Comparison

TODAY IS vs NoteGarden

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

Head to head
About

TODAY IS

Easily record your daily thoughts, feelings, and precious moments. Add text, photos, and emoticons to make entries vivid. Browse past entries with a convenient viewing mode, organized by month and year, with a search function for quick retrieval.

Highlights
  • Easy text, photo, and emoticon entries
  • Convenient viewing mode for past diaries
  • Organize by month and year
  • Search function for specific dates/keywords
  • Book-like flipping experience
Features
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An emotional diary app to record your day easily and simply. Try recording your mood and moments of the day simply with the "Today..." app. It is an uncomplicated diary, emotion record, and daily note, mood diary, daily diary, emotion journal, feelings journal, app. - Easy Diary Writing : Anyone can comfortably write a diary with an easy and intuitive interface. : You can easily record everything from short one-line entries to daily records. - Various Emotion Icons : You can easily record your mood for the day using emotion icons. : You can select various emotions such as happiness, sadness, anger, and calmness. - Font Selection : You can create your own unique, sentimental diary by selecting your desired font. : You can change the font style to match the mood of your diary. - Add Photos and Emojis : You can add photos and emojis to your diary. : You can capture special moments and memories more vividly. - Convenient View Modes : You can easily check your written diaries by month or year. : You can see your past day and cherished memories at a glance. - Flip Through Like a Book : You can read your diary by flipping through it like a book. : You can enjoy the fun of revisiting your own personal diary. - Diary Search : You can quickly find the diary you want by date or keyword. : You can easily check records related to emotions, places, people, and memories. Today... The app is Emotions This is a simple and convenient diary app for journaling, recording moods, photo diaries, daily notes, and daily records. Record today's mood and precious moments in "Today...".

About

NoteGarden

Easily capture your day with mood icons, photos, and short notes. Revisit past moments through a calendar view, photo timeline, and "On This Day" memories. Secure your entries with app lock and sync across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Mood tracking with icons
  • Photo and short note entries
  • Calendar and timeline views
  • Search and favorites
  • iCloud sync
  • App lock security
  • 30-day trash recovery
Features
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NoteGarden is a gentle journaling app that lets you quickly save today’s mood, photos, and notes, then look back on them later. It is designed to feel lighter than a traditional diary, while keeping your records safely stored. Choose your mood, add photos, and write a short note — your entry is saved automatically. [ Key Features of NoteGarden ] Record today in under a minute • Quickly choose today’s mood with 10 mood icons • Add photos and notes to simply capture your day • Write notes neatly line by line with bullet lists • Organize entries more easily with tags • Keep your writing safe with automatic saving Look back with calendar and timeline views • Review past entries with daily moods and previews • Browse older records more easily with monthly section headers • Jump quickly to a specific year when you have entries across multiple years • See the time written and whether an entry was edited • Find the records you need with favorites and search • Revisit memories from the same date with the “On This Day” card Photo timeline • View photos added to your entries by date • Look back on past moments in chronological order from the Photos tab • Keep photos safely stored together with your records Reflect on your records with statistics • View your records by This Month, Last Month, This Year, Last Year, or All Time • Check record count, photo count, character count, and average character count • See your mood distribution at a glance with a donut chart • Track your journaling habit with your writing streak Safe backup and sync • Continue viewing your records and photos across devices with iCloud sync • Keep a single backup file with file export and import • Protect your private records with app lock • Restore deleted entries from the 30-day trash NoteGarden is made for people who find it hard to write a long diary every day. A mood, a photo, and a short note can be enough to remember your day. Save today in a small way, and quietly return to it later.

Screenshots

TODAY IS4 screens
NoteGarden4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: NoteGarden at none against TODAY IS's shown. NoteGarden also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. TODAY IS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and NoteGarden sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TODAY IS ships an update every 3 weeks, NoteGarden every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TODAY IS versus NoteGarden: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTODAY ISNoteGarden
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.616.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHUJIN SHINChanGyu Kang

Customer experience

TODAY IS

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

NoteGarden

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TODAY IS

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

NoteGarden

One-time1
  • NoteGarden Pro Lifetime$1.99

Questions

Is TODAY IS free?
TODAY IS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NoteGarden free?
NoteGarden is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TODAY IS or NoteGarden have ads?
TODAY IS shows ads; NoteGarden does not.
Which is updated more often, TODAY IS or NoteGarden?
TODAY IS ships an update every 3 weeks, and NoteGarden every 8 days. Most recently, TODAY IS was updated on October 21, 2026 and NoteGarden on October 28, 2026.

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