Comparison

DayDay vs Brain Dump Journal

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

Head to head
About

DayDay

This app helps you organize your day with a visual timetable and customizable widgets. It allows you to group similar tasks, decorate your schedule with themes, and save plans for future use. Stay motivated and make your days more meaningful.

Highlights
  • Circular timetable view
  • Customizable widgets
  • Schedule grouping
  • Theme and point customization
  • Save and reload schedules
  • Alarm notifications
Features
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DayDay has upgraded to ver 3. Let's make a more meaningful day with a new DayDay. 2019, 2020 recommended apps at Appstore Ranked among the tops in productivity paid apps category every month! A first step to start a fulfilling day. If your hands are full but you don't like to lift a finger. Join DayDay club and ward off unmotivation and sense of guilt. ------- What kind of application DayDay is? Writing down your thoughts and plans Then, it will be easy to follow your plans. Enter the schedules and check it from time to time at the widget. The widget and alarm will tells you what time is it to do and what was my plan. ------- Key point 1. You can check you daily schedule at a glance! Key point 2. You can group the same schedules! Key point 3. Thousands of ponts and themes, You can decorate your schedules with your vibe! Key point 4. Save the schedule and reload it when it needed. If you keep losing tracks of what you ambitiously planned. Repeating after repeating meaningless days. Let's say good bye to meaningless times. Let's make your plan visible with DayDay! The plans of my own. A new me that follwing the plans! DayDay roots for you with a wish your tomorrow will be better than today :) Privacy policy: https://haruharu.piesoft.co.kr/legal/privacy-policy Terms of service: https://haruharu.piesoft.co.kr/legal/eula Email: support@piesoft.co.kr

About

Brain Dump Journal

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"Brain Dump Journal" is your own private journal for the thoughts, feelings, and second-guesses that come up during the day. No title and no date picker—the date and time are saved for you, so you can write on the commute or right after a meeting. There is no need to write at length. Organizing and digging deeper can wait. PERFECT FOR • Those who leave a meeting with a nagging thought and lose it by lunch • Anyone whose notes app is full of half-written thoughts they can never find again • People with things they can't post on social media, who want a place that is only theirs • Those who want to notice their own patterns instead of letting an app guess them • Anyone preparing for interviews or a career change who needs the raw material FEATURES • Write whatever is on your mind, the way you'd text yourself • The date and time are saved automatically—no need to set them yourself • Tag by work, life, feelings, or lessons—whatever axis you actually think in (10 tags on the free plan) • Filter by date range, tag, or favorites to look back over past entries • "Rediscovery" brings up a past entry at random (10 per day on the free plan) • Attach photos to keep the context of the moment (2 per entry on the free plan, 8 with Pro) • iCloud sync, so your entries follow you to your next iPhone • Write offline, anytime WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS APP 1. One line is enough to clear your head Nothing to format. Half a thought counts. The timestamp is saved for you—a few seconds with one hand, and it's done. 2. Remarkably easy to find again Filter by tag, date range, or favorites, and search the text itself. "What was I thinking that day?" is seconds away. 3. Nothing you wrote gets buried "Rediscovery" brings up a past entry at random, and a thought you'd forgotten becomes something that helps you today. PRIVACY Your entries stay on your device and in your own iCloud. There is no social sharing, and nothing leaves the app unless you export it yourself. Nothing is analyzed or scored by AI—and that is deliberate. PRO PLAN For a more comfortable experience, we offer a Pro Plan that removes ads and unlocks all features. One-time purchase with no monthly subscription. • Ad-free experience • Significantly more image attachments (from 2 to 8 per entry) • Unlimited tags (10 on the free plan) • Pin up to 6 frequently used tags • Unlimited "Rediscovery" • PDF and text export (by date range or tag) Before purchasing the Pro Plan, please review: Privacy Policy: https://giversthankapp.com/privacy-policy-for-reflection-journal-en/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html When you need to think it through, get it off your chest, or figure yourself out— Clear your head with "Brain Dump Journal".

Screenshots

DayDay4 screens
Brain Dump Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DayDay at none against Brain Dump Journal's shown. DayDay also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Brain Dump Journal's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). 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. DayDay sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Brain Dump Journal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DayDay ships an update every 3 weeks, Brain Dump Journal every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DayDay versus Brain Dump Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayDayBrain Dump Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (45 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings45 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJiHoon LeeRYOTA SUZUKI

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DayDay

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • One-Time Purchase$19.99
1 purchases

Brain Dump Journal

One-time1
  • Pro$12.99

Questions

Is DayDay free?
DayDay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brain Dump Journal free?
Brain Dump Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DayDay or Brain Dump Journal have ads?
Brain Dump Journal shows ads; DayDay does not.
Which is updated more often, DayDay or Brain Dump Journal?
DayDay ships an update every 3 weeks, and Brain Dump Journal every 5 days. Most recently, DayDay was updated on October 12, 2026 and Brain Dump Journal on October 13, 2026.

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