Daily Notes Planner 2 vs Quick Notes & Draft
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daily Notes Planner 2
This app offers a straightforward way to jot down notes for any date, organize them with folders, or use a single page for temporary thoughts. It prioritizes simplicity, privacy, and ease of access, with optional iCloud sync for cross-device access.
- Calendar notes for specific dates
- Folder-based note organization
- Single page for temporary notes
- iCloud sync across devices
- Plain-text note-taking
- Date highlighting for notes
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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
Quick Notes & Draft
Capture thoughts, links, and to-do lists effortlessly. Organize your notes with hashtags for easy retrieval and set reminders with a single click. Export your notes to Apple Files or other locations.
- Auto-paste copied text
- Hashtag organization
- Export notes to files
- Convert notes to reminders
- Contribute to app translation
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nanonote - Write freely and organize with #hashtags to filter your notes. People use Nanonote for saving links, creating to-do lists, daily journaling, tracking expenses, and more. Features: - Copy text from any app and just open the nanonote it will automatically paste it in the input box. So just copy from anywhere and enjoy the magic - While writing notes adds Hashtags to organise notes for future use. - Export Note: You can export all your note to a file, save them on Apple files or wherever you want. (Setting > Export Note) - Improved reminder: With one click you can convert your note to a reminder. In the current version, you can choose when to set an alert (Long press on any note to start Reminder) - Contribution to app translation: Currently we support Chinese & English, from now on anyone can contribute to app translation (Setting > App translation)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Daily Notes Planner 2 at none against Quick Notes & Draft's shown. Quick Notes & Draft's advantage is review sentiment (56% vs 38%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Notes Planner 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Quick Notes & Draft sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Daily Notes Planner 2 against 4.5 for Quick Notes & Draft. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 354 and 249 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of Daily Notes Planner 2's written reviews are positive against 56% of Quick Notes & Draft's.
Daily Notes Planner 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, Quick Notes & Draft fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daily Notes Planner 2 | Quick Notes & Draft |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (354 ratings) | 4.5 (249 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.3% of reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 354 — better | 249 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 5th & 7th LLC | Santu Dey |
Customer experience
Daily Notes Planner 2
Quick Notes & Draft
User reviews
Daily Notes Planner 2
From 354 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Quick Notes & Draft
From 249 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
- 💡 Unique message-style display
- 👍 Easy to organize with hashtags
- 🚀 Quick note-taking and editing
- ☁️ Automatic cloud sync (iCloud)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and instability
- 🐛 Notes disappearing or being deleted
- 🐛 Entry box issues (no keyboard)
- 🐛 Scan feature not working or unclear availability
- 🐛 Inconsistent hashtag functionality (language, changes)
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
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- Add bulleted lists
- Warning message before saving to cloud
- Colored text option
- Print notes
- Landscape view on iPhone
Quick Notes & Draft
Reported bugs
17 issues- Entry box doesn't work, especially after clicking tags or expanding notes
- App crashes frequently, especially when saving or deleting notes
- Notes disappear or are deleted unexpectedly
- Scan feature not working or its availability is unclear
- Hashtag functionality is broken (doesn't update, doesn't work with non-English)
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- Premium purchase button is hidden below the screen on iPhone SE
- Ads are still shown after purchasing premium
- App crashes upon opening or after adding the first note
- Welcome note cannot be deleted
- App crashes when trying to upgrade to premium
- Entry box shows paste function but no keyboard
- Scan function doesn't work
- App crashes when saving or deleting a note
- App crashes when opening
- Premium notifications continue after purchase
- Button for upgrade doesn't fit screen on iPhone SE
- Graphic displayed too big on iPhone SE 2016, making upgrade button untappable
Requested features
15 requests- Add passcode lock for security
- Add folders with passcodes
- Add widgets
- Add photo support
- More colorful interface options
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- Add a calculation feature (auto plus/minus)
- Support for multi-language hashtags
- Improve hashtag management system (view all tags)
- Apple Watch support
- Portuguese language support
- Add swipe gestures for actions
- Selection option for multiple notes (delete, share)
- Clearer description of Pro features
- Add keyboard shortcuts for saving
- Ability to delete the welcome note
In-app purchases
Daily Notes Planner 2
- Premium Version$4.99
Quick Notes & Draft
- nanonote Premium$2.99
Questions
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