Comparison

D vs NoteGarden

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

Head to head
About

D

Easily track important dates like anniversaries, birthdays, and trips with a customizable home screen widget. Add photos and choose from various themes to personalize your countdowns. Optional cloud backup ensures your memories are safe across devices.

Highlights
  • D-Day countdown for past/future dates
  • Home screen widget for at-a-glance viewing
  • Customizable photo backgrounds
  • Multiple theme options
  • Milestone alerts
  • Optional cloud backup
  • Support for 20 languages
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D-Day Keep β€” a beautiful countdown widget for every day that matters. Anniversaries, birthdays, exams, trips β€” keep every important date at your fingertips. # Key features β€’ D-Day countdown β€” register any date, past or future. Days are calculated automatically every day. β€’ Home screen widget β€” see your D-Days at a glance, no need to open the app. β€’ Photo backgrounds β€” place a memory on your D-Day card. β€’ 8 themes β€” Coral, Ocean, Forest, Sunset, Gold, Midnight, Blossom, Ivory. β€’ Milestone alerts β€” D-100, 1-year, the day itself, and more. β€’ Cloud backup (optional) β€” sign in to keep your D-Days across devices. β€’ 20 languages β€” Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish and more. β€’ Minimal ads β€” light and unobtrusive. # Perfect for β€’ Couples tracking 100-day & anniversary milestones β€’ Family birthdays and wedding anniversaries β€’ Exam prep β€” college entrance, certification, professional tests β€’ Trips, concerts, military discharge, big events β€’ Diet, quit-smoking, workout β€” track when you started β€’ Keeping memories of someone special, with a photo # Why D-Day Keep? β€’ Start instantly β€” no sign-up required β€’ Sign in is optional β€” Google, Apple, or Kakao for cloud backup β€’ Beautiful cards with photos & themes β€” every day feels like a memory β€’ Home widget β€” your D-Days stay visible every day β€’ Localized for 20 languages β€” naturally, not auto-translated # Privacy-first If you don't sign in, your D-Days never leave your phone. Cloud backup only applies after sign-in, and you can delete your account at any time to permanently erase all data. β€’ Privacy policy: https://codesand.co.kr/app/dkeep/privacy β€’ Terms of service: https://codesand.co.kr/app/dkeep/terms β€’ Support: dkeep@reply.codesand.co.kr

About

NoteGarden

Easily capture your day with mood icons, photos, and short notes. Revisit past moments through a calendar view, photo timeline, and "On This Day" memories. Secure your entries with app lock and sync across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Mood tracking with icons
  • Photo and short note entries
  • Calendar and timeline views
  • Search and favorites
  • iCloud sync
  • App lock security
  • 30-day trash recovery
Features
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NoteGarden is a gentle journaling app that lets you quickly save today’s mood, photos, and notes, then look back on them later. It is designed to feel lighter than a traditional diary, while keeping your records safely stored. Choose your mood, add photos, and write a short note β€” your entry is saved automatically. [ Key Features of NoteGarden ] Record today in under a minute β€’ Quickly choose today’s mood with 10 mood icons β€’ Add photos and notes to simply capture your day β€’ Write notes neatly line by line with bullet lists β€’ Organize entries more easily with tags β€’ Keep your writing safe with automatic saving Look back with calendar and timeline views β€’ Review past entries with daily moods and previews β€’ Browse older records more easily with monthly section headers β€’ Jump quickly to a specific year when you have entries across multiple years β€’ See the time written and whether an entry was edited β€’ Find the records you need with favorites and search β€’ Revisit memories from the same date with the β€œOn This Day” card Photo timeline β€’ View photos added to your entries by date β€’ Look back on past moments in chronological order from the Photos tab β€’ Keep photos safely stored together with your records Reflect on your records with statistics β€’ View your records by This Month, Last Month, This Year, Last Year, or All Time β€’ Check record count, photo count, character count, and average character count β€’ See your mood distribution at a glance with a donut chart β€’ Track your journaling habit with your writing streak Safe backup and sync β€’ Continue viewing your records and photos across devices with iCloud sync β€’ Keep a single backup file with file export and import β€’ Protect your private records with app lock β€’ Restore deleted entries from the 30-day trash NoteGarden is made for people who find it hard to write a long diary every day. A mood, a photo, and a short note can be enough to remember your day. Save today in a small way, and quietly return to it later.

Screenshots

D4 screens
NoteGarden4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: NoteGarden at none against D's shown. NoteGarden also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). D's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. D sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and NoteGarden sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

D ships an update every 4 days, NoteGarden every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
D versus NoteGarden: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDNoteGarden
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 4 days β€” betterEvery 8 days
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better16.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size52 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCodeSand Co. Ltd.ChanGyu Kang

Customer experience

D

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NoteGarden

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

D

One-time3
  • A Coffee$2.99
  • Remove Ads$3.49
  • A Slice of Cake$5.99
1 purchases

NoteGarden

One-time1
  • NoteGarden Pro Lifetime$1.99

Questions

Is D free?
D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NoteGarden free?
NoteGarden is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do D or NoteGarden have ads?
D shows ads; NoteGarden does not.
Which is updated more often, D or NoteGarden?
D ships an update every 4 days, and NoteGarden every 8 days. Most recently, D was updated on October 31, 2026 and NoteGarden on October 31, 2026.

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