Comparison

Driver Notes vs Merge

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

Head to head
About

Driver Notes

Easily log your car trips by starting and stopping a drive. Manually enter mileage and locations or use GPS. All your data is private and stored on your device. Add multiple cars with a single in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • Start/Stop trip logging
  • Manual mileage entry
  • GPS location tracking
  • View, edit, and share trip history
  • Multiple car support
  • Data privacy on device
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Driver Notes is specially developed to keep your trip registration as simple as possible. Press "Start Drive" when you drive away and "Stop" when you arrive at your destination. Enter your current mileage and .... done! No commercials! Easily view, edit or share your history. Driver Notes does not need to be active while driving. Driver Notes updates your location the moment you press "Stop" and uses the same data when you drive away. Rather enter your location yourself instead of using GPS? No problem! Choose the setting you like. All data stays on your iPhone and is only yours! When purchased, the app is completely complete and can be used unlimited! Still, there is 1 in-app purchase for those enthusiasts who want to register multiple cars. For an amount of around 1 Dollar (exact amount depends on region and currency), you can add unlimited cars.

About

Merge

Consolidate all your calendars, reminders, and contact birthdays into a single, editable timeline. This professional tool offers full control to create, modify, and delete events, tasks, and contact details, transforming a cluttered schedule into a focused agenda.

Highlights
  • Consolidate calendars, reminders, and birthdays
  • Editable timeline view
  • Create, modify, and delete events
  • Customizable display and filtering
  • Professional task management
Features
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Merge your day. Your life is scattered across Calendar, Reminders and Contacts. Merge brings it all into one beautiful timeline, so you can see what's next without switching apps. ONE TIMELINE. EVERYTHING THAT MATTERS. Your calendar events, Apple Reminders, birthdays and important dates appear together in a single chronological view, each with a countdown so you always know what's coming. Select any number of Calendars or Reminder lists. Quickly focus on one Calendar timeline, or hide that Calendar in a second to cut clutter. Tick reminders off right from the timeline Open, create, edit and delete events without leaving the app Birthdays and key dates sit naturally alongside your schedule A MINI CALENDAR THAT DOES MORE Move from the big picture to the fine detail in a tap. Day: Events, reminders and important dates for one day. Open an event or check off a reminder on the spot. Week: Activity bars show your busy days and where you have room to breathe. Month: A heat map shows how full each day is. Tap a date to jump to it, or long-press to create an event. ON YOUR WRIST The new Merge Apple Watch app brings the Mini Calendar to your wrist with Day, Week and Month views. Scroll through dates with the Digital Crown, open events for more detail, and check off reminders from your Watch or iPhone. Your schedule stays close, even when your phone doesn't. BIRTHDAYS, MADE PERSONAL Merge turns a date into a moment worth remembering. See who's coming up next, with a countdown to the day Discover their current age and the day of the week they were born, along with a traditional "born on a…" saying (Thursday's child has far to go) Explore their star sign, birthstone and Chinese zodiac, with descriptions and imagery Edit their contact details straight from the birthday FULL CONTACTS EDITOR Browse your contacts, view key details and make changes without leaving Merge. Contacts, birthdays, reminders and events all work together as one experience. MAKE IT YOURS Choose what you see and how much to show. Work, personal, tasks, family birthdays or all of it together, Merge turns a crowded collection of information into one focused view of your day. Everything stays connected to the Apple apps and services you already use. Merge simply brings it together. See everything. Open anything. Manage it all in one place. Download the free trial and merge your day today. Learn More Website: https://www.alignmeapp.com Privacy Policy: https://www.alignmeapp.com/privacy-policy-and-eula

Screenshots

Driver Notes4 screens
Merge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Merge at Free against Driver Notes's $1.99. Merge also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 18 months) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). Driver Notes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On ads 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

Merge is free to download; Driver Notes costs $1.99 up front. Merge sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Driver Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Merge holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Driver Notes's written reviews are positive against 89% of Merge's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Driver Notes ships an update every 18 months, Merge monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Driver Notes versus Merge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDriver NotesMerge
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.3 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better88.9% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.4 — better26.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRonald BaksGeorge Cook

Customer experience

Driver Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Merge

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

None

Driver Notes

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Merge

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Driver Notes free?
Driver Notes costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Merge free?
Merge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Driver Notes or Merge?
Merge is rated higher. Driver Notes averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Merge averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Driver Notes or Merge have ads?
Neither Driver Notes nor Merge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Driver Notes or Merge?
Driver Notes ships an update every 18 months, and Merge monthly. Most recently, Driver Notes was updated on November 7, 2026 and Merge on November 3, 2026.

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