Comparison

Notebook vs Just Checking

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

Head to head
About

Notebook

Features
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Notebook – Daily Planner, Notes, To-Do Lists & Drawing in One Beautiful App Notebook is your all-in-one digital notebook for daily planning, writing, journaling, task management, and drawing. Whether you’re planning your day, capturing quick ideas, writing in your personal diary, building detailed to-do lists, or sketching concepts by hand — Notebook keeps everything in one clean, beautiful space. Organized with tags, synced with iCloud, and designed to work the way your mind does. DAILY PLANNER & PRODUCTIVITY Plan your day, organize your priorities, and stay on track. Notebook combines daily planning with notes, checklists, tasks, goals, and routines. Create daily, weekly, and monthly plans, organize what matters most, and keep your routines on track. Set priorities, track completed tasks, and see your progress with a visual progress tracker. Create repeating tasks for daily habits, weekly routines, and monthly goals — so nothing falls through the cracks. JOURNAL & DIARY Make Notebook your personal journal and digital diary. Capture your thoughts, memories, experiences, ideas, and everyday moments in your own words. Write daily journal entries, reflect on your day, record memories, or use your diary as a private space to reflect. From daily reflections and gratitude notes to personal stories and life milestones, Notebook gives your thoughts a place to grow. TO-DO LIST & CHECKLISTS Turn ideas into action. Build smart to-do lists with a tap, check off tasks as you go, and watch your progress grow with a visual progress tracker. Set repeating tasks for daily habits, weekly reviews, and monthly goals. Whether it’s a shopping list, study checklist, work project, or daily routine, Notebook keeps your tasks organized and easy to manage. NOTES & TEXT EDITOR Write the way you think. Notebook gives you a powerful yet distraction-free text editor for journal entries, meeting notes, lecture summaries, shopping lists, personal notes, and more. Format your thoughts, highlight key ideas, organize information, and keep your writing organized. SKETCH PAD & DRAWING Some ideas are better drawn than written. Notebook includes a full-featured sketch pad powered by Apple Pencil and touch drawing — perfect for diagrams, wireframes, mind maps, doodles, illustrations, and hand-drawn notes. Every sketch lives alongside your text notes, journal entries, and to-do lists, so your ideas stay in context. TAGS & SMART ORGANIZATION Stop searching, start finding. Assign color-coded tags to notes, journal entries, task lists, and drawings and filter your content in seconds. Organize by project, mood, topic, subject, priority, or personal category. ICLOUD SYNC — ALWAYS IN SYNC Your notes, journal entries, to-do lists, and drawings follow you everywhere. Notebook syncs automatically across your Apple devices via iCloud — iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Start on one device and continue on another. Your content stays up to date. HISTORY & ARCHIVE Never lose an idea, task, or memory again. Notebook keeps a history of completed task lists, past notes, journal entries, and drawings — organized by date, so you can revisit your work and memories anytime. — WHO IS NOTEBOOK FOR? — • Students capturing lecture notes and study plans • Professionals managing projects, daily tasks, and meeting notes • Creatives sketching ideas and concepts • Journalers keeping a personal diary and daily reflections • Anyone planning their day and building better routines • Anyone who wants one beautiful app instead of five — PRO FEATURES — Unlock the full Notebook experience with Pro: • Unlimited tags and color customization • Share your to-do lists and notes instantly • Priority support and all future Pro features Start free. Upgrade when you’re ready. Notebook — Write it. Plan it. Journal it. Draw it. All in one place. * Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ * Privacy Policy: https://kerols.me/dailyplanner/privacy/index.html

About

Just Checking

This app helps you pause and reflect with gentle, question-based reminders for daily habits and tasks. It offers a calming interface and optional persistent notifications, with support for widgets and lock screen integration. Focuses on mindful check-ins without pressure or streaks.

Highlights
  • Question-based check-ins
  • Gentle notifications
  • Persistent reminders
  • Widget and Lock Screen support
  • Minimalist design
  • Aesthetic themes
Features
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Did I helps you pause, reflect, and check in without pressure, guilt, or noise. Instead of rigid to-do lists, Did I lets you create simple check-ins like: • Did I drink water? • Did I take my medication? • Did I eat my veggies? • Did I lock the door? When it’s time, we’ll gently remind you. When you’ve done it, just tap “I did.” That’s it. No AI No streaks. No stress. No feeling behind. Features • Simple check-ins Create lightweight reminders framed as questions — not tasks. • Gentle notifications Get reminded softly, without aggressive alerts or constant buzzing. • Persistent reminders (optional) If something truly matters, enable a temporary persistent reminder that stays with you until it’s done — then automatically turns off. • Widgets, Lock Screen & Live Activity support Check in directly from your Widget, Lock Screen or Dynamic Island. • Minimal, calming design Built to feel quiet, warm, and easy to return to. Aesthetic themes Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Notebook4 screens
Just Checking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Notebook at every 10 days against Just Checking'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. Notebook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Just Checking sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notebook ships an update every 10 days, Just Checking every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Notebook versus Just Checking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotebookJust Checking
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.617.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKerols NaguibLondelle Sheehan

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Notebook

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • yearly3 Days trial$14.991 Year
3 purchases

Just Checking

Subscriptions2
  • Did I Premium - Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Did I Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Did I Premium - Lifetime$5.99

Questions

Is Notebook free?
Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Just Checking free?
Just Checking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Notebook or Just Checking have ads?
Neither Notebook nor Just Checking shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notebook or Just Checking?
Notebook ships an update every 10 days, and Just Checking every 3 months. Most recently, Notebook was updated on October 28, 2026 and Just Checking on November 5, 2026.

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