Comparison

Today, a Note vs Waddle Diary

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Waddle Diary

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Today, a Note4 screens
Waddle Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Today, a Note versus Waddle Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToday, a NoteWaddle Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMIAE SONGJUNSUNG KIM

In-app purchases

None

Today, a Note

No in-app purchases

None

Waddle Diary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Today, a Note free?
Today, a Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Waddle Diary free?
Waddle Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Today, a Note or Waddle Diary have ads?
Neither Today, a Note nor Waddle Diary shows ads.

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