Comparison

First Note vs Cliff Journal

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

Head to head
About

First Note

Manage your finances with this tool that allows you to track daily, monthly, and year-over-year spending. Easily search for past transactions by date to compare expenses and make informed financial decisions.

Highlights
  • Daily balance tracking
  • Monthly spending reports
  • Carry-over balance from previous month
  • Transaction search by date
  • Historical spending comparison
Features
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First Note is an ideal tool to manage the accounting staff and view the balance daily, monthly and carry over the previous month. The research can be done to move or date. For example: do not you remember when you spent last year for the maintenance of your car? Do you think the mechanic will not ask a higher price? With this tool you can go back to that era and compare spending for the current year.

About

Cliff Journal

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Journal helps you to record and analyze personal daily financial transactions and events using double-entry accounting like most companies do. It also provides financial statements, including Trial Balances, Income Statements, Statements of Owner's Equity, Balance Sheets, and Statements of Cash Flows. It can provide daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial statements. And you can create as many owners as you need. Each owner has separate accounts, entries, ledgers, and financial statements. Buy once and enjoy a lifetime of use. No ads, no network access required โ€“ use it anywhere, anytime.

Screenshots

First Note4 screens
Cliff Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: First Note at $2.99 against Cliff Journal's $9.99. First Note also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Cliff Journal's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

First Note costs $2.99 and Cliff Journal $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

First Note ships an update every 3 months, Cliff Journal fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
First Note versus Cliff Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirst NoteCliff Journal
Price$2.99 โ€” better$9.99
Positive reviews66.7% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better16.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGianfranco Percopoๆž—ๆทฎ ๅˆ˜

In-app purchases

None

First Note

No in-app purchases

None

Cliff Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is First Note free?
First Note costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cliff Journal free?
Cliff Journal costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do First Note or Cliff Journal have ads?
Neither First Note nor Cliff Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, First Note or Cliff Journal?
First Note ships an update every 3 months, and Cliff Journal fortnightly. Most recently, First Note was updated on July 4, 2026 and Cliff Journal on September 15, 2026.

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