# Daily Notes vs Orange Diary

The clearest difference is rating: Daily Notes at 4.7 against Orange Diary's 3.9. Daily Notes also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (144 vs 7). Orange Diary's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model there is nothing between them.

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

Daily Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Daily Notes has 144 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Daily Notes's written reviews are positive against 78% of Orange Diary's.

Daily Notes ships an update every 3 months, Orange Diary every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Daily Notes | Orange Diary |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (144 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/daily-notes/id480204135/reviews)** | [3.9 (7 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/orange-diary-private-journal/id1341161719/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **144** | 7 |
| Positive reviews | **83.8% of reviews** | 77.8% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 months** | Every 7 months |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 24 MB | 76 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **8.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Shenzhen Brown Bear Technology Co., LTD](https://appshunter.io/developer/480204138) | [明超 谢](https://appshunter.io/developer/578158989) |

## 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


### Orange Diary

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/orange-diary-private-journal/id1341161719)

This app allows you to record daily activities, experiences, thoughts, and ideas. It offers rich content options including text, photos, voice, and location data, with features for easy organization and secure access.

**Highlights:** Record activities, thoughts, and ideas, Rich content: text, photo, voice, location, Organize entries with tags and themes, Timeline and calendar views, Passcode and Touch ID lock, Offline use and data sync, Export to PDF

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| VIP Account | $7.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Daily Notes free?

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

### Is Orange Diary free?

Orange Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Daily Notes or Orange Diary?

Daily Notes is rated higher. Daily Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 144 ratings, while Orange Diary averages 3.9 from 7 ratings.

### Do Daily Notes or Orange Diary have ads?

Neither Daily Notes nor Orange Diary shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Daily Notes or Orange Diary?

Daily Notes ships an update every 3 months, and Orange Diary every 7 months. Most recently, Daily Notes was updated on October 23, 2026 and Orange Diary on October 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*