Comparison

TimeFinder vs Day.ly Planner

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

Head to head
About

TimeFinder

This app helps you create flexible, color-coded daily schedules by time blocking tasks. It's designed for individuals who struggle with traditional planning, offering features like drag-and-drop task management and adaptive scheduling that adjusts to life's changes. Syncs with calendars and reminders across devices.

Highlights
  • Drag & Drop task scheduling
  • Flexible time block intervals
  • Color-coded task organization
  • Schedule shifting and task rollover
  • Split view for lists and schedule
  • Focus Mode timer
  • Calendar and Reminders sync
Features
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Finally, a planner that works the way your brain does. 400,000+ people use TimeFinder to build flexible, color-coded plans that bend—not break—when life happens. The #1 time blocking app on the App Store—refined over 8 years of user feedback. Whether you have ADHD, a packed schedule, or just a brain that resists plans, this is planning that finally clicks. "This app allows me to brain dump all my tasks into a list and then decide each day which ones to slide into my schedule. It's reduced my stress because I frequently overfill my day. Now I can realistically see what I can do." — LynnProgrammer SEE YOUR DAY. SHAPE YOUR DAY. - Drag & Drop: Pull tasks from your lists into your schedule—or back again - Flexible Time Blocks: Plan in 5, 10, 15, 30, or 60-minute chunks - Color-Coded Clarity: Every task gets a color so your day makes sense at a glance - Multiple Views: Day, week, month, and agenda—see your schedule your way PLANS CHANGE. THAT'S THE POINT. - Schedule Shift: Running late? Shift your tasks earlier or later with a single tap - Task Rollover: Roll unfinished tasks into available time slots—nothing gets lost - Task Bucket: Commit tasks to a date without locking them to a specific time - Zero Friction: Stretch, shrink, and rearrange by dragging—no menus needed "PRECISELY what I have been looking for, as if it were tailored for me! For ADHD persons—it is just so dang helpful!" — Summitmarlene LISTS. SCHEDULE. FOCUS. - Split View: See your lists and schedule side by side—drag between them - Focus Mode: A guided timer that helps you work through your plan, task by task - Apple Watch: See your upcoming schedule on your wrist with complications - Subtasks: Break big tasks into steps and track progress as you go SYNCS WITH YOUR LIFE - Calendar Sync: Import events from Apple Calendar, Google, and Outlook—and export your TimeFinder schedule back - Reminders Sync: Two-way sync with Apple Reminders—changes update in both apps - Widgets: Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Live Activities - iPhone, iPad, Mac & Apple Watch: Your schedule stays in sync across all your devices "I 'touch' my todo items just once—to put them on a time block to execute. These tasks aren't 'living' with me anymore. They're actually getting done." — Kurt4i MAKE IT YOURS - Color Palettes: Choose from dozens of presets—or build your own in the Palette Editor - Schedule Templates: Save your best routines and reapply them in one tap - Custom Intervals: Break up your day however works for you BUILT OVER 8 YEARS. SHAPED BY REAL USERS. TimeFinder started as one developer's answer to his own ADHD and procrastination. 8 years and 400,000+ downloads later, it's still independently built and personally supported by its founder, Luke—no faceless corporation, no VC playbook. Every update reflects real feedback from real people. - Direct support from the developer - Share ideas at feedback.timefinder.app - Regular updates driven by your feedback Try TimeFinder free for 7 days and discover why so many say it's the planner they've been looking for. Note: Some features require TimeFinder Premium.

About

Day.ly Planner

This app offers a clean and organized way to plan your daily activities, including tasks, meals, and workouts. It helps reduce decision fatigue by allowing you to plan ahead and focus on priorities without the anxiety of strict time constraints.

Highlights
  • Plan tasks, meals, and workouts
  • Minimalist and user-friendly interface
  • Schedule days, weeks, and months ahead
  • View calendar events
  • Recycle meal plans
  • Add notes to tasks
Features
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Some days don't need a bigger to-do list. They need one place to see all of it — events, tasks, meals, and workouts — without hunting through five apps to find what's actually happening today. Day.ly gathers your whole day into a single, calm view. It's not a calendar replacement. It's a Today screen that shows you everything you're doing, without forcing every task into a time slot it doesn't need. EVERYTHING TODAY, ONE SCROLL - Calendar events pulled straight from your existing calendar - Tasks you can check off right from the Today screen - Meals you've planned for the day, tapped open to the recipe if you saved one - Workouts you've scheduled, on your terms PLAN AHEAD, RELAX TODAY Add tasks, meals, and workouts days, weeks, or months in advance, and let Day.ly hold onto them until the day actually arrives. Bigger, undated ideas live in Projects, so they don't clutter up your Today screen before they're ready. MEALS, WITHOUT THE NIGHTLY SCRAMBLE Plan a week of dinners in advance, glance back at what you made recently to keep some variety, or change the date on a meal you already planned to reuse it. Save a recipe link and Day.ly remembers it for you. WORKOUTS, YOUR WAY Schedule what you're doing and when, without being boxed into someone else's weekly program. Day.ly just needs to know what you're planning. The rest is up to you. CALM BY DESIGN A minimal, uncluttered interface built to lower decision fatigue, not add to it. Day.ly is deliberately wide, not deep; a look at your whole day, not a heavy system for any one part of it. RIGHT AT HOME ON ANY SCREEN Built to fit an iPhone SE without feeling cramped, and just as sharp stretched across a full iPad and looks great in both light and dark mode. A SMALL WAY TO DO GOOD 10% of every Day.ly subscription goes to A21, an organization working to end human trafficking. Try it free for 3 days, then continue with a subscription that gives back. Day.ly Planner is available for a Basic monthly ($.99) or yearly ($12.99) subscription that supports continued improvements and new features. Both offer a free trial to give you time to get to know Day.ly and decide if it works for you. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://driftlightapps.com/privacy-policy/ Day.ly. Everything today, at a glance.

Screenshots

TimeFinder4 screens
Day.ly Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: TimeFinder at free with in-app purchases against Day.ly Planner's subscription. TimeFinder also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 weeks) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 1). Day.ly Planner's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. TimeFinder sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Day.ly Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Day.ly Planner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TimeFinder has 1.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeFinder ships an update every 4 days, Day.ly Planner every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and July 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TimeFinder versus Day.ly Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeFinderDay.ly Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.9K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimeFinder, LLCNuminous Productions LLC

Customer experience

TimeFinder

All ratings1,929 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews451 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral7.1%
Negative22.4%

Day.ly Planner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

TimeFinder

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Disappearing data
  • Freezing and crashes
  • Subscription issues
  • Calendar sync problems
  • Unresponsive navigation

Requested features

5 requests
  • Recurring tasks
  • Subtasks and checklists
  • Monthly/weekly calendar view
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Improved sync with other apps

Day.ly Planner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

TimeFinder

Subscriptions11
  • TimeFinder Premium2 variants$4.991 Month
  • TimeFinder Premium3 variants$7.991 Month
  • TimeFinder Premium$9.991 Year
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  • TimeFinder Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • TimeFinder Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • TimeFinder Premium$19.991 Year
  • TimeFinder Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • TimeFinder Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • TimeFinder Premium$29.991 Year
  • TimeFinder Premium1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • TimeFinder Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • TimeFinder Premium Lifetime$29.99
  • TimeFinder Premium$79.99
  • TimeFinder Premium Lifetime$119.99
2 purchases

Day.ly Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly1 Month trial$12.991 Year

Questions

Is TimeFinder free?
TimeFinder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Day.ly Planner free?
Day.ly Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TimeFinder or Day.ly Planner?
Day.ly Planner is rated higher. TimeFinder averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while Day.ly Planner averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TimeFinder or Day.ly Planner have ads?
Neither TimeFinder nor Day.ly Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeFinder or Day.ly Planner?
TimeFinder ships an update every 4 days, and Day.ly Planner every 4 weeks. Most recently, TimeFinder was updated on September 26, 2026 and Day.ly Planner on July 26, 2026.

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