Comparison

Client Diary vs ClinikNote

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

Head to head
About

Client Diary

Manage clients, appointments, and marketing with this app. It offers features like SMS marketing, client notes, online booking, and staff access control. Keep your business organized and clients satisfied from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Client notes and history management
  • SMS marketing and responses
  • Online booking management
  • Automated gift voucher management
  • Staff access control
  • Customer credit system
Features
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With Client Diary you can: • Keep clients happy by being able to respond quickly • Manage SMS marketing and responses • Manage Client Notes and Histories at a glance • Look after your business and clients from anywhere • Market with true 2 way SMS messaging • Fully Automated Gift Voucher management handled for you • Manage your online bookings from your device • Appointments on the go. Make them and edit them easily. • Choose if you want your staff to have access on their devices • Control staff access levels so they can only see what you want • Adjust pricing for services and products quickly and easily • Fully integrated customer credit system • And more

About

ClinikNote

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Clinik Note is a cloud-based clinical notes app for your iPad. It is specially designed for physiotherapists, physical therapists, chiropractors, osteopaths, myotherapists, massage therapists and allied health professionals to record clinical patient note data via drawing, typing and annotating over uploaded image templates. It is "your practice - your way!".

Screenshots

Client Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ClinikNote at every 3 weeks against Client Diary's every 2 months. Client Diary's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Client Diary ships an update every 2 months, ClinikNote every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 6 level
Client Diary versus ClinikNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClient DiaryClinikNote
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTOEE Pacific PTY LTDNexcom Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Client Diary

No in-app purchases

None

ClinikNote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Client Diary free?
Client Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ClinikNote free?
ClinikNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Client Diary or ClinikNote have ads?
Neither Client Diary nor ClinikNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Client Diary or ClinikNote?
Client Diary ships an update every 2 months, and ClinikNote every 3 weeks. Most recently, Client Diary was updated on September 18, 2026 and ClinikNote on September 17, 2026.

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