Line vs DkNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Line
Streamline message creation and sending via SMS and email using customizable templates. Quickly edit and insert text, time, date, and location data. Attach pictures and reuse saved text pieces across templates.
- Send SMS and Email from one template
- Divide messages into editable pieces
- Automated time and date input
- Location data integration for Maps URLs
- Attach multiple pictures to emails
- Reusable text 'models' across templates
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"Line-Writer" saves your time to make a message and send it. Features --- - Send a message to SMS and Email from same template - Divide a message of template into some pieces to quickly access and modify these pieces of template that you need to edit it - Select how to input text for each piece, - keyboard typing, selecting text, Input time and date automatically - Change whether text of each piece will be added on message Input text style of piece --- * Long Tap allows you to edit text with the keyboard Enter text (keyboard typing) ・Specify keyboard type (Ex. number pad, phone pad, URL, and so forth) ・Cache the history of text you save in each piece ・Use assist menu to enter text - UNDO(Maximum number of undos is 20) - Search / Replace - Clipboard - Paste text of Notes - Use function of model of piece - Paste text of data in Contacts - Insert Text - Convert piece to 'Select Text' type / Divide piece Select text ・Pick one out from all ・Select multiple text Input time automatically ・Now ・Add or reduce time you specified(Ex. 1hour later) ・Round time to the nearest minute interval you set (5, 10, or 15 minutes) ・Specify time (preset) ・Select time by using picker Input date automatically ・select date by using picker ・Add or reduce number of days you specified to date (you can shift the day before or later if the day calculated is the day of the week you specified) ・Add or reduce number of days without day of the week you specified to date ・Change whether elements of date, year, month, day, and day of the week, will be included in a message Location (Make URL of Maps) ・Use Location services ・Search the location by address or keyword ・Drop a Pin in Map ・Save a screenshot of Maps as an attachment Piece for the others --- Recipient ・SMS ・E-Mail Attachment (picture) ・Attach multiple pictures to email * SMS is not supported ※ All templates can share the piece which is saved as 'model'. So you don't need to make same pieces, for example signature, group of recipients, and greeting, for each template. Other Functions --- Notes ・Save text such as drafts and various information. Widgets ( Up to iOS13 ) URL scheme ・Launch this app from other apps. ( Please enter this " linewriter: " ) ・Select the template when launching Line-Writer by URL scheme. (Please copy URL scheme in the view of template setting) Copy text / Open In… Ways you can copy and export text is below. ・"Open In..." option ( Export .txt file ) ・Open Mail App ( Copy text to pasteboard ) ・Run text as URL Scheme ・Open LINE App * To use this function, please tap text part in Preview. * The function of exporting text file is only available in case that other app which supports text file is exist on your device. Please notes --- ※ HTML template is not supported. ※ The SMS sending feature is only available on the iPhone. ※ In case iOS takes the address you set to be invalid, you need to add the address to field of recipient after launching view of Email or SMS. ※ An single e-mail cannot be sent if the number of recipient you set is more than the recipient limit by cellphone company's spam policy that you can email at one time. ※ An Internet connection is required to display maps or to search the location by address. ※ You must enable Location Services on your device and give your permission to “Line-Writer” before it can use your location data. You can turn Location Services on or off at Settings > Privacy > Location Services. ※ Please check the information about precision or privacy of Location Services on Apple website https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207056
DkNote
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DkNote is dedicated to convenient and quick recording of trivia and smart task reminders. Important and trivial things are not forgotten, so that work and life become orderly, and an efficient life begins. The main function 1. Instant synchronization between multiple devices You can instantly synchronize notes and content between iPhone & iPad. 2. Custom notification reminder Rich reminder settings, you can customize the time you want to remind at will, birthdays, parties, important things will never be forgotten 3. Exquisite widgets You can put your sticky notes on the desktop of your mobile phone for quick browsing, quick recording, and efficient life 4. Rich styles of high-quality notes Carefully prepared a variety of note styles for you, rich and colorful record content, so that the record is no longer monotonous 5. A variety of theme background options Dozens of sticky note styles have been carefully prepared for you, change the background, change the theme, and change the mood 6. Weekly plan, monthly plan Classify and customize the plan, reasonably and conveniently view and record your trivial matters 7. Support dark mode If you have any comments and suggestions, please email us service@xiaoweiyunfu.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DkNote at Free against Line's $4.99. DkNote also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Line's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On 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
DkNote is free to download; Line costs $4.99 up front. DkNote sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Line asks for nothing beyond the download.
Line ships an update every 3 months, DkNote every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Line | DkNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | TAKESHI ONO | Beijing Xiaowei Cloud Service Technology Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Line
No in-app purchases
DkNote
- 3 months$0.99
- 1 year$0.99
- 1 year$1.99
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- 3 years$3.99









