Comparison

Notepad Notebook Onenote plus vs My Daily Diary ‎

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

Head to head
About

Notepad Notebook Onenote plus

Capture, organize, and share your ideas with a versatile digital notebook. Create searchable notes, checklists, and to-do lists in various formats, including text, sketches, and photos. Collaborate with others by sharing and annotating content.

Highlights
  • Create searchable notes
  • Support for text, sketches, photos
  • Digital notepad and word processor
  • Share and collaborate with others
  • Annotate images and documents
  • Personal and business checklists
  • Set reminders for activities
Features
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GET ORGANIZED Notepad plus gives you the tools you need to keep your work effortlessly organized: • Write, collect, and capture ideas as searchable notes, notebooks, checklists, and to-do lists • Create notes in a variety of formats, including: text, sketches, photos, screenshots, image files and more • Use Notepad plus as a digital notepad and easy-to-format word processor for all your thoughts as they come SHARE YOUR IDEAS Notepad plus gives you the tools to share, discuss, and collaborate productively with others: • Create, share, and discuss with the people who help get your work done, all in one app • Search within pictures and annotate images to give quick feedback Notepad plus IN EVERYDAY LIFE • Make personal checklists to keep your thoughts organized • Set reminders to keep on top of activities and write to-do lists • Gather, capture, and store every thought you need to stay productive Notepad plus IN BUSINESS • Create agendas, write memos, and craft presentations • Annotate documents with comments and thoughts during team meetings, then share with colleagues • Get your projects underway faster and maximize productivity by letting multiple participants access and work on different aspects alongside each other Notepad plus IN EDUCATION • Keep up with lecture notes so you don’t miss a vital thought • Clip and highlight articles from the web for academic research • Plan and collaborate for better academic group work

About

My Daily Diary ‎

This app offers a private and flexible journaling experience. Track your mood, dreams, or experiences with customizable entries. Secure your thoughts with a built-in lock system for ultimate privacy.

Highlights
  • Private journaling
  • Mood tracking
  • Customizable entries
  • Picture import
  • Calendar navigation
  • App lock
Features
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A simple, flexible and private diary. Keeping a journal helps in many ways. You can be more aware of your feelings and thoughts, keep track of your mood, dreams or experiences. Many influencing people love keeping a diary since it helps in so many ways! -- “People who keep journals have life twice.” -- Jessamyn West We've made this app as simple to use as possible. Everything is easy to discover and we'll guide you through the most advanced features. Our users love a simple and polished experience and that's what we give them. -- “In the journal I am at ease.” -- Anais Nin We give you all the flexibility you need. We won't tie you to any strict structure or force you to track anything you don't care about. You can add entries to the diary, like a mindfulness session or an area to list reasons for gratitude. You may even configure the diary as a travel journal or a dreams journal! That's easy to setup too: the only limit is your imagination. -- “I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.” -- Anne Frank Your diary should be as private as you want. We do not upload your data anywhere, we don't track you and we value your privacy. And you get even more: we included a system to lock the app, so that no intruder can see your diary without your consent. Your diary is yours, private and secure. -- “Whether you’re keeping a journal or writing as a meditation, it’s the same thing. What’s important is you’re having a relationship with your mind.” -- Natalie Goldberg You are using an advanced device, so we're providing advanced and easy to use features. Like a cute mood tracking system. Or a way to import pictures in your journal. But also a calendar to navigate your memories... You can feel at ease, with a simple and familiar diary in your hands but also feel the power of the new tech you are using. We hope you will enjoy the balance. -- “I don’t journal to ‘be productive.’ I don’t do it to find great ideas or to put down prose I can later publish. The pages aren’t intended for anyone but me. It’s the most cost-effective therapy I’ve ever found.” -- Tim Ferriss Download and try it, you will not regret it! --- Terms Of Service for the subscription: To unlock the app you may need to subscribe to the service. This helps us pay development costs and provide a better experience. Please consider supporting us if you like the app. You can check if you like the app and the premium content before making any commitment by using the free trial. It's free and easy to manage from within the app. We're always here to help anyway. Here are a few more details: - Free trial: You can use the app for free for a trial period. After that period you can subscribe to have full access to the app. You can cancel the subscription before the free trial period expires and you won’t be charged. - Subscription is auto-renewable. It will renew automatically 24h before expiration and it will be billed to your iTunes Account - You can cancel from the subscription anytime from settings > Your Name > iTunes & App Store > Apple Id > Subscriptions. Instructions and a link to the management page are also included inside the app (settings > support) - When cancelling, the subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled but the current subscription period can't be refunded. WARNING: uninstalling the app will NOT cancel the subscription! Please make sure to follow the instructions above, check the support section inside the app or follow this link: https://crazyhorseapps.com/support. Privacy Policy: https://crazyhorseapps.com/apps-privacy-policy Terms Of Service: https://crazyhorseapps.com/apps/my-journal/my-journal-terms Support Page: https://crazyhorseapps.com/support

Screenshots

Notepad Notebook Onenote plus4 screens
My Daily Diary ‎4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: My Daily Diary ‎ at 75% against Notepad Notebook Onenote plus's 31%. My Daily Diary ‎ also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 229). Notepad Notebook Onenote plus's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Notepad Notebook Onenote plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and My Daily Diary ‎ sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

My Daily Diary ‎ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 229 and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Notepad Notebook Onenote plus's written reviews are positive against 75% of My Daily Diary ‎'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Notepad Notebook Onenote plus versus My Daily Diary ‎: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotepad Notebook Onenote plusMy Daily Diary ‎
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (229 ratings)4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.0% of reviews75.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2291.1K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTuyen BuiAlain caltieri

Customer experience

Notepad Notebook Onenote plus

All ratings229 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.4%
Negative15.7%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive31.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative65.5%

My Daily Diary ‎

All ratings1,126 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews326 reviews
Positive75.5%
Neutral4.9%
Negative19.6%

User reviews

Notepad Notebook Onenote plus

From 229 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Practical and easy to use
  • 👍 Good for staying organized
  • 👍 Useful for daily checklists
  • 👍 Nice and attractive interface
  • 👍 Useful scheduling function

Room to improve

  • 😠 Too many ads
  • 😠 Ads are disturbing and frequent
  • 😠 App is unusable due to ads
  • 😠 Ads interrupt concentration
  • 😠 Ads make the app borderline unusable

My Daily Diary ‎

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💻 Simple and intuitive interface
  • 📝 Helpful journaling features
  • 🔒 Secure with password/biometric lock
  • 🖼️ Ability to add photos to entries
  • 🙏 Prompts for gratitude and reflection

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paid subscription required for full access
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate past entries
  • 🔒 Issues with password/lock functionality
  • 🔄 Lack of syncing across devices

Bugs and requests

Notepad Notebook Onenote plus

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App failed to record notes
  • Cannot insert images
  • Cannot enlarge font size
  • Lost unsaved notes upon exiting
  • Some ads cannot be closed

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to move/prioritize items
  • Option to change font and font size
  • Ability to move checked items to the bottom of a list
  • Vietnamese language version

My Daily Diary ‎

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Entries randomly disappearing
  • App crashing or freezing

Requested features

4 requests
  • Search functionality for past entries
  • Ability to print or export journal entries
  • More customization options for layout and appearance
  • Sync entries across multiple devices

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Notepad Notebook Onenote plus

One-time1
  • Notes without Ads$8.99
7 purchases

My Daily Diary ‎

Subscriptions6
  • Journal - Weekly Subscription7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Diary weekly$0.997 Days
  • Journal - Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
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  • Journal - Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Diary yearly NT$19.991 Year
  • Diary yearly 2WT14 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • My personal daily diary 4life$29.99

Questions

Is Notepad Notebook Onenote plus free?
Notepad Notebook Onenote plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My Daily Diary ‎ free?
My Daily Diary ‎ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notepad Notebook Onenote plus or My Daily Diary ‎?
My Daily Diary ‎ is rated higher. Notepad Notebook Onenote plus averages 4.2 out of 5 from 229 ratings, while My Daily Diary ‎ averages 4.7 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Notepad Notebook Onenote plus or My Daily Diary ‎ have ads?
Neither Notepad Notebook Onenote plus nor My Daily Diary ‎ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notepad Notebook Onenote plus or My Daily Diary ‎?
Notepad Notebook Onenote plus ships an update monthly, and My Daily Diary ‎ monthly. Most recently, Notepad Notebook Onenote plus was updated on October 20, 2026 and My Daily Diary ‎ on October 21, 2026.

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