Comparison

Date Recorder vs Noteday

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

Head to head
About

Date Recorder

Easily capture and recall significant daily events with this straightforward utility. Organize moments using tags and view them on an intuitive calendar. Manage entries effortlessly to keep your life organized and memorable.

Highlights
  • Quick event recording
  • Categorize with tags
  • Calendar view of events
  • Add, edit, and delete entries
  • Lightweight and simple interface
Features
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Date Recorder is a simple and lightweight tool that helps you capture and remember the small but important moments in your daily life. Whether it’s feeding your cat, walking the dog, attending a friend’s party, or having dinner with someone special, Date Recorder makes it easy to jot down these events anytime, anywhere. Key Features: • Quick Record: Add new events with just a few taps. • Organize with Tags: Categorize your moments for easy tracking. • Calendar View: Check events by date with an intuitive calendar. • Easy Management: Add, edit, or delete events at any time. Keep your life organized and never forget the little things again.

About

Noteday

Track important dates like birthdays and anniversaries with customizable countdowns and count-ups. Add notes, photos, and set reminders to never miss a memorable moment. Organize events into categories and style them to your preference.

Highlights
  • Countdown and count-up for any date
  • Customizable reminders and notifications
  • Add notes and photos to events
  • Organize events by category
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Date calculator tool
Features
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Birthdays, anniversaries, the day you met, a trip you can't wait for… some days are worth remembering. Noteday keeps track of every day that matters, shows how many days are left or how long it has been, and reminds you before it arrives. RECORD EVERY DAY THAT MATTERS • Just pick a date. Noteday automatically shows the days until or since, so there's no need to choose between a countdown and a count-up. • Supports the Gregorian and Chinese lunar calendars, specific times and end times, with automatic archiving when an event ends. • Flexible repeats: daily, weekly, every two weeks, monthly, yearly, or by weekday, such as the second Sunday of every month. • Add notes and photos to each event to capture the moment. • Milestones: Noteday highlights days worth celebrating, like Day 100, Day 1,000, the first month and every anniversary, reminds you on the day, and lets you add a note for it. WIDGETS • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show how many days are left without opening the app. • Single-event widget: keep your most important day on your Home Screen. • Event list widget (Pro): see several upcoming days at a glance. • Time progress widgets: see how much of today, this week, this month and this year has passed (Pro unlocks all). NEVER MISS A DAY • Daily reminders, advance reminders and custom reminder times. • Location reminders: get reminded when you arrive at a place. • Default birthday reminders: set reminders once for all birthdays, and changes apply automatically. • Live Activities: when an event with a specific time is about to start, a countdown appears on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. ORGANIZE AND STYLE IT YOUR WAY • Organize events into categories, each with its own icon and color. • Give events an avatar (photo or emoji), a background and their own color. Custom images and solid color backgrounds are Pro features. • Choose from several event list styles and patterns, plus your own accent color, app icon and number font. Dark Mode supported. MORE TOOLS • Timeline: look back on all events by month. • Date Calculator: count the days between two dates. • Share images: turn an event into a beautiful image for family and friends (Pro removes the watermark). IMPORT, SYNC AND SHARE (PRO) • Import birthdays from Contacts and events from Calendar in one tap. • Sync between your iPhone and iPad with iCloud, and share events with family and friends. PRIVACY AND DATA • No sign-up or login. Your data stays on your device and in your iCloud. • Back up and restore locally, or export your data as CSV and images. FREE AND NOTEDAY PRO The free version includes: • Up to 5 events • Reminders and single-event widgets • Local backup and export Noteday Pro is a one-time purchase that's yours forever. It also unlocks: • Unlimited events • iCloud sync and event sharing • Import from Calendar and Contacts • Custom images and solid color backgrounds • Event list and all time progress widgets • No watermark on shared images If you run into any problems or have new ideas, let me know through Feedback in the app.

Screenshots

Date Recorder4 screens
Noteday4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Date Recorder at 75% against Noteday's 0%. Date Recorder also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). Noteday's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

Both are free to download. Noteday sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Date Recorder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Noteday holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Noteday has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Date Recorder's written reviews are positive against 0% of Noteday's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Date Recorder ships an update every 24 months, Noteday fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Date Recorder versus Noteday: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDate RecorderNoteday
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.6 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer文睿 李铧 杨

Customer experience

Date Recorder

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Noteday

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Date Recorder

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Noteday

One-time1
  • Noteday Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Date Recorder free?
Date Recorder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Noteday free?
Noteday is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Date Recorder or Noteday?
Noteday is rated higher. Date Recorder averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Noteday averages 4.6 from 8 ratings.
Do Date Recorder or Noteday have ads?
Date Recorder shows ads; Noteday does not.
Which is updated more often, Date Recorder or Noteday?
Date Recorder ships an update every 24 months, and Noteday fortnightly. Most recently, Date Recorder was updated on November 6, 2026 and Noteday on November 7, 2026.

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