Comparison

BuddyNotes vs Patterns

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

Head to head
About

BuddyNotes

Features
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BuddyNotes is your private dating journal for remembering the people, places, and moments that shaped your love life β€” with no account, cloud sync, or social feed. YOUR HISTORY, ORGANIZED β€’ Save every story with a first name or nickname, city, relationship type, date or date range, tags, and personal notes. β€’ Find any entry quickly with search, filters, and sorting. β€’ Write down memories, feelings, and anecdotes without ratings or judgment. SEE THE STORY BEHIND THE STORIES β€’ BuddyMap places your memories on a personal map, helping you revisit the locations that mattered. β€’ BuddyWrapped creates an anonymized look back at time periods, cities, relationship types, tags, and patterns in your journal. β€’ Share only the summaries you choose through your device’s system share sheet. PRIVATE BY DESIGN β€’ Your journal is stored locally in an encrypted database on your device. β€’ No account, no cloud sync, and no public profile. β€’ Protect access with Face ID or Touch ID. β€’ Create a password-protected encrypted backup and restore it on another device. BuddyNotes is not a dating service: there is no chat, matching, or introduction feature. It is a personal space to remember, reflect, and understand your journey. BuddyWrapped and the ad-free experience are available through a one-time in-app purchase. No subscription.

About

Patterns

Features
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Track how people make you feel. Keep the receipts. Notice the pattern. Patterns is a private relationship tracker and mood journal for understanding the connections in your life. Add a partner, date, friend, family member, or coworker, then record how each interaction leaves you feeling over time. QUICK EMOTIONAL CHECK-INS Log a feeling, choose its intensity, and add a note when context matters. A few seconds is enough to build an honest record you can return to later. KEEP THE RECEIPTS Save specific moments as green flags or red flags so important behavior does not get blurred by time. Add a title, private note, and optional photo or screenshot to remember what actually happened. SEE THE PATTERN Review relationship timelines, recurring feelings, flag totals, and 30-day trends. Notice which connections feel supportive, draining, calm, confusing, or mixed. MADE FOR EVERY RELATIONSHIP Patterns is not just a couples app. Use it for dating, friendships, family dynamics, work relationships, or any person whose behavior affects your wellbeing. Reflect on boundaries, positive signs, and difficult patterns without forcing everything into a single diary. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account is required. Names, check-ins, notes, and receipt attachments stay locally on your device, giving you a calm space to be honest with yourself. Privacy Policy : EULA:https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BuddyNotes2 screens
Patterns4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Patterns at none against BuddyNotes's shown. Patterns also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. BuddyNotes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Patterns sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
BuddyNotes versus Patterns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuddyNotesPatterns
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size43 MB38 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMickael BarthemySajjad Alhusseini

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BuddyNotes

One-time1
  • BodyGame Wrapped$0.99
2 purchases

Patterns

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$19.991 Year

Questions

Is BuddyNotes free?
BuddyNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Patterns free?
Patterns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BuddyNotes or Patterns have ads?
BuddyNotes shows ads; Patterns does not.

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