BetaLog vs DiaryThreads
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BetaLog
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BetaLog is a climbing tracker built for boulderers and climbers who want more than a simple workout log. Record every session, import climbing videos, track sends and flashes, organize routes by gym, and build a clear history of your progress over time. Whether you are projecting a hard boulder, reviewing beta with friends, or trying to understand how your grades are changing, BetaLog keeps your climbing life in one place. What you can do with BetaLog: - Log indoor climbing and bouldering sessions - Import climbing videos from your library - Track sends, flashes, attempts, grades, colors, notes, and tags - Organize routes by gym and climbing date - Review your personal stats, grade breakdown, and gym history - Back up videos to the cloud and manage local storage - Share route videos with climbing partners - Keep a searchable archive of your climbing progress BetaLog is designed for regular climbers who film attempts, train across multiple gyms, and want a better way to remember what happened on the wall. Your climbs. Your beta. Your progress. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
DiaryThreads
Transform your life into a series of shareable posts, just like social media. Capture thoughts, photos, videos, or voice notes in short entries organized into a private timeline. Gain insights into your journaling habits and revisit memories with customizable widgets.
- Post thoughts, photos, videos, voice notes
- Private timeline organization
- Insights into journaling habits
- Home Screen widgets for memories and new posts
- App Lock for enhanced privacy
- No account required, local storage
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DiaryThreads offers a new way to journal: capture life as easily as posting and let every entry become part of a timeline that is entirely your own. 【As Easy as Posting—Reply to and Quote Your Past Self】 -- Capture a thought, a photo, or a voice recording in the moment. A flexible editor helps you preserve life in richer detail. -- Find an earlier entry, reply to it or quote it, and see what has changed. -- When you have more to say, use an Article to publish a polished long-form card on your timeline. 【Understand Your Life】 -- Analytics brings together days recorded, total characters, posting frequency, and changes over the last 30 days. -- Your private trending list highlights the keywords and topics you have been returning to lately. -- State of Mind entries you choose to add also appear in Analytics, helping you look back on emotional changes. -- Topic Insights show when and how often each topic appears. 【Let Widgets Bring the Past Back】 -- The “Random Entry” widget brings an older entry to your Home Screen. Tap to shuffle or open its details. -- The “Write an Entry” widget puts writing on your Home Screen, so a new entry is always one tap away. Past and present stay close at hand. -- The “Photo Memory” widget brings treasured photos back into view. 【Light, Simple, and Entirely Yours】 -- DiaryThreads requires no account. Content is stored locally first; Premium can sync it across your Apple devices through your private iCloud. -- No ads, third-party analytics, or cross-app tracking. -- Premium imports and exports are processed locally on your device, keeping your content in your hands. 【Diary Threads Premium】 -- The free version keeps up to 30 current entries. -- Diary Threads Premium unlocks unlimited entries, share posters, keyword trends, private iCloud sync, local import and export, and all three Home Screen widgets. -- Premium is available as a monthly or annual subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Actual prices are shown in the App Store. Privacy Policy: https://foggy-bellflower-ae3.notion.site/Diary-Threads-Privacy-Policy-3aa1a28522d98112b480d81a7b2f74db?source=copy_link EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DiaryThreads at daily against BetaLog's every 3 days. BetaLog's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. BetaLog sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and DiaryThreads sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BetaLog ships an update every 3 days, DiaryThreads daily. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.
| Parameter | BetaLog | DiaryThreads |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 星宇 赵 | 世杰 戴 |
In-app purchases
BetaLog
- BataLog Monthly pro$4.991 Month
- BetaLog Yearly member$39.991 Year
DiaryThreads
- Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
- Lifetime Premium$6.99









