# Daily Notes vs WeeklyNote

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Daily Notes at none against WeeklyNote's 4. Daily Notes also leads on ratings volume (143 vs 12). WeeklyNote's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. WeeklyNote sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. 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 4.8 for WeeklyNote. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Daily Notes has 143 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Daily Notes's written reviews are positive against 100% of WeeklyNote's.

Daily Notes ships an update every 3 months, WeeklyNote every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Daily Notes | WeeklyNote |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.7 (143 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/daily-notes/id480204135/reviews) | **[4.8 (12 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/weeklynote-fast-daily-note/id1661527708/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **143** | 12 |
| Positive reviews | 83.2% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Every 3 weeks** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Freemium |
| Size | 24 MB | 29 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **14.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Shenzhen Brown Bear Technology Co., LTD](https://appshunter.io/developer/480204138) | [Hangzhou Quanduan Technology Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1483142209) |

## 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


### WeeklyNote

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/weeklynote-fast-daily-note/id1661527708)

This app offers a streamlined way to quickly log daily notes, plans, and summaries. It features a unique weekly view for at-a-glance organization and allows for easy PDF export of weekly reports. Designed for simplicity and speed, it focuses on efficient recording without unnecessary clutter.

**Highlights:** Quick daily note logging, Weekly calendar view, Automatic PDF weekly reports, Simple, uncluttered interface, Photo insertion (affects efficiency), One-screen recording

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| WeeklyNote Monthly | $0.99 | per month |
| WeeklyNote Yearly | $1.99 | per year |
| WeeklyNote Flash Sale | $6.49 | one-time |
| WeeklyNote Lifetime | $7.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Daily Notes free?

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

### Is WeeklyNote free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Daily Notes or WeeklyNote?

WeeklyNote is rated higher. Daily Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 143 ratings, while WeeklyNote averages 4.8 from 12 ratings.

### Do Daily Notes or WeeklyNote have ads?

Neither Daily Notes nor WeeklyNote shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Daily Notes or WeeklyNote?

Daily Notes ships an update every 3 months, and WeeklyNote every 3 weeks. Most recently, Daily Notes was updated on September 19, 2026 and WeeklyNote on September 12, 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.*