MyNote vs ByWhen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
MyNote
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MyNote: Simple β Private β Powerful Searching for a safe place to store every idea, task, and memory without worrying about privacy? MyNote is a premium, local-first note-taking app designed for speed, organization, and total security. No cloud, no tracking β just you and your thoughts. WHY CHOOSE MYNOTE? β’ SMART ORGANIZATION: Effortlessly manage notes using Folders and Tags. Find exactly what you need with an ultra-fast search engine. β’ NOTE TIMELINE: Visualize your note-taking journey with a beautiful, chronological timeline view of all activities. β’ RICH MULTIMEDIA: Go beyond text! Create interactive checklists, attach images, record voice memos, or use the sketch tool to draw your creative ideas. β’ TOP-TIER SECURITY: Protect your entire app with a Master Password (App Lock) or secure specific sensitive notes with an individual password lock. β’ TOTAL PRIVACY: Your data stays on your device. We donβt store anything in the cloud, giving you 100% ownership and control over your information. KEY FEATURES AT A GLANCE: β High-quality voice recording integrated directly into notes. β Intuitive sketching tool for free-hand drawing and phΓ‘c thαΊ£o. β Smart reminders to ensure you never miss a critical task. β Simple Backup & Export functionality (JSON format). β Modern, glassmorphism UI with smooth animations and dark mode. β Local-first architecture: Works perfectly offline, always lightning-fast. Donβt let great ideas fade away. Download MyNote today and experience the most secure and organized way to capture your life!
ByWhen
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A deadline is not just a date. It is a promise your future self needs help keeping. ByWhen helps you turn important tasks into practical reminder plans. Instead of relying on one alert, ByWhen looks at what needs to be done, when it is due, how long it may take, what kind of attention it needs, and when your day has realistic space for it. Add a task, set the due date, estimate the effort, choose the task type, and ByWhen helps you stay aware of the work before it turns into last-minute pressure. ByWhen is built for: - Work projects with real due dates - Assignments, exams, and study sessions - Calls, forms, paperwork, and admin tasks - Errands that need time away from home or work - Personal tasks that are easy to postpone - Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, and selected-day routines DEADLINE PLANS ByWhen helps you think beyond a simple due date. It considers time remaining, estimated effort, task priority, task type, and available windows in your day. A short call can fit differently than a focused work session. An errand that requires leaving home can be treated differently from a quick task you can do during a break. REMINDERS WITH CONTEXT ByWhen keeps the deadline visible as time passes. It highlights whether a task is on track, needs attention, is at risk, or has become critical. If you do not act on a reminder right away, the task remains part of your plan so you can return to it later. OPEN-TIME PLANNING With your permission, ByWhen can use calendar busy blocks to avoid suggesting times that are already occupied. You can choose what to include, ignore imported blocks, and keep control of your schedule. ROUTINE SETTINGS Set your wake time, sleep time, work hours, and workdays so reminder timing fits your real life. ByWhen can avoid unhelpful times and protect parts of the day when reminders would not make sense. TASK TYPES Different tasks need different kinds of time. ByWhen supports task types such as focused work, admin, calls, study, errands, and away-from-home tasks. This helps ByWhen suggest more realistic moments instead of treating every reminder the same way. REPEATING TASKS Create repeating tasks for daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or selected days of the week. When you complete a repeating task, ByWhen moves the next cycle forward so you are not reminded again for the period you already finished. QUICK ACTIONS Act from a reminder when possible. Start work, be reminded later, log time, or mark the task done so your plan can stay up to date. PRIVATE BY DESIGN ByWhen is built with privacy in mind. Your tasks, schedule blocks, routine settings, and reminder plans stay on your device. No account is required to start. If you choose to export a backup, it goes to your own selected destination. BYWHEN PREMIUM Your first 7 days are ByWhen Premium. During this time, all smart planning features are available. ByWhen Premium keeps every reminder active and unlocks the full planning experience, including unlimited active reminders, deadline plans, open-time planning, task-specific reminder styles, repeating tasks, quick actions, and routine personalization. After the first 7 days, your reminders stay safe, but Premium is required to keep all smart reminders active. Download ByWhen and give your deadlines a plan you can trust. Privacy Policy: https://nionlite.com/bywhen-privacy.html Terms of Use: https://nionlite.com/bywhen-terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MyNote at none against ByWhen's 2. MyNote also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. ByWhen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. MyNote asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | MyNote | ByWhen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | β | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dinh Thang Tran | NiONlite LLC |
In-app purchases
MyNote
No in-app purchases
ByWhen
- Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
- Annual Premium$39.991 Year









