Comparison

DrawerJournal vs SNSNote

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

Head to head
About

DrawerJournal

This app allows you to easily record daily events and thoughts in a timeline format. You can add text, photos, and audio recordings, and organize entries with tags. It offers a secure, offline space for your private memories.

Highlights
  • Chronological notes with photos and audio
  • Organize entries with labels/tags
  • Voice recording for immersive memories
  • Secure app lock with biometric authentication
  • Keyword search functionality
  • Offline data storage
Features
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A private journal that feels like texting yourself. Jot down a thought, add a photo, or record a voice memo in seconds. Every entry is time-stamped, so your day reads like a timeline. Lock your journal with Face ID, Touch ID, or a passcode. Stored on this device. Never sent to us. We can't read it. No account needed. No blank page to fill. Write one line when something happens: on the bus, at lunch, at 2 a.m. Then scroll back and find the small moments you'd otherwise forget. QUICK POSTS ON A TIMELINE • Write as many entries a day as you like • Time stamps are added for you, and you can change the date and time anytime PHOTOS, VOICE, AND VIDEO • Up to 6 photos per entry • Record a voice memo with any entry • The Media tab shows the photos, videos, and voice memos from all your entries in one grid • Short video clips with Premium FIND ANYTHING AGAIN • Tags group entries across dates • Calendar view to jump to any day • Search every entry, with matches highlighted • Memories brings back entries from the past LOCK AND PRIVACY • Lock the app with a 4-digit passcode, Face ID, or Touch ID • Your entries are stored on this device. They're never sent to us, and we can't read them • No account, no sign-up • Back up and restore your journal as a ZIP file • Want your journal on more than one device? Turn on iCloud sync (Premium) and your entries are kept in your own iCloud APPLE WATCH AND WIDGETS • Post from your wrist with voice dictation on Apple Watch, plus complications • Home Screen widgets for today and today's entries • Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac with Apple silicon MAKE IT YOURS • A selection of free themes and fonts • Entry text gets larger when you increase your device's text size • Share a day as an image PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) Everything above is free unless it's marked Premium. The free version shows ads. Premium is an optional paid upgrade, available as a subscription or a one-time purchase. It adds: • Video clips up to 15 seconds each, up to 3 a day: record or choose from your library, then trim (photos and videos share the 6 slots per entry) • iCloud sync between iPhone, iPad, and Mac (iOS 17 or later) • Print your journal or save it as a PDF • Export entries as text (TXT) • Detailed statistics • All 31 themes, handpicked fonts, and premium app icons • More widgets: photo, one-line, and tag widgets • Drawer mode on iPad and Mac, with your tags side by side as columns • Choose the quality of attached photos, videos, and voice memos • All Memories cards (the free version shows 2), a filter for untagged entries, and the option to hide entries in shared images • No ads WHY "DRAWER"? In Japanese, the app is called 引き出し日記, "drawer diary": a drawer to keep your thoughts in. It's popular in Japan and Korea. Open the drawer, drop in a line, close it. Privacy Policy: https://toastplanet.com/drawerjournal/privacy Terms of Use: https://toastplanet.com/drawerjournal/terms

About

SNSNote

Jot down ideas, memories, and daily events in a private space. Organize thoughts with message-like, tweet-like, map, and calendar memo functions. It offers a simple, intuitive interface for personal journaling and task management.

Highlights
  • Message-like memo interface
  • Tweet-like memo with hashtags
  • Map-based note creation
  • Calendar integration for notes
  • Private and secure note storage
  • Organize ideas, tasks, and journals
Features
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▲Simple and easy to use The simple design makes it easy to jot down your ideas, memories, and daily events. Complete privacy This app is only for you. Your notes are completely private and will not be shared with anyone. Organize your thoughts With this app, you can organize your thoughts, including ideas, tasks, journals, and dream records. Main Features. Message-like memo function You can take notes in an interface similar to a chat app. The intuitive design allows you to easily record your daily interactions and ideas as memos. You can "chat" with yourself or virtual friends, and fill in and organize ideas and tasks there. Tweet-like memo function You can take notes just like a tweet. The hashtag function and like function make it feel like you are really using a certain social networking application! Map memo function You can create memos related to specific geographical locations or places. Calendar memo function You can add notes to specific days in the calendar and easily note down tasks and events related to them.

Screenshots

DrawerJournal4 screens
SNSNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SNSNote at none against DrawerJournal's 3. DrawerJournal's advantage is ratings volume (74 vs 21). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. DrawerJournal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. SNSNote asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for DrawerJournal against 4.7 for SNSNote. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 74 and 21 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DrawerJournal ships an update every 6 days, SNSNote weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DrawerJournal versus SNSNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrawerJournalSNSNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (74 ratings)4.7 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings74 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperToastPlanet Inc.masataka fukuhara

Customer experience

DrawerJournal

All ratings74 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral6.8%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews144 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral7.6%
Negative4.9%

SNSNote

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%

Bugs and requests

DrawerJournal

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional crashes or data loss when editing entries
  • Background music playback issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to add videos or audio recordings
  • Cloud sync and backup across devices
  • More customization options for fonts, colors, and layouts
  • Thread-like functionality to connect related entries
  • Improved image handling and editing tools

SNSNote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DrawerJournal

Subscriptions2
  • DrawerJournal Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • DrawerJournal Premium Annual7 Days trial$20.991 Year
One-time1
  • DrawerJournal One-Time$59.99
None

SNSNote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DrawerJournal free?
DrawerJournal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SNSNote free?
SNSNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DrawerJournal or SNSNote?
SNSNote is rated higher. DrawerJournal averages 4.6 out of 5 from 74 ratings, while SNSNote averages 4.7 from 21 ratings.
Do DrawerJournal or SNSNote have ads?
Both DrawerJournal and SNSNote show ads.
Which is updated more often, DrawerJournal or SNSNote?
DrawerJournal ships an update every 6 days, and SNSNote weekly. Most recently, DrawerJournal was updated on October 21, 2026 and SNSNote on October 7, 2026.

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