Comparison

Diary, Journal, Notes vs Note, Voice Notes, Todo Widget

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

Head to head
About

Diary, Journal, Notes

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
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Diaro is a multi-platform diary, journal, notes app designed to record your activities, daily events, appointments, experiences, thoughts, feelings, secrets and ideas throughout the day and sync data across all your devices & PC. It helps you organize your daily diary/journal entries or notes from the past in the easiest way. Preserve your special memories, store personal moments & memories or keep track of your life with help of Diaro. DIARO FEATURES SECURE & PRIVATE Lock & Protect your private diary entries with a PIN, Security code or fingerprint. Protect Privacy with data encryption & passcode THEMES & LANGUAGES Personalize UI with different UI colors & Themes. Multilingual UI(30+ languages), adapted for phones, tablets and web. Simple and intuitive interface SEARCH & ORGANIZE Powerful search and filter functions. Organize diary / journal entries using folders, tags, locations and find records by keyword, filter them by date, tags, folder or even location MOOD TRACKER ,ATLAS & THROWBACK Daily Diary Mood tracker, On this day diary memories / daily diary throwback, Weather info & beautiful Atlas view BACKUP & RESTORE Backup diary entries for easy recovery & restore easily IMPORT & EXPORT Export to PDF, Docx or Txt and print or share them via Diaro App or Diaro Online (PDF, DOCX, CSV & TXT). Import data from other popular diary apps : Journey, Evernote, Catch Notes, Flava, Google Keep, Momento, Day One apps SYNC Using Dropbox you can seamlessly sync between the Diaro app on all of your devices and Diaro Online using any web browser STATISTICS Detailed interesting statistics about your diary entries and mood OTHER FEATURES • Automatic Geotagging for new diary entries • Calendar view for easy navigation & overview of daily entries • Attach & store unlimited amount of photos in your diary • Cloud storage & Sync (via Dropbox) • Share diary entries and photos via Email, SMS, Twitter, Whatsapp etc. • Quickly create a new diary entry from the notification bar icon or widget • Multi-window mode (if supported by device) • Swipe between your diary entries • Speak to write, voice to text DIARO ONLINE You can access your Diaro diary entries online on any device using your web browser ABOUT DIARO Trusted by millions of users worldwide, Diaro is the smart, intuitive and most secure way to keep a personal diary. Download now for free and keep your secret diary, diet diary logs, travel diary with stories, sleep journal, photos and maps , wish lists, daily expenses, autobiography or daily life diary notes, securely. You can organize your receipts, invoices, or use it as a homework tracker or assignment planner, organizer, notebook or as simple note-taking app. Keep A Beautiful, Orderly, and Private Journal Of Your Thoughts and Days With Diaro! Find the FAQs in the Help & Support or contact us at support@diaroapp.com DIARO PRO FEATURES Diaro PRO membership is an auto-renewing subscription. Pricing: US$5.99/year. Price may vary by location and are clearly displayed in the app. • Sync your diary across all your devices and Diaro Online using your Dropbox account • Export to PDF & other formats • Ad-Free Premium Experience • Priority Customer Support + Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. + Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. + Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. + You can manage your subscription and switch off auto-renewal by accessing your Account Settings after purchase. + Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy policy: https://www.diaroapp.com/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://www.diaroapp.com/terms

About

Note, Voice Notes, Todo Widget

This app helps you quickly capture thoughts, to-do lists, and shopping lists with text, voice, photos, or videos. It offers features like color-coded notes, reminders, and password protection for privacy. Sync your notes across devices with cloud backup.

Highlights
  • Voice-to-text note creation
  • Checklist and to-do list maker
  • Attach photos, videos, and audio
  • Password-protected notes
  • Cloud backup and sync
  • Color-coded notes
  • Reminder notifications
Features
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Note Master is a simple and awesome notepad app. It gives you a quick and extremely convenient notepad editing experience when you write notes, memos, e-mails, messages, checklist, shopping lists and to-do lists. Taking notes with Note Master Notepad is easier than any other notepad or memo pad app. * PRODUCT DESCRIPTION * This Note Application is the leading Notes, Notepad Application with a lot of outstanding features such as easily taking notes with photos, videos or audio to save memorable moments, events or thoughts in just a few seconds, support writing out the to-do list, shopping list and remind users with notifications. Especially with the feature of locking notes and tasks so that other people can't see the content. - Taking a Note - Creating notes is very easy even with text, photos and videos, audio with simple operations that anyone can do in just a few seconds. - Use Voice - Voice Note is a convenient widget. Instead of typing on the keyboard to enter text, you can use your voice to convert it to text accurately. - Making To-do List - Make all tasks and tick them off when you're done, including reminding. - Checklist or Shopping List - Write down items and check when you have them, very convenient when going to the shopping, ingredients of a dish or things to prepare when going on a picnic... - Note Lock - Lock Widget is one of the smart features. Private note, checklist or secret task in the to-do list can be locked to be hidden from others. * FEATURE * - Organize notes by color (color notebook) - Sticky note memo widget - Checklist notes for To do list & Shopping list. (Quick and simple list maker) - Use voice to taking notes easy instead of boring typing - Todo List to get things done - Organize your schedule by note in calendar - Write a diary and journal in calendar - Password Lock note : Protect your notes with passcode - Secured backup notes forever to Cloud storage - PRO - Supports online back up and sync. You can sync notes between phone and tablet. - Reminder notes on status bar - List/Grid View - Search notes - Powerful task reminder : Time Alarm, All day, Repetition.( calendar) - Quick memo / notes * AUTO SYNC & BACKUP * - Notes will be encrypted before uploading notes, which is the same encryption standard used by banks to secure customer data. - It does not send any of your notes to the server without you signing in, completely secure. * CONTACT * Support Email: AmazinproService@gmail.com Terms of use: https://amazinpro.com/ultility-terms-of-use Privacy policy: https://www.amazinpro.com/ultility-privacy-policy For complete access to this Widget , you will need to allow access to the following: *Camera, Microphone & Photo Gallery – help to save photos & Videos into Notes more easily, voice to text, record sounds, voice *Notifications – Coming Tasks will be notified to User

Screenshots

Diary, Journal, Notes4 screens
Note, Voice Notes, Todo Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Note, Voice Notes, Todo Widget at none against Diary, Journal, Notes's shown. Note, Voice Notes, Todo Widget 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 7) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Diary, Journal, Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per year and Note, Voice Notes, Todo Widget sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Note, Voice Notes, Todo Widget 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 7, 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 Note, Voice Notes, Todo Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Diary, Journal, Notes ships an update weekly, Note, Voice Notes, Todo Widget fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Diary, Journal, Notes versus Note, Voice Notes, Todo Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiary, Journal, NotesNote, Voice Notes, Todo Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.5K ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.5K — better7
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbhishek KumarAmazinPro

Customer experience

Diary, Journal, Notes

All ratings4,483 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews344 reviews
Positive70.1%
Neutral7.8%
Negative22.1%

Note, Voice Notes, Todo Widget

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Diary, Journal, Notes

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • 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
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  • Inability to export entries as PDF

Requested features

5 requests
  • 💡 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

Note, Voice Notes, Todo Widget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Diary, Journal, Notes

Subscriptions1
  • Diaro Pro 1 Year$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Diaro PRO$39.99
6 purchases

Note, Voice Notes, Todo Widget

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro Subscription$3.491 Month
  • Yearly Pro$22.991 Year
One-time4
  • One Month Pro$9.99
  • Two Months Pro$14.99
  • Six Months Pro$19.99
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  • One Year Pro$24.99

Questions

Is Diary, Journal, Notes free?
Diary, Journal, Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Note, Voice Notes, Todo Widget free?
Note, Voice Notes, Todo Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Diary, Journal, Notes or Note, Voice Notes, Todo Widget?
Note, Voice Notes, Todo Widget is rated higher. Diary, Journal, Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while Note, Voice Notes, Todo Widget averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Diary, Journal, Notes or Note, Voice Notes, Todo Widget have ads?
Diary, Journal, Notes shows ads; Note, Voice Notes, Todo Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Diary, Journal, Notes or Note, Voice Notes, Todo Widget?
Diary, Journal, Notes ships an update weekly, and Note, Voice Notes, Todo Widget fortnightly. Most recently, Diary, Journal, Notes was updated on September 23, 2026 and Note, Voice Notes, Todo Widget on September 18, 2026.

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