Comparison

Doodle A Day vs Daily Ink

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

Head to head
About

Doodle A Day

Features
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One tiny drawing a day. A year later, a hand-drawn journal you'll love flipping back through. Calm paper, a soft pencil, a splash of color, and a mood for every day. No skill needed, just a minute and whatever caught your eye today. A coffee cup. The dog asleep in a sunbeam. Rain on the window. Some days the doodle is three lines, some days it's the best thing you drew all week. Add a short note in your own words and the day is kept. Each day you also pick a mood. Over the weeks, the month view turns those moods into a soft watercolor summary, so you can see how the month really felt at a glance. With Artist, a written mood reading puts it into a few gentle lines. Then the pages start to add up. Scroll back through them full screen and the small moments come back, one drawing at a time. The year slowly fills in with your own little pictures. Doodle A Day lives on iPhone and iPad and syncs through your own iCloud, so your journal is right there on either one. Widgets keep today's doodle on your Home Screen, and a gentle reminder at the time you choose helps keep the habit going. FREE - Realistic pencil and pen, plus an eraser - Ink and paper colors - Notes up to 500 characters, shown as a torn-paper caption - Edit today's and yesterday's doodle - Share a page, a scrapbook of days or a flip-book GIF - A mood for every day, with a watercolor mood summary for the month - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - Daily reminders - iCloud sync between iPhone and iPad Free includes ads. ARTIST: $2.99, ONE TIME - Watercolor and brush - The full color wheel - Edit any earlier day - A written mood reading for your month - No ads, just the page Your doodles and notes stay private in your own iCloud and aren't shared with anyone. The free version shows ads from AdMob, which use device ID and product interaction data. Privacy Policy: https://wilmoth.engineering/apps/doodle-a-day/privacy Terms of Use: https://wilmoth.engineering/apps/doodle-a-day/terms Support: https://wilmoth.engineering/apps/doodle-a-day/support

About

Daily Ink

Capture your daily moments with simple drawings in a visual journal. This app transforms your scribbles into a year-long mosaic of memories, requiring no artistic skill. It's a private, offline way to build a creative habit and cherish your experiences.

Highlights
  • Daily drawing canvas
  • Yearly grid view
  • Daily carousel view
  • Dark mode
  • Home screen widget
  • Export as GIF or PNG
  • Offline functionality
  • Private by design
Features
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What if you drew one tiny doodle every day? Not a masterpiece — just a moment. Daily Ink turns your daily scribbles into a beautiful visual journal, one drawing at a time. No artistic talent required. Seriously. YOUR YEAR, ONE DOODLE AT A TIME Each day, you get a blank canvas. Draw whatever comes to mind — your morning coffee, a funny thing your cat did, the weather, your mood. It takes less than a minute. Over time, these tiny drawings become something unexpectedly beautiful: a visual diary of your entire year. NO TALENT? PERFECT. Daily Ink isn't for artists. It's for humans. Stick figures welcome. Wobbly circles encouraged. The whole point is capturing a moment, not creating a masterpiece. If you can hold your phone, you can use Daily Ink. SEE YOUR YEAR COME ALIVE Watch your yearly grid fill up day by day. Each cell holds one of your drawings, creating a colorful mosaic of your life. Scroll through and remember moments you would've forgotten. It's like a scrapbook you actually keep up with. FEATURES YOU'LL LOVE • Daily Drawing Canvas — Simple tools, zero learning curve. Just draw. • Yearly Grid View — See your entire year at a glance • Daily Carousel — Flip through your drawings one by one • Dark Mode — Beautiful dark theme for late-night doodling • Home Screen Widget — Your latest drawing, right on your home screen • Export as GIF or PNG — Share animated replays or still images • Completely Offline — No account needed. Your drawings stay on your device. • Private by Design — No tracking, no cloud uploads, no social features BUILD A HABIT THAT ACTUALLY STICKS Unlike journaling with words, drawing takes almost no effort. One minute. One doodle. That's it. Before you know it, you've built a creative habit and a year of visual memories you'll treasure. Daily Ink. Draw your day. Keep your year. Try Daily Ink for free. After your trial, subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the trial ends. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1963b1PYa5NwVKUpZ80Ph1OEbHDkxQCOE-eP2xas2-os/preview?tab=t.0 Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Doodle A Day4 screens
Daily Ink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Daily Ink at none against Doodle A Day's shown. Daily Ink also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Doodle A Day sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Daily Ink sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doodle A Day ships an update every 4 months, Daily Ink every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Doodle A Day versus Daily Ink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoodle A DayDaily Ink
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB67 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJacob WilmothHugoDuarte

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Doodle A Day

One-time1
  • Artist$2.99
3 purchases

Daily Ink

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Doodle A Day free?
Doodle A Day is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daily Ink free?
Daily Ink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Doodle A Day or Daily Ink have ads?
Doodle A Day shows ads; Daily Ink does not.
Which is updated more often, Doodle A Day or Daily Ink?
Doodle A Day ships an update every 4 months, and Daily Ink every 3 weeks. Most recently, Doodle A Day was updated on October 31, 2026 and Daily Ink on November 5, 2026.

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