Comparison

tenthousand vs MyDiarySkills

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

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tenthousand

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tenthousand is a focused practice tracker for people who want to improve a skill over time. The idea behind the app is simple: meaningful progress usually comes from consistent effort, repeated over a long period. tenthousand helps you make that effort visible. Whether you are learning design, coding, writing, music, language, sport, or any other skill, the app gives you a clear place to track the hours you invest and the milestones you reach along the way. This is not a social app and it is not built around noise, streak pressure, or distractions. It is designed to help you stay honest about practice, build momentum, and see progress accumulate session by session. With tenthousand, you can create the skills you want to develop and track them individually. Each skill has its own progress, time history, and milestones, so you can manage multiple long-term goals in one place without mixing them together. Key features: • Create custom skills : Add the skills or disciplines you want to improve, from professional goals to creative work and personal learning. • Track live practice with a timer: Start a timer when you begin a focused session and stop it when you finish. The app records the time for you. • Log time manually: Add past practice manually, including larger backfilled hour totals if you started tracking after already investing significant time. • Add milestones: Break a long journey into concrete checkpoints. Set your own milestones for each skill and track progress toward them over time. • View your logged practice clearly: See your total practice time and review recent sessions for each skill in a clean, simple interface. • Optional reminder notifications: If you leave a timer running, the app can send local reminders after 30 minutes, 1 hour, and then hourly, so you can confirm whether you are still working or forgot to stop it. • Simple settings and local control: Notification reminders can be turned on or off inside the app. tenthousand is built for people who take long-term improvement seriously. It works well for students, makers, developers, writers, musicians, athletes, language learners, and anyone who wants to stay consistent with deliberate practice. The app is inspired by the widely discussed idea that sustained practice over time can lead to very high levels of performance. At the same time, it keeps the concept grounded. Progress is personal, and expertise is never guaranteed by a number alone. What matters is showing up, practicing with intention, and continuing over time. That is the role of tenthousand: to help you measure the work, respect the process, and stay engaged with the skills that matter to you. Privacy and simplicity are part of the product. Your data is stored locally on your device. No account is required. If you want a cleaner view of your effort and a calmer way to track skill development, tenthousand gives you the essentials without adding unnecessary complexity. Privacy policy: https://tenthousand.ozdulger.com/privacy Terms: https://tenthousand.ozdulger.com/terms

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MyDiarySkills

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MyDiarySkills is a diary app that turns your everyday life into a personal skill tree. Write what happened today, save your thoughts in a clean daily journal, and let AI discover the skills hidden inside your routine. Studied for an exam? That could become “Focus Grinder.” Cooked dinner? “Home Chef” levels up. Fixed a bug? “Bug Hunter” gets stronger. Your day becomes progress. This is not a classic mood tracker. It is not a boring notes app. MyDiarySkills is your private daily space to write, reflect, and watch your real-life character evolve. WHY IT FEELS DIFFERENT One day, one page Each day has its own diary page. Today is your editable space. Past days stay saved and readable, like a timeline of who you were, what you did, and how far you have come. AI skill discovery After writing your day, MyDiarySkills can analyze your entry and suggest skills based on your real actions. There is no fixed list of skills. The app creates skills from your life, your habits, your wins, and even your random little moments. Level up your real life When a skill appears again in a future entry, it can level up. Over time, your Skills page becomes a personal RPG profile built from your actual days. A diary that gets you MyDiarySkills is made for people who want to journal without making it feel like homework. You can write casually, emotionally, messily, or in full detail. The app turns reflection into something motivating and fun. Clean writing experience Enjoy a minimal, distraction-free editor designed for daily writing. Simple, fast, and calm, with support for markdown-style formatting so your entries can stay organized without getting complicated. Your past, organized by date Go back to previous days, reread old entries, and see which skills came from which moments. Your growth becomes visible, one day at a time. Privacy-first mindset Your diary is personal. AI analysis is optional, and you stay in control of your entries and generated skills. Write for yourself, not for a feed. No likes, no followers, no public pressure. PERFECT FOR • Daily journaling • Self-growth • Reflection • Tracking habits without boring checklists • Students, creators, builders, athletes, and anyone trying to improve • People who want their life to feel a bit more like a game WHAT YOU CAN DO • Write a diary entry every day • Keep past entries organized by date • Let AI suggest new skills from your day • Level up existing skills • Review, edit, and manage your skills • Build a personal skill dashboard • Track your progress in a fun, low-pressure way MyDiarySkills makes journaling feel alive. Write your day. Discover your skills. Level up for real.

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tenthousand4 screens
MyDiarySkills4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MyDiarySkills at 15.1 against tenthousand's 17.0. On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 4 level
tenthousand versus MyDiarySkills: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertenthousandMyDiarySkills
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB28 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRIZA OZDULGERHedi Fourati

In-app purchases

None

tenthousand

No in-app purchases

None

MyDiarySkills

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is tenthousand free?
tenthousand is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyDiarySkills free?
MyDiarySkills is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do tenthousand or MyDiarySkills have ads?
Neither tenthousand nor MyDiarySkills shows ads.

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