Comparison

Dian Dian vs Skratch

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

Head to head
About

Dian Dian

Features
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Dian Dian is a visual year tracker where every day becomes a colorful dot. Track anything โ€” mood, habits, reading, fitness, periods โ€” and watch your year fill up with color. Your year at a glance: - 12ร—31 grid showing every day of the year - Custom color legends for each tracker - Quick-fill: select a legend, then tap to color days instantly - Add comments to remember what made each day special - Stats & insights: streaks, distribution, monthly progress - Export your tracker as a shareable image - 7 themes including dark mode - Available in English, French, ็ฎ€ไฝ“ไธญๆ–‡, and ็น้ซ”ไธญๆ–‡ Premium unlocks: - Unlimited trackers (free: 3) - All themes - Animated cursors - Image export - Detailed statistics - No ads Your data syncs across all your devices in real time. Simple, beautiful, and private. Terms of Use (EULA): https://diandian.overridedev.com/terms

About

Skratch

Features
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Skratch is a calm, paper-inspired notebook for longform writing and fleeting thoughts. Five cream pages, a warm wax-seal palette, and a typeface that feels like ink on paper โ€” nothing to set up, nothing to distract. โ€ข Five notebook pages, always a swipe away โ€ข Mark up your words with a hand-drawn pen feel: underline, strike through, circle โ€ข Moon-phase page dots that keep your place โ€ข Choose your paper: blank, dotted, ruled, or squared โ€ข Syncs privately through your own iCloud โ€” across iPhone and Mac โ€ข No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Your words stay yours. Skratch keeps out of the way so you can just write.

Screenshots

Dian Dian4 screens
Skratch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Skratch at none against Dian Dian's 3. Skratch also leads on ads (none vs shown). Dian Dian's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price there is nothing between them.

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. Dian Dian sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Skratch asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
Dian Dian versus Skratch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDian DianSkratch
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size65 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOverride SASJustin Marshall

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Dian Dian

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$22.99
None

Skratch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dian Dian free?
Dian Dian is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Skratch free?
Skratch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dian Dian or Skratch have ads?
Dian Dian shows ads; Skratch does not.

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