# Diary, Journal, Notes vs Private diary

The clearest difference is ads: Private diary at none against Diary, Journal, Notes's shown. Private diary also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Diary, Journal, Notes's advantage is ratings volume (4.5K vs 3). 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 Private diary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Private diary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Diary, Journal, Notes has 4.5K ratings behind it against 3, 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 100% of Private diary's.

## The numbers

| Metric | Diary, Journal, Notes | Private diary |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.7 (4.5K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/diary-journal-notes-diaro/id882519460/reviews) | **[5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/private-diary-notes-emotions/id1536300029/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **4.5K** | 3 |
| Positive reviews | 70.1% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Size | 56 MB | 39 MB |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | **10.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Abhishek Kumar](https://appshunter.io/developer/1652325499) | [MAKSIM VOLOSHINSKII](https://appshunter.io/developer/1492639578) |

## 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


### Private diary

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/private-diary-notes-emotions/id1536300029)

A private digital journal to securely record your thoughts and memories. Track your daily mood with a variety of emojis and access your entries offline. Protect your personal reflections with a password.

**Highlights:** Password protection, Mood tracking with emojis, Offline note editing, Secure memory keeping

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

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Diary premium — 1 month | $1.49 | per month |
| Diary premium — 3 months | $3.49 | per 3 months |
| Diary premium — 1 year | $5.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Diary, Journal, Notes free?

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

### Is Private diary free?

Private diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Diary, Journal, Notes or Private diary?

Private diary is rated higher. Diary, Journal, Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while Private diary averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.

### Do Diary, Journal, Notes or Private diary have ads?

Diary, Journal, Notes shows ads; Private diary does not.

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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.*