Comparison

Dayre vs Simple Diary

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

Head to head
About

Dayre

A private journaling and community app for women to share daily moments, milestones, and stories. Connect with others through vibrant sub-communities and enjoy an ad-free, algorithm-free feed. Collaborate on stories and discover inspiring content.

Highlights
  • Create daily entries with text, photos, and videos
  • Set entry privacy
  • Search for users, hashtags, and keywords
  • Interact with comments and 'hugs'
  • Follow favorite users
  • Ad-free and algorithm-free feed
  • Co-write stories with friends
Features
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Dayre is a safe space for women to share the big and small moments of their day, and life. It is an inclusive space designed for both readers and writers. Write about your day, share a milestone, inspire other women just like yourself. Dayre is powered by real people, real stories, and real reviews. Check out our vibrant sub-communites such as #dayrebeauty, #dayremummies, #dayretravel, and #dayrehomes. You'll never run out of interesting reads. Here's what you can do on Dayre: - Create daily entries by writing texts, uploading photos and videos, posting stickers, or sharing a location. - Set the privacy of your entries. - Find topics and content with our in-app search function that enables you to search for users, hashtags, or keywords. - Interact with the community through comments or hugs, or save a great post for future reading by clicking on ‘Favourite’. - Check out top posts and what's trending from the community. - Follow your favourite users from the community by keeping up with them in your ad-free and algorithm-free feed. When you subscribe to Dayre, you'll enjoy a full suite of features which include: - An improved user interface - A safe and inclusive community - The choice to make your posts private - An improved writing experience - Unlimited photo and video uploads - A library of fun stickers - Co-Dayre: Where you can invite a friend to write a story with you - Exclusive content - Magic Link: A unique and safe way to share interesting content. - More ways to connect with both mobile plus desktop access Sign up now to enjoy a one month free trial (for first-time Dayreans). For more information, see our Terms of Use: https://dayre.me/terms and Privacy Policy: https://dayre.me/terms/privacy.

About

Simple Diary

This app provides a simple and convenient way to journal your thoughts and experiences. It allows you to add images, secure your entries with a passcode, and customize the app's appearance. Data backup and search functions ensure your memories are safe and easily accessible.

Highlights
  • Insert images into entries
  • Secure passcode lock (Face ID/Touch ID)
  • Customizable theme colors and app icon
  • Data backup to iTunes/PC and cloud services
  • Tag-based search for entries
  • Adjustable text font size and color
  • Daily reminder notifications
Features
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Simple Diary is a simple, easy-to-use free diary app where you can save photos along with your entries. Use it for daily journaling, baby milestones, travel memories, a record of your pet's growth, or a secret diary just for you. Clean, simple screens help you keep going, even if diaries never stuck before. No account registration. Download it and start writing. Your diary stays on your device, and the app works offline. [Features] ■ Add Photos to Entries (Up to 10 per Entry) Like a blog, insert images between paragraphs. Attach photos from your camera roll. ■ Secure Passcode Lock Protect your diary with a passcode. Supports Face ID and Touch ID for quick, secure access. ■ 22 Font Styles Change the look of your diary with 22 font styles, from cute to classic serif. (Some fonts are premium.) ■ Theme Colors and App Icons Choose from 19 theme colors, from cute to cool. You can also change the app icon. (Requires the latest iOS version.) ■ Data Export Export your diary as PDF, HTML, RTFD, or TXT files (premium service). Open them on a computer to reread your diary on a bigger screen, or print entries on paper. ■ Turn an Entry into an Image or PDF Save an entry as one image or a PDF to post to social media, send to family, or print. ■ Data Backup Back up your data to iCloud or your computer. RTFD export (premium service) lets you move your entries to your notes app or cloud storage. ■ iCloud Backup Back up your diary to iCloud and restore it on another device (premium service). It is a manual backup, not automatic sync: back up on your iPhone, then restore on your iPad. ■ Calendar and List Views Look back at your diary on a calendar or as a list. Tap a date to reread that day. ■ Tag Search Use the built-in search to find entries quickly. Write a tag such as "#travel" in the text, and searching for it brings up just those entries. ■ Font Settings Adjust text size, contrast, and line spacing. Great if you prefer larger text. ■ Reminders Set a reminder time and get a push notification, so you don't forget to write. ■ Multiple Entries Per Day Write one entry per day, or add several for memos, work records, or passing thoughts. Change an entry's date and time to write about past days. There is no limit on entry length. [Pricing] The core diary features are all free: entries, photos, passcode lock, search, and reminders. The free version shows ads. The premium service removes all ads and unlocks iCloud backup, data export, all theme colors, and all font styles. Premium is available as a monthly plan, a yearly plan, or a one-time purchase, all with the same features, and covers both your iPhone and iPad under the same Apple Account. [Your Data] Your diary is stored on your device and is not synced to the cloud automatically. To protect your data, use the premium iCloud backup or Apple's iPhone backup. There is no feature to publish your diary or share it with other users. To show someone an entry, turn it into an image and send it. A backup moves your data to a new iPhone. Data transfer to or from other operating systems is not supported. [Perfect For] ■ Students A secret diary for your day, your feelings, and your crushes. Writing out what you can't post online helps you feel lighter. ■ Parents Record your pregnancy and your baby's growth as a photo diary. Write several entries a day, and share special pages with family as images. ■ Anyone Who Wants to Keep a Record Travel journals, reading and movie notes, food diaries, dream journals, daily work logs, or your pet's growth. Simple Diary fits whatever you want to remember, one day at a time. [Help, Feedback] For help, go to "Help / FAQ" in the app settings. Still have questions? Tap "Feedback" on the settings screen to contact us for faster support. Terms of Use: https://komorebi-studio.com/tos_en.html Privacy Policy: https://komorebi-studio.com/policyredirect.html

Screenshots

Dayre4 screens
Simple Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Simple Diary at 4.8 against Dayre's 4.0. Simple Diary also leads on ratings volume (909 vs 9). Dayre's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Dayre sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Simple Diary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Diary holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Diary has 909 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Dayre's written reviews are positive against 78% of Simple Diary's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dayre ships an update every 8 days, Simple Diary every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dayre versus Simple Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayreSimple Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (9 ratings)4.8 (909 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better78.3% of reviews
Number of ratings9909 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB206 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDayreKomorebi Inc.

Customer experience

Dayre

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%

Simple Diary

All ratings908 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews415 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral9.9%
Negative11.8%

Bugs and requests

Dayre

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Simple Diary

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Some characters not displaying properly
  • Calendar dates not always accurate
  • Deleted entries not recoverable

Requested features

5 requests
  • Automatic iCloud/Google Drive sync
  • More font and theme customization options
  • Video recording and embedding
  • Ability to add tags or categories to entries
  • One-tap access to previous day's entry

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Dayre

Subscriptions3
  • Dayrean Special S$3.48/month$2.491 Month
  • Dayre1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Dayre S$4.48/month$2.991 Month
3 purchases

Simple Diary

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Service (Lifetime)$69.99

Questions

Is Dayre free?
Dayre is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Diary free?
Simple Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dayre or Simple Diary?
Simple Diary is rated higher. Dayre averages 4.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Simple Diary averages 4.8 from 909 ratings.
Do Dayre or Simple Diary have ads?
Simple Diary shows ads; Dayre does not.
Which is updated more often, Dayre or Simple Diary?
Dayre ships an update every 8 days, and Simple Diary every 2 months. Most recently, Dayre was updated on November 1, 2026 and Simple Diary on November 2, 2026.

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