# Diary, Journal, Notes vs DAILY NOTE

The clearest difference is update cadence: Diary, Journal, Notes at weekly against DAILY NOTE's every 3 weeks. Diary, Journal, Notes also leads on ratings volume (4.5K vs 307) and device support (3 vs 1). DAILY NOTE's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 70%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Diary, Journal, Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per year and DAILY NOTE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Diary, Journal, Notes against 4.6 for DAILY NOTE. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Diary, Journal, Notes has 4.5K ratings behind it against 307, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Diary, Journal, Notes's written reviews are positive against 83% of DAILY NOTE's.

Diary, Journal, Notes ships an update weekly, DAILY NOTE every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Diary, Journal, Notes | DAILY NOTE |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (4.5K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/diary-journal-notes-diaro/id882519460/reviews)** | [4.6 (307 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/daily-note-day-note-diary/id1176935129/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **4.5K** | 307 |
| Positive reviews | 70.1% of reviews | **83.3% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Weekly** | Every 3 weeks |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 56 MB | 40 MB |
| Requires iOS | **14.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Abhishek Kumar](https://appshunter.io/developer/1652325499) | [youngjin seo](https://appshunter.io/developer/1140443665) |

## What reviewers say

### Diary, Journal, Notes

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/diary-journal-notes-diaro/id882519460)

Record daily activities, thoughts, and memories securely. Organize entries with tags, locations, and folders. Sync across devices and export your data easily. Features include mood tracking, photo attachments, and a calendar view.

**Highlights:** Secure PIN and fingerprint lock, Customizable themes and 30+ languages, Powerful search and filtering, Mood tracker and Atlas view, Backup, restore, import, and export options, Cloud sync via Dropbox, Attach unlimited photos

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Diaro Pro 1 Year | $8.99 | per year |
| Diaro PRO | $39.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Consistent for years
- 🚀 Excellent app
- 🚀 Great app and great support
- 👍 Love this app
- 👍 Fantastic replacement to a physical diary

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Suddenly become useless
- 🐛 Terrible app
- 🐛 Doesn't work anymore
- 🐛 Horrible, don't work
- 🐛 PIN protection doesn't work

**Reported bugs**

- Reminders broken on iOS
- Crashes after activating Touch ID
- Stuck on blue logo page after Touch ID stopped working
- Sync issues between devices
- Entries disappearing or not saving properly

**Requested features**

- 💡 Add bold, underline, italics formatting
- 💡 Add ability to add captions to images
- 💡 Add ability to customize moods
- 💡 Add Face ID, iCloud sync, and additional fonts
- 💡 Add ability to format text, add bullet points, link to calendars


### DAILY NOTE

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/daily-note-day-note-diary/id1176935129)

Capture your daily thoughts and memories with this digital journal. Easily write entries, add photos, and customize your experience with various themes. Organize and find your notes effortlessly through calendar views and search.

**Highlights:** Easy and fast writing, Attach photos, Customizable themes, Calendar view for notes, Searchable content, Backup and restore, Password and biometric lock

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium | $9.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
- 📅 Useful calendar view and date tracking
- 🔒 Secure with password protection
- 🖼️ Ability to add photos to entries
- 💻 Seamless cross-device usage

**What reviewers complain about**

- 📢 Excessive advertisements
- 🔍 Limited search functionality
- 🔖 Inability to create multiple entries per day
- 🔄 Lack of automatic backup/sync options
- 🖍️ Limited customization options for text formatting

**Reported bugs**

- Occasional app crashes
- Inconsistent behavior when saving notes
- Delayed or missing notification alerts

**Requested features**

- Add support for bullet points, bold, and italic text
- Implement iCloud/Google Drive sync for cross-device access
- Allow creation of multiple notes per day
- Introduce a dark mode option
- Provide more font and color customization options


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Diary, Journal, Notes free?

Diary, Journal, Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is DAILY NOTE free?

DAILY NOTE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Diary, Journal, Notes or DAILY NOTE?

Diary, Journal, Notes is rated higher. Diary, Journal, Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while DAILY NOTE averages 4.6 from 307 ratings.

### Do Diary, Journal, Notes or DAILY NOTE have ads?

Both Diary, Journal, Notes and DAILY NOTE show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Diary, Journal, Notes or DAILY NOTE?

Diary, Journal, Notes ships an update weekly, and DAILY NOTE every 3 weeks. Most recently, Diary, Journal, Notes was updated on September 25, 2026 and DAILY NOTE on September 28, 2026.

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