Comparison

zines vs DiaryThreads

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

Head to head
About

zines

Features
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A simple app for keeping track of your everyday life. Write entries, save photos, collect links, and organize the moments that matter to you. Whether it’s a quick note or a detailed journal, Zines gives you a flexible way to keep everything in one place. No complicated setup. No required format. Just capture your day, your way.

About

DiaryThreads

Transform your life into a series of shareable posts, just like social media. Capture thoughts, photos, videos, or voice notes in short entries organized into a private timeline. Gain insights into your journaling habits and revisit memories with customizable widgets.

Highlights
  • Post thoughts, photos, videos, voice notes
  • Private timeline organization
  • Insights into journaling habits
  • Home Screen widgets for memories and new posts
  • App Lock for enhanced privacy
  • No account required, local storage
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DiaryThreads offers a new way to journal: capture life as easily as posting and let every entry become part of a timeline that is entirely your own. 【As Easy as Posting—Reply to and Quote Your Past Self】 -- Capture a thought, a photo, or a voice recording in the moment. A flexible editor helps you preserve life in richer detail. -- Find an earlier entry, reply to it or quote it, and see what has changed. -- When you have more to say, use an Article to publish a polished long-form card on your timeline. 【Understand Your Life】 -- Analytics brings together days recorded, total characters, posting frequency, and changes over the last 30 days. -- Your private trending list highlights the keywords and topics you have been returning to lately. -- State of Mind entries you choose to add also appear in Analytics, helping you look back on emotional changes. -- Topic Insights show when and how often each topic appears. 【Let Widgets Bring the Past Back】 -- The “Random Entry” widget brings an older entry to your Home Screen. Tap to shuffle or open its details. -- The “Write an Entry” widget puts writing on your Home Screen, so a new entry is always one tap away. Past and present stay close at hand. -- The “Photo Memory” widget brings treasured photos back into view. 【Light, Simple, and Entirely Yours】 -- DiaryThreads requires no account. Content is stored locally first; Premium can sync it across your Apple devices through your private iCloud. -- No ads, third-party analytics, or cross-app tracking. -- Premium imports and exports are processed locally on your device, keeping your content in your hands. 【Diary Threads Premium】 -- The free version keeps up to 30 current entries. -- Diary Threads Premium unlocks unlimited entries, share posters, keyword trends, private iCloud sync, local import and export, and all three Home Screen widgets. -- Premium is available as a monthly or annual subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Actual prices are shown in the App Store. Privacy Policy: https://foggy-bellflower-ae3.notion.site/Diary-Threads-Privacy-Policy-3aa1a28522d98112b480d81a7b2f74db?source=copy_link EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

zines4 screens
DiaryThreads4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: zines at none against DiaryThreads's 3. zines also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 days). DiaryThreads's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. DiaryThreads sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. zines asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

zines ships an update daily, DiaryThreads every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
zines versus DiaryThreads: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterzinesDiaryThreads
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.418.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMingyu Lee世杰 戴

In-app purchases

None

zines

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

DiaryThreads

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$14.99

Questions

Is zines free?
zines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DiaryThreads free?
DiaryThreads is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do zines or DiaryThreads have ads?
zines shows ads; DiaryThreads does not.
Which is updated more often, zines or DiaryThreads?
zines ships an update daily, and DiaryThreads every 2 days. Most recently, zines was updated on October 31, 2026 and DiaryThreads on October 31, 2026.

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