# Diary, Journal, Notes vs Before Us

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Before Us at none against Diary, Journal, Notes's 2. Before Us also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Diary, Journal, Notes's advantage is ratings volume (4.5K vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Diary, Journal, Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per year. Before Us asks for nothing beyond the download.

Before Us 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

## The numbers

| Metric | Diary, Journal, Notes | Before Us |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.7 (4.5K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/diary-journal-notes-diaro/id882519460/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/before-us/id6746684297/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **4.5K** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 70.1% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Monetization | Freemium | **Free** |
| Size | 56 MB | 32 MB |
| Requires iOS | **14.0** | 15.1 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Abhishek Kumar](https://appshunter.io/developer/1652325499) | [Zaviaer Flowers](https://appshunter.io/developer/1817881110) |

## 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


### Before Us

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/before-us/id6746684297)

This app offers daily wisdom from influential Black voices, providing a single quote each day with context about the author. Save favorite quotes, discover curated collections, and share inspiring messages.

**Highlights:** Daily quote from Black voices, Author context and stories, Save and revisit quotes, Curated quote collections, Shareable quote cards, Daily reminder notifications

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

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Diary, Journal, Notes free?

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

### Is Before Us free?

Before Us is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Diary, Journal, Notes or Before Us?

Before Us is rated higher. Diary, Journal, Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while Before Us averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Diary, Journal, Notes or Before Us have ads?

Diary, Journal, Notes shows ads; Before Us does not.

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