Comparison

cal vs DIARYO

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

DIARYO

Features
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DIARYO is your private daily diary and wellness tracker. Record your mood, write journal entries, track sleep, hydration, activity, food, budget and habits — all in one place. All your data stays exclusively on your device. No accounts, no tracking, no data sharing. FEATURES: - Calendar with daily entries - Mood tracking (6 moods with emoji) - Journal with photo support - Sleep tracking and quality rating - Hydration — daily goal and glasses - Activity and exercise (17 sports) - Food and calorie tracking - Budget — income and expenses - Habits and daily streaks - Shopping lists - Statistics and charts - Export to PDF and CSV - Reminders and notifications - PIN code and Face ID protection - Backup and restore - Weather - 12 languages supported PRICING: Basic features are free. Premium unlocks unlimited history, statistics, export and all trackers. Plans: monthly, yearly (7-day free trial) or one-time lifetime purchase. Your diary. Your data. Your privacy. Terms of Use: https://robertondecek.github.io/diaryo-privacy/diaryo-terms.html

Screenshots

cal4 screens
DIARYO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: cal at none against DIARYO's 3. cal also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). DIARYO's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.4). On price and ads 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. DIARYO sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. cal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

cal ships an update every 10 days, DIARYO monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
cal versus DIARYO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametercalDIARYO
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBegimay AhmatovaRobert Ondecek

In-app purchases

None

cal

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

DIARYO

Subscriptions2
  • DIARYO Premium Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • DIARYO Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • DIARYO Lifetime Premium$49.99

Questions

Is cal free?
cal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DIARYO free?
DIARYO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do cal or DIARYO have ads?
Neither cal nor DIARYO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, cal or DIARYO?
cal ships an update every 10 days, and DIARYO monthly. Most recently, cal was updated on November 5, 2026 and DIARYO on October 25, 2026.

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