Dear Diary - An Interactive Story About Anna's Secrets

This sweet story with relatable characters and situations is a fun, interactive concept, marred only by the incessant ads for other apps. Ads can be disabled through an in-app purchase, though. Tweens may find waiting for entries to be frustrating, but that's part of the appeal; it's almost like seeing a serial story play out in episodes. The story is well written, though stereotypical, with concerns over boys and clothes; a slightly more empowered female character would make the story more interesting. Anna is a good student and sets a good example in that regard, and even though she judges her siblings and family members somewhat, she genuinely respects them. Watching the ads or buying keys to read a few more entries still isn't all that satisfying, especially since there's still a daily limit. Readers have to wait -- which, in this day of instant gratification, isn't a bad practice.