Daily Tracker Journal & Diary vs Dining Note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daily Tracker Journal & Diary
This app allows you to track virtually anything in your life, from daily habits and expenses to health metrics and personal goals. Consolidate multiple tracking needs into one powerful, user-friendly application.
- Track unlimited items
- Customizable tracking categories
- Data backup and sync
- Data export to Excel/Google Drive
- User-friendly interface
- VoiceOver accessibility
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• Apple “New Year, New You” Favorite • Apple App Store Staff Favorite Lumen Trails Daily Tracker lets you take notes, make lists and keep track of other things in your life such as time, workouts, expenses, calories, food, weight, sleep or anything else you can think of, even where you've parked your car! Thousands of people use it every day, and they love it because it truly makes a difference in their lives. “I've been using Daily Tracker for 6 months and continue to love it. One of my most sticky and useful apps ever on my phone.” – David D'Souza The beauty of Daily Tracker is that you can track absolutely anything. There are tons of other apps that allow you to track one or two things, for example, calories and weight. But what if you decide to track something else? Say, how many cigarettes you smoke as you try to quit, your eating habits, or even net worth? Daily Tracker is the app for that! Instead of having one app for your to-do lists, one for tracking expenses, another one for tracking your weight, you can declutter your home screen and just have one app that does it all. You'll have all your important data stored in one convenient place, for many years to come. Designed exclusively for the iPhone and iPad, Daily Tracker is incredibly powerful, easy to use, and looks beautiful on the Retina Display. It can even backup your data automatically to Google Drive, sync with iCloud, and is fully accessible with Apple VoiceOver in 12 languages. There's nothing that comes even close to it. And to top it all, your data is not locked on your iPhone. You can export it to Excel or Google Drive. So what's truly important to you right now? Your Health? Fitness? Finances? Productivity? Track it and get things done! Have a Question? We are here to help! Email us at support@lumenspark.com, or find us on Twitter @lumentrails.
Dining Note
Easily track your daily food and drink intake, including meals and snacks. Record exercise, add photos, and set a password for privacy. Improve your eating habits with simple monthly statistics.
- Record meals and beverages
- Track exercise
- Add photos to entries
- Password protection
- Customizable themes
- Monthly statistics
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Try it with the help of the simple diet diary app, 'Dining Note.' Managing your eating habits is the start to a healthy diet. Record your diet every day and improve your eating habits. You can keep track of who you ate with and where you ate, as well as write simple diary entries. Features 1. Record breakfast, lunch, and dinner details 2. Record snacks, coffee, water, and other beverage intake 3. Record exercise details 4. Add photo function 5. Password setting function 6. Theme color change function 7. Simple monthly stats screen
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Daily Tracker Journal & Diary at none against Dining Note's shown. Daily Tracker Journal & Diary also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). Dining Note's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Daily Tracker Journal & Diary sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Dining Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dining Note holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.2K and 857 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Daily Tracker Journal & Diary's written reviews are positive against 94% of Dining Note's.
Daily Tracker Journal & Diary ships an update every 5 days, Dining Note every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daily Tracker Journal & Diary | Dining Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2.2K ratings) | 4.8 (857 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.0% of reviews | 93.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 857 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lumen Spark LLC | 4th May Games Inc. |
Customer experience
Daily Tracker Journal & Diary
Dining Note
User reviews
Daily Tracker Journal & Diary
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💻 Versatile and customizable
- 🗓️ Excellent for journaling and tracking
- 🔒 Secure data storage
- 🔍 Powerful search and organization
- 🤖 Helpful for habit formation and goal tracking
Room to improve
- 🔒 Concerns about data security and backup
- 💰 Subscription model can be expensive
- 🕰️ Occasional sync and performance issues
- 🤔 Steep learning curve for some users
- 🚫 Lack of Android support
Dining Note
From 857 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🚀 Straightforward interface
- 💡 Flexible for recording food intake
- 🚀 Minimal and non-intrusive
- 👍 Doesn't focus on calories or weight loss
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or glitches
- 💡 Limited customization options
- 💡 Lack of syncing between devices
- 💡 No notes or mood tracking section
Bugs and requests
Daily Tracker Journal & Diary
Reported bugs
3 issues- Deleted entries reappearing
- Inability to edit or delete certain entries
- Syncing problems across devices
Requested features
6 requests- Spreadsheet-like templates
- More customization options for layouts and themes
- Integration with Apple Health and other fitness apps
- Ability to export data in various formats
- Handwriting and Apple Pencil support
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- Improved analytics and data visualization
Dining Note
Reported bugs
3 issues- Swipe up gesture to exit app sometimes doesn't work
- Photo uploads can be unreliable or cause app to crash
- Inconsistent behavior when trying to save entries
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to edit or delete entries
- Implement time stamps for meals
- Include option to export data
- Add more drink categories beyond just water and coffee
- Integrate with Apple Health or other fitness apps
In-app purchases
Daily Tracker Journal & Diary
- Lumen Trails$4.991 Month
- Lumen Trails7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Calorie CounterFree
- Cardio WorkoutFree
- Daily JournalFree
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- Expense TrackerFree
- Food DiaryFree
- NotesFree
- Todo ListFree
- Weight TrackerFree
Dining Note
- Upgrade to Premium$2.99
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