Comparison

Diary Calendar vs Marky Notes

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

Head to head
About

Diary Calendar

This calendar app supports the ICS standard for seamless integration with PC calendar software like Outlook and Lightning. It offers detailed date and monthly overviews, allows for time zone-specific appointments, and enables the creation of both one-off and recurring events.

Highlights
  • ICS standard compatibility
  • Date and monthly overviews
  • Time zone management
  • Recurring event creation
  • Searchable appointment list
  • External data storage
Features
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This app is suitable for calendars according to the ICS standard RFC 5545/5546,  which is used by most computer programs.  This is the prerequisite, so that you can also use your calendar from the PC  with Outlook, Lighting or other software. This calendar inherits the following functions: - Date Overview    All appointments are displayed time-dependent. The list can be searched. The list is kept on the iPhone and can be stored and loaded externally. Appointments can also be transferred from the iPhone - Monthly Overview    Monthly overview helps navigate through calendar dates quickly.  Appointments additional are listed separately.  An overview of appointments of the day couldt be called up on the screen. - Date    Appointments can include date and time or just the date.    These can be stored with or without time zone. So, for example    the date New Year should be used without time zone as the year    actually begins on earth at different times.    In contrast, a birthday with the time zone should be deposited, in    which the jubilarian lives. Thus, at the time of congratulation    nothing goes wrong. - Series date    One-off and serial appointments can be generated.    A recurring event is controlled by a rule by which the repetitive    appointments are generated. These rules fulfill the standard.    So you do not have to dive deeper into the rules, as most common rules could be created by key combination.

About

Marky Notes

Features
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Marky Notes is a simple notes app with the following features: • Uses the markdown format to allow for more formatting/structuring of your notes. • Uses a classic folder structure to use your notes later on any device. • Export your notes to a zip file or cloud

Screenshots

Diary Calendar4 screens
Marky Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Marky Notes at Free against Diary Calendar's $2.99. Diary Calendar's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Marky Notes is free to download; Diary Calendar costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Diary Calendar ships an update every 3 months, Marky Notes every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and July 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Diary Calendar versus Marky Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiary CalendarMarky Notes
Price$2.99Free — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHans Joachim GerhardtDejan Boras

In-app purchases

None

Diary Calendar

No in-app purchases

None

Marky Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Diary Calendar free?
Diary Calendar costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marky Notes free?
Marky Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Diary Calendar or Marky Notes have ads?
Neither Diary Calendar nor Marky Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Diary Calendar or Marky Notes?
Diary Calendar ships an update every 3 months, and Marky Notes every 4 months. Most recently, Diary Calendar was updated on September 10, 2026 and Marky Notes on July 16, 2026.

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