991 Month
- Yearly Pro Access3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro Access$39.99
Focusin Pro
- Focusin Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- Focusin Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Tip the Developer$1.00
- Focusin Pro Lifetime$19.99









