MyBuddy vs DIARYit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyBuddy
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Small tools. Big help. Turn photos into PDFs, copy text from images, protect private details, and remember the little things. MyBuddy brings useful everyday tools together in one calm, easy-to-use app. PHOTOS & DOCUMENTS • Create a PDF from photos in your chosen order. • Scan paper documents. • Merge PDFs, extract pages, and reorder or rotate them. • Compress and resize images. • Convert HEIC photos to JPG. TEXT & PRIVACY • Extract text from photos and screenshots. • Edit recognized text, copy it, share it, or save it as a text file. • Cover private details on images before sharing. • Keep your original files while saving new results. EVERYDAY HELP • Scan and create QR codes. • Convert units, calculate dates, and split bills. • Make quick checklists. • Use timers, a stopwatch, and focus sessions. • Keep secure notes and generate passwords. REMEMBER WHAT MATTERS • Set reminders for everyday tasks. • Remember what to bring or pick up. • Track where you put important things. • Get reminders to reply later or use something before its expiry date. MADE TO FEEL SIMPLE Find tools quickly with search, organize your Home shortcuts, and return to recently used tools. Choose English or Vietnamese, with light and dark themes. Photo, PDF, and text processing happens on your device. No account is required for the core tools. Some features and higher usage limits require MyBuddy Pro. A little less effort. A little more done. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://buddyapp.net/my-buddy-privacy
DIARYit
A private, offline daily journal app that allows you to write one entry per day and revisit past entries through a calendar. Your entries are kept on your device and backed up via iCloud.
- Daily journal entries
- Calendar navigation
- Color-coded date marking
- Continuous record of entries
- Private and offline design
- iCloud backup integration
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Write what matters. Keep your days in a single stream. DIARYit is a private daily diary with one entry per day and just enough room for what you want to remember. A LITTLE SPACE. A CLEARER FOCUS. You don’t need to record everything to remember something. Each day gives you a deliberately limited writing space. Capture a moment, a thought, or what the day meant to you, without a page you feel obliged to fill. YOUR LIFE, IN ORDER Write in the present. Let the past stay as it was. Once a day has passed, its entry can no longer be edited. This is intentional. Your diary keeps what you wrote then, not what you might write now. The days ahead are visible, but you cannot write in them until they arrive. The days behind you remain there to revisit. Looking back is your choice. LOOK BACK WITH CONTEXT Find days with writing in the calendar and jump directly to an entry. Press and hold a date with writing to mark it green, yellow, red, or leave it unmarked. Give each day a meaning of your own. PRIVATE. SIMPLE. YOURS. No account to create. No ads, social features, or streaks to maintain. Your writing is stored on your device. Write and read available entries offline, in a quiet interface that follows your device’s light or dark appearance. Your entries can be included in your iPhone’s iCloud Backup when backup is enabled for DIARYit. This is device backup, not live syncing between devices. START WITH TODAY Write today’s entry and read your most recent past entry for free. An optional Access subscription unlocks your full history. Scroll through earlier days or return to an entry from the calendar. Choose monthly or yearly. Your saved entries are not deleted when your subscription ends. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
MyBuddy and DIARYit are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. MyBuddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and DIARYit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MyBuddy ships an update every 4 weeks, DIARYit every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyBuddy | DIARYit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hoa Bui Duy | Seunghoon Baek |
In-app purchases
MyBuddy
- My Buddy Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
- My Buddy Pro Lifetime$24.99
DIARYit
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Yearly$34.991 Year









