Comparison

DAILY NOTE vs Tangent

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Easy and fast writing
  • Attach photos
  • Customizable themes
  • Calendar view for notes
  • Searchable content
  • Backup and restore
  • Password and biometric lock
Features
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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

About

Tangent

Features
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Two million drawing prompts. Pick one and go make something. Tangent combines four spinning wheels — prompt, technique, material, intention — into over two million unique combinations. Blind contour your morning coffee in charcoal, just to see what it feels like. Draw the negative space of your hands in gestural marks with whatever's nearby. Combinations you'd never have chosen yourself. That's the point. Constraints breed curiosity. Unfamiliar pairings break habits and push you into genuine discovery. Every session is different. None of them are precious. What's inside: — 2,112,000+ unique drawing combinations — 88 prompts, 32 techniques, 30 intentions, 25 materials — A session timer with notes — Reference library from The Met Museum open collection — Methods and theory: Loomis, Bargue, Zorn, Gestalt, value, negative space and more — A grid tool for proportional drawing — Saved combinations and session history Start free. No account needed.

Screenshots

DAILY NOTE4 screens
Tangent4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tangent at none against DAILY NOTE's shown. Tangent also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DAILY NOTE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tangent sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DAILY NOTE ships an update every 3 weeks, Tangent every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DAILY NOTE versus Tangent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDAILY NOTETangent
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (307 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings307 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB124 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developeryoungjin seoCHARLOTTE MACMILLAN

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

Tangent

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DAILY NOTE

One-time1
  • Premium$9.99
1 purchases

Tangent

One-time1
  • Tangent Pro$3.99

Questions

Is DAILY NOTE free?
DAILY NOTE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tangent free?
Tangent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DAILY NOTE or Tangent have ads?
DAILY NOTE shows ads; Tangent does not.
Which is updated more often, DAILY NOTE or Tangent?
DAILY NOTE ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tangent every 2 days. Most recently, DAILY NOTE was updated on October 18, 2026 and Tangent on September 29, 2026.

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