Daily vs My Tiny Journal · Private
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daily
A minimalist journal app for daily entries. Track your thoughts and memories over time with a simple, private interface. Focuses on one entry per day.
- Minimalist design
- Daily journal entries
- Track entries over time
- Private journaling
- Simple interface
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Your private, minimalist, everyday journal. Write one entry a day, keep track of your entries over time.
My Tiny Journal · Private
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My Tiny Journal is a private place to write, add photos, and keep the everyday moments you don’t want to forget. Write a sentence or fill a page. Add a photo when it helps tell the story. Return to your memories through Timeline, Calendar, Search, Favorites, and Random Memory. START FREE - Unlimited writing and reading in one Journal with unlimited yearly Volumes - One photo per memory - Timeline, Calendar, Search, Favorites, and Random Memory - Thoughtful writing prompts - Up to three optional daily reminder times, with private notification wording - Monthly reflections and summary statistics - Share cards for memories you choose to share - App Lock using supported device security - Backup, restore, import, and export without a purchase - Useful offline, with no account, ads, or third-party behavioral analytics OPTIONAL LIFETIME UNLOCK One purchase. No subscription. - Multiple Journals for different parts of life - Up to three photos per memory - Two-photo and three-photo collages - Premium Journal covers, themes, fonts, frames, and collage layouts Your memories remain yours. Your journal is stored locally on your device. Keep backups somewhere you control. Restore Purchases restores eligible Lifetime Unlock ownership on compatible devices using the same store account. Apple and Google purchases do not transfer between stores. Restore a Journal Backup recovers your memories separately; My Tiny Journal does not automatically sync your journal. My Tiny Journal is intentionally quiet: a warm, private place for ordinary moments that become meaningful over time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Daily at none against My Tiny Journal · Private's 1. My Tiny Journal · Private's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.2). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. My Tiny Journal · Private sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Daily asks for nothing beyond the download.
Daily ships an update every 4 months, My Tiny Journal · Private every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daily | My Tiny Journal · Private |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 147 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jordan Moreno | Frankly, LLC |
In-app purchases
Daily
No in-app purchases
My Tiny Journal · Private
- Lifetime Unlock$19.99
Questions
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