Comparison

NoteGarden vs Gizmory

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

Head to head
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.

About

Gizmory

Document your personal history of electronic devices, from your first phone to your current laptop. Add photos, notes, and memories to each entry. Create shareable timeline cards and explore your collection by category.

Highlights
  • Personal device timeline
  • Catalog of 10,000+ devices
  • Add notes, photos, and purchase price
  • Create shareable timeline cards
  • Explore collection by category
  • Backup and restore data
Features
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Your first phone. The laptop that got you through school. The camera you still miss. Gizmory is a personal timeline of the devices you've used - phones, consoles, laptops, cameras and more - with room for the memories behind each one. Start without an account. Keep up to 20 active devices on your timeline for free. BUILD YOUR TIMELINE Find a device in a catalog of 10,000+ devices or add it yourself. Record when you used it, its purchase price, rating, notes, and photos. Approximate dates are welcome. KEEP THE MEMORIES Write about a favorite device, a long-awaited upgrade, or the day you let it go. Your personal records are stored on this device by default. MAKE AND SHARE Turn your device history into Timeline cards (Story, Feed and Wide sizes) and Sticker Posters. Arrange your favorites and share an image. Gear Fit lets you put today's tech on an avatar. LOOK BACK Explore your collection by category and revisit the devices you've used. See what you spent, which brands you came back to, and which device stayed with you longest, for this year, this quarter, or all time. Read the magazine for the stories behind the gadgets. FREE TO START Keep up to 20 active device records in your timeline for free. New records beyond the limit are saved as drafts and join your timeline when Pro is active. File backup and restore are always free. Choose a data-only JSON backup or a ZIP backup that can include original photos. GIZMORY PRO Pro adds unlimited device records, extra themes and Sticker Poster assets, the option to remove the Made with Gizmory signature from posters, and a cloud backup option. Lifetime access is a one-time purchase. LANGUAGES The app interface supports English, Japanese, and Korean. Some device catalog and editorial content may appear in English or Korean when a translation isn't available.

Screenshots

NoteGarden4 screens
Gizmory4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NoteGarden ships an update every 8 days, Gizmory every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
NoteGarden versus Gizmory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteGardenGizmory
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree β€” betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS16.115.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size21 MB119 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperChanGyu KangYoon Won Mo

Customer experience

NoteGarden

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

Gizmory

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

NoteGarden

One-time1
  • NoteGarden Pro Lifetime$1.99
1 purchases

Gizmory

One-time1
  • Gizmory Pro Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is NoteGarden free?
NoteGarden is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gizmory free?
Gizmory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NoteGarden or Gizmory have ads?
Gizmory shows ads; NoteGarden does not.
Which is updated more often, NoteGarden or Gizmory?
NoteGarden ships an update every 8 days, and Gizmory every 5 days. Most recently, NoteGarden was updated on October 31, 2026 and Gizmory on November 13, 2026.

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