Comparison

cal vs Dear Diary

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

Head to head
About

cal

Capture and revisit your daily memories with photos and notes. This app presents your month as a visual calendar, allowing you to easily view past moments. Your data remains private and stored solely on your device.

Highlights
  • Add photos to any day
  • Jot down notes for each entry
  • View month as a photo calendar
  • Full-screen view of daily memories
  • Export entries for sharing
  • Private, on-device storage
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Life moves fast. CalDiary helps you slow down and remember it — one photo, one day at a time. Add a photo to any day, jot a little note, and watch your month fill up with memories. The calendar view lets you see your whole month at a glance — every day a tiny window into your life. Tap any day to see your photo full-screen, with your note tucked underneath just the way you wrote it. What you can do: * Add a photo to each day — from your library or straight from your camera * See your whole month as a photo calendar at a glance * Tap any day for a full-screen photo and your personal note * Export your month view or a single day to keep or share Your memories stay yours. No accounts, no cloud, no servers. Everything lives on your phone — completely private, always. Free forever. No ads. No subscriptions. Just your days. Clean, minimal, and made for the little moments worth remembering.

About

Dear Diary

Features
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Dear Diary — Your Personal Journal App Capture every precious moment of your day. Dear Diary is a personal diary app that beautifully preserves your emotions and memories. Key Features - Calendar View See all your diary entries at a glance by date. - Write Your Diary Freely record your feelings, thoughts, and precious moments of the day. - Search Quickly find past entries with keyword search. - Themes Choose from beautiful, emotional themes to make it truly yours. - Multi-language Support Available in Korean, English, and Japanese. -Your Private Space Only you can see your diary. Kept safe and secure. Start now and write your story today

Screenshots

cal4 screens
Dear Diary3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Dear Diary at 3 against cal's 1. Dear Diary also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.4). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
cal versus Dear Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametercalDear Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBegimay AhmatovaHyejoo Jeon

In-app purchases

None

cal

No in-app purchases

None

Dear Diary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is cal free?
cal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dear Diary free?
Dear Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do cal or Dear Diary have ads?
Neither cal nor Dear Diary shows ads.

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