# Daily Notes vs Daily Notes Planner 2

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Daily Notes at none against Daily Notes Planner 2's 1. Daily Notes also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 54%). Daily Notes Planner 2's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Daily Notes Planner 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Daily Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Daily Notes against 4.6 for Daily Notes Planner 2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 143 and 322 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Daily Notes's written reviews are positive against 54% of Daily Notes Planner 2's.

Daily Notes ships an update every 3 months, Daily Notes Planner 2 fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 28, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Daily Notes | Daily Notes Planner 2 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (143 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/daily-notes/id480204135/reviews)** | [4.6 (322 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/daily-notes-planner-2/id1317135517/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 143 | **322** |
| Positive reviews | **83.2% of reviews** | 53.8% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 24 MB | 12 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **11.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Shenzhen Brown Bear Technology Co., LTD](https://appshunter.io/developer/480204138) | [Truth Honest Messaging, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1503496739) |

## What reviewers say

### Daily Notes

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/daily-notes/id480204135)

Capture your thoughts and memories with a versatile note-taking app. It supports handwriting, image insertion, and voice recordings for quick and easy documentation. Organize your life with a calendar view, event reminders, and secure password protection.

**Highlights:** Handwriting input with customizable settings, Voice recording and playback, Calendar view with Lunar Calendar support, Event creation and reminders, Password protection for notes, Notes backup and restore

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
- 📝 Easy daily note-taking and tracking
- 🎤 Voice recording feature for hands-free notes
- ✍️ Handwriting option for input
- 🔍 Search functionality to find past entries

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Notes randomly disappear or fail to save
- 🐛 App crashes on startup or when opening details
- 🐛 Screen shifts up when typing in details section
- 🐛 Voice input causes app to lock up
- 🐛 Photo feature doesn't work properly

**Reported bugs**

- Notes disappear after saving or later in the day
- App crashes when opening details for the first time
- Screen shifts up when typing, obscuring text
- Voice input causes app to freeze or lock up
- Photo attachment feature non-functional

**Requested features**

- Cloud sync and backup functionality
- Better integration with other apps
- iPad landscape and split-screen support
- Ability to type instead of handwrite
- Tag or hashtag system for better organization


### Daily Notes Planner 2

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/daily-notes-planner-2/id1317135517)

This app offers a straightforward way to jot down plain-text notes for specific dates, acting as a simple calendar organizer. It allows for easy referencing and searching of notes, with iCloud syncing across devices. Additional note formats like folders and weekly schedules are also available.

**Highlights:** Plain-text notes by date, Calendar highlighting for dated notes, Chronological note search, iCloud syncing across devices, One Page Note, Folder Notes, Weekly Schedule Notes

**Features:** Siri integration

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Version | $4.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use and simple
- 🚀 Amazing search functionality
- 👍 Great for note-taking and organization
- 👍 Minimal and no-nonsense design
- 👍 Well-made and reliable

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💸 Limited free version (10 days/notes)
- 🐛 Crashing issues reported
- 🐛 Sync issues between devices
- 🐛 Data not loading to MacBook
- 🐛 Glitchy sync

**Reported bugs**

- App crashing when inserting text
- Sync between devices is inconsistent
- Data won't load to MacBook
- Crashes when trying to load from iCloud
- Weekly schedule cannot update and sync properly

**Requested features**

- Import/export functionality for V2
- Text highlighting/bold/underline
- Upload photos to notes
- Change calendar settings (weekends on right)
- Document scanning in notes


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Daily Notes free?

Daily Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Daily Notes Planner 2 free?

Daily Notes Planner 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Daily Notes or Daily Notes Planner 2?

Daily Notes is rated higher. Daily Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 143 ratings, while Daily Notes Planner 2 averages 4.6 from 322 ratings.

### Do Daily Notes or Daily Notes Planner 2 have ads?

Neither Daily Notes nor Daily Notes Planner 2 shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Daily Notes or Daily Notes Planner 2?

Daily Notes ships an update every 3 months, and Daily Notes Planner 2 fortnightly. Most recently, Daily Notes was updated on September 28, 2026 and Daily Notes Planner 2 on September 28, 2026.

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