Comparison

LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes vs Daily Planner

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

Head to head
About

LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes

This app combines journaling, planning, and note-taking into a single, organized platform. Track your mood, plan your days with time blocking, manage to-do lists, and monitor habits and goals. Capture ideas, organize collections, and utilize a Pomodoro timer for enhanced productivity.

Highlights
  • Daily journaling with mood tracking
  • Day planner with time blocking and calendar sync
  • To-do lists with customizable stages
  • Habit and goal tracking
  • Notes and collections organization
  • Built-in Pomodoro timer
  • Cross-device syncing and offline access
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Your journal. Your planner. Your notes. Finally, one app that does it all. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Daily journal with rich timeline, mood tracking, and reflections • Day planner with time blocking, Apple Calendar & Reminders sync • Weekly and monthly views for planning ahead • To-do lists with 5 stages: idea, to do, active, pending, finalized • Habit tracker for building routines • Goal tracker for fitness, health, and personal growth • Notes and outlines for capturing ideas • Collections for movies, books, recipes, and more • Built-in Pomodoro timer • Home screen widgets • Works on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and web • Syncs across all your devices • End-to-end encryption • Works offline • No ads. Ever. GETTING STARTED • Watch the quick start videos in the app • Pick one thing: journal, planner, or tasks • Explore more when you're ready TRY RISK-FREE 60-day money back guarantee. Not for you? Full refund, no questions asked. ABOUT THE DEVELOPER Hi, I'm Hai, the solo developer behind LiveIt. Since 2017, over a million people have used the app to organize their lives. I read every review and email — your feedback shapes what I build next. CONNECT • Support: hai@doit.me • Reddit: r/liveitapp • YouTube: youtube.com/@liveitapp • Guide: liveit.me/guide TERMS & PRIVACY • Terms of Use (EULA): https://liveit.me/terms • Privacy Policy: https://liveit.me/terms

About

Daily Planner

This app helps you create a realistic daily schedule by treating time as a finite resource. It ensures your planned tasks fit within your day and uses features like Live Activity and alarms to keep you on track. It focuses on commitment and follow-through rather than gamified productivity.

Highlights
  • Realistic daily scheduling
  • Tasks must fit within the day
  • Live Activity for visibility
  • Alarms for important tasks
  • Focus mode for task completion
  • No gamification or streaks
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Most task apps help you plan. Very few help you follow through. DayFrame is a daily planning app built for people who want their schedule to actually happen. It treats time as real, days as limited, and plans as commitments, not suggestions. Your tasks take real time. Every task has a duration and a place in your day. If it doesn’t fit, you’ll see it immediately. Your day has limits. DayFrame shows what your day can realistically hold before you overcommit. Your plan doesn’t disappear. Live Activity keeps your day visible, even when your phone is locked. When it matters, DayFrame interrupts you. Alarms ensure important tasks don’t quietly slip by. Stay with the task. Once you start, focus mode helps you stay with the work until time is up. • Built around one day at a time • Tasks must fit inside the day • No productivity theater • No streaks, points, or gamification • No endless re-planning DayFrame is not about optimizing every minute. It’s about making a plan you’re willing to respect. DayFrame is for you if: • You plan your day but don’t always follow through • You want structure without fluff • You’re tired of to-do lists that feel optional • You want your schedule to mean something It’s not for casual planning. DayFrame doesn’t help you do more. It helps you do what you planned. Take your day seriously.

Screenshots

LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes4 screens
Daily Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes at 240 against Daily Planner's 2. LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and device support (3 vs 1). Daily Planner's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Daily Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Daily Planner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes has 240 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes ships an update weekly, Daily Planner fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes versus Daily Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiveIt Journal, Planner, NotesDaily Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (240 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings240 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size619 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDoit Apps OUFifty Two Fifty, LLC

Customer experience

LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes

All ratings240 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews119 reviews
Positive79.0%
Neutral9.2%
Negative11.8%

Daily Planner

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes on photo upload
  • Black screen errors
  • Login authentication failures
  • Sync failures between devices
  • Update loop preventing app access
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  • Data disappearing from calendar view despite existing in database
  • App closes unexpectedly during entry composition
  • iPad version won't open or update
  • Set Color option crashes app
  • Apple Pencil input not working
  • Security lock feature not persisting
  • Notification system not triggering for tasks

Requested features

13 requests
  • Voice note recording capability
  • Financial/budgeting template
  • Habit categorization/organization
  • Advanced recurring task scheduling (e.g., third Thursday of month)
  • Apple Watch app
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  • iCloud and local calendar sync support
  • Drag-and-drop task rescheduling
  • Text font and size customization in trackers
  • Achievement/reward system for goals
  • Link and sketch embedding capability
  • Portuguese language support
  • More granular notification controls per block
  • Ability to schedule repeating tasks by specific dates

Daily Planner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly subscription14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime$59.99
  • Lifetime$99.99
2 purchases

Daily Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Annual Pro7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes free?
LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daily Planner free?
Daily Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes or Daily Planner?
Daily Planner is rated higher. LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 240 ratings, while Daily Planner averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes or Daily Planner have ads?
Neither LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes nor Daily Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes or Daily Planner?
LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes ships an update weekly, and Daily Planner fortnightly. Most recently, LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes was updated on September 24, 2026 and Daily Planner on September 7, 2026.

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