Comparison

Gravity Notes vs PathDay

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

Head to head
About

Gravity Notes

Capture ideas with voice, text, photos, and video, organized in a timeline. Features AI transcription, creative photo tools, and multiple viewing modes. Offers a free tier with premium upgrade options.

Highlights
  • Voice recording with AI speech-to-text
  • Timeline organization of notes
  • Creative photo editing tools
  • Multiple note viewing modes (Stream, Calendar, Map, Gallery)
  • Rich text formatting
  • Document scanning
  • Location tagging
Features
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Gravity Notes is a powerful notes app with voice recording, AI speech-to-text transcription, and creative photo tools — all organized in a beautiful timeline. Capture ideas with voice memos, text, photos, and video. Revisit them exactly when and where they happened. Free to download with a generous free tier. Some features require Gravity Notes Premium (in-app purchase). Free Tier: • Up to 50 standard notes • 2 AI transcription uses • 2 quote image generations • 2 teleprompter uses • Stream, Calendar, Map & Gallery views • Rich text formatting • Photos, videos & document scans • Search, sharing & location tagging Voice Notes & Transcription: • Record audio notes with AI speech-to-text • Every word syncs to the audio timeline — tap any word to jump to that moment • Unlimited transcription with Premium Creative Photo Tools: • Make Stamp — Turn photos into vintage stamp art with classic, scallop, wave & square borders. Add paper texture and postmark effects with custom text • Make Sticker — Extract subjects from photos with multi-subject selection to create custom stickers • Quote Images — Design beautiful visual quotes with custom fonts, colors & layouts for sharing • 150+ Photo Filters — Professional effects including duotone, halftone & shaded material • Polaroid Sharing — Generate styled memory-card layouts Four Intuitive Views: • Stream — Chronological timeline of all notes • Calendar — Browse notes by date •Map — Explore notes by location • Gallery — Visual grid of photos and media Premium Features: • Unlimited AI transcription • iCloud sync across devices • 150+ photo filters • Live Text (OCR) — Extract text from images • Calendar integration — Create Apple Calendar events from notes • Quote image generation with full customization • Bilingual conversation — Real-time translation between languages • Teleprompter — Auto-scrolling script with recording and virtual backgrounds • Polaroid sharing layouts Built with privacy in mind and a clean, modern iOS interface. Gravity Notes turns every note into a connected, searchable memory. Terms of Use: https://www.gravitynotesapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.gravitynotesapp.com/privacy

About

PathDay

This app helps you focus on your daily priorities with a clear, single-screen interface for tasks, habits, and intentions. It offers an inbox for capturing stray thoughts and tools for building consistent routines and focused work sessions.

Highlights
  • Single-screen daily view
  • Inbox for capturing thoughts
  • Task management with subtasks
  • Multiple habit types
  • Focus timer (Pomodoro & open)
  • Daily mantras
  • On-device audio transcription
Features
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Why PathDay? Most productivity apps only handle one part of your day. One app has a long list of tasks. Another tracks your habits. Then you need a timer to stay focused and a journal to write down your thoughts. Before you know it, you have a bunch of apps just to keep your day on track. PathDay brings it all together in one productivity system, built around what matters most: today. A path is walked one day at a time. PathDay helps you focus on what needs to get done today while keeping everything else organized for later. Tasks show what needs to get done. The Journal records your days. The Inbox holds thoughts and ideas for later. Habits help you stay consistent. Focus helps you stay on task. Mantras help you start the day with intention. TODAY - FOCUS ON WHAT MATTERS TODAY Today brings your scheduled tasks, habits, ongoing work, unfinished items, and daily mantra into one view. See what needs your attention without sorting through long lists. Future tasks stay out of the way until you need them. TASKS - EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE Keep all your tasks organized, and see only what is due today. - Add tasks and subtasks, with categories and #hashtags - Set due dates, reminders, and repeating tasks - Attach files and voice notes, and search everything JOURNAL - REMEMBER YOUR DAYS Write about what happened, how you felt, and what you want to remember. - Write with rich text, lists, checklists, photos, or voice transcription - Create your own check-in questions with face ratings or a 1 to 10 scale, on the days you choose - Keep daily, morning and evening, or Dream Journal entries, with calendar and search INBOX - CAPTURE NOW, DECIDE LATER Have something on your mind? Put it in the Inbox and get back to what you were doing. - Capture tasks, ideas, and reminders without organizing them first - Use Process Inbox to schedule, snooze, or complete items, or move them to Someday HABITS - THE THINGS YOU REPEAT Track workouts, vitamins, reading, steps, and other habits you want to build or maintain. - Set schedules that fit your routines - On iPhone and iPad, connect a habit to Apple Health to read steps, sleep, or workouts, or save water and mindful minutes - Track your progress with streaks and trends FOCUS - ONE THING AT A TIME Start a focus session from any task, with a Pomodoro Focus Timer or an Open Timer. - Set repeating focus and break sessions - Keep your timer visible with Live Activities and Dynamic Island on iPhone or a floating timer on Mac - See your timer and session history inside each task MANTRAS - START THE DAY WITH INTENTION Start your day with a reminder of how you want to approach it. - Choose from a built-in library or write your own - Practice daily, build a streak, and see your mantra in Today BUILT FOR APPLE Made for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, with an interface designed for each one. - Complete tasks, log habits, and practice mantras on Apple Watch - Use widgets for Today, Habits, and Mantras on your Home Screen or Mac desktop - Choose themes, plus alternative app icon colors on iPhone and iPad - Sync securely across your devices with iCloud CAPTURE. DECIDE. FOCUS. REPEAT. PathDay keeps what you need to do, what you want to keep doing, and what you want to remember in one place. A path is not one big push. It is today, walked well, then again tomorrow. Completely free. No subscriptions, paywalls, or in-app purchases. Every feature is included. Your privacy comes first. Your data is stored securely in Apple's iCloud and synced through your Apple ID. It is never sold or shared. Designed and developed in Seattle, Washington

Screenshots

Gravity Notes4 screens
PathDay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PathDay at none against Gravity Notes's 3. PathDay also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). Gravity Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Gravity Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. PathDay asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Gravity Notes against 5.0 for PathDay. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gravity Notes has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gravity Notes ships an update every 2 days, PathDay every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Gravity Notes versus PathDay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGravity NotesPathDay
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZhenwei LiuJerimy Carroll

Customer experience

Gravity Notes

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PathDay

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Gravity Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$119.99
None

PathDay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gravity Notes free?
Gravity Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PathDay free?
PathDay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gravity Notes or PathDay?
Gravity Notes and PathDay are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 14 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Gravity Notes or PathDay have ads?
Neither Gravity Notes nor PathDay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gravity Notes or PathDay?
Gravity Notes ships an update every 2 days, and PathDay every 2 weeks. Most recently, Gravity Notes was updated on November 9, 2026 and PathDay on October 31, 2026.

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