Comparison

Datey vs BlackBook

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

Head to head
About

Datey

Track relationship milestones and shared memories, or journal your dating experiences. Plan dates, create bucket lists, and store photos. Offers privacy features like an app lock and private photo vault.

Highlights
  • Track relationship days and anniversaries
  • Shared memory collection with photos
  • Date planning and bucket lists
  • Journal dating experiences
  • Private photo vault
  • Optional app lock
Features
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Datey is a relationship tracker and journal for couples and singles. Count your days together, save shared memories and make plans as a couple. Use Single mode to keep track of your dates, the people you’re seeing and how you felt. COUPLE MODE • Track your days together from your relationship start date, and keep anniversaries and special days in view. • Link with your partner to build a shared collection of memories and photos from your time together. • Plan your next date and make a bucket list of places to go and things to do together. • Keep your trips and places visited together in one place, so you can look back on where you’ve been. • Answer questions, guess your partner’s answers and compare your responses. • Add widgets for your days together, upcoming plans and special days, so you can check them at a glance. SINGLE MODE • Create profiles for the people you date and keep notes and photos organized by person. • Record each date with its place, your feelings and what you spent, then revisit the details later. • Plan upcoming dates and add them to your calendar to keep track of what’s next. • Review your dating history with stats about the people you’ve met, places you’ve been and spending. • Create shareable recaps to look back on your dating experiences. PRIVACY Use an optional app lock and a private photo vault. Optional iCloud sync connects your own devices; linking with a partner requires iCloud. DATEY PRO Datey requires a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. An invited partner can use Couple mode without a separate purchase while shared access is active. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://dateyapp.co/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://dateyapp.co/privacy/

About

BlackBook

Features
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BlackBook is your private dating journal: an encrypted record for the people in your life. Keep the people you're seeing, the dates you've been on, and the little things you never want to forget in one calm, beautiful place that only you can open. Everything stays on your device, encrypted. No ads. No feeds. No one else. WHY BLACKBOOK - Privacy first. Your notes, photos, and details are encrypted on your device before anything is saved. Optional sync stores only ciphertext, and its key is locked with a recovery key that only you hold. - Lock it down. Protect the app with a PIN and Face ID. An optional decoy mode opens an empty version of the app if the wrong PIN is entered, so a glance over your shoulder reveals nothing. - Calm, not cluttered. Designed to feel comfortable and capture-first, so jotting a thought takes a second. KEEP THE WHOLE STORY - Profiles for everyone you're seeing, dating, or keeping in mind, with photos, status, and the details that matter. - Date history with photos, ratings, and notes. - A private gallery with albums for your photos and videos. - A notes timeline to log every interaction. - Flags, vibes, and a "bring up next time" list so you remember what counts. STAY ON TOP OF IT - A Today view surfaces birthdays, reminders, and people worth reaching out to. - Set reminders so nothing slips. - Search across names, notes, and vibes instantly. FREE, WITH AN OPTIONAL UPGRADE BlackBook is fully usable for free on a single device, with unlimited people, notes, dates, photos, reminders, PIN and Face ID lock, and on-device encryption. SUBSCRIPTION BlackBook Pro - $4.99 per month, or $39.99 per year. (US prices. Your own currency and price are shown in the app before you buy.) What BlackBook Pro includes: - Every contact, note and photo kept in sync on all your devices. - Automatic encrypted backups of everything you have saved. - Restore it all on a new phone whenever you need to. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm. The subscription renews automatically at the same price unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Your life, your book. Kept private. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://thebook.ltd/privacy

Screenshots

Datey4 screens
BlackBook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Datey at every 2 days against BlackBook's every 5 days. BlackBook's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Datey sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and BlackBook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Datey ships an update every 2 days, BlackBook every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Datey versus BlackBook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDateyBlackBook
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size847 MB16 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTortuga Global Tech LLCKYLE AUSTIN PRIESS

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Datey

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Datey Pro Yearly14 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly14 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$129.99
2 purchases

BlackBook

Subscriptions2
  • BlackBook Pro$4.991 Month
  • BlackBook Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Datey free?
Datey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BlackBook free?
BlackBook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Datey or BlackBook have ads?
Neither Datey nor BlackBook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Datey or BlackBook?
Datey ships an update every 2 days, and BlackBook every 5 days. Most recently, Datey was updated on November 5, 2026 and BlackBook on October 28, 2026.

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