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 ads: 生活随笔 at none against My Tiny Journal's shown. 生活随笔 also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 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	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPod — better	iPhone
Requires iOS	15.0 — better	17.6
Further details — not scored
Size	40 MB	6 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	向前乔	文睿李

In-app purchases

None

生活随笔

No in-app purchases

None

My Tiny Journal

No in-app purchases

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 no in-app purchases.

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 September 18, 2026 and My Tiny Journal on September 15, 2026.