Comparison

Scribbini vs Dayleaf

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

Head to head
About

Scribbini

Features
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Scribbini is your digital canvas for capturing and organizing ideas exactly the way your mind works. Whether you prefer the natural feel of Apple Pencil or the convenience of your keyboard, this versatile iPad app helps you turn free-flowing thoughts into structured content. Key Features: * Freedom to Scribble Anywhere * Use Apple Pencil to sketch, draw, or write naturally * Type notes directly onto anywhere of the canvas with your keyboard * Intuitive Organization * Create articles to group related pages of scribbles * Organize articles into books for bigger projects * Include the same article in multiple books with automatic synchronization * Smart Navigation * Simple tap and drag gestures * Move seamlessly between pages, articles, and books * No complex menus or confusing hierarchies Transform Your Workflow: Scribbini bridges the gap between spontaneous note-taking and organized thinking. Start with quick scribbles and gradually structure them into cohesive collections. Your ideas evolve naturally from loose thoughts to polished content. Perfect for: * Students combining course notes and study materials * Writers organizing research and drafts * Artists collecting inspiration and sketches * Professionals managing projects and ideas * Anyone who loves both free-form thinking and organized content The Scribbini Difference: Unlike traditional note-taking apps, Scribbini understands that the same content often belongs in multiple contexts. With our unique synchronization feature, edit an article once and see the changes reflect across all books instantly. No more duplicate content or confusion about which version is current. Start bringing structure to your scribbles today with Scribbini – where organization meets creativity. Experience the freedom of unstructured thinking with the power of intelligent organization. Download Scribbini and give your ideas the space they deserve to grow and connect.

About

Dayleaf

This app offers a digital journaling experience that mimics a physical paper planner. It features multiple calendar views, customizable planners for different life areas, and quick entry options. Cloud backup and export capabilities ensure your notes are safe and accessible.

Highlights
  • Monthly, Weekly, and Day calendar views
  • Multiple color-coded planners
  • Quick entry and editing
  • Instant search functionality
  • Cloud backup and restore
  • Printable calendar views
  • Email export of entries
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The warmth of a paper planner, the power of your iPhone. Write your days, stick stickers on your dates, and watch your life fill a beautiful calendar: journal, diary, goals, and planner in one quiet, ad-free app. Free to start; Pro is a one-time purchase or a subscription, your choice. Open it to a calendar, not a blank page: your entries, photos, and stickers live right inside the month, week, and day views, so every glance tells the story of your life. **New: Your Second Brain in an Agentic World** Switch on Headless Dayleaf and Meta Muse, Claude, Gemini or your own scripts can write the day's weather, your steps and sleep, or a summary of what you shipped into the right planner, labelled "via muse" so your words and theirs never blur, and read back what you wrote. Your whole journal also exports as Markdown files, one note per day, ready for Obsidian and any AI tool. Off by default; text only, never your photos or audio. **Switching from Day One?** Bring your entire journal home in minutes: every entry, photo, and voice recording. Choose your export in Settings → Import and Dayleaf does the rest, even for journals with a decade of memories. Free, forever. **Photos & Voice Notes** Attach photos to any entry and see them right on your calendar. Tap the mic to capture a voice note on the spot. Some days deserve to be heard, not typed. **Planner Stickers** Birthday, Pay day, Trip, Deadline, Date night… stick them on any date like a real paper planner, or design your own with your choice of icon and color. **Twenty Hand-Crafted Themes** Paper, Forest, Ocean, Lavender, Rosé, Ink & Gold, Sunset, Olive, Retro, Clay, Frost, Linen, Kraft, Pop: each tuned by hand with a light and a dark face, several with their own page construction. Your journal, your mood. **Set Goals. Reflect. Grow.** Daily, weekly, and monthly goals with a Notes & Reflection space to look back and write how it really went, just like the review pages of a great paper planner. **Private Diary with Lock. Your Year in Review.** App Lock (Pro) guards your diary with a 4-digit passcode; forgot it? A code sent to your email resets it. Year in Review (Pro) shows streaks, words written, busiest days and a globe lit by every city you've written from. Tag entries with your location, write your own reminder messages, and switch on a persistent reminder that nudges until you open the app. **Private. Backed Up. Always Yours.** One-tap backups to your own iCloud: entries, photos, voice notes, stickers, everything. No account required, no tracking, and your journal stays in your own Apple account. Restore anywhere, anytime. Key Features: - Day One import: entries, photos & audio, free forever - App Lock passcode, Year in Review, places globe, blog-post entries (Pro) - Headless Dayleaf: local API, `dayleaf` command line and MCP server (Mac); cloud access for Meta Muse and other agents - Markdown export: one note per day, ready for Obsidian and AI tools - Photo attachments with calendar thumbnails - On-the-spot voice notes - 20 planner stickers + design your own - 20 hand-crafted themes, each with light & dark - Per-planner icons, fonts, and text sizes - Daily, weekly, and monthly goals with reflection - Monthly, Weekly, and Day calendar views with zoom - Daily reminder at your chosen time - Instant search and a fast, beautiful Timeline - iCloud backup and restore: no account needed - Print your calendar; export by email (text/CSV) DAYLEAF EVERYWHERE Capture on Apple Watch: dictate an entry, record voice memos with automatic transcripts, tick off goals from your wrist, and add the watch-face complication. And with the Mac app, your whole journal is at home on your desktop too. Perfect for daily journaling, gratitude and mood tracking, habit reflection, work notes, reading lists, travel plans, and memory keeping. Your memories deserve a beautiful home. Start today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scribbini at none against Dayleaf's 3. Dayleaf's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Dayleaf sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Scribbini asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Scribbini versus Dayleaf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScribbiniDayleaf
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—13 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeung Ju HaiMobiApp

In-app purchases

None

Scribbini

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Dayleaf

Subscriptions2
  • Dayleaf Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Dayleaf Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Dayleaf Pro$19.99

Questions

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

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