Comparison

No Zero Days vs Smile App Launcher

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

Head to head
About

No Zero Days

This app encourages personal growth and service to others to foster happier, healthier lives. It offers a minimalist approach to tracking daily positive actions without complex features like streaks or reminders. Simply tap to mark activities complete and optionally add notes for a visual overview of your progress.

Highlights
  • Track daily positive actions
  • Add notes to activities
  • View past weeks' progress
  • Basic 30-day stats and visualizations
  • Minimalist interface
  • No reminders or streaks
Features
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Be someone you're proud of. This app is meant to help people live happier, healthier, and more content lives through encouragement of personal growth, and service to others. No emails, passwords, streaks, chains, or bugging you with reminders. How does it work? No Zero days is a very simple app. It does almost nothing. You can mark an activity as complete for a day simply by tapping a category box. If you press and hold a box, you can add a note for that category for that day. Scroll up and down to see the past few weeks, and scroll all the way up to see some basic stats and visualizations of the last 30 days. Press and hold the logo to access settings. That’s it - no zero days does nothing else. It is meant to simply join your day to day routine and help you remember to take at least one action each day that helps yourself or others. Easy right?

About

Smile App Launcher

Transform your iPhone into a minimalist dumb phone with a clean interface and customizable widgets. Quickly access essential apps and reduce distractions to boost productivity and digital wellbeing.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free interface
  • Customizable widgets
  • Quick app access
  • 12 widget types
  • Steps widget integration
  • Transparent widget mode
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Simplify with a dumb phone Tired of cluttered screens and endless distractions? Smile turns your iPhone into a minimal dumb phone: a clean home screen with only the apps you need, launched from widgets you design yourself. Key features - Clean, distraction-free interface - Quick access to your essential apps - Customizable widget layout, fonts and colors - 12 widget types, including Weather, Calendar and Clock - Steps widget: today's step count from Apple Health, read-only, never leaves your phone - Transparent widget mode - Extra-large widgets on iOS 27 and later - Available in 47 languages Why Smile? - Boost productivity: focus on what matters by reducing visual noise. - Improve digital wellbeing: less screen time, more real life. - Simplify your device: a streamlined, friendly interface. - Community-driven: your feedback shapes every update. Join the Discord. Perfect for minimalists, productivity enthusiasts, digital detox seekers, and anyone who wants a simpler phone. Our promise We keep things simple, including our business model. All core dumb phone features stay free. Premium is an optional in-app purchase that unlocks more widgets and supports development. Questions or ideas? Visit https://smileapplauncher.com/support Terms of Use (EULA): https://smileapplauncher.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://smileapplauncher.com/privacy

Screenshots

No Zero Days4 screens
Smile App Launcher4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: No Zero Days at none against Smile App Launcher's 3. No Zero Days also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.1). Smile App Launcher's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (365 vs 48). On price, ads 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. Smile App Launcher sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. No Zero Days asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smile App Launcher holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smile App Launcher has 365 ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of No Zero Days's written reviews are positive against 91% of Smile App Launcher's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

No Zero Days ships an update fortnightly, Smile App Launcher every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
No Zero Days versus Smile App Launcher: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNo Zero DaysSmile App Launcher
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (48 ratings)4.7 (365 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings48365 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElliot NashEggvelop Aps

Customer experience

No Zero Days

All ratings47 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral2.9%
Negative17.1%

Smile App Launcher

All ratings365 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews230 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative7.0%

Bugs and requests

No Zero Days

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Smile App Launcher

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Phone app shortcut not working
  • Some apps not available in the list
  • Widget disappearing after iOS update

Requested features

5 requests
  • More widget pages/slots
  • Ability to hide widget name
  • Support for iPad
  • More font options
  • Spacer widgets for layout customization

In-app purchases

None

No Zero Days

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Smile App Launcher

Subscriptions2
  • Smile Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Smile Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Smile Lifetime$23.99

Questions

Is No Zero Days free?
No Zero Days is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smile App Launcher free?
Smile App Launcher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, No Zero Days or Smile App Launcher?
Smile App Launcher is rated higher. No Zero Days averages 4.3 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while Smile App Launcher averages 4.7 from 365 ratings.
Do No Zero Days or Smile App Launcher have ads?
Neither No Zero Days nor Smile App Launcher shows ads.
Which is updated more often, No Zero Days or Smile App Launcher?
No Zero Days ships an update fortnightly, and Smile App Launcher every 6 weeks. Most recently, No Zero Days was updated on November 2, 2026 and Smile App Launcher on November 8, 2026.

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