Fuwari Diary vs Simple Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fuwari Diary
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A simple diary app for capturing your thoughts with ease. 【Key Features】 ・Create, edit, and delete diary entries ・View entries organized by date ・Clean and intuitive interface ・Works offline 【Who It’s For】 ・Those who want to write occasionally, not every day ・Those who don’t need complex features ・Those looking for a simple diary app Open the app whenever you feel like writing, and start capturing your thoughts right away.
Simple Journal
A minimalist daily journaling app designed for effortless reflection. Focus on writing without distractions like titles, templates, or ads. Easily track your thoughts and memories with a simple, one-page-per-day format.
- No titles, autosave
- One page per day
- Calendar view for past entries
- Keyword search
- No ads or social features
- Dark mode
- Face ID/passcode lock
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Simple Journal is a quiet, comfortable journaling app you can keep up without effort. Open it whenever you feel like writing, and jot down just a few lines. That small habit, repeated day after day, becomes a record worth keeping. No titles. No templates. No save button. We stripped away everything unnecessary, so you can simply focus on writing. And Simple Journal has no ads — at all. Unlike many other apps, it wasn't built to generate ad revenue. Your entries stay yours, undisturbed by anyone else. Key Features ・No title needed, autosave — start writing the moment you open the app ・One page per day, with free editing and additions anytime ・Browse past entries instantly from the calendar view ・Find any entry in seconds with keyword search ・No ads, no social features, no AI ・Available in 日本語・English・한국어 Premium Features ・Dark mode ・Premium font selection ・Export your journal ・Import your journal ・Face ID / passcode lock Just one minute a day. Let's quietly record your everyday life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fuwari Diary at none against Simple Journal's 1. Fuwari Diary also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). Simple Journal's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price 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. Simple Journal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fuwari Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fuwari Diary ships an update daily, Simple Journal every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fuwari Diary | Simple Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nagatomo Miki | Daiki Kitaoka |
In-app purchases
Fuwari Diary
No in-app purchases
Simple Journal
- Premium$9.99









