Today, a Note vs Questellar
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
Questellar
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Questellar turns building habits into a game. Make your tasks into quests, and earn Stardust each time you finish one. Every day you live lights up as a star in your night sky, and that star grows on its own as much as you build up. [ How it works ] - Create daily and weekly quests and complete them. - Recurring quests come back each cycle; goal quests fill progress toward a target. - Attach today's tasks under a bigger goal so everything connects in one line. - Break a big quest into a checklist to work through it. - Keep your list tidy with favorites and archive. [ Your growing star ] Your star grows with the Stardust you gather, and when your rank rises you awaken it yourself to evolve the star. From an ember to a star, a supernova, a galaxy, and beyond to transcendence. Tap the star for a reaction worthy of your current rank. [ Records ] On the Records tab, the days you live light up as stars. The more you do in a day, the brighter it shines. Look back on your days at a glance. [ The promise ] Stardust can only be earned by real completion. It can't be bought, and nothing here sells an advantage. Your star is built only from the days you have lived. No account, no login. Everything is stored safely on your device. Korean and English supported.
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Verdict
Today, a Note and Questellar are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Today, a Note ships an update weekly, Questellar every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Today, a Note | Questellar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MIAE SONG | JAEYEOP KIM |
In-app purchases
Today, a Note
No in-app purchases
Questellar
No in-app purchases









