Comparison

Snippets vs DailyNote.md

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

Head to head
About

Snippets

Capture thoughts, ideas, and daily entries with a fast, local-first markdown editor. Notes are stored as plain files in a folder of your choice, offering full ownership and easy syncing via iCloud or other cloud services. Enjoy a distraction-free writing experience with instant search and no tracking.

Highlights
  • Local-first markdown editor
  • Plain .md file storage
  • iCloud and cloud sync
  • Chronological note sorting
  • Distraction-free writing
  • Instant search
Features
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Snippets Journal is a fast, local-first markdown note-taking app designed for capturing daily thoughts, ideas, and notes. YOUR NOTES, YOUR FILES • Notes are plain .md files stored in a folder you choose • No account required - just pick a folder and start writing • Full ownership - export, backup, or edit with any text editor ORGANIZED BY DATE • Notes automatically sorted chronologically • Quick daily journaling with one-tap new note • Easy to find what you wrote and when MARKDOWN SUPPORT • Write with familiar markdown formatting • Headers, bold, italic, lists, code blocks • Clean, distraction-free editor SYNC YOUR WAY • Use iCloud Drive to sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Works with Dropbox, Google Drive, or any cloud folder • No proprietary sync - your files, your choice FAST & PRIVATE • Instant search across all notes • Everything stored locally on your device • No tracking, no analytics, no ads Perfect for daily journaling, meeting notes, ideas, lists, and quick capture. Simple by design.

About

DailyNote.md

Features
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Write journal entries straight into your Obsidian vault – like chatting with yourself. Every message automatically lands in today's Obsidian Daily Note, with a timestamp and your mood. DailyNote.md is for people who don't actually journal. No blank page, no pressure to write something profound – you just type what's happening, like a chat with yourself. • Seamless Obsidian integration: entries land as plain Markdown files in your Daily Notes • Track your mood, optionally synced straight to Apple Health • Fully readable and editable independently of this app • Use your own templates for new Daily Notes Your data stays where it belongs: in your own Obsidian vault, as open Markdown files. After a 7-day free trial, DailyNote.md costs €1.99 per month as a subscription. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage it in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy Policy: https://christopherrohde.de/privacy/ Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Snippets4 screens
DailyNote.md3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Snippets at none against DailyNote.md's 1. Snippets also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. DailyNote.md sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Snippets asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snippets ships an update every 2 days, DailyNote.md every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Snippets versus DailyNote.md: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnippetsDailyNote.md
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMing LiChristopher Rohde

In-app purchases

None

Snippets

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DailyNote.md

Subscriptions1
  • DailyNote.md Monatlich7 Days trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Snippets free?
Snippets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DailyNote.md free?
DailyNote.md is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Snippets or DailyNote.md have ads?
Neither Snippets nor DailyNote.md shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Snippets or DailyNote.md?
Snippets ships an update every 2 days, and DailyNote.md every 5 days. Most recently, Snippets was updated on October 30, 2026 and DailyNote.md on November 6, 2026.

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