Comparison

Wednesday vs JotDay

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

Head to head
About

Wednesday

Features
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Wednesday Calendar is your intelligent daily planner — organize tasks, set priorities, and never miss what matters. See your day at a glance - Today — Your immediate tasks front and center, with an overdue banner so nothing slips through - Tomorrow — Preview what's coming next - Upcoming — A 7-day horizon view plus monthly groupings for the full picture - Later — Capture ideas and tasks without a set date Powerful task management - Create tasks with titles, notes, URLs, and due dates - Set priority levels (low, medium, high) to focus on what matters - Organize into custom lists and tag tasks for fast filtering - Mark complete with a single tap — satisfying haptic feedback included - Swipe to delete, long-press to reschedule to today, tomorrow, or later Stay ahead of your schedule - Overdue tasks surface automatically in Today's view - Grouped sections keep future tasks organized by day and month - Smart auto-focus gets you typing instantly when you open the app - Dark mode support for late-night planning Built for busy professionals Whether you're managing client meetings, tracking project milestones, or just keeping your day straight, Wednesday Calendar gives you a clean, focused space to organize your time.

About

JotDay

Effortlessly track your time with automatic exercise and sleep data retrieval from Apple HealthKit. Monitor app usage, view your day in a clear timeline, and analyze time distribution with daily, weekly, and monthly views. Includes a minimalist focus timer with Live Activity support.

Highlights
  • Automatic sleep and workout tracking
  • App usage tracking via Shortcuts
  • Minimalist focus timer with Live Activity
  • Concise timeline view
  • Daily, weekly, and monthly time views
  • Data analysis for time distribution
Features
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JotDay is a time tracking app designed to simplify your recording experience and enhance efficiency. It can automatically retrieve your exercise and sleep time, track app usage through Shortcuts, eliminating the need for manual input. The concise timeline, time blocks, weekly view, and monthly view allow you to have a clearer understanding of your time allocation. Key Features: 1. Sleep and Workout Tracking: Automatically fetches sleep and exercise data from the Apple HealthKit health app for convenient daily life statistics. 2. App Tracking: Configure Shortcuts to track app usage. 3. Minimalist Focus Timer: Supports Live Activity, Dynamic Island, and flip timing, allowing you to start timing quickly at any time and check the timing progress. 4. Timeline: Presents your day in an intuitive timeline, allowing you to easily view activity records and add notes. 5. Time Views: Clean day, week, and month views for easy comparison of time 6. Data Analysis: Easily understand the distribution of different types of focused time. Monthly and Annual Membership Subscription Terms: 1. Upon confirmation of purchase and payment, your subscription will automatically renew through your iTunes account.。 2. Your Apple iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period, and the subscription period will be extended by one subscription period upon successful payment. 3. To cancel the renewal, please manually disable the auto-renewal feature in the iTunes/AppleID settings management at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. 4. During the trial period, if the iTunes account does not cancel the subscription, the subscription will be automatically activated and billed at the end of the trial period. Any unused trial time will be forfeited upon purchase of the subscription. 5. This service is optional for you to cancel. If you choose not to cancel, the renewal service for the next billing cycle will be activated for you. Privacy Policy: https://jotday.super.site/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Wednesday1 screens
JotDay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wednesday at none against JotDay's 4. Wednesday also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). JotDay's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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. JotDay sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Wednesday asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wednesday ships an update weekly, JotDay monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Wednesday versus JotDay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWednesdayJotDay
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—21 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSamson SunnyRemix Design Studio

In-app purchases

None

Wednesday

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

JotDay

Subscriptions2
  • JotDay Pro Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • JotDay Pro Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • JotDay Pro Annual to Lifetime$5.99
  • JotDay Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Wednesday free?
Wednesday is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is JotDay free?
JotDay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wednesday or JotDay have ads?
Neither Wednesday nor JotDay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wednesday or JotDay?
Wednesday ships an update weekly, and JotDay monthly. Most recently, Wednesday was updated on October 19, 2026 and JotDay on October 12, 2026.

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