Today, a Note vs Waddle Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Today, a Note
Capture your day with a single photo and a brief thought. This private journal offers a simple way to record memories, with features like filters, calendar integration, and home screen widgets. Your entries are securely stored on your device and in iCloud.
- Record day with photo and text
- Add weather and filters
- Calendar view of past entries
- Search by word, place, tag, or date
- Instagram Stories card sharing
- Home screen widgets
- Face ID/passcode app lock
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A diary for keeping each day with one photo and one line. Write whenever you feel like it — your entries stay only on your device and in your iCloud. ■ EASY TO KEEP • Record your day with one photo and a few words • Add the day's weather • Five film-style filters with adjustable strength • Fill in past days from the calendar • No streaks — empty days are fine ■ LOOK BACK • A calendar that fills up with your photos — the whole month at a glance • Brings your past memories back to you • Search by words, place, tag or date ■ SHARE • Cards made for Instagram Stories ■ HOME SCREEN WIDGETS • Today's photo on your Home Screen • Your week's seven days at a glance • This month's diary photos at a glance ■ SAFE AND PRIVATE • Photos are copied into the app • Stored only on your own device and in your personal iCloud Drive • Lock the app with Face ID or a 4-digit passcode (immediately to 15 minutes) • Export your entries as a ZIP — text, photos and videos — that opens without the app ■ BIG SCREENS • On iPad, your list and your entry sit side by side
Waddle Diary
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Like a turtle — slow but steady, gathering your days one by one. Videos, dramas, movies, books, even papers — capture everything you watch and read with star ratings, notes, and photos. Daily diaries, and exchange diaries to share with friends, all in one app. ■ Record anything · YouTube, dramas, movies, books, papers, and more · Just paste a link and the preview image and title fill in automatically · Star ratings, notes, photo attachments ■ Daily diary · Record each day by date, with photos too ■ Smart search · Search the way you talk: "movies I watched last week", "5-star dramas" · All your entries spread out as tiles, narrowing as you type ■ Secret exchange diary · Tap the message below 3 times to unlock Shared Diary. (Tap it 3 times again to hide it.) · Swap diaries with friends over AirDrop · Organized by nickname, so you know who sent what ■ Make it yours · 5 pastel themes · Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese supported ■ Privacy first · No servers, no accounts. All data stays only on your phone · Works offline, and you can export a backup anytime Thank you for today. Let's keep gathering, one by one.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Waddle Diary at 14.0 against Today, a Note's 17.0. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Today, a Note | Waddle Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MIAE SONG | JUNSUNG KIM |
In-app purchases
Today, a Note
No in-app purchases
Waddle Diary
No in-app purchases









