Comparison

Diary, Journal, Notes vs Waidwerk

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

Waidwerk

Features
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Waidwerk brings your hunting journal, hunting area maps, weather, and statistics together. Record harvests and sightings, review your season, and stay connected with the people who share your hunting areas. HUNTING JOURNAL AND STATISTICS • Record species, date, time, hunting method, weight, age, notes, and photos • Add weather conditions including temperature, wind, visibility, and precipitation • Explore monthly summaries, frequently used stands, and a time-of-day heatmap YOUR HUNTING AREAS ON THE MAP • Create multiple hunting areas and switch between them • Draw boundaries and move or delete individual boundary points • Mark tree stands, box blinds, trail cameras, and other facilities • View wind direction and scent cones on the map • Return to your most recently selected area SHARE YOUR HUNTING AREAS • Invite other members through personal iCloud invitations • Invited members can edit boundaries and add facilities • Post shared notes with one photo per note on the bulletin board • View notes from several hunting areas at once • Edit notes together and enable notifications for new posts WEATHER, MOON, AND PLANNING • Weather conditions, moon phases, sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset • A hunt planner offering a heuristic estimate based on weather, time, and species—not a guarantee of success • A hunting calendar and a reference to German hunting seasons by state. This is not a guide to U.S. hunting regulations; always check the rules that apply where you hunt. ENGLISH (US) AND GERMAN • Choose your language in Settings • U.S. hunting terminology and additional North American game species • U.S. date and time formats with Fahrenheit, mph, miles, yards, and pounds, or German formats with metric units • Set your profile name and preferred start view • Dark Mode and a built-in user guide Personal journal entries are stored on your device. Optional collaboration uses iCloud to sync shared hunting areas and bulletin board content. Sharing requires an Apple Account with iCloud; no separate Waidwerk registration is required. Subscriptions are available for full access. Pricing, duration, and any eligible free trial are displayed before purchase. Eligible previous purchasers retain their permanent access. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Diary, Journal, Notes4 screens
Waidwerk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Waidwerk at none against Diary, Journal, Notes's shown. Waidwerk also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). Diary, Journal, Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On price, in-app purchases 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 Waidwerk sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Diary, Journal, Notes ships an update weekly, Waidwerk every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Diary, Journal, Notes versus Waidwerk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiary, Journal, NotesWaidwerk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.5K — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbhishek KumarROBERT STEGMAIER

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

Waidwerk

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
2 purchases

Waidwerk

Subscriptions2
  • Monatsabo3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Jahresabo3 Days trial$22.991 Year

Questions

Is Diary, Journal, Notes free?
Diary, Journal, Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Waidwerk free?
Waidwerk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Diary, Journal, Notes or Waidwerk have ads?
Diary, Journal, Notes shows ads; Waidwerk does not.
Which is updated more often, Diary, Journal, Notes or Waidwerk?
Diary, Journal, Notes ships an update weekly, and Waidwerk every 2 days. Most recently, Diary, Journal, Notes was updated on November 1, 2026 and Waidwerk on October 31, 2026.

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