Comparison

Calm Urge vs DayNote

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

Head to head
About

Calm Urge

This app provides tools and activities to help users resist self-harm urges. Track emotions, identify patterns, and utilize calming exercises like breathing techniques and music to manage feelings and stay in control. Secure your data with a password and access emergency contacts for support.

Highlights
  • Emotion and worry tracking
  • Identify emotional patterns
  • Develop coping mechanisms
  • Calming activities (breathing, music, drawing)
  • Password protection for privacy
  • Communication card for expressing feelings
  • Emergency contact integration
Features
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Calm Urge is the perfect app to help you resist the urge to self-harm. With a range of activities and tools, you can keep track of your emotions and worries, and develop new coping mechanisms to help you stay calm and in control. With a daily record of your feelings, you can easily identify patterns and trends in your emotions and concerns, helping you to build a better understanding of your triggers and responses. And with a range of calming activities, including breathing exercises, Tibetan bowls, musical instruments, and drawing tools, you can find the perfect way to soothe and distract yourself when the urge to self-harm strikes. You can also create a private password to keep your information completely secure, and use a communication card to let others know how you're feeling when you're not able to talk about it. Plus, with the ability to add emergency contacts, you can always have someone to call when you need help the most. So if you're looking for a powerful new tool to help you manage your emotions and resist the urge to self-harm, download Calm Urge today and start taking control of your life. Terms of Use: https://wisefoxapps.wordpress.com/terms-of-service/

About

DayNote

This guided journaling app prompts users with four daily questions to encourage reflection on learning, achievements, positive experiences, and areas for improvement. It helps users build a personal knowledge base for growth by recording thoughts and memories over time.

Highlights
  • Four daily reflection questions
  • Guided journaling prompts
  • Personal growth tracking
  • Memory collection
  • Learning and achievement logging
Features
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Welcome to DayNote. Our goal with DayNote is to help you discover something lost during the day - the moment to pause and answer some of life's most important questions. As a guided journal, DayNote becomes a place where thoughts are recorded and collected as answers to four significant questions. These questions are: What did you learn? What did you achieve? What were your good experiences? What can I improve? And that's all you have to do. Preferably daily, but if not, as often as you can, answer these questions to the best of your ability. Over time, as you create journal entries, a wealth of knowledge tailored to your experiences will grow and become increasingly valuable to your personal growth. With DayNote, remember what you learnt, be proud of your achievements and reminisce positive memories. You may read more about our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy here: Terms of Service: https://goo.gl/qKXvYk Privacy Policy: https://www.zaminiti.com/daynote-privacy-policy

Screenshots

Calm Urge4 screens
DayNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DayNote at none against Calm Urge's shown. DayNote also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Calm Urge's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 50%) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 10). 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. Calm Urge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and DayNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Calm Urge holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calm Urge has 2.1K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Calm Urge's written reviews are positive against 50% of DayNote's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Calm Urge versus DayNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalm UrgeDayNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.1K ratings) — better4.4 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews82.9% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.1K — better10
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShining Muffin LLCZaminiti Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Calm Urge

All ratings2,067 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral4.4%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews257 reviews
Positive82.9%
Neutral10.1%
Negative7.0%

DayNote

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Calm Urge

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Forgot password feature not working
  • Inconsistent app performance issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add milestones/achievements tracking
  • Improve sound/audio functionality
  • Allow customizing mood/emotion options
  • Provide more free access to analytics

DayNote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Calm Urge

Subscriptions2
  • Premium7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Premium$39.991 Year
2 purchases

DayNote

Subscriptions2
  • DayNote Premium (1 Month)$1.491 Month
  • DayNote Premium (1 Year)$8.991 Year

Questions

Is Calm Urge free?
Calm Urge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DayNote free?
DayNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calm Urge or DayNote?
Calm Urge is rated higher. Calm Urge averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while DayNote averages 4.4 from 10 ratings.
Do Calm Urge or DayNote have ads?
Calm Urge shows ads; DayNote does not.

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