Comparison

DayGram vs Note

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

Head to head
About

DayGram

This minimalist journal app allows you to capture daily thoughts in a single line with an elegant E-Ink style display. It offers a distraction-free writing experience, secure privacy features, and the ability to export your journal as a PDF book. Personalize your entries with themes and photos.

Highlights
  • One Line a Day journaling
  • E-Ink style display
  • Password & Face ID protection
  • iCloud sync
  • Export journal as PDF book
  • Multiple photos per entry
  • Handwriting OCR
Features
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• App Store Best of the Year • Best New App • Featured in App Store Stories Capture each day in one quiet line with a private, distraction-free E-Ink journal. DayGram makes journaling feel small enough to keep. Write one line when that is all you need, or keep going when there is more to say. Its warm, paper-like design keeps the focus on your words instead of menus, prompts, or noise. WHY DAYGRAM? • No ads and no subscriptions. • Protect your journal with a password and Face ID. • DayGram supports iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. PREMIUM, ONCE Unlock Premium with one purchase: • Keep entries backed up and in sync with iCloud. • Add multiple photos to preserve the moments around your words. • Use all themes and borders, or choose your own background photo. • Turn handwritten notes into text with built-in OCR. • Export your Book of Days as a beautifully formatted PDF to keep or print. PRIVATE BY DESIGN According to its current App Store privacy label, DayGram does not collect data. Your journal remains a personal place for thoughts, gratitude, memories, and everyday life. Start with one line today. Over time, those small entries become a personal record you can revisit for years. Questions or feedback? Contact 153branches@gmail.com APP STORE RECOGNITION • App Store Best of the Year • Best New App • Featured in App Store Stories

About

Note

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Capture a note in seconds. Act on it. Archive or delete it. Move on. NoteToSelf is a fast and superclean way to get a thought out of your head and into text. No folders to choose, no tags to assign, no decisions to make. Just open the app and write. HOW IT WORKS Open the app. Write your note. When you're done, swipe right to archive or swipe left to delete. Your next note gets the full screen. That's the entire workflow. YOUR NOTE ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Add the NoteToSelf widget and your active note is always visible — no need to open the app. Medium and Large widgets for the home screen, plus a Lock Screen widget for the thought you can't afford to lose. When the note changes, the widget changes. One thought at a time, everywhere you look. GESTURES THAT MAKE SENSE Swipe right - archive (the safe action) Swipe left - delete (the decisive action) Tap - edit your note Hold - share it Shake - undo a delete (20-second window) Every gesture has its own haptic feedback — light for routine actions, heavier for destructive ones. You'll feel the difference. Or turn haptics off in Settings if you prefer silence. YOUR ARCHIVE Up to 10 archived notes by default. Want more room? Toggle expanded archive in Settings for up to 20. The limit is intentional — it keeps your archive meaningful instead of becoming another junk drawer. WRITING INSIGHTS Track your writing streak, total days written, and average note length. See lifetime statistics and your archive at a glance. Patterns without pressure. DESIGNED FOR iOS 26 Rebuilt for Apple's latest design language — clean glass controls, one accent color. The interface stays out of the way; your words get the screen. PRIVACY Everything stays on your device. No account, no cloud sync, no tracking, no data collection. Export your archive as Markdown anytime. THE PHILOSOPHY Most note apps want you to save everything forever. NoteToSelf takes the opposite approach: capture what matters now, process it, let it go. One active note at a time means no tab-switching between half-finished thoughts. A capped archive means you decide what's worth keeping. These constraints aren't limitations — they're what make the app fast, focused, and calm. Is this for everyone? No. This is for people who think better with fewer open loops. Writers who need a scratch pad, not a filing cabinet. Anyone who's tired of note apps that create more clutter than they solve. One-time purchase. No subscriptions. No ads. No premium tiers. One note at a time. On purpose.

Screenshots

DayGram4 screens
Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DayGram at Free against Note's $4.99. DayGram also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (5 vs 1). Note's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads 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

DayGram is free to download; Note costs $4.99 up front. DayGram sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DayGram ships an update every 3 days, Note every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DayGram versus Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayGramNote
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.5 (251 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings251 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEUIHYUNG JUNGAndre Berg-Stølen

Bugs and requests

DayGram

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashing when trying to search
  • Blank screen on launch after updates
  • Entries not saving properly on some devices
  • Issues with iCloud/Dropbox sync reliability

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to add more photos per entry
  • Export entries as images or formatted PDFs
  • Improved search and filtering capabilities
  • Customizable font and text size options

Note

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DayGram

One-time3
  • Border DFree
  • Background Photos$0.99
  • Daygram Premium$2.99
None

Note

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DayGram free?
DayGram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Note free?
Note costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do DayGram or Note have ads?
Neither DayGram nor Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DayGram or Note?
DayGram ships an update every 3 days, and Note every 3 weeks. Most recently, DayGram was updated on October 18, 2026 and Note on September 30, 2026.

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