Minute Notes vs Daily Grin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minute Notes
Quickly capture thoughts and ideas with a simple, focused notepad. Search your notes instantly and export them as plain text. Designed for privacy with no accounts or cloud services, all data stays on your device.
- One-tap note creation
- Fast search across titles and text
- Pin important notes
- Export notes as plain text
- Native split-screen layout
- Offline storage
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Capture a thought before it disappears. Minute Notes is a focused notepad for writing, finding, and exporting plain-text notes without an account. Open the app, create a note with one tap, and keep typing. FAST FROM THE FIRST NOTE • Create a note with one tap • Search across titles and note text • Pin important notes to the top • Export any note as portable plain text with the system share sheet • Use a native split layout built for both iPhone and iPad PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your notes are stored on this device. Minute Notes has no account, no ads, no analytics SDK, and no cloud or upload service. You choose where an exported note goes. Minute Notes is deliberately small: a clear place to capture an idea, find it again, and move it somewhere else when you are ready.
Daily Grin
This app helps you build consistent daily routines by tracking up to five essential tasks. Completing tasks fills in a smiley face, providing visual motivation and a record of your daily achievements. It's designed to bring joy and consistency to your everyday life.
- Set up to 5 daily tasks
- Visual smiley face progress tracker
- Historical grins for past achievements
- User-friendly interface
- Customizable tasks
- Widgets for home screen
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Daily Tasks, Daily Smiles! Now with widgets! Do you ever find it challenging to maintain a daily routine or achieve those little goals that lead to larger successes? Are you a parent looking to foster more consistency in your child's life? Introducing "Daily Grin" - an app designed to bring joy, motivation, and consistency to your everyday life! Your daily grind, reimagined! Simple Daily Tasks - Big Daily Wins! Set up to 5 crucial tasks that you're committed to accomplishing each day. Whether it's going for a jog, reading a chapter, drinking enough water, or simply taking out the trash, every task contributes to your success. Build Your Smiley - One Task at a Time! For every task you complete, a piece of a smiley face fills in. The aim? Complete your daily tasks and watch as a full, gleaming grin unveils itself. It's not just about ticking off tasks, it's about the joy and satisfaction that comes with every achievement. Look Back & Be Proud! Our Historical Grins section allows you to reminisce and view your past smiles for each day. Were you beaming last Wednesday? How about the busy Monday three weeks ago? Your journey, with its peaks and valleys, is told in smiles. Motivation Like Never Before! A simple grin might seem trivial, but you'd be surprised at the motivation a smile can provide. With every task you complete, you're not just moving closer to your goals, but also to the rewarding experience of seeing a smile take form. Why Daily Grin? User-Friendly Interface: Easy-to-use design lets you set tasks, track progress, and celebrate achievements without any fuss. Customizable Tasks: It's your daily journey. Choose tasks that resonate with you and your goals. Life is more than just a series of tasks; it's an art of weaving habits, fostering consistency, and finding joy in the mundane. At the heart of "Daily Grin" is that infectious, reaffirming smile, symbolizing the beauty of everyday triumphs. Be a part of a community that celebrates the everyday. Download "Daily Grin" now, and let's swap the daily grind for a daily grin, one radiant smile at a time!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minute Notes at none against Daily Grin's 1. Daily Grin's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 40 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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. Daily Grin sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Minute Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Minute Notes ships an update every 40 months, Daily Grin every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Minute Notes | Daily Grin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmitriy Motorin | Hugo Bucci |
Customer experience
Minute Notes
Daily Grin
In-app purchases
Minute Notes
No in-app purchases
Daily Grin
- Unlock History$1.99









