Comparison

Junk Mail vs Daynote

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

Head to head
About

Junk Mail

Features
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Junk Mail is a private photo journal for curating one photo and a short note each day. Think of it like sending a postcard to yourself, without the pressure to share it on the internet.

About

Daynote

This app allows you to create a multi-year diary, viewing past entries for the same date side-by-side. Decorate your entries with stamps and stickers, and track your writing habits over time. It offers secure storage and backup options, with an optional paid theme for enhanced customization.

Highlights
  • 3-year and 5-year diary views
  • Month index calendar view
  • Pre-printed rows for date, weather, and mood
  • Handwriting font for entries
  • Stamps and stickers for decoration
  • Weekly writing habit overview
  • Passcode and Face ID lock
Features
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One date, several years, one page. Daynote is a 3-year and 5-year diary. Open today's page and you'll see what you wrote on this same date last year, and the year before, right there with today. Every time you write a few lines, you also get to read who you were a year ago. ■ 3 years · 5 years · one day · Switch between the 3-year, 5-year and one-page-a-day views at the top of the home screen. Your entries stay the same; only the view changes · On first launch, pick your book: 3 years or 5 years · The month index lays out a whole month as dots, one row per year. A dot is a day you wrote; a circle is today · Bottom tabs: Home, Calendar, Search, Look back, Settings ■ Circle it and start writing · Each page has printed rows for the weekday, the weather (8 kinds) and your mood (5 steps). Just circle today's with the pen · Your words appear in a handwriting font · Under the page, one line from "1 year ago today" · An empty page starts with a question for the day. There's one fixed question for each date, so every year you answer the same question on the same day · No save button. Everything saves as you type ■ Stamps and stickers · 12 free type stamps plus free sticker packs to decorate your lines · Stickers stick to the sentence, not the screen, so they move with it when you edit ■ Two themes · Typeset (free, default): blue-gray cover with printed pages · Deco Pink (paid, one-time): spiral binding, pastel month tabs, handwritten fonts throughout and 41 stickers in 6 sets. Try it on your own diary before you buy ■ Look back Your last 12 weeks at a glance, when and in what weather you tend to write, and the words you use most. No streaks, no scores. Tap any square to open that day's entry. ■ Storage and backup · Everything works without an account. Your diary is saved on this device · If you like, sign in with Apple, Kakao and more to keep the same diary across devices · A backup file is made automatically once a day in iCloud; the latest 7 are kept · Lock the app with a passcode or Face ID · Export your whole diary as a JSON file, or share today's page as an image ■ iPad On a wide screen the diary opens into a two-page spread: the same date across the years on the left, today's page to write on the right. ■ Only two purchases, both one-time · Remove ads · Deco Pink theme No subscriptions. The free version shows ads. A text-only diary: no photos, just your words. App languages: English, 한국어, 日本語

Screenshots

Junk Mail4 screens
Daynote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Junk Mail at none against Daynote's 2. Junk Mail also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). Daynote's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Daynote sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Junk Mail asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Junk Mail ships an update daily, Daynote every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Junk Mail versus Daynote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJunk MailDaynote
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOlivia PawlowskiJunhyuk Lee

In-app purchases

None

Junk Mail

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Daynote

One-time2
  • Deco Pink theme$9.99
  • Remove ads$9.99

Questions

Is Junk Mail free?
Junk Mail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Daynote free?
Daynote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Junk Mail or Daynote have ads?
Daynote shows ads; Junk Mail does not.
Which is updated more often, Junk Mail or Daynote?
Junk Mail ships an update daily, and Daynote every 2 weeks. Most recently, Junk Mail was updated on October 25, 2026 and Daynote on October 31, 2026.

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