Comparison

DayCape vs Thruday

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

Head to head
About

DayCape

This app provides a visual schedule for families, helping children and individuals feel prepared for their day. Parents and teachers can create and manage schedules using images, timers, and checklists, with options for group planning and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Create activities with images
  • Visual timers
  • Checklists
  • Notification reminders
  • Image library
  • Group planning
Features
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DayCape is your visual schedule for the whole family. With images, timers, and Cape-friends, it’s easier to feel prepared for the day! If you are a parent, teacher, or support person, you can create and manage schedules for your children, students, or individuals. Add events with images and follow up on progress in the app. App features include: - Create activities with images - Notification reminders - Visual timers - Checklists - Image library - Plan-B - Groups - Invite and manage Cape-planners DayCape offers free use for children in and an auto-reenable subscription feature for Parents and Teachers to easily plan the day for their children and students. - Parent subscription enables you to plan the day for 3 children and invite more people to help to plane the day. - School subscription enables you to plan for up to 15 students and invite teachers and parents to help to plane the day. – DayCape offers 30 days free trial for parents and teachers from when you start your account without any need to start a subscription. Only after the 30 days trial, you need to subscripts to continue access Parent and Teacher features. The subscription charges every month from when you decide to start a subscription. – Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase – Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period – The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto -renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase – Privacy Policy: https://www.daycape.com/privacy-policy/ - Terms of use: https://www.daycape.com/terms-of-use/

About

Thruday

This visual planner helps neurodivergent individuals manage their day with customizable routines, tasks, and mood tracking. It breaks down activities into manageable steps and allows trusted assistants to help with planning and progress updates.

Highlights
  • Visual daily timeline planning
  • Task breakdown into smaller steps
  • Customizable routines and habits
  • Mood and journal tracking
  • Assistant invites for support
  • Focus timers (Pomodoro)
  • AI-assisted decision making (Plus)
Features
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A visual day planner created for forgetful people — used by 40,000+ neurodivergent humans. Build your day as a visual timeline on the go using images, break your tasks down into smaller steps and build new routines that are easy to follow and stick to, all with the help of those you trust. Built by a team with lived experience of ADHD, autism and epilepsy, it includes visual routines, mood tracking, to-do lists, a journal and support from someone you trust with assistant invites. Thruday is an app for those that need more than just another to-do list or calendar app. Brain-dump your to-dos, decide what matters first, then turn them into scheduled tasks when your energy allows - The perfect ADHD planner. Flexible visual planning, habit tracking and routines for the neurospicy brains - neurodivergent productivity that adapts when your day changes. FREE INCLUDES — Visual Daily Planner: accessible time-blocking with colors, images and visual cues. — Priority To-do Lists: Brain-dump tasks and organize them by priority. — Focus Timers: Use Pomodoro timers to pause, extend or finish tasks early. — Mood Tracker: Track moods with shapes and color, add thoughts and emotions. — Journal & Notes: Write down your thoughts, reflect on your day and save the moments you want to remember. — Invite assistants: Get assistants, coaches or caregivers to help you plan your day. — Receive reminders: configure notifications to keep focused when the day slips. Do you have an assistant, ADHD coach or caregiver? Lower your mental load and get them involved with scheduling, task tracking and reminders - they can opt-in to updates in real time about your mood and progress. INCLUDED WITH PLUS — Print daily agendas on the go. — Create unlimited extra planners for you or your family. — AI-assisted to reduce decision fatigue. — Import and sync Thruday with your device calendar. — Custom repeat pattern for routines and habits. — Use custom tags and folders to organize tasks and notes. — Create printable PECS cards for communication support. — Access to all future Plus+ features. WHY THRUDAY EXISTS — Make time blindness and executive function support accessible. — For students navigating college life and studying. — Support independent living environments and caregivers. — Accessible everyday planning tools without ads. — Neurodivergent-friendly tools that help reduce overwhelm. — Ensure ADHD planning is visual and goal orientated. Thruday was created without investment and is managed and supported by an unpaid neurodivergent team with lived experience of ADHD, AuDHD, autism and epilepsy and neurodivergent life. Privacy matters to us. We do not use your data to train AI systems. Terms of Use: https://thruday.com/terms-of-use

Screenshots

DayCape4 screens
Thruday4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Thruday at 72% against DayCape's 13%. Thruday also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). DayCape's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. DayCape sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Thruday sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $10.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DayCape ships an update every 2 months, Thruday every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DayCape versus Thruday: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayCapeThruday
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (74 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews71.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—74 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB125 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaymonic ABThruday LTD

Customer experience

DayCape

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative75.0%

Thruday

All ratings73 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral8.2%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive71.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative20.5%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DayCape

Subscriptions2
  • Family package$8.991 Month
  • Schul-Paket$25.991 Month
2 purchases

Thruday

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month Premium7 Days trial$10.001 Month
  • 1 Year Premium Subscription7 Days trial$50.001 Year

Questions

Is DayCape free?
DayCape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thruday free?
Thruday is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DayCape or Thruday have ads?
Neither DayCape nor Thruday shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DayCape or Thruday?
DayCape ships an update every 2 months, and Thruday every 3 days. Most recently, DayCape was updated on November 1, 2026 and Thruday on November 3, 2026.

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