Comparison

Ditlo Diary vs Diaryland

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Ditlo Diary

This AI-powered diary allows you to write or speak your daily entries. It acts as a supportive companion, reflecting on your day and remembering important details. All entries are private and stored securely for personal reflection.

Highlights
  • Write or speak daily entries
  • AI-powered supportive companion
  • Transcribes voice entries
  • Private and secure archive
  • Reflects on your day
  • User-controlled data deletion
Features
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Ditlo Diary is a diary that knows you back. Write your day in your own words — or just talk. Ditlo's companion is a quiet, supportive version of you: it remembers what matters, asks the questions you'd ask yourself, and reflects your day back without judgment. • Write entries, or speak them — your voice is transcribed for you. • A companion in your own voice: it cheers when the day was good, sits with you when it wasn't, and checks in when you've gone quiet. • A private archive of your days that you'll actually want to revisit. • Yours alone. Entries are private to your account — never shared with other users, never sold, never used for ads. Ditlo uses AI to power the companion and to transcribe what you say. Exactly what we collect and how to erase it is in our privacy policy, and you can permanently delete your account and all its data from inside the app at any time.

About

Diaryland

This app allows you to create a personal journal, choosing to keep it private or share it with others. You can add photos, respond to daily prompts, and customize your diary's appearance. It offers a focused mode for uninterrupted writing and allows you to export your entries.

Highlights
  • Private or public diary options
  • Add photos to entries
  • Daily writing prompts
  • Customizable diary page
  • Export diary entries
  • Focused writing mode
Features
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Diaryland is an online diary for writing privately, sharing when you choose, and keeping a record of your life in your own words. People have been keeping diaries here since 1999. Write a little or a lot. Add photos, answer a daily prompt, save a draft, schedule an entry for later, or come back whenever you are ready. YOUR DIARY, YOUR AUDIENCE Keep your diary completely private, open it to the world, share it with other Diaryland members, or lock it to a few people you choose. You can also make individual entries private whenever you need to. A PROMPT WHEN YOU WANT ONE Some days are easier with a question. Answer the daily prompt in a sentence, a paragraph, or a full entry. Keep it private or share it. MAKE IT FEEL LIKE YOURS Customize your diary page, add photos, and keep your own web address for the place you write. FOCUS WHEN YOU WANT QUIET Switch on Diaryland Focus for a simpler, quieter version of the app with privacy settings turned up and social features set aside. A REAL PLACE, RUN BY PEOPLE Read public diaries, leave notes, follow the diaries you love, or keep everything to yourself. If you need help, you can send a message and a real person writes back. Your writing belongs to you. Export your whole diary whenever you want. Keep it private. Share it widely. Let it change as you do. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Ditlo Diary3 screens
Diaryland4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ditlo Diary at none against Diaryland's 2. Diaryland's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Diaryland sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Ditlo Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ditlo Diary against 5.0 for Diaryland. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ditlo Diary ships an update every 5 weeks, Diaryland weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Ditlo Diary versus Diaryland: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDitlo DiaryDiaryland
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB60 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBenjamin Ci Young TanAndrew Smales

Customer experience

Ditlo Diary

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Diaryland

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ditlo Diary

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Diaryland

Subscriptions2
  • Supporter (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Supporter (Yearly)$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Ditlo Diary free?
Ditlo Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Diaryland free?
Diaryland is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ditlo Diary or Diaryland?
Ditlo Diary and Diaryland are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Ditlo Diary or Diaryland have ads?
Neither Ditlo Diary nor Diaryland shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ditlo Diary or Diaryland?
Ditlo Diary ships an update every 5 weeks, and Diaryland weekly. Most recently, Ditlo Diary was updated on November 5, 2026 and Diaryland on October 31, 2026.

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