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Easy Diary vs Penzu: catalog facts
Easy Diary	Penzu
Free All features are free without ads; open source under the GPL-3.0.	Free Free to start, with unlimited entries at no cost.
Android	Android, iOS, Web
All features free with no ads Actively maintained with frequent commits	Unlimited entries on the free plan Encryption and per-entry or per-journal locking
Android only Focused on diary entries rather than general notes	Journals are stored on Penzu's service rather than in files you own Built for journaling, not general note-taking
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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