Comparison

DIARYit vs Noto

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

Head to head
About

DIARYit

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DIARYit is a private, minimal diary built around one simple design: write your day, then let time collect it in a single spine. Every entry lives in one continuous stream. Open the app, write what matters, and scroll back through your days whenever you want to remember how life was unfolding. WRITE ONE DAY AT A TIME Each day has one clear space for your words. Write a short note, a passing thought, a memory, or a longer reflection. There are no prompts, feeds, followers, streaks, or pressure to perform. Just a calm place to keep your days. Past entries cannot be edited once the day has passed. Like life, they remain as they were written. YOUR DAYS, IN ONE STREAM Start with today and scroll naturally through your past entries. DIARYit keeps the experience as it should be: one day after another, in the order life happened. Older entries remain easy to revisit without folders, tags, or separate pages. FIND ANY PAST DAY Use the built-in calendar to jump directly to any day you have written. Days with entries are easy to spot. Press and hold a past date to mark it green, yellow, red, or leave it unmarkedβ€”a quiet visual record of how that day felt. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No login. No ads. No social features. No cloud sync. No internet connection required. Your diary stays on your device. You remain in control of what you write and where it lives. DIARYit is for people who want a personal diary that feels clear, private, and easy to return to for years. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Noto

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Noto is one place for everything you want to come back to. Share a reel, link, screenshot, photo, PDF or note from any app. Noto reads it, gives it a clear title and summary, and files it into categories like Anime & Manga, Movies & TV, Games, Recipes, Travel, Shopping and Fashion. β€’ Understands reels and videos by reading on-screen text and voice-over β€’ Turns list posts into useful lists with links to look up each item β€’ Reads text inside screenshots and photos β€’ Pulls out prices, recipes, workouts and places β€’ Search the way you remember things β€’ Read RSS articles inside Noto, summarize them and save them to a notebook β€’ Keep notes, reminders and saved articles together in Journal notebooks β€’ Plan in day, week, month and year views alongside connected calendars β€’ Ask questions about your library or use Apple Intelligence for detailed help β€’ Translate saved descriptions and choose from six colour themes β€’ Widgets, Siri and Shortcuts β€’ Private by design: everything is analysed and stored on your iPhone. No account, no ads, no tracking. Noto uses Apple Intelligence on supported devices. NOTO PRO Try it free for 1 month, then β‚Ή100 a month β€” or pay β‚Ή4,000 once for lifetime access. Without Pro you can still open and search everything you saved. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings β€Ί Apple Account β€Ί Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://claude.ai/artifact/FRj8P3STPTVWv5hLmFVYhW#privacy

Screenshots

DIARYit4 screens
Noto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DIARYit at 15.0 against Noto's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. DIARYit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Noto sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
DIARYit versus Noto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDIARYitNoto
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeunghoon BaekAkshay Bora

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DIARYit

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly$34.991 Year
2 purchases

Noto

Subscriptions1
  • Noto Pro Monthly1 Month trial$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Noto Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is DIARYit free?
DIARYit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Noto free?
Noto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DIARYit or Noto have ads?
Neither DIARYit nor Noto shows ads.

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