Comparison

Notly vs My Diary

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

Head to head
About

Notly

This app provides a secure space to journal your thoughts, track your mood, and reflect on your life. It offers customizable writing options, mood logging with visual patterns, and rich entry features, all while ensuring your data remains private on your device.

Highlights
  • PIN, Face ID, and Touch ID lock
  • Voice-to-text dictation
  • Customizable fonts, backgrounds, and bullet styles
  • Mood tracking with stickers and graphs
  • Add photos to entries
  • 15 supported languages
  • No cloud sync or account required
Features
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Private Journal & Secret Diary — secured with Face ID, Touch ID, and PIN lock. Write freely knowing your thoughts stay yours alone. Notly is your safe space to journal daily, track your mood, and reflect on life — no accounts, no cloud, no one watching. WRITE THE WAY YOU WANT Type or dictate with your voice. Notly's built-in speech-to-text lets you narrate entries hands-free. Choose from 9 fonts, 18 unique backgrounds, and 9 bullet styles to make every page feel personal. TRACK YOUR EMOTIONAL WORLD Log your mood with 5 retro-illustrated stickers and watch your emotional patterns come alive over time. The mood graph, daily streak tracker, and calendar view help you understand how you've been feeling — day by day. RICH ENTRIES, YOUR WAYå Add photos from your camera or gallery. Write with titles, body text, images, and mood tags in every entry. Organize your life in 15 supported languages. YOUR PRIVACY, GUARANTEED Everything stays on your device. No cloud sync, no account required, no data sharing — your diary is 100% yours. Lock the app with a PIN or activate Face ID for instant, secure access every time. UNLOCK PREMIUM Get access to all 18 backgrounds, all 9 fonts, exclusive sticker packs, and full backup & restore. Go premium and remove ads completely. Available in 15 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Turkish, Dutch, and Polish.

About

My Diary

Features
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My Diary: Private Journal Lock is a beautiful and private diary app designed to help you write, reflect, and keep your personal thoughts safe. Create a calm space for your daily journaling with a secure passcode, elegant themes, decorative fonts, mood tracking, drawing tools, and gentle writing prompts. Whether you want to record your feelings, save memories, write daily reflections, or simply express your thoughts, My Diary gives you a clean and comfortable writing experience. Key features: • Private diary with passcode lock Protect your personal journal with a secure PIN and keep your thoughts private. • Beautiful themes and colors Personalize your diary with soft, elegant, and premium themes that make writing more enjoyable. • Decorative fonts Choose fonts that match your mood and create a diary style that feels personal. • Mood calendar Track your feelings and view your entries in a clear calendar layout. • Comfortable writing editor Write freely with a clean editor, mood selection, colors, drawing tools, and style options. • Smart writing prompts Get gentle writing ideas and reflection prompts to help you start writing when you need inspiration. • Drawing tools Add a creative touch to your diary with simple drawing tools. • Daily journaling habit Build a peaceful writing routine and keep your memories beautifully organized. Premium features may include access to all premium themes, decorative fonts, unlimited writing assistance, premium drawing tools, and an ad-free experience. Your diary is your private space. Write your thoughts, protect your memories, and enjoy a beautiful journaling experience every day. Terms of use : https://sites.google.com/view/mydiarydailyjourna/home Pilicy Privacy: https://sites.google.com/view/my-diary-daily-journal-ios/home

Screenshots

Notly4 screens
My Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Notly at 3 against My Diary's 1. Notly also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Notly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and My Diary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Notly versus My Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotlyMy Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSneyder CanteALILOU DIgital LTD

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Notly

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$9.99
2 purchases

My Diary

Subscriptions2
  • My Diary Premium Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • My Diary Premium Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Notly free?
Notly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My Diary free?
My Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Notly or My Diary have ads?
Both Notly and My Diary show ads.

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