Comparison

Mirror vs Private Diary

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

Head to head
About

Mirror

Features
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Mirror turns "I want to look like him" into a real, dated plan. Pick a physique you admire — curated athletes and creators, or upload your own goal photo — and Mirror builds a personalized, phased training and nutrition plan to close the gap between where you are and where you want to be. HOW IT WORKS • Tell us your stats, experience, and the body you're after • Mirror's AI maps the muscle and body-fat gap to your target • Get a phased roadmap (recomp, build, cut) with a realistic timeline • Follow day-by-day workouts with sets, reps, loads, and rest • Hit calorie and protein targets dialed to your goal • Track progress with photos and measurements over time WHY MIRROR • Goal-driven: every workout is tied to the physique you chose • Personalized: built around your body, equipment, and schedule • Honest: real timelines and progression, not hype • Simple: one clear thing to do each day MIRROR PRO Unlock your full plan, daily training, nutrition targets, and progress tracking with Mirror Pro. • Monthly and annual subscriptions available • Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase • Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings Your transformation starts today. Privacy Policy: https://mirror.theblucks.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://mirror.theblucks.com/terms

About

Private Diary

This app provides a private digital journal experience where all entries are stored locally on your device. It offers daily prompts, voice-to-text input, photo attachments, and robust search capabilities. An optional upgrade unlocks advanced features like biometric lock, AI tidying, and PDF export.

Highlights
  • Daily writing prompts
  • Voice-to-text input
  • Photo and location attachments
  • Local storage and iCloud backup
  • Searchable journal entries
  • Optional AI writing assistance
  • PDF export
Features
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Scriptum is a daily journal with no account and no server. Your writing stays on your phone, and nothing leaves it unless you ask it to. ONE PAGE A DAY • A question is waiting each morning, so you never open to a blank page. • Write a line or a thousand words. The day is one page, of any length. • Missed a day? Open the calendar and write it whenever you like. WRITE HOWEVER SUITS YOU • Type, or speak and watch your words land on the page. • Add a photograph to remember the day by. • Note where you were, when that is part of it. FIND IT AGAIN YEARS LATER • Search every entry you have ever written. • A calendar of the days you wrote, and the days you did not. • Open any date and read it exactly as you left it. PRIVATE, NOT MERELY ENCRYPTED • No account. Nothing to sign up for, nothing to sign in to. • No analytics, no trackers, no advertising inside the app. • Most diaries keep your writing on a server. This one has no server to keep it on. AND STILL IMPOSSIBLE TO LOSE • A copy of your journal is kept in your own iCloud, so deleting the app no longer takes it with it. • Nothing is sent to us. The copy sits in your iCloud Drive, where you can see it. • Or save the whole diary, words and photographs, as one file only you hold. SCRIPTUM COMPLETE An optional upgrade, for when the free journal is not enough. • Lock your diary behind Face ID, a fingerprint, or a passcode. • Up to ten photos on a page, arranged for you. • Sketch over the paper in ink. • Stickers to decorate a page, every pack of them. • Have a rambling entry tidied by AI into something you will want to reread. • Colour the whole app to suit you. • Turn your journal into a printable PDF book, typeset page by page. Scriptum Complete is offered monthly or yearly, or as Lifetime, a one-off purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Lifetime does not renew. Terms of Use: https://annrstudio.com/scriptum/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://annrstudio.com/scriptum/privacy/

Screenshots

Mirror4 screens
Private Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

Mirror and Private Diary are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Mirror sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Private Diary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Mirror versus Private Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMirrorPrivate Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJaehoon SonANNR Studio

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mirror

Subscriptions2
  • Mirror Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Mirror Pro Annual$59.991 Year
3 purchases

Private Diary

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is Mirror free?
Mirror is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Private Diary free?
Private Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mirror or Private Diary have ads?
Neither Mirror nor Private Diary shows ads.

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