Comparison

Horaly vs Message Diary

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

Head to head
About

Horaly

This app provides traditional astrology timing based on planetary hours, day rulers, and moon phases, calculated live for your location. It offers features like live hora countdowns, meeting planners, and customizable alerts to help you stay in sync with celestial cycles. Available on iPhone and Apple Watch with various widgets and complications.

Highlights
  • Live planetary hour tracking
  • Day ruler and moon phase information
  • Meeting planner with shared windows
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Customizable alerts and notifications
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Horaly is a daily companion for traditional astrology timing - planetary hours, day ruler, and moon phase, calculated live for your location. Each layer works together: planetary hours shift by season and sunrise, the day ruler sets the overall tone, and the moon adds phase and zodiac context. Horaly keeps all three in sync so you always know where you stand in the day. PLANETARY HOURS Follow the current hora with a live countdown and progress indicator. Browse the full day schedule across day and night flows. Get notified when the hora changes so you never miss a shift. On Apple Watch, the Wheel view shows the full 24-hour cycle at a glance. The List view gives a quick hora-by-hora breakdown with a NOW indicator. Best/Avoid tells you what the current hora is best - and worst - used for. DAY RULER & MOON See today's ruling planet and the week's rulers at a glance. Explore moon phase, illumination, zodiac sign, degree, lunar day, and age - updated live. MEETING PLANNER Compare planetary hour quality across two cities to find stronger shared windows. Four views - Week Heatmap, Best Slots, Timeline, and Compare Now - help you decide before you schedule. Add selected windows directly to Calendar. APPLE WATCH A full companion app lives on your wrist: Dashboard, Wheel, List, Day Ruler, Moon detail, Best/Avoid guidance, and Watch face complications showing the current hora and countdown. WIDGETS Current Hora, Now + Next, Upcoming Horas List, Today Timeline Strip, Moon Snapshot, Moon Phase Calendar with lunar day view, and Best Window Today - across Lock Screen, Home Screen, and Apple Watch complications. ALERTS & NOTIFICATIONS Stay in rhythm without having to check the app. Horaly can notify you at the start of each new hora so you never miss a shift.Fine-tune your alert schedule with lead time, and set quiet hours so notifications pause during the night - or any window you choose. Filter by daytime and nighttime alerts, or toggle individual planets on and off to receive only the horas that matter to you: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, or Saturn. A live preview shows your upcoming alert schedule before you commit to any changes. Built natively for iPhone and Apple Watch. --- Horaly provides traditional timing guidance for personal planning and reflection. It is not medical, legal, or financial advice. LEGAL Privacy Policy: https://rainbow-heather-30a.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-e7c2add29c024f1e81ec228b4d3f12fa Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Message Diary

This app helps you save, organize, and revisit meaningful text messages and quotes. It provides daily inspiration through a home screen widget and serves as a digital diary for encouragement during challenging times.

Highlights
  • Save meaningful text messages
  • Organize with custom categories and tags
  • Rediscover forgotten memories
  • Home screen widget for daily inspiration
  • Secure and private storage
  • Focuses on preserving impactful words
Features
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ReMind is a unique message diary designed to help you save, organize, and revisit the text messages, quotes, and words of encouragement that matter most. Whether you're recovering from a breakup, working toward a goal, navigating a difficult season, or simply looking for daily encouragement, ReMind helps keep meaningful words close at hand. WHY USERS LOVE REMIND • Save meaningful text messages in your own message diary • Organize messages with custom categories and tags • Rediscover forgotten memories and meaningful conversations • Access your favorite messages anytime • Beautiful and simple design • Secure and private storage HOME SCREEN WIDGET The ReMind widget transforms your favorite messages into daily inspiration. Add a widget to your Home Screen and instantly see a meaningful message each day. Whether it's a loving text from a partner, a supportive message from a friend, or a motivational reminder from family, your diary becomes a source of daily encouragement. A DIARY OF ENCOURAGEMENT Many diary apps focus on writing about your day. ReMind focuses on preserving the words that helped shape it. Create a message diary filled with: • Loving messages from a partner • Encouraging texts from friends • Family messages worth remembering • Motivational quotes • Scriptural quotes • Relationship memories • Personal affirmations • Messages that helped you through difficult times BREAKUP RECOVERY AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS During challenging times, the right words can make all the difference. Many users create a personal diary of supportive messages that remind them they are loved, valued, and capable of overcoming obstacles. Instead of relying on generic quotes, ReMind allows you to revisit words from the people who know and care about you most. A DIGITAL DIARY FOR MODERN LIFE Text messages have become some of the most meaningful memories we create, yet they are often the easiest to lose. ReMind helps preserve those moments in a beautiful digital diary designed specifically for meaningful messages. Build a collection of memories, encouragement, and inspiration that grows over time and becomes a lasting record of the people and experiences that shaped your life. Download ReMind today and start building a message diary you'll treasure for years to come. Monthly - $4.99 Yearly - $24.99 Lifetime - $39.99 Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Horaly4 screens
Message Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Message Diary at 4.5 against Horaly's 1.0. Message Diary also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads, 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. Horaly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Message Diary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Message Diary holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Horaly ships an update every 2 weeks, Message Diary every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Horaly versus Message Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHoralyMessage Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHuy NguyenDavid Parker

Customer experience

Horaly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Message Diary

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Horaly

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Plan$1.997 Days
  • Yearly Plan$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Horaly Pro Lifetime$24.99
3 purchases

Message Diary

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$39.99

Questions

Is Horaly free?
Horaly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Message Diary free?
Message Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Horaly or Message Diary?
Message Diary is rated higher. Horaly averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Message Diary averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Horaly or Message Diary have ads?
Neither Horaly nor Message Diary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Horaly or Message Diary?
Horaly ships an update every 2 weeks, and Message Diary every 3 days. Most recently, Horaly was updated on September 22, 2026 and Message Diary on September 7, 2026.

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