Comparison

Doodle notes and write ideas vs Unicorn Diary (with password)

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

Head to head
About

Doodle notes and write ideas

Capture your thoughts and organize your life with this intuitive notepad app. Create to-do lists, shopping lists, memos, and sketches with a variety of colors and line thicknesses. Save, edit, and share your notes easily.

Highlights
  • Write notes, memos, and messages
  • Create shopping and to-do lists
  • Scribble, sketch, or draw drafts
  • Fifteen color options
  • Three line thickness options
  • Eraser and undo functionality
  • Share or save notes as images
Features
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Use our practical and simple interactive notepad app to write down your ideas, create shopping lists or to-do lists and organize them. Take notes, scribble or sketch a draft, do the grocery list, draw or do whatever you want with this notebook! Write notes, memos, messages, sticky notes, shopping lists, check list and to-do lists. It is an easy-to-use note-taking app. This is a simple to-do list and task manager app that helps you get all your lists done. Download it and organize your quick notes in this simple notepad. It is perfect for organizing your work ideas as if it were a notebook. And you can you access your notes whenever you want. Anywhere and anytime create notes, to-do lists, shopping list, edit or save a note! Share this app via social media or any other program on your phone. If you liked the app, please rate it. It helps us improve our work. Thank you! Features: • Fifteen colors or markers • Three types of line thickness (thin, medium, thick) • White background • Erase whatever you want with the eraser • Delete the image with the undo-arrow • Share the note or save it in the images gallery https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Unicorn Diary (with password)

This app provides a secure and private space to record your thoughts, memories, and daily events. Protect your entries with a password or biometrics, and enhance your notes with pictures, drawings, stickers, and custom wallpapers. It's designed to be a trustworthy companion for personal reflection and organization.

Highlights
  • Password/biometric lock
  • Add pictures and drawings
  • Stickers and emoticons
  • Customizable wallpapers
  • Daily reminders
  • Import/export notes
  • Share memories
Features
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Unicorn Diary (with lock - password) is a beautifully designed application perfect for those who want to remember memories! Use this magic Diary, put down all your thoughts or plans, and follow them as time passes. Make it your trustworthy friend who never judges you and who's always there for you. Unicorn Journal will be your private book. Every girl will love it! Whether you want to keep your secret away from prying eyes, maybe a secret love story, or want to record your life's emotions as time passes, you now have a friend who listens to you. Set a password to make sure that your thoughts are safe and private! Make it a habit to write one or more mini-notes during your day quickly. Set a reminder in your Diary. Leave a few words about your workout session and what happened at school or in the office during your day on weekends. Use this diary app to write down your journal of daily events, appointments, secrets, and feelings. You can also use it as a diet journal, dream journal, travel diary, or to write an autobiography. Features: - Lock your Diary with the password (PIN code) or biometrics. You can change it in the settings - Add a reminder in case you forget your password! - Create, modify, and delete entries in a very simple and intuitive way - Add pictures and drawings - Stickers, emoticons - decorate your note - Wallpapers - download beautiful wallpaper with unicorns - Change your avatar, add a nick - Share your memories with friends (by Facebook, Gmail or Messenger) - Reminder – set a reminder to remember to add notes regularly - Import and export notes option - Change the skin of your Diary (Premium option) - Check the unicorn history in comics - Collect all items - Check statistics The application is suitable for kids. ---------- Unicorn diary terms of service 1 week Diary + from 4.99$ per week (prices may vary slightly depending on the region). 1 month Diary + from 19.99$ per month (prices may vary slightly depending on the region) You can find all in-app purchases on this app store page below under "In-app purchases". Subscriptions are automatically renewed unless they have been switched off at least 24 hours before the subscription period expires. Your account will be charged within 24 hours of payment. You can manage your subscriptions in the iOS settings and switch the automatic renewal on or off. A subscription that is already running cannot be canceled within the term that has already started. Enjoy! Privacy Policy: https://zipoapps.com/unicorndiaryios/privacy Terms of Use: https://zipoapps.com/unicorndiaryios/terms

Screenshots

Doodle notes and write ideas4 screens
Unicorn Diary (with password)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Unicorn Diary (with password) at 76% against Doodle notes and write ideas's 25%. Unicorn Diary (with password) also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (148 vs 16). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Doodle notes and write ideas sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Unicorn Diary (with password) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Unicorn Diary (with password) holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Unicorn Diary (with password) has 148 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Doodle notes and write ideas's written reviews are positive against 76% of Unicorn Diary (with password)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doodle notes and write ideas ships an update every 3 months, Unicorn Diary (with password) every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Doodle notes and write ideas versus Unicorn Diary (with password): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoodle notes and write ideasUnicorn Diary (with password)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (16 ratings)4.4 (148 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.4% of reviews75.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16148 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB131 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaria GasconZipoApps

Customer experience

Doodle notes and write ideas

All ratings16 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive25.4%
Neutral7.5%
Negative67.2%

Unicorn Diary (with password)

All ratings124 ratings
Positive83.1%
Neutral7.3%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive75.6%
Neutral8.1%
Negative16.3%

Bugs and requests

Doodle notes and write ideas

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Unicorn Diary (with password)

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes when opening or navigating between sections
  • Password/lock resets or fails to persist after reopening app
  • Data entries deleted after accidental ad clicks or app reinstall
  • Wallpaper download functionality broken
  • Premium subscription payment stuck in 'in process' state
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  • Unable to restore or repurchase premium subscription
  • Drawing feature not functioning properly
  • App requires internet connection despite being offline-capable
  • Ad close button (X) not appearing or functional
  • Inconsistent functionality between different devices

Requested features

10 requests
  • Remove or significantly reduce ads
  • Make more comic pages free
  • Add ability to change diary color
  • Improve drawing/annotation tools
  • Add note-taking or ideas section
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  • Increase free sticker and emoticon options
  • Better scrolling functionality for long entries
  • Offline functionality without internet requirement
  • More unicorn comic content
  • Ability to scroll up and down to read notes

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Doodle notes and write ideas

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly plan$7.997 Days
  • Annual plan3 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time2
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Lifetime plan$49.99
1 purchases

Unicorn Diary (with password)

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Doodle notes and write ideas free?
Doodle notes and write ideas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Unicorn Diary (with password) free?
Unicorn Diary (with password) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Doodle notes and write ideas or Unicorn Diary (with password)?
Unicorn Diary (with password) is rated higher. Doodle notes and write ideas averages 4.1 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Unicorn Diary (with password) averages 4.4 from 148 ratings.
Do Doodle notes and write ideas or Unicorn Diary (with password) have ads?
Both Doodle notes and write ideas and Unicorn Diary (with password) show ads.
Which is updated more often, Doodle notes and write ideas or Unicorn Diary (with password)?
Doodle notes and write ideas ships an update every 3 months, and Unicorn Diary (with password) every 4 months. Most recently, Doodle notes and write ideas was updated on October 24, 2026 and Unicorn Diary (with password) on October 22, 2026.

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