TimePeace vs Diarium

A whole-life alternative to Diarium.

TimePeace is a private alternative to Diarium that keeps your whole life — days, people, meals, travel and gentle habits — in one diary that writes itself from the small things you log. It is a free app, costs nothing today, and reads or sells none of what you write.

How they compare

Diarium is a well-made journal that gathers your day from many sources and lets you pay once to own it, and on Windows especially it shines. If you would rather keep everything in one private diary on your phone, here is how the two line up.

AppPriceRuns onWorks offlineExport your dataAccount to start
TimePeaceYour whole life, kept privatelyFreeiPhone, iPad & Android appsYesYes — all of itNot to start
DiariumPay once, own your dataFree; from $14.99 oncePhone, Windows & MacYesDOCX, HTML, JSON, TXTNo
Day OneRich, photo-led journalingFree; from $49.99 / yrApple, Android, Windows & webYesYes — PDF, JSON, textFor sync
JourneyJournaling on every deviceFree; from $49.99 / yrAlmost every deviceYesZIP; PDF, DOCX (paid)For sync
PenzuA web diaryFree; from $19.99 / yrWeb & phoneLimitedPDF (paid)Yes

TimePeace

Your whole life, kept privately
PriceFree
Runs oniPhone, iPad & Android apps
Works offlineYes
Export your dataYes — all of it
Account to startNot to start

Diarium

Pay once, own your data
PriceFree; from $14.99 once
Runs onPhone, Windows & Mac
Works offlineYes
Export your dataDOCX, HTML, JSON, TXT
Account to startNo

Day One

Rich, photo-led journaling
PriceFree; from $49.99 / yr
Runs onApple, Android, Windows & web
Works offlineYes
Export your dataYes — PDF, JSON, text
Account to startFor sync

Journey

Journaling on every device
PriceFree; from $49.99 / yr
Runs onAlmost every device
Works offlineYes
Export your dataZIP; PDF, DOCX (paid)
Account to startFor sync

Penzu

A web diary
PriceFree; from $19.99 / yr
Runs onWeb & phone
Works offlineLimited
Export your dataPDF (paid)
Account to startYes

Honest and fair: every app here does something well, and the table is a starting point, not a scoreboard — no star ratings. Prices and platforms were checked in June 2026 and can change.

What Diarium does well

Diarium does a lot for a one-time price: it pulls your day together from many sources, keeps your entries on your own machine, and its Windows app in particular is polished and deep. If you want a pay-once journal that you own outright, it is a fine choice. TimePeace is built to keep the whole of your life in one private diary that goes where your phone goes, writes itself from the small things you log, and keeps a gentle streak that never shames.

Plain answers

Is TimePeace a good Diarium alternative?

Yes, if you want your diary on your phone. Diarium is a capable pay-once journal you keep on your own machine; TimePeace keeps your whole life — people, meals, travel, habits and your written days — in one private diary that writes itself and syncs across your devices, free.

Does it run everywhere Diarium does?

TimePeace is a free app on the App Store and on Google Play. It has no Windows or Mac app, so if a desktop journal is what you want, Diarium is the stronger fit.

Is my diary private and mine to keep?

Yes. Entries are written on your own device, kept in your own private account and shown to no one. You can export all of it whenever you like, so you are never locked in.

What does it cost?

It is free today, with no ads and nothing sold. You can start with no account at all, and make one only when you want your diary synced and sealed across devices.

Your whole life, in one app — privately.

Diarium gathers your day on your own machine. TimePeace keeps the whole of your life in one private diary on your phone, writes itself from the small things you log, and stays sealed to you.

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