Comparison

DayBits vs Quill

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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!

About

Quill

Features
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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.

Screenshots

DayBits4 screens
Quill3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
DayBits versus Quill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayBitsQuill
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJay LevyLinh Phan Nhat Khanh

In-app purchases

None

DayBits

No in-app purchases

None

Quill

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DayBits free?
DayBits is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quill free?
Quill is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DayBits or Quill have ads?
Neither DayBits nor Quill shows ads.

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