Comparison

Secure Notepad vs Secret Diary

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

Head to head
About

Secure Notepad

Securely store personal notes, contacts, and passwords with password protection. Features a simple interface, biometric unlock options, and password recovery. Keep your sensitive information private and organized.

Highlights
  • Password protection for all notes
  • Biometric unlock (Face ID/Touch ID)
  • Sort notes by date or alphabetically
  • Automatic app lock
  • Password recovery via security question
  • Recover recently deleted notes
Features
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This app will let you save personal notes, contacts, and passwords as well as any other personal or secret information which will be hidden from strangers' eyes and securely protected by a password. The free version has no ads! Another great feature of Secure Notepad is its simplicity and ease of use. The app has a clean and user-friendly interface, allowing you to quickly and easily create and edit notes. If you have forgotten your password for entering the app, it can be easily restored by answering the security question. Key features: • Very easy to use. • All of your notes are securely protected and accessible only to you. • Use Face ID or Touch ID to unlock the app. • Sort your notes by date or alphabetically. • Automatic lock (you have 30 seconds to return to the app without entering the password). • Restore password by answering the security question. • Ability to recover recently deleted notes. Whether you're taking notes in class, brainstorming ideas for a project, or just jotting down your thoughts, Secure Notepad is a great choice for keeping your information secure and organized. With its strong password protection and advanced security features, you can be sure that your notes will always be safe and secure.

About

Secret Diary

Securely record your daily life and protect your privacy with this easy-to-use digital journal. Customize entries with beautiful fonts and quickly find past notes using content search. It offers password protection for exclusive access.

Highlights
  • Password protection
  • Secure diary entries
  • Customizable fonts
  • Content search
  • User-friendly interface
  • Privacy protection
Features
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Secret Diary is a private journal for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Write personal notes, daily reflections, travel memories, study logs, or work journals in a calm SwiftUI interface designed for long-term writing. Your diary stays local on your device. Secret Diary does not upload your diary text or password to external servers. A local password lock helps protect private writing, and the data management tools let you export readable JSON backups when you want to keep your own copy. Free features: 1. Fast daily writing: create and edit diary entries (up to 30 entries; upgrade to Pro to unlock unlimited). 2. Local search: find entries by keyword, date, weekday, Markdown text, and Pinyin initials. 3. On This Day: rediscover entries written on the same date in previous years. 4. Writing reminders: receive local notifications at the time you choose. 5. Reminder styles: choose discreet, gentle, concise, or encouraging reminder copy. 6. Writing statistics: review diary count, word count, recent activity, and streaks. 7. Typography options: customize reading and writing fonts across diary content. 8. Keyboard shortcuts: use faster workflows on iPad and Mac. 9. Data control: export, import, merge, and delete local diary data with clear safeguards. Pro features: 1. Unlimited diaries: lift the 30-entry limit to write and save as many entries as you want. 2. Markdown preview: view rendered headings, lists, links, images, and formatting. Secret Diary is built for people who want a private, offline-first place to write and revisit their own memories. --- Subscription Information: Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. --- Privacy Policy: https://secretdiary.gewill.org/en/privacy Terms Of Use: https://secretdiary.gewill.org/en/terms Contact: 531sunlight@gmail.com

Screenshots

Secure Notepad4 screens
Secret Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Secure Notepad at 13K against Secret Diary's 1. Secret Diary's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Secure Notepad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Secret Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Secret Diary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Secure Notepad has 13K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 70% and 70% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Secure Notepad ships an update every 5 months, Secret Diary every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Secure Notepad versus Secret Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecure NotepadSecret Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (13K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.9% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.015 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmytro Vynokurov伟 葛

Customer experience

Secure Notepad

All ratings13,196 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews558 reviews
Positive69.9%
Neutral9.3%
Negative20.8%

Secret Diary

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

Bugs and requests

Secure Notepad

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashing or freezing
  • Inability to restore deleted notes
  • Sync issues between iOS devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to change app icon
  • Syncing notes across devices
  • More formatting options (bold, italic, etc.)
  • Ability to organize notes into folders
  • Dark mode option

Secret Diary

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Secure Notepad

One-time1
  • Unlimited Notes$9.99
1 purchases

Secret Diary

One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Secure Notepad free?
Secure Notepad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Secret Diary free?
Secret Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Secure Notepad or Secret Diary?
Secret Diary is rated higher. Secure Notepad averages 4.7 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Secret Diary averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Secure Notepad or Secret Diary have ads?
Neither Secure Notepad nor Secret Diary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Secure Notepad or Secret Diary?
Secure Notepad ships an update every 5 months, and Secret Diary every 3 months. Most recently, Secure Notepad was updated on October 13, 2026 and Secret Diary on October 7, 2026.

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