Logger vs Lognote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Logger
This app helps you remember more by tracking places, times, thoughts, and information. Capture notes with precise timestamps and locations, then easily recall past events and details. Organize your logs into multiple lists and export your data for safekeeping.
- Timestamped notes
- Log location and view on map
- Compact user interface
- Filter logs
- Multiple lists
- Export data as CSV
- Change themes
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Long-term memory gain! Track places, times, thoughts, and information. Capture your notes and know exactly when and where you wrote them. Recall a conversation from months ago. Track your expenses. Capture fleeting thoughts. Log random information, incidents, milestones, and daily habits. It's Logger! Logger Features: • Timestamped notes • Log your location and view it on a map • Easily identify when each log was written • View and edit logs in a compact user interface • Filter logs to find information quickly • Create multiple lists • Export data as a CSV file • Change themes Subscription terms: - The subscription auto-renews at the end of each term. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy and Terms of Use: https://applorium.com/privacy-logger
Lognote
Effortlessly create precise, timestamped notes for work, projects, and time-critical tasks. Organize, search, and export your information with ease. Premium features offer photo attachments, location data, and enhanced security.
- Timestamped notes
- Customizable groups
- Search and filter
- Pre-set phrases
- Export options (PDF, TXT, CSV, JSON)
- Audit log
- Auto backup
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Quick notes for everyday life. Clear records for work. Lognote automatically adds the date and time, so you can capture a thought, an update or a moment and remember when it happened. Save a gift idea, keep meeting notes, document a project or write a few lines about your day. Each entry becomes part of a timeline you can return to later. OFFLINE FIRST. NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED. YOUR NOTES, YOUR CHOICE. Start writing without an account. Your notes are saved locally first. Optional Pro Cloud Sync keeps the same offline-first approach. CAPTURE NOW. ORGANIZE LATER. Write directly in a group or drop a thought into Inbox. For things you record regularly, create your own predefined Quick Notes. One tap saves a new timestamped entry, without typing the same text again. Use them in all groups or only the groups you choose. KEEP LIFE AND WORK IN ORDER. Organize projects, trips and routines with groups, folders and hashtags. Pro adds separate Workspaces, each with its own groups and Inbox. KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. AND WHEN. Every note gets an automatic timestamp, down to the second. Keep a daily journal, meeting log, shift record or project history without typing the time yourself. Prefer a simpler notebook? You can hide timestamps, too. MADE FOR YOUR APPLE DEVICES. Capture on iPhone, spread out on iPad, use tabs and split views on Mac, and add quick text entries from Apple Watch. Features • Your own predefined Quick Notes: save recurring entries with one tap • Make Quick Notes available in all groups or only selected groups • Spacious editor for longer notes, with rich text formatting • Slash menu: type / to add headings, checklists, lists, quotes and code blocks • Text formatting, clickable checklists and typing shortcuts • Unlimited text notes and groups • Automatic timestamps, down to the second, with the option to hide them • Inbox for quick thoughts to organize later • Bubble, Journal and Classic note views on iPhone and iPad • Hashtags, custom tag colors and note search • Up to two folders per workspace • Optional link previews • Writing statistics and Memories to rediscover entries from previous years • Daily Inbox reminders • Widgets, plus Inbox capture with Siri and Shortcuts • Export as PDF, plain text, CSV, JSON, Markdown, Rich Text or HTML • Local backups, automatic backups and recovery of deleted notes • Basic Audit Log to review saved changes • Turn notes into shareable Story images • Offline note-taking without an account Pro Features • Optional Cloud Sync across your devices • Offline first, even with Cloud Sync enabled. Keep writing without an internet connection. Your changes sync when you’re back online. • Multiple Workspaces, each with its own groups and Inbox • Unlimited folders and subfolders • Photos, videos, files and audio attachments • Voice memos and transcription on supported iPhone and iPad devices: keep the text, recording or both • Create shared groups and collaborate with others • Favorites, priorities and archiving • Calendar and map views • Location tagging and location-based reminders with geofences • Group locking with Face ID, Touch ID or PIN • Custom filters and combined tag filters • Custom accent colors and alternate app icons • Export selected date ranges • Advanced Audit Log search, filters and export Write it down. Keep the context. Get on with your day. NEED HELP OR MISSING A FEATURE? Please get in touch whenever you need help, run into a problem or feel something is missing. I respond quickly to support requests, questions and feature suggestions. Contact me through the app or at https://lognoteapp.com/contact. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lognoteapp.com/legal/privacy-policy Support: https://lognoteapp.com/contact
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Lognote at freemium against Logger's subscription. Lognote also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (94% vs 81%). Logger's advantage is ratings volume (165 vs 52) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Logger sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Lognote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Logger against 4.6 for Lognote. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 165 and 52 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Logger's written reviews are positive against 94% of Lognote's.
Logger ships an update every 6 weeks, Lognote weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Logger | Lognote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (165 ratings) | 4.6 (52 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.1% of reviews | 93.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 165 — better | 52 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Applorium Ltd | Alexander Stolte |
Customer experience
Logger
Lognote
Bugs and requests
Logger
Reported bugs
2 issues- Date stamp on left side of data entries is centered in the middle of the text field.
- Date stamp needs to also include the time stamp (maybe as an option).
Requested features
24 requests- iCloud sync/backup
- PDF export option
- Siri support
- Add more fields with labels
- Option to see Hours/Minutes since last log
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- Option to see time between logs
- Global search functionality
- Ability to change date of entries
- Customizable themes (colors and font)
- Attach photos
- Shortcuts for logging location
- Work version for contractors
- Search logs by date/day
- Format to PDF and email
- Account-bound licensing
- 12-hour clock option
- Sort notes and/or pin to top
- Add more space between entries
- Header row with date at midnight
- Ability to change color bar gradient
- Turn off color bar column
- Font selection
- Quantitative data capture (expenses, mileage, etc.)
- Sync across multiple devices
Lognote
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Logger
- Logger Premium Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Monthly subscription to Logger3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Logger Premium3 Days trial$7.991 Year
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- Yearly subscription to Logger3 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Logger Premium$19.99
- Lifetime Logger Premium$29.99
Lognote
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly$39.991 Year
- Lognote Pro Lifetime$200.00






