Comparison

odd vs Diary Go

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Daily photo and text entries
  • Expressive animal stickers
  • Calendar view of past entries
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Face ID security
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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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: โ€ข up to five photographs in a day โ€ข the cats and dogs in your text โ€ข the Today and Year widgets โ€ข 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/

About

Diary Go

Features
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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: โ€ข Write and edit diary entries โ€ข Attach photos โ€ข Browse entries on a calendar โ€ข View previous versions in Diary History Diary Pro Lifetime: Unlock these features with one purchase, with no subscription: โ€ข Sync diary entries and photos between your devices using your private iCloud account โ€ข Import diary text from Excel and CSV files โ€ข 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/

Screenshots

odd4 screens
Diary Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
odd versus Diary Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteroddDiary Go
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumโ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS18.016.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size11 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKonstantin ShmykovNgo Hin Tam

In-app purchases

2 purchases

odd

Subscriptions1
  • odd Pro for a year3 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • odd Pro Forever$49.99
1 purchases

Diary Go

One-time1
  • Diary Pro Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is odd free?
odd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Diary Go free?
Diary Go is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do odd or Diary Go have ads?
Neither odd nor Diary Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, odd or Diary Go?
odd ships an update every 4 days, and Diary Go every 4 days. Most recently, odd was updated on October 31, 2026 and Diary Go on October 31, 2026.

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