Five Year Diary vs Inkline
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Five Year Diary
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Write today, and the same day last year - and the year before that - line up right below it. 5 Year Diary lets you see five years of one date on a single page. [Meet yourself, a year ago] - Five years of the same date, stacked on one page - While you write today, you can go and meet who you were last year - A few lines is enough, which is what makes it easy to keep [Quiet by design, never scolding] - No streak counts, no "you have reached 30 days" - Days you did not write are simply left as they are (no "missing" marks) - Only the total number you have written is shown, quietly - No character limit. A short day and a day you want to write are equally fine [Built to protect your diary] - Records are kept inside this device only (nothing is sent anywhere) - A backup is taken automatically every day, so you can restore if something happens - App lock (Face ID or your device passcode) keeps it away from other eyes [Made to be safe to use] - No ads - Nothing is sent to any AI. Your diary never leaves your phone - Dark mode supported [About in-app purchase] - Exporting your diary as a PDF is a one-time 200 yen purchase (no subscription). Writing, reading, the daily automatic backup and everything else stay free either way A year from now, when you open this day, today will be here waiting. That is 5 Year Diary.
Inkline
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One line a day. That's all. What you write tonight will be waiting for you next year, on this very day. The more you write, the more of your past todays come back to meet you. 【WRITE】 Ten seconds. - One line for today - No save button. Your words are kept as you type - Add a small weather icon: the sky outside, or your mind - Missed a day? A blank line is a record of its own 【READ】 Your todays gather. - Today's page quietly collects the same date from last week, last month, last year, and the years before - Lays every year of one date on a single page - A calendar and search bring any day back in a moment 【TOUCH】 without opening. - A widget leaves "a year ago today" on your Home Screen - One reminder a day, at the hour you choose. Never more - Night owls: until 3 AM, it still counts as today 【KEEP】 Your words are yours. - No ads. Ever - No account, no sign-in - Export as text anytime, free. Your diary is never held hostage 【INKLINE PRO】 - one time purchase - No monthly anything. Pay once, keep it - iCloud sync - the same page on iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Themes and app icons - A PDF book of your years From the smallest of daily records, one day you'll feel how far you've come.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Five Year Diary at none against Inkline's 1. Five Year Diary also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 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
Both are free to download. Inkline sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Five Year Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Five Year Diary | Inkline |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AKIHIRO MATSUYAMA | Kouki Yamashita |
In-app purchases
Five Year Diary
No in-app purchases
Inkline
- Inkline Pro$5.99





