Uchinoko Diary vs Booktoise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Uchinoko Diary
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Little moments with your pet deserve to be remembered. Uchinoko Diary helps you capture everyday life with a photo and a note of up to 60 characters. From sleepy afternoons to a favorite toy, keep the moments youβll want to revisit. β’ A simple daily diary Save a photo, add a short note, and use stamps to capture moods and highlights. You can edit saved entries later. β’ Your days at a glance Browse photos and stamps in the monthly calendar, or find past memories in the diary list. β’ A month of memories on one album page Choose a favorite photo entry from each week to create a monthly album. Personalize it with backgrounds, frames, and title decorations youβve unlocked. β’ Sit back and revisit photo memories Replay photo entries from a selected month in random order. Pause whenever you like or move between entries. β’ A profile full of personality Keep your petβs photo, name, birthday, age, personality, and special talent together. Adjust the position and zoom of the profile photo. β’ More to collect as you keep writing Unlock rewards through diary milestones, seasons, and your petβs birthday. Watch an egg crack open to reveal album decorations, app icons, and diary backgrounds. β’ Your pet on your Home Screen An iPhone widget shows the profile photo, todayβs diary status, and your writing streak. Tap it to open todayβs entry. For dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, parakeets, finches, goldfish, rice fish, turtles, and other beloved pets. Make room for their everyday moments, at your own pace. The app displays ads. An in-app purchase is available to remove them.
Booktoise
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Booktoise turns your reading time into something you can watch grow. Start a timer when you open your book, stop it when you're done - that's it. No account, no automatic tracking, no judgment. Just you, your books, and a small turtle that grows a little every time you read. WATCH YOUR TURTLE GROW Your turtle moves through five life stages - from a tiny egg to a wise elder - based on how much time you've spent reading, ever. No streaks to keep, no days to lose. Every minute you read counts forever, so a slow week never sets you back. A GENTLE HABIT, NOT A CHORE Booktoise doesn't guilt-trip you. Miss a day? Your turtle just waits patiently. One optional daily reminder, no pressure, no red numbers. EARN BUBBLES, DRESS YOUR TURTLE Every minute of reading earns bubbles. Spend them in the shop on cozy accessories - a tiny book, a coffee cup, a flower crown, a dress - to make your turtle feel like yours. GO PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) Weekly reading goals with an 8-week trend A shareable "Year in Reading" recap The full accessory catalog Booktoise doesn't log your books for you and doesn't need an account. Your reading data stays on your device β the only thing that ever leaves it is an anonymous purchase record if you subscribe. It's just a quiet companion for a habit worth keeping. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Booktoise at none against Uchinoko Diary's shown. Uchinoko Diary's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Uchinoko Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Booktoise sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Uchinoko Diary ships an update every 4 days, Booktoise every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Uchinoko Diary | Booktoise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days β better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 β better | 15.1 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 229 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ota Sato | Gonzalo Sanchez-Jara Garralda |
In-app purchases
Uchinoko Diary
- εΊεγι葨瀺γ«γγ$2.99
Booktoise
- Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
- Yearly Premium$22.991 Year





