Comparison

TheMadNote vs Save Your Day

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

Head to head
About

TheMadNote

Features
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[In-app purchases are optional] The main functionality is available for free. Individuality, minimalism and expressiveness are perfectly combined with The Mad Note app. All essential features on beautiful meditative backgrounds. The best features for productive work with text: • Make every note unique by using custom animated backgrounds • You can stop the animation at any time and start it again • Feel the soothing effect of backgrounds, immerse yourself in a calm atmosphere and increase your concentration • Combine handwritten and typed text • Insert stickers, photos, graphics, etc • Insert and edit text by changing its color, size and style. Use any tool to highlight whatever you want • Create task lists, mark completed items • Use voice input, voice to text conversion for making quick notes and recording important ideas • Group notes by categories and folders • Sync notes between all your devices Opportunities for creators: • Unleash your exquisite potential to create elegant notes for publications • You can create content for social media using atmospheric backgrounds • Write on top of endless relaxing backgrounds with animations • You can use a different background for each note to immerse yourself even more in the desired work atmosphere. • Attract the attention of your audience through the unusual presentation of information in shorts, stories, etc • A smoothly moving background is a great way to focus if you're working on an article, note or to-do list Enjoy backgrounds that help you perform Terms of Use (EULA) - apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Save Your Day

Capture daily experiences, track moods, and monitor personal growth with this digital journal. It offers a clean design, a calendar view, and a day rating system to help you reflect and build better habits. Your memories are kept private with local data storage.

Highlights
  • Daily journaling
  • Mood tracking
  • Goal achievement tracking
  • Day rating system
  • Calendar view
  • Local data storage
Features
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Save Your Day is your personal digital journal designed to help you capture, reflect on, and track your daily experiences. KEY FEATURES: • Daily Journaling - Record memories, thoughts, and experiences • Mood Tracking - Log emotions and feelings throughout your day • Goal Achievement - Track completed tasks, books, movies, and milestones • Day Rating System - Rate your days 1-10 with optional summaries • Beautiful Calendar View - Visual overview of your journal entries • Clean, Intuitive Design - Focus on what matters most PERFECT FOR: • Daily reflection and mindfulness • Tracking personal growth • Recording life memories • Building better habits • Mental health awareness Start your journey of self-discovery and create a meaningful record of your life, one day at a time. Privacy-focused with local data storage - your memories stay yours.

Screenshots

TheMadNote4 screens
Save Your Day3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Save Your Day at none against TheMadNote's 2. TheMadNote's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.5). On price, ads and device support 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. TheMadNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Save Your Day asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TheMadNote ships an update every 2 weeks, Save Your Day every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
TheMadNote versus Save Your Day: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTheMadNoteSave Your Day
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImal FarukRobert Erwin

In-app purchases

2 purchases

TheMadNote

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$3.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription$19.991 Year
None

Save Your Day

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TheMadNote free?
TheMadNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Save Your Day free?
Save Your Day is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TheMadNote or Save Your Day have ads?
Neither TheMadNote nor Save Your Day shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TheMadNote or Save Your Day?
TheMadNote ships an update every 2 weeks, and Save Your Day every 6 weeks. Most recently, TheMadNote was updated on October 25, 2026 and Save Your Day on October 24, 2026.

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