Haru vs marimo Knock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Haru
This app offers a calendar-first journaling experience, integrating daily entries, activity logs, and important dates into a single timeline. It provides insights into personal patterns through statistics and ensures privacy by storing data locally and on your iCloud.
- Calendar-centric timeline
- Daily activity tracker
- D-day tracker
- Markdown editor with voice input
- iCloud sync across devices
- Private by design
- Apple Health sync
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Haru is a calendar-first personal journal that gathers everything tied to a date β diary entries, light activity logs, and upcoming D-days β into a single beautiful timeline. EVERY RECORD, ON ONE SCREEN Daily entries, trackers, and D-days converge on one calendar. Browse months at a glance and revisit any moment with a tap. TODAY'S MIND, IN WORDS AND PHOTOS A one-liner like "rainy today" works just fine. Or use Markdown, voice input, and photos for richer entries. PATTERNS BECOME VISIBLE IN STATS Workouts, trips, reading β accumulated logs turn into streaks, frequency analysis, monthly pace, and the "weight of records." Discover your own insights. EVERY UPCOMING DAY, KEPT CLOSE Anniversaries, milestones, deadlines. D-days display alongside your daily timeline so nothing slips by. ACROSS ALL YOUR DEVICES Built natively for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Start an entry on your phone, finish it on your Mac, revisit memories on iPad β everything stays in sync through iCloud, no extra setup. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Locked with passcode and Face ID. Stored only on your device and your personal iCloud β never on our servers. Bring entries from other apps as-is, export in multiple formats. FEATURES β’ Calendar-centric timeline with photo thumbnails β’ Daily activity tracker with streak and cycle analysis β’ Apple Health sync β auto-add walks, runs, yoga, and more β’ D-day tracker for the dates that matter β’ Markdown editor with voice input and photos β’ Year in Pixels mood heatmap β’ Monthly recap with on-device sentiment analysis β’ "On This Day" memories from years past β’ Native iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps with iCloud sync β’ Available in 13 languages PRIVACY FIRST Haru never sees your data. All entries stay on your device and your personal iCloud. No account, no tracking, no ads.
marimo Knock
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Knock knock, together with Marimo Send your greetings as if knocking softly. No sign-up requiredβsend a warm hello with just a single tap. Terms of Use: [https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: marimo Knock at 15.0 against Haru's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Haru ships an update every 4 days, marimo Knock weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Haru | marimo Knock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days β better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac β better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | jungwoo choi | SeongChan Joo |
In-app purchases
Haru
No in-app purchases
marimo Knock
No in-app purchases
