Comparison

Good Diary vs Diary Go

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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 • Save completed encounters or leave them temporarily unfinished. • Link one or more contacts to each encounter. • Add notes, locations, photos, and videos. • Create custom categories with single or multiple selection. • Quickly find your data using search and advanced filters. • 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 • Create and restore iCloud backups. • Synchronize data between compatible devices. • Export your data as an organized multi-sheet Excel XLSX file. • 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

Diary Go

Features
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Keep your daily moments together with Diary Go. Write diary entries, attach photos, and browse your memories by date. Choose a light or dark appearance and use the app in English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, or Japanese. Free features: • Write and edit diary entries • Attach photos • Browse entries on a calendar • View previous versions in Diary History Diary Pro Lifetime: Unlock these features with one purchase, with no subscription: • Sync diary entries and photos between your devices using your private iCloud account • Import diary text from Excel and CSV files • Export current entries and photos in a ZIP file Your diary is stored on your device. Optional iCloud sync runs while the app is open and when you return to it. An iCloud account and available storage are required for sync. Support: https://diary-go.pages.dev/support/ Privacy policy: https://diary-go.pages.dev/privacy/

Screenshots

Good Diary4 screens
Diary Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Good Diary at none against Diary Go's 1. Diary Go's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Diary Go sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Good Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Good Diary ships an update every 6 weeks, Diary Go every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Good Diary versus Diary Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGood DiaryDiary Go
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB39 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFabrizio FiammenghiNgo Hin Tam

In-app purchases

None

Good Diary

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Diary Go

One-time1
  • Diary Pro Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Good Diary free?
Good Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Diary Go free?
Diary Go is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Good Diary or Diary Go have ads?
Neither Good Diary nor Diary Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Good Diary or Diary Go?
Good Diary ships an update every 6 weeks, and Diary Go every 4 days. Most recently, Good Diary was updated on October 28, 2026 and Diary Go on October 24, 2026.

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