Daybook vs Easy Diary
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Daybook
Cloud-synced diary with guided journals and voice entry
Where they differ
- Daybook starts at $3.49 per month, or $39.99 per year. Easy Diary is free.
- Only Daybook lists a web app.
- Only Daybook lists an iOS app.
- Easy Diary is open source, according to its own site.
- Daybook also covers templates and mood tracking.
At a glance
| Daybook | Easy Diary | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free |
| Starts at | $3.49 per month, or $39.99 per year | Free |
| Free plan | Free plan with unlimited entries, sync across devices and automatic cloud backup. Mood analytics, AI features, custom templates, themes and the full set of guided journals need Pro. | All features are free and without ads, as the Google Play and F-Droid listings state. The code is open source under GPL-3.0, and the author accepts donations. |
| Free trial | The App Store listing mentions a free trial before the subscription is charged; its length is not stated. | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Daybook Labs Inc | Awesome Application Factory |
| Price read from | daybook.app | play.google.com |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Daybook
- People who want a free journal that syncs between phone and browser
- Dictating entries by voice or through a voice assistant
- Guided gratitude, mood and reflection journaling
Easy Diary
- Android users who want a free diary with no ads and no paid tier
- People who prefer open-source apps and install from F-Droid
- Customizers who want many color themes and their own fonts
Worth knowing
Daybook
- Vendor prices disagree: the website shows Pro at $3.49 a month or $39.99 a year, while the US App Store lists Premium at $4.49 a month, $29.99 a year or $94.99 once.
- Mood analytics, AI features, custom templates, themes, higher-resolution photos and the full set of guided journals need the paid tier.
- Entries are stored in Daybook's cloud and encrypted in transit; the site does not claim end-to-end encryption.
- No Mac or Windows app is listed, so desktop use is through the web app. The App Store shows the iOS app's last update as November 2024.
Easy Diary
- Android only: there is no iOS, desktop or web version.
- There is no sync service; moving entries to another phone means a Google Drive backup and restore.
- The FOSS build flavor leaves out Google Mobile Services, so it has no Google Drive backup, and new features reach it later.
- The README credits the app's English text to machine translation.
Key features
Daybook
- Cloud sync across devices
- Entries and photos back up automatically to Daybook's cloud and sync between phone, tablet and the web app. Unlimited entries and sync are part of the free plan.
- Guided journals
- Structured journals cover nightly reflection, mental health check-ins and gratitude. Access to every guided journal is one of the paid unlocks.
- Mood and activity tracker
- Log daily moods and activities alongside entries. Mood analytics and word analysis of what you wrote are listed under Pro.
- Voice-to-text and voice assistants
- Entries can be dictated with speech-to-text, and the store listings describe voice features through Alexa and Google Assistant. A Daybook GPT is listed in the ChatGPT store.
- AI features
- AI summarizes entries, offers insights and suggests improvements, and the iOS listing describes a Journal GPT that answers questions about your entries. AI features are part of Pro.
- Calendar, tags and PDF export
- A calendar view and tags help you find past entries, and entries export to PDF with customizable layouts for printing. A passcode lock keeps the journal private.
Easy Diary
- Writing by keyboard or voice
- Entries are created and edited with the keyboard or with voice recognition, and photos can be attached to them.
- Search, calendar and timeline
- Search highlights the matching keywords in saved entries. A calendar shows entries by day, and a timeline lists them in chronological order.
- Diary postcards
- An entry and its attached photo can be turned into a postcard image to share with friends, for example for an anniversary or a holiday greeting.
- PIN and fingerprint lock
- The app can be locked and unlocked with a personal identification number or with fingerprint recognition.
- Themes and fonts
- There are 171 color themes plus a color picker for text and background. TTF fonts copied into the app's font directory can be used as well.
- Google Drive backup and charts
- All content, including attached photos, can be backed up to and restored from your own Google Drive. Bar charts show when you write.
Plans
Daybook
Free$0
Daybook's basic features: unlimited entries, sync across multiple devices and automatic cloud backup.
Pro (monthly)$3.49
per month
Mood analytics and word analysis, AI features, guided journals, themes, custom templates, higher-resolution photos and the advanced printer.
Pro (yearly)$39.99
per year
The same Pro features billed once a year, as shown under the Yearly toggle on the vendor's website.
Easy Diary
Easy Diary$0
Every feature of the Android app, installed from Google Play, F-Droid or the APK on the GitHub releases page.
Ways to pay less
Daybook
- Annual discount
Yearly billing costs slightly less than monthly
The website lists Pro at $3.49 a month or $39.99 a year. Twelve monthly payments come to $41.88, so the yearly plan saves $1.89, about 4.5%.
- Lifetime license
One-time purchase of Daybook Premium
The US App Store lists a Daybook Premium OneTime in-app purchase at $94.99 as an alternative to a subscription. The listing's description text gives the figure as $94.49.
Easy Diary
No public discounts listed.
