DAILY NOTE vs 백자 하루
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DAILY NOTE
Capture your daily thoughts and memories with this digital journal. Easily write entries, add photos, and customize your experience with various themes. Organize and find your notes effortlessly through calendar views and search.
- Easy and fast writing
- Attach photos
- Customizable themes
- Calendar view for notes
- Searchable content
- Backup and restore
- Password and biometric lock
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Write today's diary [ DAILY NOTE Features ] ● Easy and fast writing ● Attach photos when writing ● Support for various themes (font, background) ● Read your all notes in calendar ● Monthly / Tag / Overview ● Type words to search contents ● Backup / Restore function ● Password & Biometric lock
백자 하루
This app provides a minimalist diary experience using a traditional Korean manuscript paper format. It encourages users to reflect on their day by writing short entries, helping them find meaning in fleeting time and create their own 'book' of life.
- Minimalist diary with manuscript paper
- Daily reflection prompts
- Create your own 'book' of life
- Short writing practice
- Secure lock feature (paid)
- Writing reminder alarm
- Share entries as images
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백자 하루는 원고지로 구성된 미니멀리즘 다이어리입니다. 날마다 백자 원고지가 준비되어 있습니다. 이를 채워 나의 책을 만드세요. # 개발 의도 어리석은 사람은 대충 책장을 넘기지만, 현명한 사람은 공들여서 읽는다. 그들은 단 한 번 밖에 읽지 못하는 것을 알기 때문이다. - 장 파울 흔히 우리 인생을 책에 비유합니다. 사색하며 읽은 책은 머리를 풍요롭게 하며 오랫동안 기억에 남습니다. 마찬가지로 하루를 잠깐이라도 되돌아보며 짧게라도 기록한다면 덧없이 흘러가는 시간에서 의미를 찾고, 우리 삶을 풍요롭게 할 것입니다. 100자는 짧지만 그래서 어렵습니다. 하루를 돌아보며 가장 중요한 것을 기록하세요. 좋은 책 쓰시길 응원하겠습니다. # 이런 분에게 추천합니다. - 어제가 기억 안나는 분 - 글쓰기 연습을 하고 싶으신 분 - 짧은 일기를 쓰고 싶으신 분 - 하루하루 어떻게 살고 있는지 모르겠는 분 - 공개된 일기(SNS)는 솔직하기 어려워서 부담스러운 분 - 손으로 일기 쓰기 부담스러운 분 - 원고지에 쓴 글을 SNS에 공유하고 싶은 분 - 행복하고 싶으신 분 #기타 기능 - 일기를 남이 볼까 걱정되시는 분을 위한 '잠금 기능'(유료) - 일기 쓰는 것을 잊는 분을 위한 알람 기능 - 책 제목을 수정할 수 있는 기능 - 하루 백자 제한 설정 - 책마다 부여되는 고유 번호(OYBN)와 바코드 - 원고지에 쓴 글을 이미지로 공유하는 기능
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 백자 하루 at 5.0 against DAILY NOTE's 4.6. 백자 하루 also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). DAILY NOTE's advantage is ratings volume (307 vs 15). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. DAILY NOTE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and 백자 하루 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
백자 하루 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DAILY NOTE has 307 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of DAILY NOTE's written reviews are positive against 91% of 백자 하루's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DAILY NOTE | 백자 하루 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (307 ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 307 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | youngjin seo | SUNG HWAN JANG |
Customer experience
DAILY NOTE
백자 하루
Bugs and requests
DAILY NOTE
Reported bugs
3 issues- Occasional app crashes
- Inconsistent behavior when saving notes
- Delayed or missing notification alerts
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for bullet points, bold, and italic text
- Implement iCloud/Google Drive sync for cross-device access
- Allow creation of multiple notes per day
- Introduce a dark mode option
- Provide more font and color customization options
백자 하루
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DAILY NOTE
- Premium$9.99
백자 하루
- 고급진 백자 하루$1.99
