Comparison

Monkey Remembers vs Daypen

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

Head to head
About

Monkey Remembers

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Monkey Remembers is a delightfully simple note-taking app with a friendly monkey mascot, Mochi, who helps you remember the things that matter. Type a note in seconds, or just speak — built-in voice dictation turns your words into text. Need a nudge later? Attach an alarm reminder to any note and Monkey Remembers will let you know right on time. Your notes stay private and sync across your iPhone and iPad through your own iCloud account. There's no sign-up, no account, and no servers in between — just your notes, on your devices. FEATURES • Quick notes — capture a thought the moment it strikes • Voice dictation — speak your note and watch it become text • Auto-save — your notes are saved as you go, just like a notepad • Alarm reminders — set a time and get a notification, never miss a thing • Copy & share — send any note to Messages, Mail, or anywhere you like • iCloud sync — your notes follow you across your devices, privately • Meet Mochi — a charming monkey mascot that makes remembering fun • Light & dark themes • Full Turkish and English support • No account required — start writing instantly Whether it's a grocery list, a fleeting idea, or a reminder to call someone back, Monkey Remembers keeps it safe and brings it back when you need it. Download Monkey Remembers and let Mochi do the remembering.

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Daypen

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Take notes. Daypen gets you ready for the exam. Take notes with Apple Pencil or your finger on iPad and iPhone. Daypen Learn turns them into a summary, flashcards and a quiz, and your planner keeps lectures, deadlines and revision in one week. One purchase covers your iPhone, your iPad and your Mac. HANDWRITTEN NOTEBOOKS • Apple Pencil or finger, with fountain pen, ballpoint, pencil, highlighter and crayon • 380 templates: Cornell notes, lined and grid paper, 2026–2027 calendars and exam planners • 137 covers, stickers and labels • Handwriting to text, and search inside your handwriting • Your notebooks in sync on iPhone and iPad, and shared notebooks you write in together, live • Record audio while you write, then tap your writing to hear that moment • Bring in a PDF, or add one to any notebook, and write on it: slides, past papers, worksheets • Write a formula by hand and Daypen solves it step by step • Shapes that complete themselves, a laser pointer, and a lasso that turns writing into a task or a calendar entry Your first launch opens with a ready Anatomy notebook and a Daypen Guide, so you can try everything at once. DAYPEN LEARN Pick a page, a notebook or everything you wrote. Daypen Learn makes a summary, key terms, flashcards and a quiz from your own notes. Cards you miss come back sooner, the ones you know wait longer. Take a timed practice exam from your sets and see the three topics to study next. Set a daily goal, keep a streak, follow your scores, and share a quiz as an image with your study group. STUDY ROOMS Study with friends wherever they are: one shared timer, what everyone is working on, and who is focusing or on a break. A PLANNER FOR YOUR WEEK Block out lectures, study sessions and deadlines. Drag a block to move it, tap the circle to finish it, and let it repeat. Get a reminder on time or when you arrive somewhere. Any plan can have its own notebook page. SUMMARISE Record a lecture, open an audio file, a PDF or a Word document, or share a link. Daypen gives you the summary, the key points, the to-dos and the dates, and every line drops into your plan with one tap. HABITS Reading, revision, sleep, the gym. Tap a ring to complete it, watch the streak grow, and see the week, month and year in charts. AN ASSISTANT THAT KNOWS YOUR PLANS Ask what is due, how the week went, or what a plan still needs. It reads only your own plans, habits and notes. THE VAULT Expiry dates with reminders, passwords and IBANs, opened with Face ID or a code of its own. Passwords and IBANs stay in your device's keychain. TOGETHER One book with your flatmates, partner or family: a shared list, habits you keep as a group, and a spending log you can fill from a photo of the receipt. ALSO • Widgets for the home and lock screen, and Siri • A record button in Control Center • Your Apple Calendar events beside your own plans • 28 languages FREE AND PRO Free for good: three notebooks with the basic papers and every pen, the planner, the list, notes, five habits, one shared book, the widgets, and your first five questions to the assistant. After the tour you get a free sample quiz. Daypen Pro adds unlimited notebooks, the full template library and every cover, handwriting to text and handwriting search, Daypen Learn, PDF and audio in notebooks, Summarise, the vault, the unlimited assistant, unlimited habits, and backup across devices. One purchase covers every iPhone, iPad and Mac on the same Apple Account: • A monthly or yearly subscription • Or a one-time lifetime purchase, which also covers every feature added to Pro from here on Payment is charged to your Apple Account. A subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Lifetime is a single payment and does not renew. Terms of Use: https://gepgo.com/daypen/en/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://gepgo.com/daypen/en/privacy/

Screenshots

Monkey Remembers4 screens
Daypen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Monkey Remembers at none against Daypen's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Daypen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Monkey Remembers asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monkey Remembers ships an update weekly, Daypen every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Monkey Remembers versus Daypen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonkey RemembersDaypen
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMurat KulAli Can

In-app purchases

None

Monkey Remembers

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Daypen

Subscriptions1
  • Daypen Pro$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Daypen Pro Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Monkey Remembers free?
Monkey Remembers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Daypen free?
Daypen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Monkey Remembers or Daypen have ads?
Neither Monkey Remembers nor Daypen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monkey Remembers or Daypen?
Monkey Remembers ships an update weekly, and Daypen every 3 days. Most recently, Monkey Remembers was updated on October 19, 2026 and Daypen on October 17, 2026.

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