Comparison

Dear Today vs connote

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

Head to head
About

Dear Today

Features
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Your camera roll is full. But your weeks still feel blurry. Dear Today is a private visual diary and mood journal designed for busy people who want emotional clarity without writing pages. Every day, you capture one photo, choose your mood, and add a short note. It takes less than a minute. No social feed. No likes. No performance. Just one intentional moment. Over time, Dear Today turns your entries into: β€’ A visual timeline of your life β€’ Mood patterns across weeks and months β€’ Emotional insights you can actually see β€’ Monthly photo recaps and collages β€’ Gentle reflection prompts It combines a photo diary, mood tracker, and self reflection tool in one simple ritual you can sustain. You don’t need to document everything. Just one photo. One feeling. Because memories are visual. And understanding them changes how you live. Terms of use: https://www.chippstudio.ee/dear_today/terms

About

connote

Features
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One input box. That's the whole app. connote is a notes app that never asks you to organize. No folders to choose, no titles to invent, no deciding where things go β€” all the steps that make you put off writing are gone. Write what's on your mind, hit save, and the app reads the rest out of your words. β—† Notes that connect Mention the same person, project, or word again and your earlier notes appear alongside β€” automatically. Link directly with [[title]] when you want to. Open an old note and everything written about it since follows. Notes don't pile up; they connect. β—† Dates and tags The moment you save is where a note lives: Today, Yesterday, then by date. Any #tag you type in the text becomes its label. There is no separate metadata to fill in. β—† Photos as instant prints Attach a photo and it's developed into a square, film-toned print with your note written underneath. Several photos stack like real prints and fan out with a tap. Share a note and photo and caption leave as one image. β—† Todos in one tap Tap the check as you write β€” that's a todo. The app never guesses from your phrasing; only what you mark becomes a list. β—† Graph Everything you've written becomes a map of links, tags, and days. β—† Yours alone No account, no server, no ads. Notes live on your device and in your iCloud, syncing quietly between your own devices. JSON backup and Markdown export included (opens as-is in Obsidian). The line you write today connects to what you'll write tomorrow.

Screenshots

Dear Today4 screens
connote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: connote at none against Dear Today's 2. connote also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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. Dear Today sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. connote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dear Today ships an update weekly, connote daily. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Dear Today versus connote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDear Todayconnote
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS18.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size22 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChipp Studio OUwonil Kang

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Dear Today

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium Plan$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium Plan$22.991 Year
None

connote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dear Today free?
Dear Today is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is connote free?
connote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dear Today or connote have ads?
Neither Dear Today nor connote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dear Today or connote?
Dear Today ships an update weekly, and connote daily. Most recently, Dear Today was updated on October 16, 2026 and connote on October 11, 2026.

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