iTimely vs Plain_Note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iTimely
This app helps you easily record life events, notes, photos, and milestones. It organizes your memories chronologically, allowing you to group them by day, month, or year. Track personal growth and important dates with a user-friendly timeline.
- Record notes, photos, videos, and locations
- Track countdown timers and anniversaries
- Create to-do lists and memos
- Group events by day, month, or year
- Append sub-records and comments
- Create custom libraries for different groups
- Auto Chart for data visualization
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Life Recording is an issue we have always thought about. It’s difficult to keep track of different type of things with multiple Apps, but combining them into one App could be overwhelming. How can we easily record things, such as notes, photos, videos, location, countdown timers, anniversaries, to-do lists, and memos in one App without making it too complex? Many things seem unrelated, such as her birthday, graduation certificate, marriage certificate, birth certificate, travel itinerary, a location, the scenery outside the window, a friend's laughter in a video, today's tasks, tomorrow's plans, and sudden inspiration that comes to mind. Although seemingly unrelated, these things have a common subject, "us", and are all "based on time". This commonality creates possibilities for simplicity among the complexity in iTimely. ## Be friends with time Time management is an essential skill for individuals. In reality, we are very prone to unconsciously fighting against time, treating it as an enemy, which leads to anxiety, tension, and pressure. By being friends with time and changing our mindset, we can negotiate with time. It's okay to stay up late, just take a photo of a street lamp outside the window in the deep night; it's also okay not to stay up late, don't think about the things that haven't been completed yet. Write down to-do lists as memos and cross them out when done, don't divide them into four quadrants... If you feel that your ability to manage time is out of control, meticulously record the time spent on each thing, and then replay each day in a statistical chart to make yourself leaner. On the other hand, being free is also good. By doing good deeds and making friends with time, you will naturally grow. Time is a silent friend, always with us, and iTimely can also record everything at any time. ## Orderly time, grouped events in library In iTimely, we can group records by "day, month, year", making it easier to record and organize. In iTimely, each record can have sub-records appended to it, commented on, followed up, and iterated. iTimely can correspond to many usage scenarios, and we can also create different libraries (work directories), where the timeline can be grouped into different groups. ## Even little daily things can be milestones Small daily things that seem insignificant are not just ordinary but also signify growth and recording. Behind these small things, milestones are being accumulated. For example, a child's height growth, an increase in income after starting work, or changes in data for a new business created. These numbers can also be quickly recorded. iTimely provides the "Auto Chart" function, and all we need to do is record without hesitation. ## Life with timeline, history on the timelines As a timeline App, iTimely also supports recording history. Coupled with the support of the search function, iTimely will also be an intimate learning assistant for friends who are studying history, besides recording daily life. ## Privacy and pretty UI are equally important With a simple lifestyle and pretty timelines in iTimely, becomes a friend of time. An app that is used daily should have a beautiful interface and an easy-to-use experience, especially for recording life, it should be much more beautiful. In this way, we will have a little bit of joy in the process of using it. Personal privacy is very important too. iTimely is a pure client software and does not rely on servers. You can synchronize and backup data across devices through iCloud or Git, or disable synchronization. All data belongs to you. iTimely will avoid any unnecessary privacy permission requests. iTimely strictly stays in the sandbox environment of the system, uses the minimum privacy authorization, and reduces a bit of convenience, but it will make users feel securer. - - - - - - - - - - - - Privacy Policy: http://markeditor.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: http://markeditor.com/page/terms.md
Plain_Note
A fast, minimal note-taking app for professionals. Capture and organize thoughts instantly with plain text, character counts, and OCR from photos. Ideal for quick jotting, archiving, and sharing.
- Plain text notes
- Character and word count
- Export notes
- OCR text extraction from photos
- Smart file sorting
- Powerful search functionality
- Split view for iPad/Mac
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Plain Note is a fast and minimal note-taking app designed for working professionals who value speed, simplicity, and plain text. Whether you're in a meeting, on a call, or brainstorming ideas - Plain Note helps you capture and organize thoughts instantly, without the clutter. Key Features: • **Plain Text by Default** All your notes are saved as clean, unformatted plain text - perfect for copy-pasting, archiving, or exporting anywhere. • **Character and Word Count + Export** Instantly view the number of characters and words in your note. Easily share or export as plain text to other apps or collaborators. • **Split View for Power Users** On landscape mode (iPad or Mac), view your file list and editor side by side = a true productivity boost. • **OCR from Photo Library** Send an image to the app from your Photos, and it will automatically extract text using OCR - then save it as plain text. • **Smart File Sorting** Sort your notes by file name or modification time to quickly find what you need. • **Powerful Search** Search by filename or inside the content of your notes - find what you're looking for in seconds. --- Plain Note is built for professionals who need a fast, distraction-free environment to jot down, organize, and share ideas - without the overhead of rich formatting or complex tools. Download Plain Note and get back to writing, not waiting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: iTimely at Free against Plain_Note's $1.99. iTimely also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). Plain_Note's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads 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
iTimely is free to download; Plain_Note costs $1.99 up front. iTimely sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Plain_Note asks for nothing beyond the download.
Plain_Note holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iTimely has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
iTimely ships an update monthly, Plain_Note weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iTimely | Plain_Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hangzhou Quanduan Technology Co., Ltd. | Sun Min Park |
Customer experience
iTimely
Plain_Note
In-app purchases
iTimely
- iTimely Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- iTimely Yearly3 Days trial$4.991 Year
- iTimely Flash Sale$12.99
- iTimely Lifetime$14.99
Plain_Note
No in-app purchases









