Comparison

ikiaka vs Done Diary

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

Head to head
About

ikiaka

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■ What is Ikiaka? Do you ever feel like you don't really understand yourself, or struggle to figure out what you want to do in the future? Ikiaka is a self-design journaling app for middle and high school students, university students, working professionals, and educators. The AI character "Trigger-kun" talks with you, helping you reflect on your daily thoughts and experiences, discover your values and strengths, and shape your vision for the future. ■ Key Features 【AI Chat】
Trigger-kun listens to what you have to say and deepens your thinking with thoughtful questions. Talk about anything—your day, your worries, your dreams. Through conversation, you'll uncover true feelings you may not have even realized you had. 【Trigger-kun's One-Word Diagnosis】Get an objective read on who you are right now through 16 character patterns. A fun way to learn about your traits, current state, and tendencies. 【Story Creation】Easily record your daily experiences and realizations. Reflecting on them with Trigger-kun reveals the trajectory of your own growth. 【Your Personal MVVM (Mission, Vision, Value, My Items)】
Using keywords drawn from your conversations and stories, the app organizes your Mission (purpose), Vision (goals), Values, and My Items (knowledge, qualifications, relationships, experiences, and personal traits). 【Automatic Self-Introduction Generation】Based on your accumulated data, AI automatically generates self-introduction text for entry sheets and resumes—useful for job hunting and self-promotion. 【Emotional Balance Analysis】Analyzes shifts in your emotions from daily conversations and visualizes them with a radar chart, giving you an objective view of your emotional patterns. 【Keep】
Save meaningful experiences, words, and ideas from your stories by category, so you can revisit them anytime. ■ Recommended For * People who want to know their own strengths and values * People who want to find what they want to do in the future * People who are struggling with job hunting or career planning * People who want to build a habit of journaling or keeping a diary * People who want to deepen self-understanding through dialogue with AI * People who want to advise students or subordinates on their future plans ■ Pricing Plan * $6.99/month, including tax * First month free trial ■ Legal Notice - Terms of Use: https://legal.ikiaka.jp/terms.html - Privacy Policy: https://legal.ikiaka.jp/privacy.html

About

Done Diary

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Done Diary is a simple diary app for recording what you accomplished today and giving yourself credit for the small things. It is not made to push you to do more. It is made to help you notice what you finished, what you kept up with, and the small steps you took today. You can record what you did today, things you want to do later, and daily habits. At the end of the day, you can also add your mood and a short note to gently reflect on your day. Your records can be reviewed in Days by month. Use the list or calendar view to look back on what you have been building over time. Recommended for people who: ・want to focus on what they did, not what they could not do ・want a diary that is easy to continue ・want to track habits and small actions gently ・want to end each day with a little more self-recognition Done Diary is not about trying harder. It is about noticing what you already did today. Keep small records, and look back on your everyday progress.

Screenshots

ikiaka4 screens
Done Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ikiaka at none against Done Diary's shown. ikiaka also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.4). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. ikiaka sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month and Done Diary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ikiaka ships an update every 3 weeks, Done Diary monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
ikiaka versus Done Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterikiakaDone Diary
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkashi, Inc.Kaito Yoshimura

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ikiaka

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Plan1 Month trial$5.991 Month
2 purchases

Done Diary

Subscriptions2
  • PremiumPlan(MonthlyPayment)$2.991 Month
  • PremiumPlan(YearlyPayment)$24.991 Year

Questions

Is ikiaka free?
ikiaka is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Done Diary free?
Done Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ikiaka or Done Diary have ads?
Done Diary shows ads; ikiaka does not.
Which is updated more often, ikiaka or Done Diary?
ikiaka ships an update every 3 weeks, and Done Diary monthly. Most recently, ikiaka was updated on October 16, 2026 and Done Diary on October 12, 2026.

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