Comparison

Dayleaf vs ntoday

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

Head to head
About

Dayleaf

Features
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Dayleaf is a calm, lightweight bullet journal app. You can record notes, tasks, events, and moods, and attach photos to any record — keeping the thoughts, to-dos, and little moments of each day on one simple page. It keeps the fast, low-friction spirit of bullet journaling, while adding past reviews, monthly records, and yearly review to help you revisit the traces of your days whenever you need them. Free to use: - Unlimited notes, tasks, events, and mood records - Attach photos to any record: take a photo or pick from your library, up to 9 each - iCloud sync - Export Markdown / HTML backups, photos included Dayleaf Pro is a one-time purchase for lifetime use: - Monthly records - Yearly review - Pro widgets

About

ntoday

Features
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Just write it. ntoday takes it from there. Throw whatever's in your head at it, however messy. The next morning it puts back just the parts you need to hold on to. It doesn't tell you to get organised. It keeps things organised for you. ā–  Writing takes no thought One line goes to three places at once — today's list, your appointments, and search. Hold + and speak. You get the transcript and the original recording, kept together. Photos go in as they are. ā–  It brings things back before you go "oh — right" Writing it down and never looking again is the real problem. So it looks for you. Ā· 7:30 in the morning — only what's left over and what's due today. Nothing due, nothing rings Ā· 8:00 at night — the unfinished ones, once, quietly Ā· Tick things off from a widget or your Apple Watch without opening the app ā–  What you wrote sorts itself To-dos, appointments, where you put it, shopping, things that repeat. No boxes to set up. Writing is enough. If something lands in the wrong box, one tap on "not this" takes it out — and it remembers the shape. ā–  One word pulls it back out Type "dentist" and everything you wrote about the dentist comes back on a single sheet. When it was, what it cost, what they told you. ā–  When something repeats, it gets a crayon mark Write "sick again" across a few days and circles appear on a calendar. It isn't a feature you switch on. The notes become the tracker by themselves. Export it as one page to show a doctor or a vet. ā–  All of it on this device There is no server. There never will be. What you write does not leave the phone. No account, no sign-in. iCloud sync is off until you turn it on, and even then it only goes to your own private iCloud. Codes and passwords you jot down are hidden from summaries, previews, widgets and the lock screen. ā–  ntoday Plus — buy once, keep it Four more boxes (money, people, codes, scraps), iCloud sync, three months of tracker history with its widget, and three paper colours. Not a subscription. No ads. The free app has no limit on how much you write, and search, the morning and evening nudges, widgets, Apple Watch, export and the archive are **always free**. Built for people who write things down and forget them. English Ā· ķ•œźµ­ģ–“ Ā· ę—„ęœ¬čŖž

Screenshots

Dayleaf4 screens
ntoday4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: ntoday at 3 against Dayleaf's 1. Dayleaf's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

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

Both are free to download. Dayleaf sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ntoday sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dayleaf ships an update weekly, ntoday every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Dayleaf versus ntoday: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayleafntoday
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer映 张xiah lee

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dayleaf

One-time1
  • Dayleaf Pro$2.99
1 purchases

ntoday

One-time1
  • Plus$12.99

Questions

Is Dayleaf free?
Dayleaf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ntoday free?
ntoday is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dayleaf or ntoday have ads?
Neither Dayleaf nor ntoday shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dayleaf or ntoday?
Dayleaf ships an update weekly, and ntoday every 5 days. Most recently, Dayleaf was updated on October 15, 2026 and ntoday on October 9, 2026.

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