Comparison

TankDiary vs TankDiary

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

Head to head
About

TankDiary

Features
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Track your aquarium's water quality and never miss a maintenance day. Simple, focused, and built for every type of tank — freshwater, planted, saltwater, or outdoor. 【Log Your Water Quality】 Record pH, temperature, GH, KH, ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate. Add up to 5 custom parameters. Your last reading is shown as a hint while you type, so entry is fast. 【Visualize Trends】 See parameters on a clean graph over 7, 30, 90 days, or all time — with the ideal range highlighted so you can spot problems at a glance. (30-day+ graphs require Pro) 【Maintenance Reminders】 Set repeating tasks for water changes, feeding, fertilizing, filter cleaning, CO2 refills, and more. The home screen shows "next maintenance in X days" for every tank. 【Reagent Timer】 Built-in 2, 5, and 10-minute countdowns — no more guessing when your test kit is ready. 【CSV / ZIP Export & Import — Free】 Export water records as CSV, or back up tanks, photos, logs, and schedules as a ZIP. Import the same files anytime — free for everyone. 【TankDiary Pro — One-Time Purchase】 • Register more than one tank • View graphs beyond 7 days (30 / 90 / all-time) No subscription. No recurring fees. Ever. 【Perfect for every tank】 Freshwater, planted, reef, goldfish, shrimp, outdoor ponds — TankDiary works with any setup. Especially useful if you've ever: • Lost fish from a missed water change • Struggled to keep water parameters stable • Wanted an easier alternative to spreadsheets • Been managing multiple tanks (Corydoras, guppies, discus, goldfish, cichlids, shrimp...) 【Your data stays with you】 All records are stored on your iPhone or iPad. No cloud sync. No account required. 【No special hardware needed】 Works with any test kit or test strips. Just enter your readings manually. 【Pricing】 • Free: 1 tank, 7-day graphs, CSV/ZIP export & import, core features — free forever • TankDiary Pro (one-time, no subscription): multiple tanks, long-term graphs --- Developer: Kore Apps Support: support@kore-apps.com ---

About

TankDiary

Easily track aquarium water parameters, schedule maintenance, and monitor your tank's health. This app helps you understand your tank's cycling stage and provides reliable reminders for water changes and other tasks. It offers detailed logging and historical charts for long-term trend analysis.

Highlights
  • Log water test results (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH, etc.)
  • Identify aquarium cycle stage
  • Schedule maintenance reminders (water changes, dosing)
  • Water change calculator
  • Livestock and photo journal
  • Offline functionality
  • Interactive historical charts
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Know when your new tank is safe for fish — TankDiary reads your ammonia, nitrite and nitrate tests and names the cycle stage you're in. Log a water test by tapping the color that matches your test tube. No account, no cloud, nothing leaves your phone. TRACK WHAT MATTERS Log temperature, pH, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, GH, KH, TDS and more in one quick sheet. Color-coded safe ranges tell you at a glance if something's drifting. Interactive charts show trends over weeks or years — with the safe zone drawn right on the graph and touch-to-read values on every point. KNOW WHEN SOMETHING'S WRONG The home screen flags out-of-range parameters and overdue maintenance across all your tanks the moment you open the app — no drilling in required. NEVER MISS A WATER CHANGE Set schedules for water changes, filter cleans, dosing and trimming, with reliable local reminders at the time you choose. The built-in water change calculator tells you how much to pull, how much conditioner to add, and — the part nobody else answers — what the change will actually do to your nitrate, including the floor set by nitrate in your own tap water. YOUR WHOLE TANK, REMEMBERED Livestock list with photos — fish, inverts, plants — searchable by species. A photo journal for milestones, rescapes and diary notes, with full-screen pinch-to-zoom. Everything works offline. SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE Fully translated into German, Japanese and Brazilian Portuguese, with the terms hobbyists actually use. Units follow your region and can be changed anytime. HONEST PRICING Free forever: 1 tank, working reminders, 30 days of history, the full cycle tracker, the color chart and the calculator. TankDiary Pro unlocks unlimited tanks and full history as a one-time purchase — pay once, own it forever. There's a cheap yearly option too, but we think you'll prefer to just own it. No account. No cloud lock-in. No selling your data — there's nothing to sell; it never leaves your device. Made by a hobbyist who got tired of spreadsheet water logs. Privacy Policy: https://tankdiary.com/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TankDiary4 screens
TankDiary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: TankDiary at 3 against TankDiary's 1. TankDiary also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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. TankDiary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TankDiary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TankDiary ships an update every 6 days, TankDiary every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
TankDiary versus TankDiary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTankDiaryTankDiary
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkazuki korenoriTOBY M BERGER

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TankDiary

One-time1
  • TankDiary Pro$5.99
2 purchases

TankDiary

Subscriptions1
  • TankDiary Pro — Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • TankDiary Pro — Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is TankDiary free?
TankDiary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TankDiary free?
TankDiary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TankDiary or TankDiary have ads?
Neither TankDiary nor TankDiary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TankDiary or TankDiary?
TankDiary ships an update every 6 days, and TankDiary every 11 days. Most recently, TankDiary was updated on October 25, 2026 and TankDiary on October 24, 2026.

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