Comparison

WorkNotes vs DIARYit

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

Head to head
About

WorkNotes

Features
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WorkNotes is a quiet daily notebook for focused work. Start with one clear page for today. Swipe through workdays, capture decisions and next steps, and format the essentials without a maze of tools. Your notes stay available offline and can sync privately through iCloud with WorkNotes Pro. • One focused note for each workday • Swipe between days and carry yesterday forward • Rich text basics: bold, italic, bullets, and checkmarks • Templates for plans, updates, meetings, and brainstorming • Search finished notes and recover previous versions • Export a polished note as text, Markdown, or PDF with Pro • Pin the visible note to a Live Activity • Protect content with Face ID and hide text on the Lock Screen • No ads or tracking, and no WorkNotes account WorkNotes Pro adds iCloud sync, complete history, templates, previous versions, extended export, and multiple notes per day. Choose monthly, yearly, or lifetime access. Purchases can be restored anytime. Your work deserves a page you can return to. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DIARYit

A private, offline daily journal app that allows you to write one entry per day and revisit past entries through a calendar. Your entries are kept on your device and backed up via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Daily journal entries
  • Calendar navigation
  • Color-coded date marking
  • Continuous record of entries
  • Private and offline design
  • iCloud backup integration
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Write what matters. Keep your days in a single stream. DIARYit is a private daily diary with one entry per day and just enough room for what you want to remember. A LITTLE SPACE. A CLEARER FOCUS. You don’t need to record everything to remember something. Each day gives you a deliberately limited writing space. Capture a moment, a thought, or what the day meant to you, without a page you feel obliged to fill. YOUR LIFE, IN ORDER Write in the present. Let the past stay as it was. Once a day has passed, its entry can no longer be edited. This is intentional. Your diary keeps what you wrote then, not what you might write now. The days ahead are visible, but you cannot write in them until they arrive. The days behind you remain there to revisit. Looking back is your choice. LOOK BACK WITH CONTEXT Find days with writing in the calendar and jump directly to an entry. Press and hold a date with writing to mark it green, yellow, red, or leave it unmarked. Give each day a meaning of your own. PRIVATE. SIMPLE. YOURS. No account to create. No ads, social features, or streaks to maintain. Your writing is stored on your device. Write and read available entries offline, in a quiet interface that follows your device’s light or dark appearance. Your entries can be included in your iPhone’s iCloud Backup when backup is enabled for DIARYit. This is device backup, not live syncing between devices. START WITH TODAY Write today’s entry and read your most recent past entry for free. An optional Access subscription unlocks your full history. Scroll through earlier days or return to an entry from the calendar. Choose monthly or yearly. Your saved entries are not deleted when your subscription ends. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

WorkNotes4 screens
DIARYit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: WorkNotes at weekly against DIARYit's every 3 weeks. DIARYit's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). 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. WorkNotes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and DIARYit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WorkNotes ships an update weekly, DIARYit every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
WorkNotes versus DIARYit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkNotesDIARYit
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarios PentelasSeunghoon Baek

In-app purchases

3 purchases

WorkNotes

Subscriptions2
  • WorkNotes Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • WorkNotes Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • WorkNotes Pro Lifetime$24.99
2 purchases

DIARYit

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly$34.991 Year

Questions

Is WorkNotes free?
WorkNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DIARYit free?
DIARYit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WorkNotes or DIARYit have ads?
Neither WorkNotes nor DIARYit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WorkNotes or DIARYit?
WorkNotes ships an update weekly, and DIARYit every 3 weeks. Most recently, WorkNotes was updated on October 29, 2026 and DIARYit on October 24, 2026.

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