Comparison

Dear Diary vs Diary Up

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

Head to head
About

Dear Diary

Features
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Dear Diary โ€” Your Personal Journal App Capture every precious moment of your day. Dear Diary is a personal diary app that beautifully preserves your emotions and memories. Key Features - Calendar View See all your diary entries at a glance by date. - Write Your Diary Freely record your feelings, thoughts, and precious moments of the day. - Search Quickly find past entries with keyword search. - Themes Choose from beautiful, emotional themes to make it truly yours. - Multi-language Support Available in Korean, English, and Japanese. -Your Private Space Only you can see your diary. Kept safe and secure. Start now and write your story today

About

Diary Up

Features
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DiaryUp is your private, beautifully crafted diary โ€” a calm, secure place to write about your day, capture how you feel, and revisit the moments that matter. PRIVATE DIARY WITH LOCK Keep your story yours alone. Protect your diary with a PIN passcode, unlock it in a tap with Face ID or Touch ID, and recover your access with a security question in case you ever forget it. RICH MULTIMEDIA ENTRIES Go beyond plain text. Add photos and videos from your library, record voice notes, and attach files. Choose from flow, grid, or list layouts to make each page feel just right. A BEAUTIFUL WRITING CANVAS Style every entry to match your mood โ€” font, size, color, and alignment โ€” then personalize with backgrounds, stickers, and themes, including a calm night mode for quieter writing. DRAW YOUR IDEAS Sketch and doodle on a built-in drawing canvas and drop your artwork straight into an entry. CHECKLISTS & TASKS Add to-do lists inside a diary to plan your day, track your goals, and check them off as you go. ORGANIZE WITH TAGS Label entries with tags โ€” travel, work, memories, and more โ€” and search to find any entry in seconds. TRACK YOUR MOOD Log how you feel each day with an intuitive mood picker and watch your trends unfold over time with a clear mood chart. BUILD A STREAK Stay consistent with daily streaks and a rich statistics screen โ€” mood trends, top tags, and totals at a glance. A CALENDAR YOU'LL LOVE See every entry on a clean monthly calendar and jump straight to the moments that stand out. KEEP YOUR MEMORIES SAFE Back up and restore privately through your own iCloud Drive, and restore a backup file anytime. Your diary lives on your device first. EXPORT & SHARE EASILY Export entries as PDF, TXT, or CSV โ€” perfect for printing or archiving โ€” and filter by date, mood, or tag. STAY ON TRACK Set a gentle daily reminder at a time you choose to build a lasting journaling habit. WHAT YOU GET โ€ข PIN lock with Face ID / Touch ID and a security question โ€ข Photos, videos, voice notes, and file attachments โ€ข Font styles, colors, backgrounds, stickers, and themes โ€ข Drawing canvas, checklists, and to-do lists โ€ข Mood tracking with trends, streaks, and statistics โ€ข Monthly calendar, tags, and search โ€ข iCloud Drive backup and restore โ€ข PDF, TXT, and CSV export โ€ข Daily reminders Download DiaryUp today โ€” your story deserves a private, beautiful place to live.

Screenshots

Dear Diary3 screens
Diary Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dear Diary at none against Diary Up's 3. Dear Diary also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Diary Up sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Dear Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Dear Diary versus Diary Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDear DiaryDiary Up
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 10 days
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB30 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHyejoo Jeon็ซ‹ๅผบ ๅผ 

In-app purchases

None

Dear Diary

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Diary Up

Subscriptions2
  • Remove Ads Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Remove Ads Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Dear Diary free?
Dear Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Diary Up free?
Diary Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dear Diary or Diary Up have ads?
Diary Up shows ads; Dear Diary does not.

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