Comparison

Daily Notes Planner 2 vs Simple Calendar & Diary

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

Head to head
About

Daily Notes Planner 2

This app offers a straightforward way to jot down plain-text notes for specific dates, acting as a simple calendar organizer. It allows for easy referencing and searching of notes, with iCloud syncing across devices. Additional note formats like folders and weekly schedules are also available.

Highlights
  • Plain-text notes by date
  • Calendar highlighting for dated notes
  • Chronological note search
  • iCloud syncing across devices
  • One Page Note
  • Folder Notes
  • Weekly Schedule Notes
Features
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Daily Notes Planner 2 is a simple notes app that satisfies all of your life's needs for notes. Your notes are stored locally on your Mac by default. Turn on automatic iCloud sync to securely sync your notes across iPhone, iPad, and Mac through your personal Apple iCloud account. Calendar Notes lets you write simple plain-text notes for any date. No complicated hourly scheduling. No confusing reminders. Just tap a date in the calendar and write what you need to remember. Dates with notes are highlighted, so you always know where to look later. Folder Notes gives you a familiar way to organize notes with folders and files. Create folders, add note files inside them, rename items with a long press, and use Edit to delete or rearrange rows. One Page Note is one simple page for anything temporary. If you need to quickly jot something down and do not want to organize it permanently, this is the perfect place for it. For faster syncing across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android, and the web at DailyNotesPlanner.com, check out Daily Notes Planner 3, which uses email verification with a six-digit code. Daily Notes Planner 2 is designed for people who want notes to feel simple, private, calm, and easy to find. Privacy Policy: https://dailynotesplanner.com/privacy-policy

About

Simple Calendar & Diary

Features
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You can write a diary on the calendar using this app.

Screenshots

Daily Notes Planner 23 screens
Simple Calendar & Diary3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Calendar & Diary at none against Daily Notes Planner 2's 1. Simple Calendar & Diary also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Daily Notes Planner 2's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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 Notes Planner 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Calendar & Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Daily Notes Planner 2 versus Simple Calendar & Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily Notes Planner 2Simple Calendar & Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (353 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings353 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer5th & 7th LLCYuichi HARA

Bugs and requests

Daily Notes Planner 2

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App crashing when inserting text
  • Sync between devices is inconsistent
  • Data won't load to MacBook
  • Crashes when trying to load from iCloud
  • Weekly schedule cannot update and sync properly
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  • Keyboard covers typing area, cannot scroll

Requested features

10 requests
  • Import/export functionality for V2
  • Text highlighting/bold/underline
  • Upload photos to notes
  • Change calendar settings (weekends on right)
  • Document scanning in notes
Show 5 more
  • Add bulleted lists
  • Warning message before saving to cloud
  • Colored text option
  • Print notes
  • Landscape view on iPhone

Simple Calendar & Diary

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Daily Notes Planner 2

One-time1
  • Premium Version$4.99
None

Simple Calendar & Diary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Daily Notes Planner 2 free?
Daily Notes Planner 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Calendar & Diary free?
Simple Calendar & Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Daily Notes Planner 2 or Simple Calendar & Diary have ads?
Simple Calendar & Diary shows ads; Daily Notes Planner 2 does not.
Which is updated more often, Daily Notes Planner 2 or Simple Calendar & Diary?
Daily Notes Planner 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Simple Calendar & Diary every 3 weeks. Most recently, Daily Notes Planner 2 was updated on October 29, 2026 and Simple Calendar & Diary on October 3, 2026.

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