Comparison

Daily vs Trove · Visual Notes

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

Head to head
About

Daily

This app provides a calm space to organize tasks and ideas without pressure. It helps you unload your mind, see what truly matters, and take gentle, intentional steps forward. Designed for clarity and focus, it supports a natural daily rhythm.

Highlights
  • Unload tasks and ideas without immediate organization
  • Thought inbox for releasing mental load
  • Fresh daily planner view each morning
  • Select what matters for today and let go of the rest
  • Gentle customization to support your rhythm
  • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac
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When your mind is full and everything feels like too much, this is a quiet place to put things down and choose what matters. This isn’t about doing more. It’s about creating enough space to see clearly again. When everything is written down, the pressure eases. The noise softens. What matters becomes visible. And from there, you can begin — with one grounded, meaningful step. WHAT IS DAILY? Daily is a calm daily planner and to‑do list designed for real life — not for productivity pressure. It gives you a clear place to collect tasks, schedule your day, and return to focus without feeling rushed. Instead of juggling everything in your head, you can place your thoughts in one steady space. As the mental clutter settles, clarity returns — and you can move forward with intention, not overwhelm. UNLOAD & CLEAR • Put everything down as it comes — tasks, ideas, plans, responsibilities — without needing to organize right away. • Treat Daily as your simple to‑do list and thought inbox: a steady place to release mental load. • Begin each morning with a fresh daily planner view, focused on today. SEE WHAT MATTERS • Return when you're ready and look at everything with fresh eyes. • Choose what still matters for today, and let go of what no longer needs your attention. • Create a grounded view of your tasks and schedule — without pressure or urgency. • Return to a state of quiet focus, without forcing it. MOVE FORWARD GENTLY • Take one meaningful step at a time. • Carry forward only what still needs your attention into the next day. • Let your daily schedule find a steady, natural rhythm — not a rushed one. COMFORTABLE TO USE • Natural gestures to complete, reorder, or let go. • Keyboard‑first flow across iPad and Mac. • Gentle customization to support your rhythm, not force one. DEVICE & ECOSYSTEM SUPPORT • Works across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. • iCloud sync keeps your lists up to date across your devices. • Designed to feel natural with keyboard, touch, and trackpad. PRICING & PLANS The core experience is free — a clear daily space to put things down and see what matters. If you'd like your lists to stay in sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac, an optional paid plan is available. No pressure. No disruption. The app continues to work whether you subscribe or not. Sync is simply there when you need it.

About

Trove · Visual Notes

Features
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You see something good. You screenshot it. Then it disappears into Photos with ten thousand others — and you never find it again. Trove fixes that. Save screenshots from any app with a single tap. Add a quick note. Then browse them in a calm, two-column visual library that's built for finding things, not for scrolling. ▸ HOW IT WORKS 1. Screenshot anything, in any app 2. Tap Share → choose Trove 3. Add a note, pick a list, save 4. Find it later — searchable by note, tag, or source app ▸ DESIGNED FOR FOCUS Editorial typography. Warm paper canvas. Ink-blue accents. No feeds, no algorithm, no badges, no streaks. Just your saved things, breathing. ▸ YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU Everything is local. No accounts, no servers, no analytics, no third-party SDKs. ▸ MADE FOR APPLE Native SwiftUI. iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, Reduce Motion. Available in English and 日本語. ▸ TRY FREE FOR 10 DAYS Free to download. Use everything for 10 days — no credit card, no auto-renew. Then a single one-time purchase unlocks unlimited saving forever. No subscription. No ads.

Screenshots

Daily4 screens
Trove · Visual Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Daily at Free against Trove · Visual Notes's $0.99. Daily also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On ads, in-app purchases, 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 is free to download; Trove · Visual Notes costs $0.99 up front. Daily sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Trove · Visual Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily ships an update every 5 days, Trove · Visual Notes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Daily versus Trove · Visual Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDailyTrove · Visual Notes
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRedwoods Jakub Warchol瑾威 向

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Daily

Subscriptions2
  • Daily Sync – Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Daily Sync – Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Daily - Lifetime Access$99.99
1 purchases

Trove · Visual Notes

One-time1
  • Trove Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Daily free?
Daily is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trove · Visual Notes free?
Trove · Visual Notes costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Daily or Trove · Visual Notes have ads?
Neither Daily nor Trove · Visual Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daily or Trove · Visual Notes?
Daily ships an update every 5 days, and Trove · Visual Notes fortnightly. Most recently, Daily was updated on October 24, 2026 and Trove · Visual Notes on October 7, 2026.

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