DayPad vs Note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DayPad
This app offers a calm and focused approach to weekly planning. It allows users to build daily task lists, view their entire week, and capture ideas for later without overwhelming complexity. Organize your life with dedicated folders for different areas.
- Daily task lists
- Clear weekly view
- Capture ideas for later
- Organize with folders
- Simple interface
- One-time purchase option
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Finally, a planner that doesn't overwhelm you. DayPad is your calm weekly companion - plan today, capture ideas for later, and stay on top of your week without the noise of complex apps. PLAN YOUR DAY Build simple daily task lists and focus on what actually matters today. SEE YOUR WEEK Get a clear weekly view and move tasks between days with ease. CAPTURE FOR LATER The Shelf holds tasks, errands, and ideas that don't need a date yet — so nothing falls through the cracks. STAY ORGANIZED Use folders to separate areas of your life: work, home, shopping, personal, and more. No dashboards. No project timelines. No endless settings. Just a clean space for your tasks. DAYPAD PLUS — OWN IT FOREVER One-time purchase. No subscription. Unlock custom folders, themes, iCloud Sync, and all future Plus features. DAYPAD WORKS GREAT FOR: • Daily task lists and weekly planning • Errands, ideas and personal plans • Tasks without a specific date • Anyone tired of overcomplicated apps Download DayPad and make your week feel manageable.
Note
Organize your thoughts and to-dos in one app. Create rich notes with embedded media and tasks, set reminders, and manage projects with flexible layouts. Offers advanced features like AI assistance and privacy controls.
- Rich text editing with media embedding
- Tasks with due dates and reminders
- Folders, tags, and smart filters
- Multiple view layouts (list, agenda, calendar, Kanban)
- Focus mode for distraction-free work
- Privacy Vault and note locking
- AI-powered summarization and task extraction
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Note-Due brings your notes and tasks together. Write a note, add tasks inside it, set due dates, and get reminded — all without switching apps. NOTES THAT DO MORE Rich text with bold, italic, highlights, checklists, and code blocks. Attach photos, scan documents, record voice memos, and embed video. Draw with Apple Pencil or your finger — handwriting can be recognised and converted to typed text. While you write or scroll, toolbars slide away so your words get the whole screen. TASKS BUILT INTO YOUR NOTES Create tasks inside any note, or add standalone tasks. Set due dates, priorities, and reminders. Quick Add understands natural language — type "call James tomorrow at 9am high priority" and Note-Due does the rest. Block tasks behind other tasks to map real dependencies. POWERFUL ORGANISATION Folders, subfolders, tags, and smart filters keep everything findable. Switch between Today, Upcoming, Overdue, All, and Inbox, and between list, agenda, calendar, and kanban layouts. Snooze tasks, pin notes, and search everything instantly. The Trash keeps deleted items until you're sure. INBOX AND FOCUS MODE Capture first, schedule later: tasks without a date land in your Inbox. When it's time to work, Focus Mode shows only today's tasks in a distraction-free view. SIRI, SHORTCUTS & SPOTLIGHT Add tasks, check what's overdue, or complete something with your voice or the Shortcuts app. Find notes and tasks from Spotlight search. BUILT FOR EVERY SCREEN Designed for iPhone, iPad, and iPhone Duo. On iPad, see your notes list beside the open note, or open any note in its own window with Stage Manager. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your data lives on your device. No accounts, no servers, no tracking. Optional iCloud sync keeps your Apple devices up to date using your personal iCloud — we never see it. ——— UNLOCK NOTE-DUE PRO — $9.99 ONCE, NO SUBSCRIPTION Apple Intelligence Extract tasks from a note, summarise long notes, and rewrite selected text in any style — all on-device. Your previous version is saved before every AI rewrite. Privacy Vault & Note Locking Hide folders behind Face ID in the Vault, lock individual notes, or require Face ID every time you open the app. Version History Every note is versioned automatically. Browse and restore any earlier draft. Power Tasks Recurring tasks (daily, weekdays, weekly, monthly, yearly), subtasks, dependencies, and Apple Calendar sync. Advanced Notifications Morning daily digest, second reminders, quiet hours, custom lead times, lock-screen snooze, and custom sounds. Export & Import Export notes as PDF or HTML, or your whole library as a Markdown ZIP. Import Markdown and text notes from Bear, Obsidian, or Apple Notes, and tasks from Apple Reminders. Projects & Time Tracking Group notes and tasks into projects with live progress and due dates. Add time estimates to tasks and track real time with a built-in timer. PDF Annotation & Tables Draw on PDF attachments with Apple Pencil, saved per page. Insert editable grid tables into any note. Smart Scheduling Smart Schedule checks your task load and suggests the least-busy day and time. Kanban Board Manage tasks across To Do, In Progress, and Done, and drag cards between columns.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DayPad at 5.0 against Note's 4.0. DayPad also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Note's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. DayPad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DayPad holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
DayPad ships an update every 2 weeks, Note every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DayPad | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oleksandr Nikolaiev | James Roche |
Customer experience
DayPad
Note
In-app purchases
DayPad
- DayPad Plus$4.99
Note
- Note-Due Pro$9.99









