DayBits vs Quill
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DayBits
Effortlessly capture daily experiences with a fast and uncluttered journaling app. Add text, photos, and view entries on a map. Enjoy a simple, pleasant experience designed for speed and ease of use.
- Fast, one-tap entry
- Add photos to entries
- View entries on a map
- Search journal entries
- Customizable fonts
- Export to PDF
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Less is more with DayBits! Looking for a quick and easy way to capture experiences from your day? Seeking a fast and uncluttered experience? DayBits leaves you one tap away from effortlessly capturing your memories. DayBits opens with a blank page ready for immediate writing. Write as much or as little as you would like. Add a picture or two, if you would like. Done! - View your journal in a variety of formats. - View on a map where you were when you wrote a journal entry. - Search your journal entries. - Add Photos. - Choose custom fonts. - Make it your own! - Export to PDF There are many wonderful journaling apps available. DayBits was carefully designed to be unique among many. It was designed to allow fast entry and a simple and pleasant viewing experience. No distracting bells and whistles. Capture your memories fast and easily. Enjoy them later. Find the beauty in simplicity and speed with DayBits!
Quill
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Quill is a calm, focused journal built for people who want to write a little every day — without the noise of social feeds, accounts, or upsells. A clean page, a kind prompt, and a streak that quietly keeps you coming back. That is the whole app. KEY FEATURES • Today screen with a fresh daily prompt and a one-tap "Write" button • Library of guided prompts across Gratitude, Reflection, Goals, Memories, and more • Journal with a chronological feed of every page you've written • Streak view that celebrates consistency without guilt-tripping you • Distraction-free editor — just text on warm paper-tone parchment • Beautiful aged-paper aesthetic designed for long writing sessions • Lightweight, fast, and works fully offline DESIGNED FOR DAILY USE Whether you write three lines or three pages, Quill is happy. The prompts are there when you don't know what to write, the blank page is there when you do. PRIVACY No tracking. No accounts. No cloud sync you didn't ask for. Your entries live on your device.
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Verdict
DayBits and Quill are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | DayBits | Quill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jay Levy | Linh Phan Nhat Khanh |
In-app purchases
DayBits
No in-app purchases
Quill
No in-app purchases








