Comparison

Special Dates vs Corner Note

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

Head to head
About

Special Dates

Easily save and track important dates with a minimalist countdown widget. This app helps you remember upcoming events like birthdays or bills, syncing them across your devices.

Highlights
  • Save important dates
  • Track days remaining
  • Periodic event saving
  • Birthday reminders
  • Bill tracking
  • iOS 14 widget support
  • Cross-device syncing
Features
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Save your important dates and track the days that have left. Simplest app to save dates and see a countdown of each one. Allows to save periodically events like birthday or bills. Supports all the widget sizes that have iOS 26 and the dates will be synced between your devices

About

Corner Note

Features
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Your notes should not be trapped on one device. Corner Note helps you keep your memos, tasks, ideas, and appointments organized in one simple workspace — and synced across your devices. Write a memo on your work computer. Check it later on your personal computer. Open it again on your phone. With account-based realtime sync, Corner Note keeps your important thoughts and plans available wherever you sign in. No more scattered notes. No more switching between different memo apps. No more wondering which device has the note you need. WHY CORNER NOTE? REALTIME SYNC ACROSS DEVICES Corner Note connects your notes through your account, so you can move naturally between supported devices. Start on one device. Continue on another. Stay organized wherever you are. FOUR SIMPLE CATEGORIES Keep your everyday notes organized with four clear categories: • Memos • To-Do • Ideas • Appointments Use Corner Note for quick thoughts, daily tasks, new ideas, meeting notes, personal reminders, and important schedules. 20-LANGUAGE SUPPORT Corner Note supports a multilingual experience in 20 languages: English, Korean, German, French, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Turkish, Polish, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Hindi, Indonesian, and Thai. DAILY ENGLISH QUOTE Build a small daily habit with one English quote each day. The Daily Quote feature gives you a short moment of inspiration while helping you enjoy simple English learning in your everyday routine. ALL IN ONE SIMPLE APP Corner Note is: • A memo app • A to-do organizer • An idea notebook • An appointment reminder • A daily English quote companion Simple enough for everyday use. Organized enough for work and personal life. Synced so your notes are always with you. SUBSCRIPTION Corner Note offers an auto-renewing subscription for premium access. A 7-day free trial is available. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings at any time. Privacy Policy: https://corner-note.web.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://corner-note.web.app/terms

Screenshots

Special Dates3 screens
Corner Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Corner Note at 15.0 against Special Dates's 26.0. 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. Special Dates sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Corner Note sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Special Dates ships an update every 3 months, Corner Note every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Special Dates versus Corner Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpecial DatesCorner Note
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErnesto Fernández CallesYong Soo Sung

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Special Dates

One-time3
  • Coffee$0.99
  • Cake$2.99
  • Party$4.99
3 purchases

Corner Note

Subscriptions3
  • Corner Note Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Corner Note 6 Months7 Days trial$4.956 Months
  • Corner Note Annual7 Days trial$7.901 Year

Questions

Is Special Dates free?
Special Dates is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Corner Note free?
Corner Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Special Dates or Corner Note have ads?
Neither Special Dates nor Corner Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Special Dates or Corner Note?
Special Dates ships an update every 3 months, and Corner Note every 4 months. Most recently, Special Dates was updated on November 3, 2026 and Corner Note on October 31, 2026.

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