Comparison

cal vs Eyla

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

Eyla

Features
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Eyla is a warm, private diary where you can write down your thoughts and feelings freely. Record your day, the things you're grateful for, your dreams or whatever is on your mind — all in a space that is yours alone, where no one else can look. ROOMS FOR YOUR THOUGHTS A separate notebook for every topic: What happened today, dear diary, I realised that…, Things I did for myself, Things I tell myself. If you like, create your own room and choose its name, colour and icon. ROOMS THAT TIDY UP EVERYDAY LIFE • My shopping list — a tickable list you can share with one tap • My necessary and unnecessary spending • My health, appointments and special days • Outfit ideas — two levels, by occasion and by item • My suitcase — separately named suitcases for each trip • My diet journal · My book club notes · Menu and meal ideas TRACKERS MADE FOR YOU • Water tracking: a daily goal and a chart of the last 7 days • Cycle tracking: period start and end, predicted next date, fertile days, reminders • Calendar: mark your appointments and special days and be reminded right on time PRIVACY AND SECURITY • App lock: a security code, plus Face ID / Touch ID • If you don't create an account, everything stays only on your phone • If you do, your journal is encrypted on your device and only ever leaves it encrypted; no one (not even we) can read it • Deleted entries go to the trash first, so you can bring them back • You can permanently delete your account and your data whenever you want MAKE IT YOURS • 17 themes — illustrated scenes and plain colours • One text size setting scales the whole app • Add photos to your memories • 20 languages: Turkish, English, Azerbaijani, German, French, Russian, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, Indonesian, Chinese (Simplified), Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Italian, Polish, Ukrainian, Dutch HELP If you get stuck, write to us from inside the app and read our reply in the app, under My Requests. Eyla is free to use and contains ads. If you prefer, a yearly Ad-free Eyla subscription removes them; the subscription is optional and every diary feature is available in the free version. Take a small moment for yourself every day, with Eyla. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://eyla.iskaysoft.com/gizlilik.html Ad-free Eyla is an auto-renewable subscription; payment is charged to your store account at confirmation and renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period.

Screenshots

cal4 screens
Eyla4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: cal at none against Eyla's 1. cal also leads on ads (none vs shown). Eyla's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Eyla sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. cal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

cal ships an update every 10 days, Eyla every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
cal versus Eyla: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametercalEyla
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBegimay AhmatovaDerya Kaygusuz

In-app purchases

None

cal

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Eyla

Subscriptions1
  • Eyla Ad-Free$2.991 Year

Questions

Is cal free?
cal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Eyla free?
Eyla is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do cal or Eyla have ads?
Eyla shows ads; cal does not.
Which is updated more often, cal or Eyla?
cal ships an update every 10 days, and Eyla every 2 days. Most recently, cal was updated on October 24, 2026 and Eyla on October 24, 2026.

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