Comparison

My Diary vs Parallel Journal

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

Head to head
About

My Diary

A private journaling app to securely record your thoughts, memories, and feelings. Customize your experience with themes, fonts, and drawing tools. Includes mood tracking and writing prompts to inspire your daily reflections.

Highlights
  • Passcode lock for privacy
  • Customizable themes and fonts
  • Mood calendar and tracking
  • Comfortable writing editor
  • Smart writing prompts
  • Drawing tools
Features
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My Diary: Private Journal Lock is a beautiful and private diary app designed to help you write, reflect, and keep your personal thoughts safe. Create a calm space for your daily journaling with a secure passcode, elegant themes, decorative fonts, mood tracking, drawing tools, and gentle writing prompts. Whether you want to record your feelings, save memories, write daily reflections, or simply express your thoughts, My Diary gives you a clean and comfortable writing experience. Key features: • Private diary with passcode lock Protect your personal journal with a secure PIN and keep your thoughts private. • Beautiful themes and colors Personalize your diary with soft, elegant, and premium themes that make writing more enjoyable. • Decorative fonts Choose fonts that match your mood and create a diary style that feels personal. • Mood calendar Track your feelings and view your entries in a clear calendar layout. • Comfortable writing editor Write freely with a clean editor, mood selection, colors, drawing tools, and style options. • Smart writing prompts Get gentle writing ideas and reflection prompts to help you start writing when you need inspiration. • Drawing tools Add a creative touch to your diary with simple drawing tools. • Daily journaling habit Build a peaceful writing routine and keep your memories beautifully organized. Premium features may include access to all premium themes, decorative fonts, unlimited writing assistance, premium drawing tools, and an ad-free experience. Your diary is your private space. Write your thoughts, protect your memories, and enjoy a beautiful journaling experience every day. Terms of use : https://sites.google.com/view/mydiarydailyjourna/home Pilicy Privacy: https://sites.google.com/view/my-diary-daily-journal-ios/home

About

Parallel Journal

This app provides a private journaling experience designed for managing multiple relationships, including those in ENM or polyamorous dynamics. It allows users to track partners, log agreements, and organize entries by date and mood, with robust privacy features and export options.

Highlights
  • Relationship Mode for tracking multiple partners
  • Log agreements and boundaries per relationship
  • Organize entries by date, mood, and partner
  • Optional Face ID / Touch ID lock
  • Private iCloud sync across devices
  • Export entries to Markdown, PDF, or JSON
Features
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Parallel is a private journal built for real life — including the parts other journaling apps don't handle well. Write quickly, tag your mood, add a photo, and keep every entry organized by date. Choose from calming built-in themes or fully customize your own colors. RELATIONSHIP MODE For anyone dating multiple people, in an ENM relationship, or just wanting to keep their notes on different people organized — Relationship Mode lets you: • Track unlimited partners, each with their own profile • Log agreements, boundaries, and private notes per relationship • See check-in history and relationship duration at a glance • Tag journal entries to specific partners • Assign each partner a color, including fully custom colors PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Optional Face ID / Touch ID lock • Your entries sync privately across your own devices via iCloud — never shared, never sold • Full backup and restore, plus export to Markdown, PDF, or JSON anytime Parallel is free to use with one partner. Unlock unlimited partners with a single one-time purchase — not a subscription.

Screenshots

My Diary4 screens
Parallel Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Parallel Journal at none against My Diary's shown. Parallel Journal also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. My Diary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Parallel Journal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for My Diary against 5.0 for Parallel Journal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
My Diary versus Parallel Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy DiaryParallel Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperALILOU DIgital LTDDAVID JOHN THIELE

Customer experience

My Diary

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Parallel Journal

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

My Diary

Subscriptions2
  • My Diary Premium Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • My Diary Premium Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
1 purchases

Parallel Journal

One-time1
  • Unlock Relationship Mode$5.99

Questions

Is My Diary free?
My Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Parallel Journal free?
Parallel Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, My Diary or Parallel Journal?
My Diary and Parallel Journal are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do My Diary or Parallel Journal have ads?
My Diary shows ads; Parallel Journal does not.

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