daybook. vs Sticky notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
daybook.
This app combines a calendar with journaling features to help you record your life. It automatically tracks your steps and visited locations, allowing you to create a visual diary with photos and notes.
- Calendar synchronization
- Customizable design themes
- Automatic step counting
- Automatic location tracking
- Photo and journal entries
- Map view of visited locations
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Daybook is a beautiful calendar & journaling app. Record your life as you live it. ◎Calendar - Calendar including synchronizing to Google and other calendar. - To sync Google calendar, use "Settings" app. Tap "Mail, Contacts, Calendars" in top menu of Settings app, then tap "Add account". ◎Design Themes - 13 design themes. - Custom design theme - you can use your own photo as background. ◎Step counter - Daybook counts your steps automatically (pedometer). - This functionality uses Health Kit. ◎Location - Daybook capture your visit location automatically. - See where you have visited on the map and write a journal. - The places you visit are automatically recorded. ◎Photo & Journal - Daybook shows your photo of the day. - You can write journal easily. ◎In-App Purchase - Custom design theme is paid feature.
Sticky notes
Organize your thoughts, memories, and ideas with this versatile notebook and memo app. It offers customizable designs, photo attachments, offline access, and secure password protection for your private notes. Use it as a diary, ideabook, or for tracking various life logs.
- Notebook and memo pad for organizing thoughts
- Decorated fonts and photo resizing
- Offline functionality
- Secure notes with backup to Google Drive
- Password lock for privacy
- Categorization and customization options
- Timeline-style note arrangement
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[Features of All Notes] ◆ Notebook and memo pad app for organizing thoughts, memories. ◆ Decorated fonts ◆ Photo resizing feature ◆ Photo album, photo frame feature ◆ No ads in the app ◆ Secure notes by backup to google drive ◆ A simple notebook and notepad app that can be used offline ◆ Password lock [Introduction of the app] Widget Note is a notebook and memo pad app that can be used immediately without monthly charges or account registration. With offline mode, backup and password functions, you can keep writing your own notes without a daily limit. 【Functions list】 ■ A notebook and memo app that looks great The design makes it fun to write notes every day. You can attach it to your diary without losing the image quality too much. You can attach up to 4 photos to your diary. ■ Notepad that can be used offline Even if there is no radio wave, you can use all the functions of the app even offline. Since the memo is saved only in the terminal, you can write the contents you do not want to see with confidence. ■ Manage by dividing into multiple categories You can write memos by classifying them by theme. You can set the background color and background image for each notebook, so you can customize it to your liking. ■ Password function Since you can lock your notes with a password, you can safely record content that you do not want others to see. ■ Can be used like tweeting Like the timeline of SNS, new notes and memos are arranged in a list. You can see the contents of tweets for each time series at a glance. Not only can it be used as a daily idea book and diary, but it can also be used as a memorandum instead of a SNS lock. ■ As a 5-year diary and a 10-year diary With backup and restore functions, you can write a diary for 3, 5, or 10 years with peace of mind. You can share the diary you have written so far with another terminal even when you change the model or OS. [Recommended usage of the app] Notebook, Notepad, Widget-style memo, Diary, Diary, Timeline-style diary, Memo, Ideabook, Personal note, Creative notebook, Material notebook, Growth/childcare record, Diet, Training, Muscle training record, Sleep, Cooking, Eating Supports various formats such as things, places you went out, medication records, TODO lists, memories of travel destinations, emotions, future plans, life logs, dream diaries, bullet journals, journals, etc. The icons used in the app are from the free site below. Thank you for the wonderful icon and wallpaper. https://www.flaticon.com/free-icon/quill_590635?related_id=590635&origin=search https://www.vecteezy.com/free-vector/pattern
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sticky notes at 50% against daybook.'s 22%. Sticky notes also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. daybook. sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Sticky notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
daybook. ships an update monthly, Sticky notes every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | daybook. | Sticky notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MASAYUKI WADA | Naohito Muraoka |
Customer experience
daybook.
Sticky notes
In-app purchases
daybook.
- Remove Ad.$2.99
- daybook Premium$2.99
Sticky notes
- プレミアムサービス$2.99









