Comparison

Multi Diary vs 3W List

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

Head to head
About

Multi Diary

Organize your thoughts, work, and learning into distinct entries for each day, categorized for easy access. Search across dates and versions, and enjoy a clean, ad-free interface with multiple language and theme options. Advanced export features are available via a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Categorized daily entries
  • Search across dates and categories
  • Weekly and monthly calendar view
  • Multiple language support
  • Customizable color themes
  • iCloud sync
  • Excel export (optional purchase)
Features
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A day has more than one story. Multi Diary gives your thoughts, work, learning and everyday notes their own place, organised by date and category. Keep separate entries for the same day across 16 built-in categories. Record a memory, reflect on today or write ahead for a future date. Search across dates and categories, browse the weekly or monthly calendar, and revisit earlier versions of an entry. On iPhone, read and write in one focused view. The weekly calendar makes room for your words while you edit, and the date stays visible. On iPad, a spacious column layout keeps categories, dates and your diary close at hand. In-app Help explains the taps and swipes for your device. Choose from six colour themes. The interface supports English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Spanish and Italian. FREE EVERYDAY USE. NO ADS. Writing, search, categories, themes, language options and iCloud sync are free. Everyone gets an ad-free experience. OPTIONAL ADVANCED TOOLS A one-time in-app purchase unlocks Excel (.xlsx) export of the current content of your diary entries. The workbook includes a detailed entry list and a date-by-category overview for filtering and further processing. If you previously purchased MultiDiary Unlock, restore your purchase to use Excel export without buying again. Exported files are not encrypted; save them somewhere you trust. Privacy policy: https://smallsoft.com.au/privacy-multidiary Terms and conditions: https://smallsoft.com.au/terms-multidiary

About

3W List

Organize your tasks by person, place, and time. This app helps you plan to-dos, set reminders for specific locations or people, and manage multiple subtasks. It also supports photo/audio uploads and iCloud syncing.

Highlights
  • Organize tasks by person, place, and time
  • Add subtasks to any to-do
  • Upload photos and audio notes
  • iCloud data synchronization
  • Location-based reminders
  • Import contacts from address book
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You need to remember a lot of things to do, when, where, and by whom. 3W List can help you plan all your to-dos with ease. 3W List can record different needs on a person-by-person basis. For example, your child is going to a theme park during the summer vacation, a friend wants to have dinner, or your boss asks you to write a summary report. When you're on the road, visit a long-cherished store in New York,or eat a delicious restaurant in Paris. 3W List can record these things by place and remind you in time. Keeping things to do with time and reminding them is the most basic feature of a to-do application, and 3W List is also a good way to do it: it includes a list of times, by day, by month, by priority, and with custom lists. Besides, 3W List has the following features: Add multiple subtasks for a to-do. Upload as many photos or audio as you want. Automatically sync data via iCloud. Set a login password. Provide a variety of widgets. Alerts when entering or exiting a place. Import people from the address book. Important dates can be set for people and reminded every year. If you already have a to-do app, but can't record tasks by person or place, 3W List would be a great addition.

Screenshots

Multi Diary4 screens
3W List4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Multi Diary at every 5 days against 3W List's every 2 months. On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Multi Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and 3W List 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Multi Diary against 5.0 for 3W List. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Multi Diary ships an update every 5 days, 3W List every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Multi Diary versus 3W List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMulti Diary3W List
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmallsoft Pty Ltd宁 李

Customer experience

Multi Diary

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

3W List

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Multi Diary

One-time1
  • Unlock Unlimited Entries$6.99
1 purchases

3W List

One-time1
  • 3W List Official Version$2.99

Questions

Is Multi Diary free?
Multi Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 3W List free?
3W List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Multi Diary or 3W List?
Multi Diary and 3W List are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Multi Diary or 3W List have ads?
Neither Multi Diary nor 3W List shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Multi Diary or 3W List?
Multi Diary ships an update every 5 days, and 3W List every 2 months. Most recently, Multi Diary was updated on November 1, 2026 and 3W List on November 3, 2026.

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