Comparison

Moodnotes vs 盼日 · Countdown Widget

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

Head to head
About

Moodnotes

A private digital journal that allows you to securely store your thoughts, secrets, and memories with a locking mechanism. It offers a clean interface for writing and reflection, ensuring your personal space remains protected.

Highlights
  • Secure locking mechanism
  • Private storage for thoughts and memories
  • Clean writing interface
  • Photo journaling capabilities
  • Auto-renewable subscription options
Features
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Experience the freedom of expression with our premium Lock Diary. Designed for those who value privacy, this diary features a secure locking mechanism to keep your deepest thoughts, secrets, and personal reflections safe from prying eyes. With a clean interface and secure storage, it’s your personal space to write, reflect, and protect your memories. Subscription Information: Premium Subscription (Auto-Renewable) Weekly Plan: $0.99 per week Monthly Plan: $1.99 per month Yearly Plan: $7.99 per year This is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the same price. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/diary-aprivatephotojournal/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/diary-aprivatephotojournal/terms-of-service

About

盼日 · Countdown Widget

Track upcoming events and celebrate milestones with a visual countdown. Organize important dates like birthdays, anniversaries, and exams with customizable widgets and reminders. Never miss a special moment again.

Highlights
  • Countdown and count-up timers
  • Home screen widgets
  • Apple Watch integration
  • iMessage stickers
  • Repeating events
  • Categories and notes
  • Reminders and iCloud sync
Features
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helps you track and celebrate every important day in your life. How many days until your birthday? How many days have you been together? Days left to an exam, anniversary, due date, or payday — see it all at a glance, and never miss a moment. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Countdown + Count up: count down to what's coming, and count the days since what mattered (365 days together!). • Home Screen widgets: put your most important days right on your Home Screen in multiple sizes. • Apple Watch: glance at your next big day right from your wrist. POWERFUL, SIMPLE FEATURES • Repeating events: birthdays and anniversaries automatically repeat monthly or yearly — the date is always right. • Categories & notebooks: organize by love, birthdays, festivals, study, work, and life. • Notes & photos: add a memo and photos to each day to keep the moments worth remembering. • Reminders: get notified as an important day approaches, on your schedule. • iCloud sync: sign in with Apple to safely sync your data across devices. • Local-first & backup: guest mode keeps data on-device; import/export your backup anytime. PERFECT FOR Relationship & wedding anniversaries, birthdays, baby's milestones, exam and graduation countdowns, trips, paydays, retirement, sobriety streaks, holidays (Christmas, New Year) — every day worth remembering. Add your first countdown today and never forget what matters.

Screenshots

Moodnotes4 screens
盼日 · Countdown Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: 盼日 · Countdown Widget at free against Moodnotes's free with in-app purchases. 盼日 · Countdown Widget also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Moodnotes's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Moodnotes sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and 盼日 · Countdown Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

盼日 · Countdown Widget holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Moodnotes has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Moodnotes ships an update every 9 days, 盼日 · Countdown Widget weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Moodnotes versus 盼日 · Countdown Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoodnotes盼日 · Countdown Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (18 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJabed Hasan献慧 陈

Customer experience

Moodnotes

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

盼日 · Countdown Widget

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Moodnotes

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$1.991 Month
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  • Yearly Subscription$7.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Life time FreeFree
1 purchases

盼日 · Countdown Widget

One-time1
  • Unlock permanent usage$0.99

Questions

Is Moodnotes free?
Moodnotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 盼日 · Countdown Widget free?
盼日 · Countdown Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Moodnotes or 盼日 · Countdown Widget?
盼日 · Countdown Widget is rated higher. Moodnotes averages 4.8 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while 盼日 · Countdown Widget averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Moodnotes or 盼日 · Countdown Widget have ads?
Neither Moodnotes nor 盼日 · Countdown Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Moodnotes or 盼日 · Countdown Widget?
Moodnotes ships an update every 9 days, and 盼日 · Countdown Widget weekly. Most recently, Moodnotes was updated on October 17, 2026 and 盼日 · Countdown Widget on October 12, 2026.

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