# Diary, Journal, Notes vs Notepad Notebook Onenote plus

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Diary, Journal, Notes at 70% against Notepad Notebook Onenote plus's 31%. Diary, Journal, Notes also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Notepad Notebook Onenote plus's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Diary, Journal, Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per year and Notepad Notebook Onenote plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Diary, Journal, Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Diary, Journal, Notes has 4.5K ratings behind it against 229, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Diary, Journal, Notes's written reviews are positive against 31% of Notepad Notebook Onenote plus's.

Diary, Journal, Notes ships an update weekly, Notepad Notebook Onenote plus monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Diary, Journal, Notes | Notepad Notebook Onenote plus |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (4.5K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/diary-journal-notes-diaro/id882519460/reviews)** | [4.2 (229 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notepad-notebook-onenote-plus/id1375277434/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **4.5K** | 229 |
| Positive reviews | **70.1% of reviews** | 31.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Weekly** | Monthly |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 56 MB | 55 MB |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | **10.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Abhishek Kumar](https://appshunter.io/developer/1652325499) | [Tuyen Bui](https://appshunter.io/developer/1000285801) |

## What reviewers say

### Diary, Journal, Notes

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/diary-journal-notes-diaro/id882519460)

Record daily activities, thoughts, and memories securely. Organize entries with tags, locations, and folders. Sync across devices and export your data easily. Features include mood tracking, photo attachments, and a calendar view.

**Highlights:** Secure PIN and fingerprint lock, Customizable themes and 30+ languages, Powerful search and filtering, Mood tracker and Atlas view, Backup, restore, import, and export options, Cloud sync via Dropbox, Attach unlimited photos

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Diaro Pro 1 Year | $8.99 | per year |
| Diaro PRO | $39.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Consistent for years
- 🚀 Excellent app
- 🚀 Great app and great support
- 👍 Love this app
- 👍 Fantastic replacement to a physical diary

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Suddenly become useless
- 🐛 Terrible app
- 🐛 Doesn't work anymore
- 🐛 Horrible, don't work
- 🐛 PIN protection doesn't work

**Reported bugs**

- Reminders broken on iOS
- Crashes after activating Touch ID
- Stuck on blue logo page after Touch ID stopped working
- Sync issues between devices
- Entries disappearing or not saving properly

**Requested features**

- 💡 Add bold, underline, italics formatting
- 💡 Add ability to add captions to images
- 💡 Add ability to customize moods
- 💡 Add Face ID, iCloud sync, and additional fonts
- 💡 Add ability to format text, add bullet points, link to calendars


### Notepad Notebook Onenote plus

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notepad-notebook-onenote-plus/id1375277434)

Capture, organize, and share your ideas with a versatile digital notebook. Create searchable notes, checklists, and to-do lists in various formats, including text, sketches, and photos. Collaborate with others by sharing and annotating content.

**Highlights:** Create searchable notes, Support for text, sketches, photos, Digital notepad and word processor, Share and collaborate with others, Annotate images and documents, Personal and business checklists, Set reminders for activities

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Notes without Ads | $8.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Practical and easy to use
- 👍 Good for staying organized
- 👍 Useful for daily checklists
- 👍 Nice and attractive interface
- 👍 Useful scheduling function

**What reviewers complain about**

- 😠 Too many ads
- 😠 Ads are disturbing and frequent
- 😠 App is unusable due to ads
- 😠 Ads interrupt concentration
- 😠 Ads make the app borderline unusable

**Reported bugs**

- App failed to record notes
- Cannot insert images
- Cannot enlarge font size
- Lost unsaved notes upon exiting
- Some ads cannot be closed

**Requested features**

- Ability to move/prioritize items
- Option to change font and font size
- Ability to move checked items to the bottom of a list
- Vietnamese language version


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Diary, Journal, Notes free?

Diary, Journal, Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Notepad Notebook Onenote plus free?

Notepad Notebook Onenote plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Diary, Journal, Notes or Notepad Notebook Onenote plus?

Diary, Journal, Notes is rated higher. Diary, Journal, Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while Notepad Notebook Onenote plus averages 4.2 from 229 ratings.

### Do Diary, Journal, Notes or Notepad Notebook Onenote plus have ads?

Diary, Journal, Notes shows ads; Notepad Notebook Onenote plus does not.

### Which is updated more often, Diary, Journal, Notes or Notepad Notebook Onenote plus?

Diary, Journal, Notes ships an update weekly, and Notepad Notebook Onenote plus monthly. Most recently, Diary, Journal, Notes was updated on October 14, 2026 and Notepad Notebook Onenote plus on October 12, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*