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Day One vs Easy Diary: catalog facts
Day One	Easy Diary
Freemium Free to use, with extra features in the paid Gold plan.	Free All features are free without ads; open source under the GPL-3.0.
Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Web, Browser extension	Android
Entries can include photos, video, audio and drawings End-to-end encrypted sync and data export	All features free with no ads Actively maintained with frequent commits
Some features require the paid Gold plan Closed source	Android only Focused on diary entries rather than general notes
Downloadable app, Web application, Browser extension	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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