Comparison

Safety Note+ vs Dawny

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

Head to head
About

Safety Note+

Secure your private notes with advanced protection. This app offers passcode, biometric, and decoy password options to prevent unauthorized access. Organize, back up, and share your sensitive information with peace of mind.

Highlights
  • Advanced security system
  • Passcode protection
  • Biometric support (TouchID/FaceID)
  • Intruder report with photos
  • Decoy password
  • Folder-specific passcode locking
  • Note organization and backup
Features
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Some notes are too personal for a regular notes app. Safety Note+ gives you a dedicated private space for personal writing, sensitive lists and ideas you want to keep separate. Unlock quickly with Face ID, Touch ID or a passcode, organize notes in folders, and choose optional sync or backup when you need it. PRIVATE ACCESS • Protect the app with a passcode or supported biometric unlock • Choose PIN, password or pattern-style access where available • Return to your notes quickly without mixing them with everyday notes DECOY AND INTRUDER FEATURES • Set a decoy password that opens alternate content • Review supported intruder reports after failed unlock attempts • Enable only the privacy features that fit your needs FOLDER-LEVEL PROTECTION • Add separate protection to selected folders • Keep personal, journal, work and other private notes organized • Use folder colors and icons to find important content faster WRITE AND ORGANIZE • Create short notes, long-form writing and private lists • Search, sort, move and copy notes • Auto-save helps preserve changes as you write • Choose from available themes SYNC, BACKUP AND DEVICE CHANGES • Keep notes on your device for a local-first workflow • Enable iCloud Sync on supported Apple devices • Use optional Cloud Backup when available • Check your backup before changing devices or deleting the app PRIVACY YOU CAN UNDERSTAND Face ID and Touch ID are handled by Apple. Safety Note+ does not receive or store your biometric face or fingerprint data. Sync and backup are optional and depend on the services you enable. Safety Note+ is designed for private notes, personal journals, sensitive lists, confidential ideas and information you prefer to keep separate from a regular notes app. Some features require an in-app purchase or subscription. Feature availability may vary by device, operating-system version and region. Visit us at: Website: https://sixbytes.io Twitter: https://twitter.com/SixbytesApp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sixbytesapp For more information, please refer to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: Terms of service: https://sixbytes.io/products/safety-note/legal/terms Privacy policy: https://sixbytes.io/products/safety-note/legal/privacy-policy

About

Dawny

Features
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Dawny is a planner built around how a day actually flows — hour by hour, on one scrollable canvas. Instead of a flat to-do list, Dawny gives you a visual day: • Time blocks you can see, stretch, and move • Tasks that float above the canvas when they don't need a time • A clean carry-forward for anything you didn't get to yesterday Designed for people who plan deliberately and want a tool that matches how they think about their day. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT — Duration is visual. An hour-long block looks like an hour. A 15-minute block looks like 15 minutes. — Auto-scrolls to "now" every time you open it. — Swipe horizontally to change days. No fiddly arrows. — One canvas for planning and logging. No switching modes. — Works offline. Your day is always there, even with no signal. CORE FEATURES • Today — a live canvas of your current day, with a now-line that tracks the hour • Plan — lay out tomorrow or next week in the same visual grid • Insights — see where your time actually went, grouped by category • Goals — long-term objectives with progress, target dates, and categories • Quick add — capture an activity or task without breaking flow • Categories — colour-coded, so patterns jump out at a glance • Recurring activities — once, daily, weekly, or custom DESIGNED WITH CARE Warm cream background, forest green accents. Every shadow, spacing value, and animation is part of a defined design system. Quiet by default, expressive when it matters. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your data lives on your device. No ads. No tracking. No feed. For people who want their planner to feel like a well-kept notebook — not a notification factory.

Screenshots

Safety Note+4 screens
Dawny4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dawny at none against Safety Note+'s 7. On price, ads, 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. Safety Note+ sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Dawny asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Safety Note+ versus Dawny: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSafety Note+Dawny
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (663 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings663 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEightythree TechnologyHNR Tech Private Limited

Bugs and requests

Safety Note+

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to set non-numeric PIN
  • Sluggish performance with long notes
  • Losing notes after updates
  • Syncing issues across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add search within notes
  • Allow customization of themes and fonts
  • Improve note editing capabilities
  • Provide backup and restore options

Dawny

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Safety Note+

Subscriptions4
  • iCloud Sync Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Cloud Backup Monthly$1.491 Month
  • iCloud Sync Yearly$6.991 Year
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  • Cloud Backup Yearly$8.991 Year
One-time3
  • Reset Password$1.99
  • Upgrade to Full Version$3.99
  • iCloud Sync Lifetime$49.99
None

Dawny

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Safety Note+ free?
Safety Note+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dawny free?
Dawny is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Safety Note+ or Dawny have ads?
Neither Safety Note+ nor Dawny shows ads.

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