SnapNote Sync vs LYS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SnapNote Sync
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Quickly create a note along with images, support handwriting recognition for different languages, text recognition of existing images or using camera to capture texts. Upload multiple images and merge photos, save photos to album. Support read aloud what is note down. Assign tags to notes, search and sort notes, so you can quickly find the note you are looking for. Customize your notes and tags with icons of your choice. You can create multiple pages in a note to better organize your information. All notes, tags and images sychronized to your private iCloud space automatically, so your notes are shared among your devices automatically. It is fast, secure and always available on your devices. Subscription Information SnapNote offers auto-renewable subscriptions to unlock premium features: • Monthly Subscription • Yearly Subscription Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://donghangzhang.wixsite.com/cicada/privacy-snapnote
LYS
This app combines a calendar, to-do lists, goal tracking, notes, and a journal into a single, private planning tool. It allows users to schedule their day, count down to important events, and reflect on their experiences. All data is end-to-end encrypted for maximum privacy.
- Integrated calendar and to-do lists
- Countdown timers for events
- Goal tracking with progress visualization
- Organized notes with folders
- Daily journal with guided questions
- End-to-end encryption for privacy
- Syncs with Apple, Google, and Outlook Calendar
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LYS is an all-in-one planner: a calendar and to-dos, the dates you're waiting for, goals, notes, and a journal, together in one private app. Plan your day in the order you'll actually live it, from school drop-off to practice at five. Count down to birthdays and trips, watch your goals add up, and end each night with five questions about your day. Everything you write is end-to-end encrypted, so it stays yours alone. SCHEDULE Your to-dos and your events, together in one day and numbered in the order you'll do them. Drag them where you want them, and tap a number to complete it. Set a reminder on any to-do, and LYS can send you your plan each morning. Make a to-do repeat on the days you choose, and your routine keeps its order from one day to the next. Your events sync automatically with Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, and Outlook. FRIENDS Share your day with your friends and see theirs. Post today as your story from the Friends tab, and tap any row to hide it first. Stories end at midnight and are encrypted end to end, so only your friends can see them. Add friends with an invite link, or show your code to someone beside you. COUNTDOWNS The days you're waiting for, on a timeline from today: a trip, a school play, an anniversary. A date can come back every year. Bring in birthdays from your contacts, see how old everyone is turning, and see each one coming a week ahead. GOALS A goal is a number: dollars saved, books read, a balance paid down. Tell LYS where you are and where you want to get to, add a step each time you move, and watch the bar fill. Quitting something? Count the days without it. If you slip, start over, and write down what will help next time. Write down why you're quitting, so the reason is there when you need it. NOTES Every list and idea in one place, sorted from A to Z, in folders inside folders. Checklists, a grocery list that remembers your usuals, and a search only you can run. Lock the private ones with Face ID. JOURNAL Before you go to bed, record your day by answering five questions. Then rewind to any day to see what was on your mind. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything you write is end-to-end encrypted with a key only you hold. Our servers store your words as ciphertext we can't read. If you use LYS without an account, your entries stay on your iPhone or iPad and never reach us. EVERYWHERE YOU ARE iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets that stay up to date, and Siri to add a to-do. Choose from 54 Paper Colors, and the whole app, even the icon, changes to match. YOURS TO KEEP Your planner works without a connection. Once you create an account, it syncs and backs up quietly, and you can export everything as Markdown or PDF anytime. FREE TO USE Plan & share your day for free. Plan your life with LYS+: unlimited goals, countdowns, notes and journal entries. A NOTE FROM JOHN hi :) my name is John, and i'm the founder of LYS. i created this app because i wanted to love my life. i wanted to be excited about life! excited to wake up each day, and excited for the future. everyone has their own future that, if they can create, they'll love their life. my goal is to make it easier for everyone to create that future. LYS, which stands for Love Yourself, is the first app i've built. i hope you love it, and i hope you love yourself. John Leonard Colorado, USA Terms of Use: https://lysplanner.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://lysplanner.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LYS at daily against SnapNote Sync's every 2 months. SnapNote Sync's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. SnapNote Sync sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and LYS sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $10.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SnapNote Sync ships an update every 2 months, LYS daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SnapNote Sync | LYS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Donghang Zhang | Love Your Life, LLC |
In-app purchases
SnapNote Sync
- Monthly Plan$0.991 Month
- Yearly Plan$9.991 Year
LYS
- LYS+ Monthly$10.001 Month
- LYS+ Yearly$60.001 Year
- One Month of LYS$10.00
- One Year of LYS$60.00









