Comparison

Good Diary vs Cloudy Today

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

Head to head
About

Good Diary

Features
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Good Diary is a private journal designed to help you remember, organize, and better understand your personal encounters. Record each encounter with dates and times, contacts, location, notes, photos, videos, and custom details. Create categories and options that match your needs, while always deciding which information you want to keep. ORGANIZE YOUR ENCOUNTERS โ€ข Save completed encounters or leave them temporarily unfinished. โ€ข Link one or more contacts to each encounter. โ€ข Add notes, locations, photos, and videos. โ€ข Create custom categories with single or multiple selection. โ€ข Quickly find your data using search and advanced filters. โ€ข Browse your encounters through the calendar. CONTACTS AND OPTIONAL INFORMATION Manage your contacts and, if useful to you, add optional information such as sex and sexual orientation. These details can be used in filters and statistics, but you always decide what to enter. PRIVACY AND SECURITY Your data stays first of all on your device. Access can be protected with a PIN and Face ID. Good Diary does not require a proprietary account and does not display advertising. If you enable backup or synchronization, your data is stored in your personal iCloud account. BACKUP, SYNC, AND EXPORT โ€ข Create and restore iCloud backups. โ€ข Synchronize data between compatible devices. โ€ข Export your data as an organized multi-sheet Excel XLSX file. โ€ข Review and manage backups directly from Options. Good Diary gives you a personal, flexible, and private space built around the information you actually want to remember.

About

Cloudy Today

Features
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What did the sky look like today? CloudyToday is a gentle journaling app that lets you capture the sky in photos โ€” and have AI tell you exactly what kind of cloud you're looking at. AI Cloud Identification & Collection Snap a photo and our AI classifies it among 26 real cloud species, from cumulus to cirrostratus. Every analysis earns you a badge, so filling out your cloud encyclopedia becomes its own little game. Spot a rare optical phenomenon like a lenticular cloud or a double rainbow, and you'll unlock a special badge too. Mood Journal & Tags Pair each photo with a short journal entry and mood tags, so you can always look back and remember exactly how that sky made you feel. Sky Details See how high the sun is right now, or what phase the moon is in tonight. Check sunrise/sunset times, a 3-day forecast, and today's special sky events โ€” meteor showers, full moons, and more. Neighborhood Sky Map Share sky updates anonymously with people near you. Exact locations are never stored โ€” only your general district or city โ€” and you can tap "Sky is Pretty" to add to your neighborhood's daily sky index. Sky Reading Magazine Learn how to read the weather from clouds, tips for spotting rare formations, and regular cloud letters. Smart Notifications, Clear Days Only We check the weather at your location and only send a gentle nudge on days with a clear sky โ€” never on rainy or overcast days. No Sign-Up, Your Data Stays On Your Device Start right away with no account required. Your photos and journal entries are stored locally on your device, with backup codes available for safe transfer. Build the small habit of looking up, one sky at a time, with CloudyToday.

Screenshots

Good Diary4 screens
Cloudy Today4 screens

Verdict

The call

Good Diary and Cloudy Today are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Good Diary versus Cloudy Today: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGood DiaryCloudy Today
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size11 MB57 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFabrizio FiammenghiHyeonwoo Mun

In-app purchases

None

Good Diary

No in-app purchases

None

Cloudy Today

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Good Diary free?
Good Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cloudy Today free?
Cloudy Today is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Good Diary or Cloudy Today have ads?
Neither Good Diary nor Cloudy Today shows ads.

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