Comparison

DateBook vs DayNote Diary

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

Head to head
About

DateBook

This app provides a clean and beautiful interface for writing daily journals. Organize entries by topic, add your current mood, format text, and attach locations to make your memories vivid. Sync across devices with iCloud.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free writing interface
  • Journal topics for organization
  • Attach current mood with 6 emoji presets
  • Text formatting tools (bold, italic, underline)
  • Add location to journal entries
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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DateBook is a simple journal app for everyone who likes to write journals. It lets you write daily journals on a distraction free and beautiful interface. It saves all your journals with information like date, time, word count and presents them on a beautiful interface from where you can scroll through all your journal entries at a time. WHY DateBook IS UNIQUE? #1 JOURNAL TOPIC Each and every journal entry will be bookmarked at the left bar as a topic. You add as many journal entries as you can and save it as a single topic. All these journal entries will be saved on a scrollable interface under that topic. You can scroll through all your journal entries under each topic with date, time, current mood and read your journals. #2 CURRENT MOOD You can define your current mood from 6 emoji's presets and attach it with your journal. This is how you can make your journals more interesting, engaging and personal. When you will go back in time and read your journals, they will give the true perspective of your feelings. #3 TEXT FORMATTING TOOLS Decorate your journal with text formatting tools and make it more true to life. Bold, underline, italicise, strikethrough texts to express different feelings through your journals. #4 LOCATION Attach your current location with each journal entry and make your memories more vivid. You can allow DateBook to access your current location automatically and save it with your journal. You also have the option for searching for a location manually with a map and save the location with your journal. #5 iCloud SYNC Get your journals synced across all your macOS and iOS easily via iCloud. TOP FEATURES AT A GLANCE: - Easy to add new journals. - Write a detailed journals hassle free. - Add Journal Topics and save multiple Journal Entries under them. - Add location. - Add Tag - Quickly search through out the texts. - 6 Emoji's - iCloud Sync. DateBook is a very easy to use app for everyone. So, download DateBook today and start journaling.

About

DayNote Diary

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DayNote Diary is a calm, minimal daily journal that helps you quietly record every precious day. Write simple entries, add photos and look back on your year at a glance – without accounts, subscriptions or noisy distractions. MAIN FEATURES • Clean daily view – focus on today's note with an easy date picker. • Multiple entries per day – capture different moments as they happen. • Photo support – attach photos to remember places and feelings. • Year overview – see which months you wrote more, like a mood calendar. • Precious Day counter – gently reminds you how many days you have spent with DayNote. • Detail view – full-screen reading with adjustable font size and alignment. CUSTOMIZATION • Appearance – follow system, always light, or always dark. • Font size – make text more comfortable to read. • Paragraph alignment – left, centered or right. • Multi-language UI – English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Arabic, French, Japanese. BACKUP & PRIVACY • Local backup – export all entries as a JSON file and keep it safely in Files or your own cloud drive. • Import – restore your diary from a JSON backup when needed. • No automatic cloud upload – your data stays under your control. • No account, no ads. PREMIUM You can try all premium features for 7 days. After the trial, a one‑time purchase unlocks: • Multiple photos per day. • Export all entries as a PDF to share or print. • All future premium updates. DayNote Diary is designed to be a quiet corner just for you – a small habit that grows into a long, precious timeline of your life.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DayNote Diary at Free against DateBook's $1.99. DateBook's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support.

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

DayNote Diary is free to download; DateBook costs $1.99 up front. DayNote Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DateBook asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DateBook versus DayNote Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDateBookDayNote Diary
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 26 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSudip Bag剑煜 陈

In-app purchases

None

DateBook

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DayNote Diary

One-time1
  • DayNote Premium Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is DateBook free?
DateBook costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DayNote Diary free?
DayNote Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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