Comparison

Daily Checklist vs Longhand Notes

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

Head to head
About

Daily Checklist

Features
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A polished, feature-rich task planner for iOS and iPadOS that helps organize daily work, study, and routines with clarity. Add tasks with notes, categories, due dates, and reminders, track progress at a glance, and customize widgets and visuals to match your workflow. Use fast filters, pin important items, and keep up with what is due today or overdue in a clean, easy-to-scan interface. PLAN AND ORGANIZE TASKS โ€ข Create tasks with titles, notes, and due dates โ€ข Organize tasks with custom categories and icons โ€ข Pin important tasks for quick access โ€ข Mark tasks complete and track progress over time โ€ข Edit, duplicate, and manage tasks with quick actions FOCUS AND PRODUCTIVITY โ€ข Insights for remaining, completed, due today, and overdue tasks โ€ข Filter tasks by status and category โ€ข Grouped task views for faster scanning โ€ข Bulk actions like complete due today and clear completed โ€ข Smooth, responsive interactions and animations SHARE AND WIDGETS โ€ข Share task summaries as text or styled images โ€ข Home Screen widgets in multiple sizes โ€ข Lock Screen widgets for at-a-glance updates โ€ข Customize widget configurations and choose what appears โ€ข Deep links from widgets back into the app STYLE AND PERSONALIZATION โ€ข Theme customization with gradients and polished cards โ€ข Dark mode support โ€ข Adaptive layouts for iPhone and iPad โ€ข Full localization support for multiple languages PRO FEATURES โ€ข Advanced reminders and notification options โ€ข Premium themes and expanded customization โ€ข Advanced widget features and higher limits โ€ข Additional premium productivity features Note: Free to download and use. Some advanced features require a one-time purchase or subscription to unlock. Designed for students and professionals alike, it keeps tasks organized and easy to scan at a glance. Privacy Policy: https://www.cuteghost.com/pages/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Longhand Notes

Features
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Longhand is an endless board for your ideas. Put notes, checklists, documents, images, videos, audio recordings, PDFs, links and handwriting on one canvas, and arrange them however you think. Group what belongs together, connect related ideas, and zoom out to see the whole picture. Share a board and work on it together in real time. Your boards sync instantly across your Mac, iPad and iPhone through iCloud. There's no account to create. Make it yours with desk surfaces like wood, cork and dark grid, and pick your own fonts and colors. Less clutter, more clarity. LONGHAND PRO Unlock every Pro feature with a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://app.notion.com/p/thematigran/Longhand-Notes-375aa51a882680d5864ac338e183aa44

Screenshots

Daily Checklist4 screens
Longhand Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

Daily Checklist and Longhand Notes are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Daily Checklist sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year and Longhand Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Daily Checklist versus Longhand Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily ChecklistLonghand Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS17.6 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size40 MB197 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHosam MohammedMatias Villagran

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Daily Checklist

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Version7 Days trial$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Version$2.99
3 purchases

Longhand Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Longhand Pro$1.991 Month
  • Longhand Pro$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Longhand Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Daily Checklist free?
Daily Checklist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Longhand Notes free?
Longhand Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Daily Checklist or Longhand Notes have ads?
Neither Daily Checklist nor Longhand Notes shows ads.

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