Comparison

Dring vs Day Memory

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

Head to head
About

Dring

Manage your alarms with a calendar view. Easily activate, deactivate, or adjust alarm times for specific dates without affecting your default settings. This app simplifies daily scheduling and ensures you wake up serenely.

Highlights
  • Calendar view for alarms
  • Activate/deactivate alarms by date
  • Modify alarm times for specific dates
  • Multiple ringtones
  • Adaptive interface
  • Adjustable snooze duration
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Simplify your daily life by waking up with Dring. All alarm clocks for the coming month are displayed date by date. The calendar view allows you to activate, deactivate or change the time of alarm clocks on specific dates, without modifying the others. EXAMPLES: • A public holiday → Disable this alarm clock • Sports competition next Sunday → Activate only this Sunday • A business trip next week → Change the time on this date • A week of vacation → Disable all alarm clocks for the week With Dring, gain in ease of use and wake up serenely. HIGLIGHTS: • Several ringtones available • Adaptative interface for right-handed and left-handed people • Modifiable snooze duration IMPORTANT: Dring and its developer cannot be held responsible for the consequences of a missed alarm clock, including in the event of a malfunction of the application. For any questions, write to hello@simoningrand.com

About

Day Memory

Securely record your life's events with unlimited text entries, photos, and videos. Organize your experiences into different journals and ensure your data is private with end-to-end encryption and passcode protection. Access your memories across multiple platforms.

Highlights
  • Unlimited text, photo, and video entries
  • Rich text formatting
  • Multiple journal organization
  • Automatic backups
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Passcode, TouchID, FaceID protection
  • Cross-platform availability
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Day memory is the app that preserves your memories. Features: • Unlimited text entries with photos and videos • Powerful, rich text formatting • Different journals for every aspect of your life • Automatic backups keep your journal entries safe • End-to-end encryption to make your data 100% private • Protection with a passcode, TouchID, or FaceID • Reviewing memories • Cross-platform apps available on iPhone, iPad, Windows, and Mac

Screenshots

Dring4 screens
Day Memory4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Day Memory at none against Dring's 1. Day Memory also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Dring sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Day Memory asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dring ships an update every 5 months, Day Memory every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and June 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Dring versus Day Memory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDringDay Memory
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon IngrandAndrii Kuzmenko

Customer experience

Dring

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Day Memory

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dring

One-time1
  • Dring PRO$1.99
None

Day Memory

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dring free?
Dring is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Day Memory free?
Day Memory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dring or Day Memory have ads?
Neither Dring nor Day Memory shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dring or Day Memory?
Dring ships an update every 5 months, and Day Memory every 3 weeks. Most recently, Dring was updated on June 4, 2026 and Day Memory on June 13, 2026.

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