Comparison

Daily Planner vs Brief Note

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

Head to head
About

Daily Planner

This app helps you plan your day using time blocks, track actual time spent on tasks, and compare your plans to reality. It supports building better routines by reflecting on how your time was used.

Highlights
  • Plan day with time blocks
  • Record actual time spent
  • Compare planned vs. actual time
  • Home screen widget for quick view
  • Daily reflection and routine building
Features
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Some days end up looking very different from the plan you made that morning DayBlocks keeps both sides of your day in one place: what you planned and what actually happened. Put your day on a visual timeline, record the time you really spent, and use the difference to make tomorrow more realistic β–  PLAN Β· Plan your day in time blocks Place tasks on a timeline from morning to night. See the shape of your day before it starts and decide what deserves your time β–  DO Β· Record what actually happened Check off completed blocks and record the actual start and end time. Keep track of tasks that took longer, moved later, or became your best focus time β–  SEE Β· Compare your plan with reality At the end of the day, see planned and actual time on the same timeline. You do not have to judge the day. Just notice where your time went and plan the next one with better information β–  Keep today in sight with widgets Check your current block and the rest of the day from the Home Screen without opening the app β–  Finish the day with Daily Recap Turn your completed day into a recap video or image and save it to Photos β–  Build a routine that fits real life Set a daily review reminder for the time that works for you. When iCloud is available, keep your DayBlocks records in sync across devices DayBlocks is not about following every minute perfectly. It is a place to understand the days that went differently from plan and make the next day a little more realistic Plan your day, record what happened, and look back with DayBlocks

About

Brief Note

Features
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Sometimes you are about to meet someone and cannot quite remember the last conversation. Brief Note is a local relationship notebook that brings the context back before you meet. 1. Add one person you want to remember. 2. Write one important line after you meet. 3. Scan the briefing before the next conversation. Pin the detail you never want to miss. Optional calendar briefings can remind you on the morning of a meeting. Event titles are matched with saved names entirely on your device. Your names and notes stay on your device, not in an account or content server. When choosing a contact, only that person's name is savedβ€”never phone numbers, email addresses, or the full address book. Export a JSON backup whenever you want and restore it by replacing or merging local data. Store up to five people for free. Adding a sixth requires a one-time lifetime purchase, not a subscription.

Screenshots

Daily Planner4 screens
Brief Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Brief Note at Free against Daily Planner's $1.99. Brief Note also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). Daily Planner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On ads and device support 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

Brief Note is free to download; Daily Planner costs $1.99 up front. Brief Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Daily Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Planner ships an update weekly, Brief Note fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 4 level
Daily Planner versus Brief Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily PlannerBrief Note
Price$1.99Free β€” better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyWeekly β€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.616.4 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size7 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBOOGIOS_STUDIOJeongHu Seo

In-app purchases

None

Daily Planner

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Brief Note

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$3.99

Questions

Is Daily Planner free?
Daily Planner costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brief Note free?
Brief Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Daily Planner or Brief Note have ads?
Neither Daily Planner nor Brief Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daily Planner or Brief Note?
Daily Planner ships an update weekly, and Brief Note fortnightly. Most recently, Daily Planner was updated on November 5, 2026 and Brief Note on October 31, 2026.

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