Comparison

The E vs WeNote

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

Head to head
About

The E

A private digital journal for your notes and memories. Attach images, customize your entries with fonts and colors, and keep your data secure with optional cloud sync and a lock mode. Export your diary in various formats.

Highlights
  • Unlimited writing
  • Cloud sync (iCloud)
  • Attach images
  • Custom fonts and colors
  • Lock mode for privacy
  • Export to HTML, RTF, text, and PDF
Features
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Your private electronic diary in your pocket. Write wonderful notes, add images, stickers, and moods — and keep everything synced with the cloud if you want. Free features: - Unlimited writing - iCloud Sync (can be disabled if you choose to) - Attach images to your diary pages - Stickers (Essentials pack) - Manual mood on each page - Custom fonts - Custom text color - Lock mode. Lock your diary so only you can access it. - Basic search - Mark diary pages as favorite - Bookmark a specific page - Default theme, blank & striped paper, default icons - Tons of settings - Export your diary to HTML, RTF and plain text. À-la-carte (or included with Pro+): - Export to PDF Book - Advanced search - Pink theme - Color hand-drawn icon pack Pro+ (monthly, yearly, or lifetime): - All à-la-carte unlocks above - Extra themes: Sepia, Midnight, Monokai, One Dark, Solarized - Premium paper: dotted, grid, kraft - Rounded icon pack - Full sticker packs (moods, seasons, solid & special colors) - Automatic on-device mood recognition (local AI — nothing sent to remote servers) - Mood Insights (streaks, stats, mood calendar) - Writing Assist on supported devices (Apple Intelligence / on-device models) - If you previously bought Unlock Pro, you already have Pro+ forever No third-party logins and no personal info collected for ads or profiling. The app uses Core Data with CloudKit, which uses a specific record zone in the CloudKit private database that is accessible only to you. -- Some app icons are from Icons8: https://icons8.com - Terms of Use (Apple EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - Privacy policy: https:/illescasdaniel.github.io/e-diary-privacy-policy

About

WeNote

This app allows you to create colorful notes, to-do lists, and shopping lists. Organize your thoughts with labels, attach media, and set reminders. It offers privacy features like PIN locking and offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Create color notes and to-do lists
  • Organize with labels and colors
  • Attach photos and voice recordings
  • Set customizable reminders
  • Secure notes with PIN/fingerprint lock
  • Offline functionality
  • Calendar with holiday display
Features
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# Simple notepad & memo. Take notes, shopping list, to-do list, calendar, reminder WeNote - Notes,To-do,Calendar is a simple and awesome note taking app. You can create color notes, to do lists, shopping lists, reminders, and calendars quickly. Users love WeNote® as their life organizer, work planner, or study note app. Note taking with WeNote® is easier than any other notepad, memo app. When you write down memos, emails, phone numbers, messages, cooking recipes, diary, journal, shopping lists, and to do list, you will realize this is a good notes taking app. WeNote® is a privacy-focused notepad. WeNote® can work offline perfectly, even without an Internet connection. No login is required. Lock notes and to do list via PIN, pattern, password, or fingerprint, to protect confidential information. # How to Take a Note? WeNote® can act as a simple word processing app. You can type unlimited characters. After saving the note, you can pin it to the top screen, check off, password lock, share or delete through the menu. # How to Make Todo List or Shopping List? In to-do list mode, you can add an unlimited checklist. Arrange their order with a simple tap and move. When finishing with an item, you can perform a simple tap to strikethrough it. # Features • Create color notes and todo list • Organize memo using label & color • Labels designed as tabs, to let you swipe between notes at blazing fast speed • Attach photos and images into notebook • Voice recording allows hands-free note taking. You can add unlimited voice recordings into notepad • Pin important notes to the top. You will not miss out on any important thing • Place a sticky note widget on your Home Screen. View and access your note directly from Home Screen • Secure lock notes and keep them private • The completed to-do list will move to the bottom of the checklist • Customize notes via various fonts, viewing modes, sorting modes • 13 different app color themes to make notebook looks great • Unlimited notes color choices • Reminders memo and calendar • Powerful notes reminder. Notepad able to repeat daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, and highly customizable. Never miss anything from the notebook • Show holidays on the calendar notes, which supports up to 250 countries, 3,680 states & provinces • Secure sync to iCloud. Never lose any notes • Local backup and restore to keep notes safe • Share notes to email, SMS, social networking & messaging apps • Undo/ redo enables mistake correction during note typing • Convert URL and phone number to clickable links • Export notes to PDF • Search notes and todo list, instantly # Color Notes This notebook can categorize notes into different colors. Manage notes with 12 pre-defined beautiful colors. WeNote® also provides an unlimited favorite color. # Notes Category WeNote® allows you to categorize notes by creating labels. Labels can display as Tabs. # Calendar Memo This notepad has a calendar. You can write a memo and create a reminder in the calendar. Due to its remarkable easy-to-use built-in calendar, you can use WeNote® as agenda planner and family organizer. Either plan next trip itinerary or schedule business meetings. # Secure Lock to Keep Notebook Private This notepad can secure lock and keep notes private. Either lock a note or lock the entire app to keep the notebook safe. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

The E4 screens
WeNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: The E at none against WeNote's shown. The E also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). WeNote's advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The E sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and WeNote sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The E holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WeNote has 1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The E ships an update weekly, WeNote every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The E versus WeNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe EWeNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (1K ratings)
Positive reviews—86.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel ILLESCAS ROMEROYan Cheng Cheok

Customer experience

The E

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

WeNote

All ratings1,016 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews351 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative8.0%

Bugs and requests

The E

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

WeNote

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Repeated prompts for reviews
  • Checklist items not updating properly
  • Reminders not always triggering

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add undo/redo functionality
  • Improve calendar integration to show note details
  • Provide more font and formatting options
  • Allow sharing and collaboration on notes

In-app purchases

8 purchases

The E

Subscriptions2
  • Pro+ Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro+ Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time6
  • PDF Book Export$0.99
  • Advanced search$0.99
  • Icon pack 1$0.99
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  • Pink theme$0.99
  • PRO version$4.99
  • Pro+ Lifetime$19.99
19 purchases

WeNote

Subscriptions6
  • Premium7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Ad-free$2.991 Month
  • Premium$2.991 Month
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  • Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium$24.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time13
  • Color$7.99
  • Recording$7.99
  • Sticky note$7.99
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  • Undo redo$7.99
  • PDF$7.99
  • App icon$7.99
  • Select$7.99
  • Draw & write$7.99
  • Theme$7.99
  • Label$7.99
  • Font$7.99
  • iCloud sync$14.99
  • Combo$34.99

Questions

Is The E free?
The E is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WeNote free?
WeNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The E or WeNote?
The E is rated higher. The E averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while WeNote averages 4.8 from 1K ratings.
Do The E or WeNote have ads?
WeNote shows ads; The E does not.
Which is updated more often, The E or WeNote?
The E ships an update weekly, and WeNote every 2 weeks. Most recently, The E was updated on October 7, 2026 and WeNote on October 14, 2026.

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