Comparison

Liner Notes vs MacroSense

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

Head to head
About

Liner Notes

This AI-powered journal transforms your daily reflections into unique visual art, personalized music recommendations, and weekly letters. It helps you capture feelings, track your mood, and see your days in context without pressure or guilt.

Highlights
  • AI visual art generation
  • Personalized music recommendations
  • Weekly summary letters
  • Drafts from photos and events
  • Voice and text entry
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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Turn each day into art. Turn each week into a letter. Turn each month into an album. Liner Notes is an AI journal for capturing feelings that are hard to put into words and reflecting on how you change over time. Liner notes are the words tucked inside a record sleeve. Here, each day is a record. Your entry becomes an AI visual, a short note, and a music recommendation that fits the day. TURN A DAY INTO A WORK OF ART Write a few words about what happened and how it felt. You can also start from a draft based on places, photos, sleep, steps, and calendar events, so you never have to face an empty page. Answer one gentle question by voice or text. The next morning, your reflection returns as a visual and a short liner note. START FROM RECENT MOMENTS Pick from photos, places, and other moments captured during your day to begin an entry. On days you are not sure what to write, you always have a place to start. ADD A SONG TO THE MEMORY Liner Notes recommends music based on keywords in your entry. It does not generate or edit music. The recommendation adds another way to remember the atmosphere of your day. YOUR WEEKLY LETTER Each week, your journal becomes a Weekly Letter written to you. Every letter is saved in your archive, building a personal record that grows more meaningful over time. TODAY'S PICTURE, ON YOUR HOME AND LOCK SCREEN Add the widget and "Today's Picture" appears on your Home Screen or Lock Screen without opening the app, so you can glance back at the day at any moment. JUST SAY IT, AND YOUR ENTRY BEGINS Ask Siri to "add a journal entry," or assign it to the Action Button, and start recording the moment something happens. SEE YOUR DAYS IN CONTEXT After three days of entries, Highlights lets you view sleep, steps, what you recorded, and how fulfilled you felt together. It is designed for reflection—not diagnosis—and does not claim that one factor caused another. A MEMORY THAT GROWS WITH YOU As you keep writing, Liner Notes gradually remembers the people and interests that show up in your entries. That growing memory is woven into your Weekly Letters and reflection questions, so they feel more like they were written for you. NO STREAKS, NO GUILT There are no streak counters and no messages telling you that you missed a day. On days when you do not write, you can still keep the ingredients of the day, such as places and photos. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Free-plan AI runs on-device - Journal entries are stored on your device - When Pro uses cloud AI, only the journal text needed for processing is sent; photos and raw health data are not sent or used for AI training - Start without creating an account FEATURES - A journal draft from places, photos, sleep, steps, and calendar events - Start an entry by choosing from recently captured moments - One-question reflection by voice or text - A daily AI visual and short liner note - A music recommendation based on your entry - Weekly Letters saved to your archive - Home Screen and Lock Screen widget (Today's Picture) - Siri and Action Button support ("add a journal entry") - A memory that grows with you, reflected in letters and questions - Highlights for viewing sleep, steps, and daily fulfillment together - Records calendar and "One year ago today" - Journal export PRO If you're new to Pro, try it by completing your first three daily entries (within 7 days), with no automatic billing. After that, continue on the free plan or choose Pro. Pro includes full-color daily artwork, a Weekly Letter every week, full Highlights, and more ways to build a lasting archive of your days. Today only comes once. Make it a work of art—and keep each week as a letter. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MacroSense

This app offers a straightforward way to log meals, monitor calorie and macronutrient intake, and manage pantry items. It allows users to create custom recipes and track weight progress with clear nutritional targets.

Highlights
  • Daily food diary
  • Macro and calorie targets
  • Pantry list
  • Barcode scanning
  • Recipe creation
  • Weight tracking
Features
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MacroSense is a simple macro tracker for people who want practical food logging without the fuss. Log meals, track calories and macros, save pantry foods, and build reusable recipes for the foods you actually eat. MacroSense helps you keep daily nutrition visible with clear targets for calories, protein, carbs, and fat. Features: • Daily food diary • Macro and calorie targets • Pantry list for foods you keep in stock • Barcode scanning and food search • Manual nutrition label entry • Recipe creation and logging • Recipe and pantry QR sharing • Weight tracking and progress trends • Optional cloud backup with MacroSense Pro MacroSense uses manual-first targets: you can accept a suggested starting point, choose a preset, or set your own calorie and macro goals. MacroSense Pro unlocks storage, so your diary, pantry, recipes, weigh-ins, and targets can move with you to a new phone. No account is required to use the core tracker. Privacy Policy: https://frevanto.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Liner Notes4 screens
MacroSense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MacroSense at none against Liner Notes's 2. MacroSense also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Liner Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. MacroSense asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Liner Notes against 5.0 for MacroSense. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Liner Notes ships an update weekly, MacroSense every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Liner Notes versus MacroSense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiner NotesMacroSense
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB51 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAves Inc.Peter Williams

Customer experience

Liner Notes

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MacroSense

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Liner Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

MacroSense

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Liner Notes free?
Liner Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MacroSense free?
MacroSense is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Liner Notes or MacroSense?
Liner Notes and MacroSense are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Liner Notes or MacroSense have ads?
Neither Liner Notes nor MacroSense shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Liner Notes or MacroSense?
Liner Notes ships an update weekly, and MacroSense every 4 days. Most recently, Liner Notes was updated on October 2, 2026 and MacroSense on October 12, 2026.

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