Diarium vs Everlog

Diarium

• People who want to pay once instead of subscribing
• Journaling across Windows, Android, iPhone, iPad and Mac
• Keeping a journal on your own device and cloud storage with no account
• Pulling calendar, fitness and social activity into daily entries

Everlog

• Apple users who want a plain Markdown journal on iPhone, iPad and Mac
• People who revisit old entries and add notes beneath them
• Buyers who prefer a one-time purchase to a subscription

Diarium

• Pro is bought separately for each platform, and iOS and macOS count as separate purchases.
• Cloud Sync, unlimited attachments, Word export, widgets and integrations require Pro.
• There is no free version on Windows, where Diarium is a paid app listed at $19.99 in the Microsoft Store.
• By default the journal is stored only on the device, so without Cloud Sync you need to make your own backups.

Everlog

• Apple platforms only: there is no Android, Windows or web version.
• Syncing between devices needs Premium, and the free version is limited to one journal and image attachments.
• If Premium lapses, sync turns off and new entries can only be written in the default journal.
• iCloud data is end-to-end encrypted only when Apple's Advanced Data Protection is switched on.

Diarium

Rich entries with attachments

Entries support rich text formatting, tags and locations, plus photos, videos, audio recordings, PDFs and other files. Several entries can be created per day.

Calendar, timeline and map views

Look back through a calendar, a scrolling timeline, a map of places visited, an attachments gallery and an On this day page with optional notifications.

Automatic feeds

Connected services add context to a day: camera roll photos, calendar events, weather, Strava and Apple Health data, Microsoft To Do tasks and Last.fm scrobbles. Some feeds require Pro.

Sync through your own cloud

Pro syncs the journal across platforms using your OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud or WebDAV storage. The uploaded data is compressed and encrypted.

Import and export

Migrates journals from Day One, Diaro, Journey, Daylio, Diarly, Daybook, Evernote and Apple Journal, and exports to Word, plain text, HTML or JSON.

Lock without an account

No login or sign-up is required and the app carries no ads. The journal can be protected with a password, PIN or biometrics such as Face ID and Windows Hello.

Everlog

Markdown editor and timeline

Entries are written in Markdown and shown on a timeline with a weekly or monthly calendar. Font, size and details such as word count, location and weather can be shown or hidden.

Comments and threads

A comment is an entry nested inside another entry. It is meant for annotating a journal or adding a later reflection to something written earlier.

Journals, tags and bookmarks

Entries are grouped into journals and tags, important ones can be bookmarked, and everything is searchable. The free version is limited to one journal.

Attachments and suggestions

Entries take images for free, and video, audio recordings and PDFs with Premium. Journaling Suggestions can start an entry from photos, workouts, songs, locations or prompts.

Lock and iCloud sync

Journals lock with a passcode and unlock with Touch ID, Face ID or an Apple Watch. Premium syncs every journal across devices through your private iCloud.

Recaps

A written look back at any month or year, generated with Apple Intelligence from your entries and shown with writing stats. It requires iOS 27 or iPadOS 27.

Diarium

• Free$0

  The app on Android, iPhone, iPad and Mac without Cloud Sync, unlimited attachments, Word export, widgets, custom fonts, weather or integrations.

• Pro version (Android, iOS or macOS)$14.99

  one-time purchase per platform

  Unlocks Cloud Sync, unlimited attachments, Word export, connected feeds, custom fonts, widgets and weather. iOS and macOS count as separate platforms.

• Diarium for Windows$19.99

  one-time purchase (Microsoft Store)

  A paid app that already includes Pro. The same app is also sold as a direct download on Gumroad for $30.

Everlog

• Free$0

  One journal with image attachments, tags, bookmarks and search, and no sync between devices.

• Premium Monthly$1.99

  per month

  Sync between devices, unlimited journals, scheduled automatic backups, video, audio and PDF attachments, weather on entries, and extra app icons and fonts.

• Everlog Premium$19.99

  period not labelled on the listing; the FAQ names an Annual plan

  The same Premium features. The App Store lists this purchase without a period, and the vendor's FAQ offers Monthly, Annual and Lifetime plans.

• Premium Lifetime$49.99

  one-time payment

  Permanent access to every Premium feature with no recurring fee.

Diarium

No public discounts listed.

Everlog

• Lifetime license

  Premium Lifetime for $49.99

  The US App Store lists Premium Lifetime at $49.99. The vendor's FAQ describes it as a one-time purchase with permanent access to all Premium features.

• Other savings

  Family Sharing on every plan

  The FAQ says all Premium plans, including Lifetime, support Apple Family Sharing, so family members get the Premium features too.