Comparison

Daily Notes Planner 2 vs Structured

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

Structured

Organize your day with a visual timeline that integrates your calendar, to-dos, routines, and habits. This app helps users feel calmer, focus faster, and accomplish more daily. It's ideal for work, study, travel, and managing ADHD, offering planning tools and focus timers.

Highlights
  • Visual timeline for day and week organization
  • Inbox for instant idea capture
  • Sub-tasks and notes for project breakdown
  • Pomodoro focus timer and Live Activities
  • Color-coding and icon personalization
  • Recurring tasks and routines
  • AI-powered daily drafting
Features
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Plan your day visually. Stay focused. Get things done. 400,000+ five-star ratings · Trusted by 1.5 million active users The daily planner built for how your brain actually works. Map your tasks and calendar onto a visual timeline, block your time with intention, and finally build a routine that sticks — whether you have ADHD or just a lot on your plate. WHY STRUCTURED WORKS Most planners give you a blank page. Structured gives you a timeline. You see your whole day laid out, with every task, event, and routine in order. It's time blocking made simple. Built for ADHD minds, busy professionals, and students who need more than a to-do list. FREE FEATURES - Visual day planner with an intuitive drag-and-drop timeline - Inbox to capture ideas fast and sort them later - Syncs across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac - Break big projects into sub-tasks with notes - Pomodoro focus timer, Live Activities, and interactive widgets - Color-coding and hundreds of icons to personalize your schedule - Accessibility built in: VoiceOver, Voice Control, dyslexia-friendly font, and multiple languages STRUCTURED PRO - Connect your calendars and Reminders for a complete daily schedule organizer - Build recurring tasks and routines - AI-powered day planning: draft your schedule in seconds - Replan: automatically reschedules missed or forgotten tasks - Custom notifications to match your workflow PERFECT FOR - ADHD-friendly daily planning that actually sticks - Time blocking your work and study sessions - Morning routine and evening routine planning - Students managing class timetables and study tasks - Anyone who wants a simple to-do list app with a timeline view - Habit tracking alongside your daily task planner YOUR DAY, YOUR WAY Structured isn't just a task manager or a habit tracker. It's the daily planner that puts everything in one place — so you can plan your day, build better habits, and get things done without the overwhelm. Structured Pro is available monthly, annually, or as a lifetime purchase. Terms & Privacy: https://structured.app/legal

Screenshots

Daily Notes Planner 23 screens
Structured4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Structured at 4.8 against Daily Notes Planner 2's 4.4. Structured also leads on ratings volume (168K vs 352) and review sentiment (78% vs 53%). Daily Notes Planner 2's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Structured sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Structured holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Structured has 168K ratings behind it against 352, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Daily Notes Planner 2's written reviews are positive against 78% of Structured's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Notes Planner 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, Structured every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Daily Notes Planner 2 versus Structured: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily Notes Planner 2Structured
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (352 ratings)4.8 (168K ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.5% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings352168K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank—#81 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB291 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer5th & 7th LLCunorderly GmbH

Customer experience

Daily Notes Planner 2

All ratings345 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive53.5%
Neutral11.6%
Negative34.9%

Structured

All ratings168,146 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews3,726 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral8.1%
Negative14.2%

User reviews

Daily Notes Planner 2

From 352 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and simple
  • 🚀 Amazing search functionality
  • 👍 Great for note-taking and organization
  • 👍 Minimal and no-nonsense design
  • 👍 Well-made and reliable

Room to improve

  • 💸 Limited free version (10 days/notes)
  • 🐛 Crashing issues reported
  • 🐛 Sync issues between devices
  • 🐛 Data not loading to MacBook
  • 🐛 Glitchy sync

Structured

From 168K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Highly organized and structured
  • 🎨 Customizable colors and icons
  • ⏱️ Visualizes time and task duration
  • 🗓️ Integrates with calendar and reminders
  • 🧠 Helpful for ADHD and neurodivergent users

Room to improve

  • 🕰️ Tedious to change task times
  • 🔀 Difficulty rearranging tasks
  • 🔍 Lack of search for icons
  • 📅 Missing weekly/monthly view
  • ⏰ Notifications not customizable

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

Structured

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Recurring subtasks not unchecking properly
  • Sync issues between devices
  • Glitches when changing task times

Requested features

7 requests
  • Drag and drop to rearrange tasks
  • Ability to push back all tasks
  • Shared calendars and task lists
  • Routines and habit tracking
  • More icon categories and search
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  • Customizable notifications
  • Improved Apple Watch and Mac support

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Daily Notes Planner 2

One-time1
  • Premium Version$4.99
12 purchases

Structured

Subscriptions11
  • Structured Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Structured Pro (Monthly)3 variants$6.991 Month
  • Structured Pro (Monthly)$7.991 Month
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  • Structured Pro (Yearly)$9.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)1 Year trial2 variants$29.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)14 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)3 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Structured Pro (Lifetime)$99.99

Questions

Is Daily Notes Planner 2 free?
Daily Notes Planner 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Structured free?
Structured is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Daily Notes Planner 2 or Structured?
Structured is rated higher. Daily Notes Planner 2 averages 4.4 out of 5 from 352 ratings, while Structured averages 4.8 from 168K ratings.
Do Daily Notes Planner 2 or Structured have ads?
Neither Daily Notes Planner 2 nor Structured shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daily Notes Planner 2 or Structured?
Daily Notes Planner 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Structured every 9 days. Most recently, Daily Notes Planner 2 was updated on October 26, 2026 and Structured on October 28, 2026.

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