Comparison

Alfred! vs WhenNote

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

Head to head
About

Alfred!

Features
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Alfred is your personal life manager β€” an all-in-one app that brings tasks, calendar, budgeting, journaling, and notes together, with a friendly AI butler that helps you stay organized every day. WHAT YOU CAN DO β€’ Daily Tasks & To-Dos β€” Plan your day with priorities, categories, reminders, and satisfying check-offs. β€’ Calendar β€” Month and day views that read your Apple and external calendars, with a clear visual timeline of your schedule. β€’ Expense Tracking β€” Log income and spending in seconds and see charts that break down your daily and category spending. β€’ Journal & Notes β€” Write freely in a personal journal and organize ideas in flexible Markdown pages. β€’ Focus Timer β€” Stay in the zone with a built-in Pomodoro timer and earn achievements as you go. β€’ Alfred, your AI butler β€” Just chat naturally to add tasks, log expenses, and plan your day. β€’ "Life Online" β€” Turn self-discipline into a game with levels, gems, achievements, and streak bonuses. β€’ Friends & Social β€” Add friends and cheer each other on. β€’ Widgets & Apple Watch β€” Capture and check your tasks anytime, right from your Home Screen or wrist. SUBSCRIPTION Alfred offers an optional auto-renewable subscription to unlock additional AI conversations. The subscription title, length, and price are shown clearly on the purchase screen before you buy, and it can be canceled anytime in your device's subscription settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.termsfeed.com/live/bed8cdd7-7955-49bd-8bee-5352ca85b012 Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

WhenNote

Features
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WhenNote keeps important dates clear and easy to revisit. Organize meaningful events in flexible notebooks, understand how much time has passed or remains, and handle everyday date calculations in one focused app. Features: β€’ Organize dates into separate notebooks β€’ Record names, descriptions, start dates, and end dates β€’ See elapsed, upcoming, and remaining time at a glance β€’ Calculate and total date intervals β€’ Add or subtract years, months, days, hours, and minutes β€’ Reorder notebooks and entries to match your workflow β€’ Optionally back up and restore through your private Google Drive app-data area β€’ Use the app in English, Traditional Chinese, or Japanese Your notes are stored on your device by default. When Google Drive backup is enabled, WhenNote requests access only to its own hidden app-data areaβ€”not your other Drive files. No ads. No tracking. No unnecessary account required.

Screenshots

Alfred!3 screens
WhenNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WhenNote at none against Alfred!'s 4. Alfred!'s advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Alfred! sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. WhenNote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alfred! ships an update every 5 days, WhenNote fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Alfred! versus WhenNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlfred!WhenNote
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days β€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size11 MB22 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHao Cheng HuHank Wang

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Alfred!

Subscriptions4
  • Alfred Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Alfred Unlimited (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Alfred Pro (Yearly)$49.991 Year
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  • Alfred Unlimited (Yearly)$79.991 Year
None

WhenNote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alfred! free?
Alfred! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WhenNote free?
WhenNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Alfred! or WhenNote have ads?
Neither Alfred! nor WhenNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alfred! or WhenNote?
Alfred! ships an update every 5 days, and WhenNote fortnightly. Most recently, Alfred! was updated on September 11, 2026 and WhenNote on September 14, 2026.

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