cal vs Dear Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Dear Diary
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | cal | Dear Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Begimay Ahmatova | Hyejoo Jeon |
In-app purchases
cal
No in-app purchases
Dear Diary
No in-app purchases








