Comparison

Astro Pics vs Daily

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

Head to head
About

Astro Pics

Explore stunning daily images of space with a beautiful photo viewer and automatic syncing across Apple devices. View breathtaking astronomy pictures on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Daily astronomy pictures
  • Favorites syncing
  • Apple Watch app
  • New photo viewer
  • Cross-device support
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*** Rated #1 Astronomy Picture of the Day app for iOS *** Meet the all new Astro Pics! Featuring a breathtaking new photo viewer and a redesigned Apple Watch app, powerful yet simple and delightful interactions, and automatic favorites syncing across your suite of iOS devices—the way it should be. Astro Pics is the best way to view Astronomy Picture of the Day on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch. Experience a new, breathtaking photo of our universe each day. ** FAVORITES SYNCING ** Experience your favorite Astronomy Picture by adding them to your favorites. And now you can enjoy your favorites across your suite of Apple devices featuring the all new automatic favorites sync. The way it should be. ** WATCH APP ** Explore Astro Pics on your Apple Watch and view the latest astronomy pictures on the go. Stay tuned for more updates! Astronomy Picture of the Day is a service of ASD at NASA/GSFC and Michigan Technological University

About

Daily

Features
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365 days a year, all in this one. A system notebook app that fuses the "intuition" of a paper notebook with the "search and storage" of digital. This app is a digital planner that allows you to beautifully organize and manage all your records for a year in a hierarchy of "Year, Month, and Day." From daily ToDo management to diaries, idea memos, and schedule checks. You can smartly carry around the equivalent volume of 365 days of pages and 12 months of review pages in a single smartphone. ■ Features of Daily Diary Planner1. Unique "7-6-12" Grid System To reproduce the feeling of flipping through a paper notebook digitally, we adopted a unique hierarchical structure.【12】Year: View 12 months at a glance and move to the target month with one tap. 【6】Month: Display one month in a grid of up to 6 weeks. Grasp the overall picture on a weekly basis. 【7】Day (Week/Day screen): While looking at the flow of one week (7 days), go to the detailed screen of one page per day. This seamless movement from "Year → Month → Day" allows you to access past records and enter future plans instantly without getting lost.2. One Page Per Day, Free Writing It's not just a calendar app. It's a system notebook specialized in "writing." The following elements are concentrated on the daily page. Information is not scattered and can be managed neatly.Title: Highlights or important matters of the day. Tags: Organize with your own classifications. Memo Area: A text area where you can write freely without worrying about limits. ToDo List: Manage task progress with checkboxes.3. Search Function to Zero "Time Spent Looking" A powerful assist function unique to digital that paper notebooks cannot do.Keyword Search: Instantly call up memos or titles written in the past. Tag Cloud: Visually display frequently used tags.4. Secure Data Management (Export Support) Your precious records belong to you alone. Because it supports an external data output (export) function, it is possible to use the data as a backup when changing models or for text editing on a PC. It also has a batch deletion function for unnecessary data, ensuring perfect privacy management.■ Recommended for: System notebook users: People who like paper notebooks but want search functions and backups. You can write infinitely without the hassle of buying refills. Those who want to keep a diary or life log: Since 365 days of frames are provided, the "joy of filling them in" supports habituation. Those who want to centrally manage business and private life: By using the tag function, you can manage "work," "home," and "hobbies" within one app without them getting mixed up. Those who want to see ToDo and schedules at the same time: Since you can check tasks while looking at your schedule, you can prevent double bookings and missed tasks. Make your year clearer and more convenient. Start a new notebook life today with "Daily Diary Planner." Small daily records will become a great asset that helps the future you. Download is free. Please experience this usability for yourself.

Screenshots

Astro Pics4 screens
Daily4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Astro Pics at none against Daily's shown. Astro Pics also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Astro Pics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Daily sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Astro Pics ships an update every 5 weeks, Daily every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Astro Pics versus Daily: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAstro PicsDaily
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperType440 LLCTATSUO NAKANO

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Astro Pics

One-time1
  • AstroPics Premium$2.99
1 purchases

Daily

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Astro Pics free?
Astro Pics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daily free?
Daily is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Astro Pics or Daily have ads?
Daily shows ads; Astro Pics does not.
Which is updated more often, Astro Pics or Daily?
Astro Pics ships an update every 5 weeks, and Daily every 3 months. Most recently, Astro Pics was updated on November 2, 2026 and Daily on November 5, 2026.

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