Comparison

生活随笔 vs My Tiny Journal

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

Head to head

生活随笔

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 4.01 ratingsView app →

About

生活随笔

A digital notebook app that allows users to add text and images to entries. It offers monthly summaries of events and secure cloud backup for all your notes.

Highlights

Note-taking functionality
Add images to notes
Monthly event summaries
Encrypted cloud backup

Features

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1、记事本功能; 2、记事本中可增加图片信息; 3、记事本可按月对事项进行汇总; 4、新增备份功能，可将记事本信息加密后备份到云端；

About

My Tiny Journal

Features

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A simple and lightweight diary app to record your everyday moments. Key Features: • Quickly capture your daily thoughts and events • Organize entries automatically by date • Search your diary with keywords • Review past entries with a calendar view • Keep your memories safe with passcode protection

Screenshots

生活随笔3 screens

My Tiny Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 生活随笔 at none against My Tiny Journal's 1. 生活随笔 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence 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. My Tiny Journal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 生活随笔 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level

生活随笔 versus My Tiny Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	生活随笔	My Tiny Journal
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.0 (1 ratings) — better	—
Number of ratings	1 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Every 2 months
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPod — better	iPhone
Requires iOS	15.0 — better	17.6
Further details — not scored
Size	40 MB	8 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	向前乔	文睿李

In-app purchases

None

生活随笔

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

My Tiny Journal

One-time1

Tiny Journal Pro$1.99

Questions

Is 生活随笔 free?

生活随笔 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is My Tiny Journal free?

My Tiny Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do 生活随笔 or My Tiny Journal have ads?

My Tiny Journal shows ads; 生活随笔 does not.

Which is updated more often, 生活随笔 or My Tiny Journal?

生活随笔 ships an update every 2 months, and My Tiny Journal every 2 months. Most recently, 生活随笔 was updated on November 11, 2026 and My Tiny Journal on November 6, 2026.