Comparison

Canvary vs EverDiary

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

Head to head
About

Canvary

Features
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Canvary — the diary that feels like a canvas. Forget boring lined pages. Canvary gives you a freeform creative space to sketch, write, paste photos, record voice notes, and capture every moment your way. A CANVAS FOR EVERY DAY Draw with pen and marker tools, add rich text with custom fonts, drop in photos and videos, record audio journals, and decorate with stickers — all on one beautiful page. 30+ STUNNING TEMPLATES Not sure where to start? Choose from beautifully designed templates across categories like Daily Reflection, Gratitude, Travel, Wellness, and Creative Writing. YOUR OWN HANDWRITING - AS A FONT Canvary is the only diary that lets you turn your own handwriting into a real font. Draw each letter, number, and symbol once, and it becomes a typeface you can use in every future entry. Your diary, literally written in your hand — no stylus required each time, no blurry screenshots, just a font that feels like you. MOOD TRACKING & INSIGHTS Log your mood daily and watch trends emerge. View 7, 30, or 90-day mood charts, streaks, and a mood calendar heatmap to understand your emotional patterns. MAP YOUR MEMORIES See all your entries plotted on an interactive map. Photos with GPS automatically tag your location, or search for any place in the world. 600+ WRITING PROMPTS A library of thoughtful prompts to spark reflection. Plus guided multi-day programs like "7 Days of Gratitude" and "14-Day Self-Discovery." TAGS & SMART SEARCH Organize with custom color-coded tags. Search across all entries with filters for mood, date, tags, favorites, media type, and more. MULTIPLE JOURNALS Keep separate journals for different purposes — personal diary, travel log, gratitude journal, work notes — each with its own icon and color. 25+ THEMES & PAPER TEXTURES Personalize your experience with color themes and playful patterns. Choose from paper textures like Watercolor, Craft Paper, Dotted Grid, and more. PRIVATE & SECURE Lock your diary with Face ID. Your data syncs privately via iCloud across all your devices. WIDGETS Glance at your streak, today's mood, or a daily prompt right from your Home Screen. CANVARY PRO Unlock unlimited entries, premium themes, PDF book export, guided programs, and more. Available as monthly, yearly, or lifetime. Start journaling differently. Start with Canvary. Terms of Use: https://kk-studio.ch/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://kk-studio.ch/privacy/

About

EverDiary

Capture and organize life's moments with text, voice, or photos. Ask natural language questions to instantly retrieve information about meetings, receipts, locations, and travel memories. Share with family for a collaborative memory vault.

Highlights
  • Natural language Q&A
  • Voice recording and transcription
  • Receipt and document scanning
  • Location saving and reminders
  • Trip and memory organization
  • Family sharing and collaboration
  • Yearly memory heatmap
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Never forget where you parked, what the plumber quoted, or what that meeting decided — EverDiary remembers it all for you. EverDiary is your personal memory vault. Capture moments as text, voice, or photos, and then simply ask questions in plain language — and get instant, accurate answers pulled from your own life. RECORD THE MOMENTS THAT MATTER Record meetings, classes, and long calls. EverDiary transcribes and remembers everything, so weeks later you can ask: "What did we decide about the follow-up?" No more forgetting half the conversation on the drive home. RECEIPTS, WARRANTIES & DOCUMENTS — SEARCHABLE Snap receipts, warranties, insurance cards, tickets and manuals. The AI reads them for you — title, amount, expiry — then just ask: "How much was the TV?" or "When does my car insurance expire?" An "Expiring soon" list and optional reminders make sure nothing lapses unnoticed. FIND MY STUFF — NEVER LOSE ANYTHING AGAIN Save where things live: "Passport — grey fireproof box, top closet shelf." Months later, ask "Where is my passport?" and get the exact spot. Shared with your family, so everyone can find the tape measure. YOUR TRIPS, REMEMBERED BEAUTIFULLY Travel memories are automatically grouped into Trips — every photo, note, and place from your weekend in the mountains or that summer in Italy, organized on a map with its own timeline. Ask "What did we do in Rome?" and relive the whole trip. SEE YOUR YEAR AT A GLANCE — MEMORY HEATMAP A beautiful heatmap shows every day you captured something — your whole year in one view. Spot your busiest weeks, tap any day to jump straight to its memories, and watch your streaks grow. YOUR PHOTOS, ONE SMART GALLERY Every photo you capture lands in a clean, fast gallery — organized by time and place. Scroll your life visually, or jump from any photo straight to the full memory behind it. FORWARD EMAILS, ASK LATER Got a quote from the AC repair company or the plumber? Forward the email to your private EverDiary address. Months later ask: "Who fixed my air conditioner and what did they charge?" — name, number, and price, instantly. NEVER LOSE YOUR CAR AGAIN — BUILT-IN MAPS One tap saves your parking spot — at the restaurant, the concert, the airport. A built-in map shows exactly where you parked, with walking directions, distance, and your own note ("Level 2, near the elevator"). A PRIVATE MEMORY VAULT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Create your family circle and invite up to 6 members with a private link. Everyone's moments flow into one Family Timeline — you choose per memory whether to share it or keep it private. Then ask the AI as a family: "What did we all do this month?" Everything stays strictly inside your family — nothing is ever public. ASK YOUR LIFE ANYTHING • Natural-language Q&A over everything you've captured, with streaming AI answers • Ask by voice, get spoken answers back • "What did I do today?" answered from your actual day • "Remind me next time I'm at Costco" — location-based reminders that just work MORE MEMORY MAGIC • Time Capsules — seal a memory until a future date, or address it to a family member • Month in Review — a beautiful, shareable AI recap of your month or year • Every memory tagged with place and the weather that day • Weekly email digest of your best moments • Spending view — receipts add up into monthly totals by business PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your memories are encrypted with per-user keys • We never sell your data — no ads, ever • Location data never leaves your account • Delete individual memories or your entire account anytime, in-app Start free, or go Premium for unlimited capture, smarter AI answers, and family sharing. Subscriptions bill through your Apple ID and can be managed or canceled in Settings. Your life is worth remembering. Let EverDiary do the remembering. https://everdiary.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Canvary4 screens
EverDiary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: EverDiary at weekly against Canvary's every 3 weeks. EverDiary also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 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. Canvary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and EverDiary sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Canvary ships an update every 3 weeks, EverDiary weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Canvary versus EverDiary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCanvaryEverDiary
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB50 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKanchalika KongyongEverDiary LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Canvary

Subscriptions1
  • Canvary Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Canvary Premium Lifetime$12.99
4 purchases

EverDiary

Subscriptions4
  • Individual Premium7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Family Premium7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Individual Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$89.991 Year
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  • Family Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$142.991 Year

Questions

Is Canvary free?
Canvary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EverDiary free?
EverDiary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Canvary or EverDiary have ads?
Neither Canvary nor EverDiary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Canvary or EverDiary?
Canvary ships an update every 3 weeks, and EverDiary weekly. Most recently, Canvary was updated on October 19, 2026 and EverDiary on October 23, 2026.

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