# My Daily Notes vs Plain Note

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Plain Note at 62% against My Daily Notes's 0%. Plain Note also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). My Daily Notes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (14.1 vs 26.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Plain Note sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. My Daily Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Plain Note holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plain Note has 1.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of My Daily Notes's written reviews are positive against 62% of Plain Note's.

My Daily Notes ships an update every 3 months, Plain Note every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | My Daily Notes | Plain Note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [1.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-daily-notes/id717196045/reviews) | **[4.6 (1.1K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plain-note-notes-widget/id1478542921/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 2 | **1.1K** |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | **62.3% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Every 9 days** |
| Monetization | **Ad-supported** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| Requires iOS | **14.1** | 26.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [丽娜 夏](https://appshunter.io/developer/1084968330) | [Monelyze Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1086641918) |

## What reviewers say

### My Daily Notes

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-daily-notes/id717196045)

Capture your thoughts, ideas, and daily experiences. This app allows you to create memos for to-do lists, meeting agendas, and shopping lists. It also serves as a digital diary to record feelings and life events, and a place to store important contact information.

**Highlights:** Memos for ideas and to-do lists, Digital diary for feelings and events, Record VIP contact information, Log travel footmarks and experiences, Organize shopping lists

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Plain Note

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plain-note-notes-widget/id1478542921)

This app allows you to create and organize notes with customizable tags and icons. It offers lock screen and home screen widgets for quick access and supports character/line counting. Personalize your experience with themes, app icons, and fonts.

**Highlights:** Organize notes with tags, Customizable tag icons and colors, Character and line counting, Lock screen and home screen widgets, Customizable themes, app icons, and fonts, Archive and organize notes

**Features:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium - Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| Premium - Yearly | $19.99 | per year |
| Premium - Lifetime | $29.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Simple and clean design
- 💡 One-time payment model
- 🚀 Beautifully designed notes app
- 🚀 Intuitive and easy to use
- 👍 Customizable tags and icons

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Notes sometimes don't save properly
- 🐛 Slow and unreliable synchronization
- ❌ No text formatting options (bold, italics, etc.)
- ❌ No ability to insert photos or videos
- ❌ No option to export notes

**Reported bugs**

- Notes sometimes get deleted after updates
- Widget not working as expected, showing wrong note

**Requested features**

- Ability to swipe widget to display another note
- Subfolders for better organization
- Export function to backup notes
- Option to change app colors
- Support for multiple notes in one widget


## Frequently asked questions

### Is My Daily Notes free?

My Daily Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Plain Note free?

Plain Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, My Daily Notes or Plain Note?

Plain Note is rated higher. My Daily Notes averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Plain Note averages 4.6 from 1.1K ratings.

### Do My Daily Notes or Plain Note have ads?

My Daily Notes shows ads; Plain Note does not.

### Which is updated more often, My Daily Notes or Plain Note?

My Daily Notes ships an update every 3 months, and Plain Note every 9 days. Most recently, My Daily Notes was updated on September 25, 2026 and Plain Note on October 9, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*