Spark Note vs Haruda Ritual
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Spark Note
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Spark Note is a simple notes app for capturing ideas, organizing them into Boxes, and returning to them whenever you need. Some thoughts appear and fade in a moment. Write them down first. Browse recent notes on Home, explore a Box, or use Timeline to revisit them by date. An old thought may spark a new one. Capture without losing your train of thought Jot down an idea whenever it comes to you. Unsent drafts are saved automatically, so you can return and finish writing later. Organize with Boxes Create Boxes for ideas, everyday notes, and writing. Keep each thought where it belongs, or leave it unboxed until you decide. Revisit notes your way Browse notes on Home, open a Box to see what is inside, or use Timeline to look back by date. Favorite the thoughts you want to find again. Spark a fresh connection Spark brings a saved thought back for a quiet moment of reflection. Quick access with Widgets Add a Widget to your Home Screen to start a note, see your latest note, or view notes from a selected Box. Make it yours Choose a light or dark appearance and a theme color that feels right. Your notes, your choice Notes are stored on your device by default, and no account is required. Export or import a JSON backup whenever you choose. Pro adds four theme colors and optional private iCloud sync, which you can enable yourself.
Haruda Ritual
Visualize your progress by filling in dots on a calendar, rather than checking off tasks. Track daily, weekly, or timed habits with flexible goal setting and detailed statistics. Includes a diary and mood tracking for each day.
- Calendar-centric habit visualization
- Multiple habit types (daily, timed, weekly)
- Flexible goal setting and historical judgment
- Home screen widgets for quick logging
- Integrated diary and mood tracking
- Detailed completion rates and streak statistics
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Haruda Ritual is a habit tracker that stacks your habits on a calendar. Instead of clearing a checklist, you watch the dots fill in across the month. โ The calendar is the home screen - One dot per habit, per day โ filled when you finish, partly filled while you are on the way - This month's rhythm and today's habits on one screen - A year view puts all 365 days on a single page โ A type that fits each habit - Five kinds: daily check, times per day, minutes per day, times per week, minutes per week - Choose the weekdays and only those days count; a log on an off day is a bonus - Change a goal and past days stay judged by the rules that applied back then โ Today stays within reach - Check off and log straight from today's list under the calendar - Missed a day? Tap it on the calendar and fill it in โ Right from the Home Screen - Five widgets: Today, This month, One habit, Diary, This year - Tap a circle on a widget to log without opening the app โ on iOS from the Lock Screen and Control Center too โ Write the day down, too - A diary and a mood for each date, with the days you wrote marked on the calendar - A note on any habit on any day โ the line you write on a day you missed is the one worth reading later โ See which weekdays work - Completion rate, streaks and per-weekday stats for every habit - Weekly totals and progress bars โ Light on its own, together when you need it - Start with no account; your record stays on the device - Sign in with a Haruda account to keep the same record on every device Start with one dot today, and build from there. - - - Haruda Plus ยท Haruda Premium (auto-renewable subscriptions) Plus removes ads from the app. Premium removes ads and adds the automatic bots: write what you ate or how you trained in a note, and they work out the calories, the protein and the training volume for you. - Haruda Plus Monthly: US$0.99 / 1 month - Haruda Plus Yearly: US$7.99 / 1 year - Haruda Premium Monthly: US$2.19 / 1 month - Haruda Premium Yearly: US$19.99 / 1 year - Prices are shown in US dollars and may differ by region; the exact amount appears in the App Store before you confirm. - Payment is charged to your App Store account when you confirm the purchase. - The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the renewal is charged to the same account. - You can cancel in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions on your device. - There is no free trial. Terms of Use (EULA): https://haruda.xyz/policy/terms?lang=en Privacy Policy: https://haruda.xyz/policy/privacy?lang=en
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Spark Note at none against Haruda Ritual's shown. Haruda Ritual's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Spark Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Haruda Ritual sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Spark Note ships an update every 2 weeks, Haruda Ritual every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Spark Note | Haruda Ritual |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | โ | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days โ better |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | โ | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad โ better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZIHSHU TAI | DaeMyeong Lee |
In-app purchases
Spark Note
- Spark Note Pro$2.99
Haruda Ritual
- Plus Monthly$0.991 Month
- Premium Monthly$2.191 Month
- Plus Yearly$7.991 Year
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- Premium Yearly$19.991 Year





