Comparison

Auer Notes vs Yesterdays

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

Head to head
About

Auer Notes

This is a straightforward note-taking application focused on speed, ease of use, and privacy. It prioritizes a minimalist interface and local data storage, ensuring offline access and preventing other apps from accessing your notes.

Highlights
  • Fast and easy to use
  • Minimalist user interface
  • Local data storage
  • Offline access
  • Plain text notes
  • Private and secure
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Auer Notes is a note-taking application designed to be fast, easy to use, and stay out of the way until you need it. Simple and clear, Auer Notes is intentional, focusing on less, instead of more. It does one thing, the simplest possible way. Local Data: Your data is stored locally and it's always available, even when you are offline. The app doesn't use iCloud. There is no cloud or vendor preventing you from accessing your data. Also, no other apps have access to your notes. Minimal: Auer Notes has a modern and minimalist user interface designed to be simple. It is aggressively mute on purpose. The application was built to be lightweight, and to utilize less device resources. Auer Notes: A plain text and private notes app.

About

Yesterdays

This app helps you privately record and recall your thoughts, feelings, and important moments. It offers secure on-device storage or iCloud syncing, with options to add photos and audio. Features include reminders, tagging, and a randomized memory retrieval function.

Highlights
  • Private by design storage
  • Automatic iCloud syncing
  • Add photos and audio
  • Face ID/Touch ID protection
  • Randomized memory retrieval
  • Home screen widget
  • Weekly writing reminders
  • Tagging and CSV import/export
Features
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Hi! Yesterdays is a simple, privacy-centric memory tracker. Use it to write down and remember those sayings, thoughts, or feelings you might otherwise forget. - Private by Design: All your data is either stored on device or in a private iCloud container if you've got an Apple ID. - Simple: No bloat. Fast. Just write and remember. - Synced Automatically: No account creation needed. If you're signed in with the same Apple ID on multiple iOS devices, everything will just sync. - Photos & Audio: add them to your memories, or don't! The choice is yours. - Face ID / Touch ID: add some extra protection from prying eyes. - Randomized Nostalgia Trip: At the press of a button, view five random memories from your collection. - Widget: Show a random memory on your home screen, shuffled every so often. - Writing Reminders: get nudged to jot down a memory every week (ish). - Tags: Tag your memories to find them easily later and easily keep track of people, ages, dates, or themes - Import: Bring your previous memories with you via CSV import. Share text, photos, or audio into Yesterdays via the system share sheet. - Export anytime: Take your memories with you in the form of a very compatible .csv file. Individually share memory text, photos, or audio as well. - Premium users can customize the font and app icon. Give it a try and store 10 memories for free. Want to store more? Subscribe to Yesterdays Premium for a low yearly cost. All memories are accessible even if you unsubscribe later on. We take privacy seriously. Really. We don't track anything about you. Check out full information here: https://yesterdays.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Auer Notes3 screens
Yesterdays4 screens

Verdict

The call

Auer Notes and Yesterdays both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of Yesterdays's written reviews are positive against 0% of Auer Notes's. Auer Notes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Yesterdays sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Auer Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Auer Notes against 4.6 for Yesterdays. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 13 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Auer Notes's written reviews are positive against 89% of Yesterdays's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Auer Notes ships an update every 4 days, Yesterdays weekly. Both last shipped on July 8, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Auer Notes versus Yesterdays: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuer NotesYesterdays
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8 ratings)4.6 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings813 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUri FridmanHere & Co.

Customer experience

Auer Notes

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Yesterdays

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

None

Auer Notes

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Yesterdays

Subscriptions1
  • Premium (Yearly)$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Auer Notes free?
Auer Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Yesterdays free?
Yesterdays is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Auer Notes or Yesterdays?
Yesterdays is rated higher. Auer Notes averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Yesterdays averages 4.6 from 13 ratings.
Do Auer Notes or Yesterdays have ads?
Neither Auer Notes nor Yesterdays shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Auer Notes or Yesterdays?
Auer Notes ships an update every 4 days, and Yesterdays weekly. Most recently, Auer Notes was updated on July 8, 2026 and Yesterdays on July 8, 2026.

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