Comparison

Simple Widget Note vs DayBay

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

Head to head
About

Simple Widget Note

Features
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With Simple Widget Note you can display notes on your Home Screen or our Lock Screen, even in the Lock Screen title bar. Just add the appropriate widget to your Home Screen or Lock Screen, tap on it, enter your note and press submit. You can export the contents of your widget not to other Apps with the ShareLink control. Shortcuts integration: You can append a text to your Widget Note with the Shortcuts App.

About

DayBay

This app provides a shared calendar for couples and families to organize events and tasks. It allows for personal and shared calendars, daily notes, and collaborative to-do lists with completion history. Users can also set reminders and import/export events from other calendar services.

Highlights
  • Personal and shared calendars
  • Shared to-do lists
  • Daily notes
  • Repeating events
  • Event reminders
  • Import/export calendars
  • Home Screen widgets
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DayBay is a shared calendar for couples, families, and the people closest to you. See everyone's plans in a clear monthly calendar, leave a note for a specific day, and keep everyday tasks such as shopping, chores, and things to bring in a shared to-do list. Personal and shared calendars are kept separate, so private information stays private. Key features: - Personal and shared calendars - Notes for each day - Shared to-dos and completion history - Repeating events - Event reminders and iPhone alarms - Add multiple events at once - Import from Google Calendar, Outlook, and device calendars - Export events as ICS, and to-dos and notes as CSV - Shared update history and emoji reactions - Home Screen widgets External calendar events are copied only when you select them. DayBay does not continuously sync with or write changes back to external calendars.

Screenshots

Simple Widget Note3 screens
DayBay3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DayBay at every 3 days against Simple Widget Note's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Widget Note ships an update every 3 months, DayBay every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Simple Widget Note versus DayBay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Widget NoteDayBay
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB48 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJENS-HILMAR WALTER BRADTRyo Ijuin

In-app purchases

None

Simple Widget Note

No in-app purchases

None

DayBay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Widget Note free?
Simple Widget Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DayBay free?
DayBay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Widget Note or DayBay have ads?
Neither Simple Widget Note nor DayBay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Widget Note or DayBay?
Simple Widget Note ships an update every 3 months, and DayBay every 3 days. Most recently, Simple Widget Note was updated on October 15, 2026 and DayBay on October 26, 2026.

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