Comparison

Uchinoko Diary vs Life Backup

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

Head to head
About

Uchinoko Diary

Features
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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 you’ll 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 you’ve 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 pet’s 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 pet’s 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, today’s diary status, and your writing streak. Tap it to open today’s 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.

About

Life Backup

Features
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Life Backup is a pet’s archive. We cannot take its mind out. While it is still with us, we write down its look, voice, video, and ways. We hope one day these records can let it stay with you as a digital life, close to a kind of digital immortality. Terms of Use: https://pet-lifebackup.hecodeworks.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://pet-lifebackup.hecodeworks.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Uchinoko Diary4 screens
Life Backup4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Life Backup at none against Uchinoko Diary's shown. Uchinoko Diary's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Uchinoko Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Life Backup sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Uchinoko Diary ships an update every 4 days, Life Backup every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
Uchinoko Diary versus Life Backup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUchinoko DiaryLife Backup
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days β€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size229 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOta Satoθ΄Ί ι»„

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Uchinoko Diary

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3 purchases

Life Backup

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Membership$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Membership$59.99

Questions

Is Uchinoko Diary free?
Uchinoko Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Life Backup free?
Life Backup is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Uchinoko Diary or Life Backup have ads?
Uchinoko Diary shows ads; Life Backup does not.
Which is updated more often, Uchinoko Diary or Life Backup?
Uchinoko Diary ships an update every 4 days, and Life Backup every 3 weeks. Most recently, Uchinoko Diary was updated on October 31, 2026 and Life Backup on October 26, 2026.

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