Comparison

HotNotes vs Calendar Labels

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

Head to head
About

HotNotes

Organize your daily tasks and appointments with a stylish and intuitive note-taking app. Create to-do lists, break down tasks into smaller steps, and set reminders for important events. No sign-in is required to start planning your life.

Highlights
  • Daily to-do lists
  • Task breakdown
  • Shapes tool for drawing
  • Elegant design
  • Appointment planning
  • Daily diary creation
  • Event reminders
Features
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• Write daily to-do lists and mark tasks as completed Your basic building block is the almighty To-Do—each a small step toward a great accomplishment. You can add notes, schedule it, and break it down into smaller steps. Features - Draw perfect shapes and lines with shapes tool - enjoy an elegant and eye-pleasing design - plan appointments and set up a stylish agenda - write daily to-do lists and mark tasks as completed - take notes for every day and create a diary - reminders for important events, tasks or notes - no sign-in or registration necessary

About

Calendar Labels

Design and print custom wall calendars or journals with creative labels and emoji. Easily add visual tabs to highlight important events, making your schedule unique and personalized. Compatible with Avery Label 5167 for seamless printing from your iPhone or iPad.

Highlights
  • Custom wall calendar design
  • Add creative labels
  • Use fun emoji labels
  • Store multiple label sets
  • Print compatible with Avery Label 5167
  • Personalized gift creation
Features
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Customize your own wall calendar. Add a creative, handcrafted touch to your schedule all year long with our calendar customization feature! It’s easier than ever to design a one-of-a-kind wall calendar or journal that showcases all your important events. Brighten each month with eye-catching visual tabs, and let fun emoji labels—perfect for paper calendars or journals—make your special days truly stand out. Plus, the app stores four distinct label sets you can easily use again next year. Thanks to Avery Label 5167 compatibility, printing from your iPhone or iPad is a snap—simply peel and stick your labels to keep your calendar fresh. Print labels and place them on your own calendar as a thoughtful, personalized gift. Ready to take your planning game to new heights? Personalize your calendar and experience a whole new level of scheduling freedom!

Screenshots

HotNotes4 screens
Calendar Labels4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Calendar Labels at 100% against HotNotes's 0%. Calendar Labels also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 39 months). HotNotes's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Calendar Labels holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HotNotes has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of HotNotes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Calendar Labels's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HotNotes ships an update every 39 months, Calendar Labels every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HotNotes versus Calendar Labels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHotNotesCalendar Labels
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 39 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSamsuddin Ahmed SohagFloyd Thatcher

Customer experience

HotNotes

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Calendar Labels

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

In-app purchases

None

HotNotes

No in-app purchases

None

Calendar Labels

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HotNotes free?
HotNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calendar Labels free?
Calendar Labels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HotNotes or Calendar Labels?
Calendar Labels is rated higher. HotNotes averages 3.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Calendar Labels averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do HotNotes or Calendar Labels have ads?
Neither HotNotes nor Calendar Labels shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HotNotes or Calendar Labels?
HotNotes ships an update every 39 months, and Calendar Labels every 5 months. Most recently, HotNotes was updated on September 3, 2026 and Calendar Labels on September 7, 2026.

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