Comparison

echor|Idea Notes, Book Quotes vs Flower Diary

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

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About

echor|Idea Notes, Book Quotes

Features
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echor is a quiet note-taking app for saving ideas that come to you and lines that stay with you—without organizing them, so you can encounter them again someday. Folders aren’t your thing. Keeping notes neatly organized never lasts. Still, when a phrase comes to mind or a sentence feels worth remembering, you want somewhere to leave it without letting it disappear. That’s what echor is for. Most note apps are designed to organize information or help you work more efficiently. But not every thought can be categorized right away. An idea before it becomes a story. A line that lingers after a book or film. Something someone said that you can’t quite forget. A feeling you don’t yet have a name for. A seed of an idea that may become something someday. echor is a place to quietly leave those small fragments, without deciding where they belong. ■ Capture a thought as soon as it appears Save short lines and ideas the moment they come to you. ・Seeds for stories and creative work ・Lines from books and novels ・Dialogue from films and comics ・Fragments of conversation ・Late-night thoughts, unease, and realizations ・Quotes and phrases you want to revisit No folders or categories required. Leave a thought just as it is, before you organize it. ■ Rediscover words from your past Three of your saved entries appear unexpectedly in speech bubbles. Something your past self wrote may reach you differently now. New ideas may emerge from the unexpected combination of words shown together. Notifications can also bring back something you saved before. Not to remind you of a task, but to help you encounter a forgotten thought again. ■ Look back on what you’ve collected All the words you’ve saved are always available in one list. Even without careful organization, they gradually accumulate over time. When something no longer needs to stay, you can let it go. ■ Keep longer thoughts in Notes When an idea or piece of writing is too long for a short entry, you can keep it in Notes. A place for fragments, and a place to think a little longer. Both can live in the same app. ■ Copy, share, back up, and restore Copy saved words as text or turn them into an image to share. Backup and restore are supported, so your words can move with you when you change devices. You don’t have to write every day like a diary. You don’t have to organize everything neatly like a notebook. It doesn’t have to be productive like a work memo. The words you keep may one day trace the outline of who you are. echor is for people who want a quiet place to keep ideas, reading notes, film notes, quotes, and fragments of conversation together. Available in Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, and Korean.

About

Flower Diary

Record your day with a single line and choose your mood to grow a unique flower. This app offers a peaceful journaling experience without pressure, focusing on small, honest moments. Watch your garden of flowers bloom over time, creating a beautiful visual representation of your year.

Highlights
  • Daily one-line journal entries
  • Mood selection to grow unique flowers
  • Calendar view with blooming flowers
  • Monthly vase and yearly shelf display
  • Zoom and shareable flower bouquet
  • Gentle daily reminders
  • iCloud backup (premium)
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「花の日記」は、静かな毎日の日記です。きょうの一日を短い一行で書き、その気持ちを選ぶと、花が一輪咲きます。ほかのどこにもない、あなただけの花です。 連続記録を守る必要も、追いかける数字もありません。ただ、一日にひとつの小さな正直な瞬間と、あなたが続けたからこそ育つ、うつくしいもの。 ■ つかいかた ・きょうのことを一行書いて、気分を選ぶ。 ・その日の花が咲きます。かたち・色・表情はあなたの言葉から生まれ、二度と変わりません。 ・一日ごとの花は、今月の花瓶に加わります。十二の花瓶が、一年の棚を満たします。 ■ できること ・その月の花束が育っていく、静かなホーム ・書いた日に花がともる暦(カレンダー) ・どの日でも、その日の一行を読み返せる ・花束を大きく映すズーム表示と、シェアできる美しい一枚 ・よければ、やさしい毎日のリマインダー ■ プレミアム ・棚 ― 一年ぶんの十二の花瓶 ・すべての記録(全期間の履歴) ・透かしなし・高画質の書き出し ・すべてのテーマ ・iCloudバックアップ 記録はあなたの端末に保存されます。広告なし、トラッキングなし、アカウント登録も不要。あなたと、一日一行と、それを憶えている庭だけ。 利用規約(Apple標準EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

echor|Idea Notes, Book Quotes4 screens
Flower Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: echor|Idea Notes, Book Quotes at none against Flower Diary's 3. echor|Idea Notes, Book Quotes also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Flower Diary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. echor|Idea Notes, Book Quotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

echor|Idea Notes, Book Quotes ships an update weekly, Flower Diary fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
echor|Idea Notes, Book Quotes versus Flower Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterechor|Idea Notes, Book QuotesFlower Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperdannpenTAIGA SOBAJIMA

In-app purchases

None

echor|Idea Notes, Book Quotes

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Flower Diary

Subscriptions2
  • プレミアム(月額)$1.991 Month
  • プレミアム(年額)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • プレミアム(永久)$39.99

Questions

Is echor|Idea Notes, Book Quotes free?
echor|Idea Notes, Book Quotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flower Diary free?
Flower Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do echor|Idea Notes, Book Quotes or Flower Diary have ads?
Neither echor|Idea Notes, Book Quotes nor Flower Diary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, echor|Idea Notes, Book Quotes or Flower Diary?
echor|Idea Notes, Book Quotes ships an update weekly, and Flower Diary fortnightly. Most recently, echor|Idea Notes, Book Quotes was updated on September 25, 2026 and Flower Diary on September 21, 2026.

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