Bright Notes vs Daystreak
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bright Notes
Send kind messages to your future self and receive them later. This app helps you stay motivated and practice self-compassion with scheduled notifications and thoughtful prompts. Surprise yourself with positivity and support from your past self.
- Send messages to your future self
- Receive automatic motivational messages
- Customizable notification frequency and timing
- Themed message packs available for purchase
- Inspiration button for writing prompts
- View notification history
- Allow friends to add messages for you
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Write nice things to Future You and receive them in the future. Surprise yourself with kindness! BACKSTORY "Where did this idea come from?!" you ask. Well, I originally made this app for myself. I was using iOS Reminders to send my future self inspiring messages, but manually entering the dates was annoying. I just wanted to say nice stuff and my phone take care of planning/sending the notifications. So I made this app! This app has been transformational in keeping me buoyant. Like, I'll get a notification from Past Me telling me to drop my shoulders and realize "Oh. Yeah. I'm stressing out over nothing." Boom. Who was angsty five seconds ago but not right now? This guy. Bright Notes has been so useful for me that I made it into a full app to share with you. I hope it brightens your life! FEATURES * Say something nice to Future You; receive it in the future! (Duh) * No ads :) * Automatic messages from me to you! Just to ensure you're always getting some lovin'. (Prepare to be ambushed with strange, atypical motivational messages!) * Themed packs of Note to buy! All made with care and love. Stress, Physical Wellness, Mindfulness, and Challenges! * Customize how often and when you get notifications * Blast-Me-Tomorrow: Need an extra kick of love mañana? Toggle this on. * “Ahhh I don’t know what to write!!” That’s okay! Deep breaths, beautiful. The app has a button for ideas to get your kindness pump gushing. Sploosh! * You can write ANYthing to yourself. Seriously. Anything. You can use this app to send yourself a daily insult. Whatever you want. The world is your oyster. * View your notification history * Hand your device to a friend to add stuff for you! (This is a lot of fun, and always surprising.) This app has made an ongoing difference in my life, and I hope it does for you too. *** This app requires local notifications to be turned on. ***
Daystreak
This app helps you track important dates with customizable countdowns. Set reminders, use widgets, and sync across devices to never miss a birthday, trip, deadline, or bill payment.
- Customizable countdowns
- Home screen widgets
- Lock screen Live Activity
- Smart reminders
- Repeating countdowns
- Calendar sync
- iCloud sync
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Count down to the dates that actually matter — birthdays, trips, exams, rent, deadlines, anniversaries, and the moments you keep meaning to plan for. Create a countdown in seconds, see exactly how many days are left, and keep the next one in view without opening the app. WIDGETS ARE FREE Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets come with the app — no subscription needed. Pin one countdown or let the widget cycle through what’s coming next. COUNT DOWN TO ANYTHING • Birthdays and anniversaries — repeat yearly and never rely on memory again • Trips and vacations — flights, holidays, weekends away • Exams and study goals — watch the date get closer and start earlier • Rent, bills and subscriptions — monthly repeats that reset themselves • Launches, meetings and deadlines — the work dates you cannot miss REMINDERS THAT ARRIVE IN TIME Choose the day itself, a few days before, an exact time, or the last working day before the date. Set several at once. Milestone alerts tell you when you hit 100, 50, 30, 10 and 1 days to go. BUILT TO BE GLANCED AT • Home Screen widgets in three sizes • Lock Screen widgets — inline, circular and rectangular • Light and Dark Mode, matched to your system • Ten themes, custom icons, and photo backgrounds • Sort, group and filter by label when the list grows MORE THAN A NUMBER • Journey Notes — jot down small moments while you wait • Time Capsules — seal a message and photos that unlock on the day • Milestone Moments — celebrate the steps, not just the finish • Year in Review — what you waited for, and what arrived • Share any countdown as a card worth sending CALENDAR AND SYNC Import from your calendar so you are not typing dates twice, and keep your countdowns backed up and consistent across your devices with iCloud. PREMIUM Premium removes ads and adds: • Custom background photos • Custom themes and home header typography • Automatic iCloud sync • Live Activities and Dynamic Island on supported iPhones • Time Capsules • Custom milestones and unlimited Journey Notes • Lunar calendar repeats and advanced repeat rules Free for 3 days, then billed yearly. Monthly and a one-time Lifetime purchase are also available. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Auto-renewable subscriptions renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before that period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Apple Account Settings. Prices vary by region. Terms: https://daystreak.net/countdown-terms Privacy: https://daystreak.net/countdown-privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Bright Notes at none against Daystreak's shown. Bright Notes also leads on ratings volume (51 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). Daystreak's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 94 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Bright Notes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Daystreak sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Daystreak holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bright Notes has 51 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bright Notes ships an update every 94 months, Daystreak weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bright Notes | Daystreak |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (51 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 94 months | Weekly — 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 — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BT Productions | 毓鑫 戴 |
Customer experience
Bright Notes
Daystreak
In-app purchases
Bright Notes
- The Stress Pack$1.99
- Note Pack - Physical Wellness$1.99
- The Mindfulness Pack$1.99
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- The Challenges Pack$1.99
Daystreak
- Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
- Premium Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Premium Upgrade$14.99









