Dayte vs NoteGarden
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dayte
Easily manage your upcoming events with a clean and simple countdown interface. This application prioritizes user privacy by not collecting any personal information.
- Simple event management
- Clear countdown interface
- Privacy-focused design
- No personal data collection
- Customizable widgets
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Countdown — only what you need Simplicity means ease. Manage your events with clarity and simplicity. - This app does not collect any personal information. Privacy Policy: https://small.dalgu.app/en/dayte/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
NoteGarden
Easily capture your day with mood icons, photos, and short notes. Revisit past moments through a calendar view, photo timeline, and "On This Day" memories. Secure your entries with app lock and sync across devices via iCloud.
- Mood tracking with icons
- Photo and short note entries
- Calendar and timeline views
- Search and favorites
- iCloud sync
- App lock security
- 30-day trash recovery
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NoteGarden is a gentle journaling app that lets you quickly save today’s mood, photos, and notes, then look back on them later. It is designed to feel lighter than a traditional diary, while keeping your records safely stored. Choose your mood, add photos, and write a short note — your entry is saved automatically. [ Key Features of NoteGarden ] Record today in under a minute • Quickly choose today’s mood with 10 mood icons • Add photos and notes to simply capture your day • Write notes neatly line by line with bullet lists • Organize entries more easily with tags • Keep your writing safe with automatic saving Look back with calendar and timeline views • Review past entries with daily moods and previews • Browse older records more easily with monthly section headers • Jump quickly to a specific year when you have entries across multiple years • See the time written and whether an entry was edited • Find the records you need with favorites and search • Revisit memories from the same date with the “On This Day” card Photo timeline • View photos added to your entries by date • Look back on past moments in chronological order from the Photos tab • Keep photos safely stored together with your records Reflect on your records with statistics • View your records by This Month, Last Month, This Year, Last Year, or All Time • Check record count, photo count, character count, and average character count • See your mood distribution at a glance with a donut chart • Track your journaling habit with your writing streak Safe backup and sync • Continue viewing your records and photos across devices with iCloud sync • Keep a single backup file with file export and import • Protect your private records with app lock • Restore deleted entries from the 30-day trash NoteGarden is made for people who find it hard to write a long diary every day. A mood, a photo, and a short note can be enough to remember your day. Save today in a small way, and quietly return to it later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NoteGarden at none against Dayte's 3. Dayte's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Dayte sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. NoteGarden asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dayte ships an update every 2 weeks, NoteGarden every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dayte | NoteGarden |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 93.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KYUNGHWAN KIM | ChanGyu Kang |
Customer experience
Dayte
NoteGarden
In-app purchases
Dayte
- Monthly Plan7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Annual Plan7 Days trial$3.991 Year
- Lifetime Plan$6.99
NoteGarden
No in-app purchases








