High School Life vs Dear Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
High School Life
Experience high school life by meeting boys, going on dates, and making friends. Text your crushes and BFFs, shop for new outfits, and attend school dances. Aim to be crowned Prom Queen with your best style and dance moves.
- Meet and flirt with boys
- Go on dates and attend dances
- Text friends and boyfriends
- Shop for fashionable outfits
- Become Prom Queen
- Build friendships and find a boyfriend
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Live your own High School Life. Meet & talk with boys -- go on dates, flirt and get a boyfriend. Be popular, find love and make friends. Text on your phone! Get popular! Get a BFF and new boyfriends. Get popular! Use our **NEW** Snapcat app to text everyone! Work at the mall, get all the latest fashions for your closet, go on dates and to special events. Get girlfriends and text! Text boyfriends too! *Meet cute boys! Chat! Go on dates! *Go to dances with your boyfriend -- text him too. *Text your friends - get a new BFF! *Shopping for lots of different outfits and fashions. *5 different stores to find the right outfit for you and him! It all leads up to The Prom, where if you have the best outfits and best dance - you could be crowned Prom Queen. ABOUT Sunstorm Sunstorm is the pioneer of the popular "Maker" and "Sunnyville" series of games. Founded in 2009, Sunstorm provides creative and fun experiences for kids and parents to enjoy together. Sunstorm is a subsidiary of TabTale, a leading, global creator of innovative games, interactive books and educational apps. Visit us: http://www.tabtale.com/ Like us: http://www.facebook.com/TabTale Follow us:@Tabtale Watch us: http://www.youtube.com/iTabtale CONTACT US Let us know what you think! Questions? Suggestions? Technical Support? Contact us 24/7 at WeCare@TabTale.com. FOR PARENTS The app is free to play but certain in-game items may require payment. You may restrict in-app purchases by disabling them on this device. The app may include advertising for TabTale and certain third parties which will redirect users to our sites, apps or third-party sites. Your privacy matters. The app may enable collection of limited user data by TabTale or its carefully selected providers (e.g. ad networks and analytics) for limited purposes described in our Privacy Policy (e.g. respond to support queries; enable, analyze and improve the app’s features and services; serve contextual ads and measure their performance). For more information (notably on the providers), please read our Privacy Policy: https://tabtale.com/privacy-policy/ . By downloading, updating or using the app you consent (in your personal capacity and for other users of your device) to this collection and use of limited device information for ad display and reporting purposes and you accept our Terms of Use: https://tabtale.com/terms-of-use/.
Dear Diary
Guide a high school girl through life-altering decisions in this interactive story game. Your choices shape her destiny, leading to multiple unique endings. Explore her diary and embark on exciting adventures.
- Interactive story gameplay
- Multiple story endings
- Choice-based decision making
- Rewind and replay options
- Unique doodle art style
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Destiny is one tricky thing, isn’t it? What if you could be its master? Meet Anna Blake, a girl who is making her way through highschool, and help her make life changing decisions. Every choice you make will interfere directly in Anna’s fate… And that’s kind of awesome! Sneak peek at Anna’s diary and join her in all the amazing adventures! Rick - the handsome and popular football player - or Martin - the smart and cute guy? Red or blue dress for prom night? Even harder: going or not going to the prom and with whom?! Studying or going out? Kissing or waiting? Tough decisions... What about a little help with that? HIGHLIGHTS • New challenging way of reading and interacting with a story • Different endings depending on your choices • Don’t worry: when the story ends, you can go back in time and choose differently. Can you discover every possible ending for Anna’s story? • Beautiful doodle art Life can be very challenging. Will you leave Anna by herself? Disclaimer: While this App is completely free to play, some additional content can be purchased for real money in-game. If you do not want to use this feature, please turn off in-app purchases in your device's settings. Like our page on Facebook and be the first to know about our upcoming games and updates! http://fb.com/tappshq
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: High School Life at none against Dear Diary's shown. High School Life also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Dear Diary's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (73% vs 59%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. High School Life sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Dear Diary sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dear Diary holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 2.8K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of High School Life's written reviews are positive against 73% of Dear Diary's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | High School Life | Dear Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (1.3K ratings) | 4.5 (2.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.5% of reviews | 72.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K | 2.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 267 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sunstorm Interactive | TPG TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO LTDA |
Customer experience
High School Life
Dear Diary
User reviews
High School Life
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game
- 🥰 Nostalgic and fun
- 💕 Romantic and interactive
- 🤩 Awesome and addictive
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🙄 Snapchat feature locked behind paywall
- 🤖 Weird character animations and graphics
- 🤔 Limited gameplay and repetitive activities
Dear Diary
From 2.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Fun and interactive game
- 👍 Engaging storyline and choices
- 📚 Enjoyable reading experience
- 🎨 Creative and visually appealing
Room to improve
- ⏰ Long wait times for keys
- 💰 Keys and season passes are expensive
- 🤯 Frustrating when no ads are available
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
Bugs and requests
High School Life
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes and freezes frequently
- Progress and purchases not saved properly
- Glitches with character outfits and dances
Requested features
4 requests- Add more locations to explore
- Implement more interactive school activities
- Allow character customization and gender selection
- Improve Snapchat integration and make it free
Dear Diary
Reported bugs
3 issues- Choices not registering correctly
- App crashing or freezing
- Inconsistent or broken storylines
Requested features
5 requests- Reduce key wait time to 5-6 hours
- Unlimited free keys or more daily keys
- Add more storylines and characters
- Faster updates for new seasons
- Ability to replay past choices without keys
In-app purchases
High School Life
- Star Pack$1.99
- Superstar Pack$4.99
- Glam Pack$4.99
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- Boyfriend Pack$4.99
- Unlock Snapcat$4.99
- Prima Donna Pack$9.99
- Diva Pack$19.99
- Unlimited Coins Discounted$29.99
- Princess Pack$39.99
- Unlimited Coins$49.99
Dear Diary
- remove ads$0.99
- tale unlock$0.99
- pack of keys2 variants$1.99
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- tale unlock$1.99
- season 1 pass$3.99
- season 2 pass$3.99
- season 3 pass$3.99
- special bundle$6.99
- pack with infinite keys$9.99
Questions
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