Comparison

Daily Notes vs Gritly

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

Head to head
About

Daily Notes

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
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A kind of simple but powerful memo application, supports handwriting, picture and voice record, that you can record everything easily and quickly. 1. View the calendar conveniently, and support Lunar Calendar. 2. Create and edit event quickly, set reminder, and offers a variety of ring tone options. 3. Powerful handwriting input, waving a finger on the screen with your strokes to record things, while providing stroke size, color, kerning and other settings, make your writing colorful, you can save and modify the writing. 4. Record and play your voice with the event, you can also delete the voice by long pressing the voice button. 5. Provide password setting for security, and support notes backup and restore. Come on and enjoy it ! If any question and suggestion, please contact czh0766@163.com.

About

Gritly

Features
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ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS WITH GRITLY Gritly is your personal goal-tracking companion designed to help you set, track, and achieve your goals with ease. Whether you're building new habits, pursuing career milestones, or working on personal growth, Gritly keeps you focused and motivated every step of the way. * SMART GOAL TRACKING • Create daily, weekly, or custom goals • Organize goals with color-coded categories • Set due dates and smart reminders • Track your progress with visual streaks • Mark goals complete with a satisfying tap * AI-POWERED COACHING • Get personalized advice from your AI Coach • Receive motivation when you need it most • Break down big goals into actionable steps • Reflect on your progress with guided prompts * APPLE WATCH SUPPORT • View and complete goals from your wrist • Watch face complications for quick access • Seamless sync with your iPhone • Stay on track without reaching for your phone * HOME SCREEN WIDGETS • Beautiful widgets in multiple sizes • See today's goals at a glance • Track progress without opening the app • Customize to match your style * ACCOUNTABILITY GROUPS • Create or join goal groups • Share progress with friends or teammates • Stay motivated together • Celebrate achievements as a community * GROUP CALENDAR • View everyone's goals in one shared calendar • Perfect for families, teams, and study groups • Assign goals to group members • Track and mark goals complete for anyone • Keep the whole group aligned and accountable * CALENDAR INTEGRATION • Sync goals with your personal calendar • Import events as goals • Never miss a deadline • Plan your day seamlessly * INSIGHTS & REPORTS • Track completion rates over time • Export progress reports as PDF • Reflect on your journey • Celebrate your wins * PERSONALIZATION • Choose from beautiful themes • Customize categories and colors • Dark mode support • Make Gritly yours PREMIUM FEATURES Unlock the full Gritly experience with Premium: • Unlimited goals • AI Coach access • Advanced themes • Group creation & Group Calendar • Calendar sync • Progress reports • Priority support Start with a FREE 7-day trial of Premium. Cancel anytime. WHY GRITLY? Simple. Focused. Effective. Gritly removes the complexity from goal tracking so you can focus on what matters—achieving your goals. No overwhelming features, just the tools you need to succeed. Download Gritly today and start turning your goals into achievements. Terms of Use: https://www.gritly.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.gritly.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Daily Notes4 screens
Gritly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Daily Notes at none against Gritly's 2. 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. Gritly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Daily Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Daily Notes versus Gritly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily NotesGritly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (144 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings144 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Brown Bear Technology Co., LTDGritly Consutling Service, LLC

Bugs and requests

Daily Notes

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • 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
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  • Verification code form rejects valid email/phone formats
  • App incompatible with iOS 13 and later
  • Calendar dates greyed out and unwritable on certain days
  • Back button displays ads with no way to navigate back
  • Reminder feature doesn't work for certain months
  • Text input lag and poor word processor performance
  • Password prompt appears without user setting one

Requested features

14 requests
  • 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
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  • Print functionality for notes
  • Calendar view with notes visible alongside dates
  • Ad-free version option
  • Improved handwriting recognition speed
  • Week view option for iPad
  • Sync across iPhone and iPad
  • Select/copy functionality in details section
  • Better error notifications when saves fail
  • Recurring event indicators on calendar

Gritly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Daily Notes

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Gritly

Subscriptions2
  • Gritly Pro$3.991 Month
  • Gritly Pro$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Daily Notes free?
Daily Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gritly free?
Gritly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Daily Notes or Gritly have ads?
Neither Daily Notes nor Gritly shows ads.

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