Comparison

Live Timecode Notes vs Daylight

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

Head to head
About

Live Timecode Notes

Streamline note-taking for film and live events with timecode synchronization. Organize notes with custom tags, quick buttons, and export them for post-production workflows or spreadsheets. Collaborate with teams in real-time.

Highlights
  • Timecode synchronization
  • Customizable tags and groups
  • Predefined quick comment buttons
  • Real-time online collaboration
  • Export notes as PDF, CSV, or timeline markers
  • Project transfer and cloud backup
Features
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Take timecode-related notes to the next level. Designed for iOS, this app was developed in collaboration with film industry professionals to create the most productive and easy-to-use tool. With customizable tags, predefined buttons, and universal colors, this app is designed to speed up the note-taking process during live events or studio recording. Notes can later be exported as PDF or CSV file to create spreadsheets. Or they can be exported as timeline markers for Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Avid Media Composer and other post-production applications. Key features: - Create custom projects for each event or day of shooting - Create custom tags and organize them into groups - Create quick comment buttons for instant notes with predefined values - Create or join online sessions and comment together with your team - Set timecode to match your frame rate (23.976, 24, 25, 29.97 NDF, 29.97 DF, 30, 48, 50, 59.94 NDF, 59.94 DF, 60) - Sync Timecode by using the device camera. Film any display with SMPTE timecode and the project and device will be synced to that time. - Set timecode to another time zone to comment on remote video stream - Connect your device to an external clock or timecode generate (for example Tentacle Sync E or Ambient Lockit) - Export notes as document such as PDF or CSV to generate spreadsheets - Export notes as timeline markers for film editing in Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Avid Media Composer - Export notes as titles for Apple Final Cut Pro X - Export notes as captions / subtitles for use as overlay in any NLE - Export notes as OTRN (Open Timecode-Related Notes) - Merge notes into ALE files into the corresponding takes - Transfer projects to other devices - Import projects from other devices. - Backup projects to the EditingTools.io cloud with one click. - Review notes with filter functions for text, timecode, and tags. We have also added two demo projects to make it easier to get started with the tools and try them out. We are very open to feedback and want to hear your ideas on how to improve the app. Thank you to everyone who has supported our app development over the years. It is a truly international project. If you have any feedback, feature improvements or translations, please let us know. The app comes with a free plan that allows the creation of 3 free projects and up to 5 buttons and 10 tags per project. The subscription plan offers an unlimited number of projects, tags, and buttons, and also unlocks all export options. Subscriptions help us cover the cost of developing this application. Please consider supporting us if you like this app. We build this app with security in mind, which means no data is shared with any third party and everything is stored and processed locally unless you choose to share the files over iOS. Data processing is local, secure and confidential and can also be used for critical projects and events. If you have any questions or feature requests, please contact our support team. We are happy to assist you!

About

Daylight

This app combines daily affirmations, weather, to-dos, calendar events, and notes into a single, convenient dashboard. It offers a unique, day-centric approach to task management with intuitive gestures and automatic iCloud syncing. Enjoy a clutter-free experience with no notifications.

Highlights
  • All-in-one daily dashboard
  • Calendar event integration
  • Task management with rollover
  • Daily affirmations
  • Natural language event input
  • Customizable Today view layout
Features
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Daylight is the beautiful, delightful, all-in-one daily planner I always envisioned for my iPhone, and I hope you'll love it just as much. It's designed to make your day feel lighter, easier, and wrapped up neatly, yet contains powerful productivity features built in. It combines a daily affirmation, weather, to-dos, calendar events, and notes into one convenient dashboard view, so it's the only app you need to get started with your day. Everything surfaces right on your Today view, where background changes as the day progresses to match the position of the sun in the sky. There are no lists or folders because life doesn't happen in lists, it happens in days. Your tasks, notes, and events are all assigned to days that you can page through to see what's coming next and when you have room to add more stuff in. Plus, tasks smartly roll over if you choose, so you can see incomplete tasks from previous days on your Today view too and reprioritize them for the new day. And speaking of nice touches, the app is filled with them. It has been a complete labor of love, from the randomized confetti for every task completion to the paper crumble when deleting a note to refining each and every pixel of the experience. Daylight is meant to make your day not only easier and more productive, but pleasant too. And it's all topped off with that daily affirmation to set a positive tone. • GESTURES AND CONVENIENCE • Short press a task to drag and drop it, long press to bring up a menu for repeating tasks, moving them, or selecting multiple. Describe an event using natural language to add it to your calendar rather than filling out a tedious form of information. Or shake your iPhone to undo a mistake you made. Just say something like "Dinner tomorrow at 8pm with Ashley" and Daylight will figure out what you mean. Add widgets to your home screen to see it all at a glance. It's all so simple, and it all just works harmoniously. There's also no separate login to worry about. Everything you put in Daylight saves and backs up automatically through your Apple account and iCloud and calendars sync with all your existing accounts already on your iPhone. • NO NOTIFICATIONS • And guess what? There are no notifications. Controversial? Of course. But we all get enough notifications, alerts, and reminders already. We don't need more noise. Just like the way you'd check a daily journal throughout the day and cross tasks off as you complete them, feel free to check Daylight throughout your day to stay abreast. • DAYLIGHT PREMIUM • If you choose to upgrade to Daylight Premium, not only will you be supporting a small, passionate developer, you'll also unlock some really handy features: - Unlimited tasks and notes per day - Note bookmarks - Repeating tasks - Customized affirmation themes and ability to add your own - Rapid fire task entry (tap and hold the + icon on Tasks view) - Rearrange cards on the Today view to your liking - And more to come on the horizon • NO DATA HARVESTING, JUST GOOD VIBES • Daylight keeps zero personal information about you and no one can see your tasks, notes, and events except for you. I literally do not care at all about your private data. I just want to build things that make people happy. Thank you so much and I hope you enjoy using Daylight to bring some light to your day. Always open to feedback and suggestions, and I promise Daylight will only grow and get better with time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Live Timecode Notes4 screens
Daylight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Daylight at 5.0 against Live Timecode Notes's 4.4. Daylight also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%). Live Timecode Notes's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 2) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Live Timecode Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Daylight sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Daylight holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Live Timecode Notes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Daylight's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Live Timecode Notes versus Daylight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLive Timecode NotesDaylight
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEditingTools.ioCreating Things to Feel Alive LLC

Customer experience

Live Timecode Notes

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Daylight

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Live Timecode Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$14.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$44.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$249.99
3 purchases

Daylight

Subscriptions2
  • Daylight Premium - Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Daylight Premium - Yearly$29.001 Year
One-time1
  • Daylight$49.00

Questions

Is Live Timecode Notes free?
Live Timecode Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daylight free?
Daylight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Live Timecode Notes or Daylight?
Daylight is rated higher. Live Timecode Notes averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Daylight averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Live Timecode Notes or Daylight have ads?
Neither Live Timecode Notes nor Daylight shows ads.

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