Comparison

Daily Notes Planner 3 vs Lilnotes

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

Head to head
About

Daily Notes Planner 3

This app offers a simple way to organize your thoughts and schedule. It combines calendar-based notes with a folder system for easy retrieval. Sync your notes across devices in real-time for seamless access.

Highlights
  • Calendar notes organized by date
  • Folder and file system for notes
  • Real-time cross-device syncing
  • One-page note for temporary jots
  • Intuitive UI and search functionality
Features
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Daily Notes Planner 3 is the simplest notes app that satisfies all of your life's needs for notes, and much improved from Daily Notes Planner 2, it improves the UI and search and syncs your notes automatically, in real-time across all of your devices. As a much simpler calendar app than the built-in iCalendar app, Daily Notes Planner 3 allows you to type in plain-text-notes for every date (no complicated hourly scheduling or reminders here). Because notes are organized by date, you will know exactly where to look for when you reference them later. Tap on the date in the calendar to go into that date and record or reference notes. The dates with notes are highlighted in the calendar. "Folder Notes" organizes your notes with folders and files. Create folders and note files inside them. Also, you can long press any file or folder row to change its name. Also you can press "edit" button in the bottom to delete or rearrange rows. N.B. The two notes formats: calendar notes and folder notes would satisfy all of your life's needs for notes, and they are super intuitive to use. One more super tip: it is much easier to type your notes on your Mac so please check out Daily Notes Planner 3+ in the Mac App Store too so that you can edit your notes both from the Mac and the iPhone. You just have to log in with the same Email address on those devices to sync the same notes. "One Page Note" has just one page of note. If you need to jot something and don't want to save it permanently, this is a good place to put it. To transfer your notes from Daily Notes Planner 2, use the Mac version of Daily Notes Planner (it is FREE to download) and in the top menu, click "Cloud" -> "Save all notes to Daily Notes Planner 3". Your notes are tied to an Email address so if you login with the same Email address in multiple devices, they all will sync automatically, securely, and instantly. In fact, you could even do real-time corroborations with multiple people because notes sync so quickly. Privacy Policy and Terms: https://dailynotesplanner.com/privacy_policy.html

About

Lilnotes

A minimalist note-taking application designed for daily reflections and future planning. It features a calendar view, an enforced character limit for concise entries, and optional reminders. All your notes can be easily exported as a text file.

Highlights
  • Calendar view for daily writing
  • Enforced character limit
  • Optional daily reminders
  • Export notes as text file
  • Minimalist design
Features
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Lilnotes is a minimalist note taking app for daily reflections. Features - A calendar format to inspire daily writing (or future planning). - Enforceable character limit to encourage short, concise entries. - Optional notifications for daily reminders and upcoming notes. - Export all your notes as a convenient text file. Challenge yourself to write something every day.

Screenshots

Daily Notes Planner 34 screens
Lilnotes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Daily Notes Planner 3 at Free against Lilnotes's $1.99. Daily Notes Planner 3 also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). Lilnotes's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Daily Notes Planner 3 is free to download; Lilnotes costs $1.99 up front. Daily Notes Planner 3 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Lilnotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Notes Planner 3 ships an update every 4 days, Lilnotes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Daily Notes Planner 3 versus Lilnotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily Notes Planner 3Lilnotes
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.6 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer5th & 7th LLCJacob Stanley-Jones

Customer experience

Daily Notes Planner 3

All ratings27 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Lilnotes

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Daily Notes Planner 3

Subscriptions2
  • Go Premium Monthly Subs.$0.991 Month
  • Go Premium Annual Subscription$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Go Premium Permanently$19.99
None

Lilnotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Daily Notes Planner 3 free?
Daily Notes Planner 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lilnotes free?
Lilnotes costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Daily Notes Planner 3 or Lilnotes have ads?
Neither Daily Notes Planner 3 nor Lilnotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daily Notes Planner 3 or Lilnotes?
Daily Notes Planner 3 ships an update every 4 days, and Lilnotes every 2 months. Most recently, Daily Notes Planner 3 was updated on October 1, 2026 and Lilnotes on October 6, 2026.

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