odd vs Diary Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
odd
This app allows you to create a daily journal with a single photo and a few words. It features unique animal stickers to express your mood and a calendar view to revisit past entries. Sync your journal across devices using iCloud and secure it with Face ID.
- Daily photo and text entries
- Expressive animal stickers
- Calendar view of past entries
- iCloud synchronization
- Face ID security
- Home screen widgets
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One day is one entry: a photograph and a few words. That is the whole diary. There is no feed to scroll, no likes, nothing to set up. You open the app in the evening, you put the day down, you close it. THE DAY A photo from the camera or your library, the date, and as much text as you want. It saves itself as you type โ there is no Save button to forget. STICKERS Thirty-five cats and dogs stand right in the sentence, where a word would be: a sad cat, a dog at a laptop, a cat with a glass at the end of a long Tuesday. They are the only color in a black-and-white app, and they stay on the day โ the calendar, the widgets and the year keep to gray. Type a word or an emoji and the right animal comes running. THE HISTORY Written days become squares in a calendar. Scroll back and the months keep going; tap a square and the day opens. A year is visible whole. THE EVENING REMINDER It comes only while today is still empty. Write the day and the evening stays quiet. WIDGETS Today's photograph on the home screen, the whole year as squares, and a small mark on the lock screen that opens the diary. YOUR OWN iCLOUD Entries sync through your private iCloud โ the iPhone writes, the iPad shows the same year. There is no account, no login, and no server of ours holding your year. We cannot read what you write. FACE ID The diary opens with your face or your passcode. There is no separate code inside the app: it would be nobody's to restore. FREE, AND ODD PRO The diary, the calendar and your entries on every device you own are free always โ one photograph a day, and as many words as you like. odd Pro adds: โข up to five photographs in a day โข the cats and dogs in your text โข the Today and Year widgets โข the Face ID lock Three days free. After that a year at a time, or one payment that never runs out. An expired subscription never hides what you have already written โ it only stops you adding more. iPhone, iOS 18 and later. Privacy Policy: https://required.co.nz/odd/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Diary Go
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Keep your daily moments together with Diary Go. Write diary entries, attach photos, and browse your memories by date. Choose a light or dark appearance and use the app in English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, or Japanese. Free features: โข Write and edit diary entries โข Attach photos โข Browse entries on a calendar โข View previous versions in Diary History Diary Pro Lifetime: Unlock these features with one purchase, with no subscription: โข Sync diary entries and photos between your devices using your private iCloud account โข Import diary text from Excel and CSV files โข Export current entries and photos in a ZIP file Your diary is stored on your device. Optional iCloud sync runs while the app is open and when you return to it. An iCloud account and available storage are required for sync. Support: https://diary-go.pages.dev/support/ Privacy policy: https://diary-go.pages.dev/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Diary Go at 16.4 against odd's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. odd sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year and Diary Go sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | odd | Diary Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | โ |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad โ better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Konstantin Shmykov | Ngo Hin Tam |
In-app purchases
odd
- odd Pro for a year3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- odd Pro Forever$49.99
Diary Go
- Diary Pro Lifetime$4.99









