# Diary, Journal, Notes vs Diary Book

The clearest difference is update cadence: Diary, Journal, Notes at weekly against Diary Book's every 3 months. Diary, Journal, Notes also leads on ratings volume (4.5K vs 214). Diary Book's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 70%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 Diary Book sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Diary, Journal, Notes against 4.6 for Diary Book. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Diary, Journal, Notes has 4.5K ratings behind it against 214, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Diary, Journal, Notes's written reviews are positive against 80% of Diary Book's.

Diary, Journal, Notes ships an update weekly, Diary Book every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Diary, Journal, Notes | Diary Book |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (4.5K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/diary-journal-notes-diaro/id882519460/reviews)** | [4.6 (214 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/diary-book-mood-diary/id1620651765/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **4.5K** | 214 |
| Positive reviews | 70.1% of reviews | **80.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Weekly** | Every 3 months |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 56 MB | 76 MB |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Abhishek Kumar](https://appshunter.io/developer/1652325499) | [俊柯 吴](https://appshunter.io/developer/1618672666) |

## 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


### Diary Book

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/diary-book-mood-diary/id1620651765)

This app allows users to privately record their daily life, moods, and memories. It offers tools for creative journaling with customizable covers, stickers, and dynamic themes. Users can track their feelings over time and revisit past entries.

**Highlights:** Mood tracking with calendar expressions, Customizable handbook covers, Graphic stickers and collage materials, Daily diary entries with pictures, Dynamic home page themes, Calendar date querying

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly subscription | $2.99 | per month |
| Subscription quarter | $7.99 | per 3 months |
| Pro version | $7.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Diary, Journal, Notes free?

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

### Is Diary Book free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Diary, Journal, Notes or Diary Book?

Diary, Journal, Notes is rated higher. Diary, Journal, Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while Diary Book averages 4.6 from 214 ratings.

### Do Diary, Journal, Notes or Diary Book have ads?

Both Diary, Journal, Notes and Diary Book show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Diary, Journal, Notes or Diary Book?

Diary, Journal, Notes ships an update weekly, and Diary Book every 3 months. Most recently, Diary, Journal, Notes was updated on September 23, 2026 and Diary Book on September 20, 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.*