Dayly vs Daily Diary Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Dayly
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Dayly is your beautifully simple personal journal β designed to help you remember every moment that matters. Whether you're reflecting on your day, capturing a memory, or building a daily writing habit, Dayly gives you the tools to preserve life's moments with rich context β photos, GPS location, weather, and more. WRITE FREELY Create journal entries with ease. Dayly's clean, distraction-free editor lets you focus on what matters β your thoughts. Write as much or as little as you want, whenever inspiration strikes. RICH MEMORIES Go beyond words. Attach photos from your gallery or capture them directly with your camera. Every image adds depth and context to your entries, turning simple notes into vivid memories. LOCATION & ADDRESS Tag entries with your GPS coordinates and street address automatically. Months or years later, you'll remember exactly where you were and what the day felt like. WEATHER TRACKING Dayly captures the temperature, humidity, and weather conditions for each entry. A rainy afternoon or a sunny morning β these small details bring your memories to life. CALENDAR VIEW Browse your journal history with a beautiful calendar view. See at a glance which days you've written on and navigate effortlessly through your timeline. FAVORITES Mark your most meaningful entries as favorites for quick access. Your best memories are always just a tap away. PRIVATE & SECURE Your journal is yours alone. Protect your entries with a passcode lock so your most personal thoughts stay private. CLOUD SYNC WITH DROPBOX Never lose a memory. Sync your journal across all your devices with Dropbox. Backup, restore, and access your entries anywhere. DAYLY PRO Unlock the full journaling experience: - Unlimited photo attachments per entry - Location address lookup - Weather tracking for entries - Dropbox cloud sync across devices - Passcode lock for privacy - Ad-free experience Choose the plan that works for you β Monthly, Yearly (save 50%), or Lifetime access. Start your journaling journey today. Download Dayly and remember every moment. TERMS OF USE: This app uses Appleβs standard End User License Agreement (EULA), available here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Daily Diary Notes
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A private diary that behaves like a real book. Paper has grain. Ink sits on the line. Leaves turn in 3D with weight and a whisper of haptics. Every volume is bound differently, with its own paper stock, its own ink and its own foil stamping on the cover. Nothing ever leaves your phone. No account. No sync. No server. No analytics. Your diary is a file on your device and nowhere else. BOUND, NOT TEMPLATED β’ Fourteen bindings: Midnight Velvet, Rose Gold, Sakura, Emerald Library, Vintage Parchment, Nordic Frost and more β’ Six paper textures and five rulings, from single line to dotted to blank β’ Foil-stamped titles, raised spine bands, silk ribbon markers β’ Bind as many volumes as you like, one for each part of your life WRITING THAT FEELS LIKE WRITING β’ Real page turns, with perspective, weight and haptics β’ Ink that sits on the ruled line rather than floating between β’ Write straight onto the paper, with no forms and no boxes β’ 42 prompts for the days you do not know where to start WHAT A DAY HOLDS β’ Mood and weather, place and tags β’ Photographs, and 32 decorations to place, drag and resize β’ Bookmark any page, favourite any entry β’ Per-page paper and ruling, when one entry wants its own FIND IT AGAIN β’ Search every volume at once, each result cut from its own book's paper β’ A calendar with a mood-coloured dot on every day you wrote β’ Streaks, word counts, a mood line and a 91-day heat map YOURS ALONE β’ Face ID or Touch ID lock β’ A daily reminder at whatever hour suits you β’ Export everything as plain text, whenever you want β’ Use your own photograph for the home screen and arrange it how you like Built entirely in SwiftUI, with no third-party code, no trackers and no ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Daily Diary Notes at none against Dayly's 3. Daily Diary Notes also leads on device support. On price and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Dayly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Daily Diary Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Dayly | Daily Diary Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | β | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | β | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | β | iPhone, iPad β better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Miciniti Technologies | Official Vishwateja |
In-app purchases
Dayly
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Yearly$9.991 Year
- Lifetime$29.99
Daily Diary Notes
No in-app purchases









