Comparison

DayCoach vs Hermes Journal

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

Head to head
About

DayCoach

This app helps you build a better life by tracking daily habits and one-time tasks. Customize your goals with colors and reorder your list randomly for a fresh perspective each day. Monitor your progress and streaks with intuitive swipe gestures.

Highlights
  • Daily habit tracking
  • One-time task management
  • Customizable colors for habits and tasks
  • Random list shuffling
  • Habit streak tracking
  • Intuitive swipe gestures
Features
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Most to-do and habit apps are so complicated that using them becomes another task. DayCoach is the one that stays simple. Build a better life, one day at a time, with a daily list you'll actually keep up. Track the habits you want to build, tick off the tasks you need to get done, and organize your day whichever way suits how you think. THREE SIMPLE WAYS, ONE APP Pick the mode or modes that fit you best, switch anytime, and each keeps its own separate list. Mode 1, one at a time. Start with a single habit. Keep it up for 21 days and you unlock room for the next. A gentle way to build, without taking on more than you can handle. Mode 2, habits and tasks. Track the things you want to do every day alongside the one-off jobs you just need to get done. Mode 3, Mind, Body and Spirit. Sort your habits into three areas of life, and rename them to whatever suits you. Pets, School and Shopping? Work, Play and Rest? Crafts, Reading and Podcasts? Use your imagination! HOW IT WORKS Habits are things you want to do every day. Swipe when you've done it, and it comes back tomorrow to remind you again. Tasks are one-off jobs. Tick them off when they're done. Every habit builds a streak, and every 21 days in a row earns a badge. Tap a habit to see your streaks and your all-time total. MAKE IT YOURS Color your list your way, one color for habits and one for tasks. Add a little personality with emoji. And if you like a change, shuffle your list into a fresh random order each day. REMINDERS THAT DON'T NAG Set a reminder on any habit, or a simple daily nudge to check your list. They ease off once you've ticked something off, so you're nudged, not nagged. SEE HOW FAR YOU'VE COME Every streak and accomplishment is saved in your History, so you can look back and see your progress. Restore anything you've archived, or clear it out for good. No clutter. No pressure. Just your day, made simpler. Download DayCoach and start building a better life, one day at a time.

About

Hermes Journal

Features
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Need an extremely private journal? Meet Hermes, a fully encrypted journalling app made for privacy. You can create multiple journals and optionally lock them with a password. Each journal entry can have it's own password as well. There's no limit to how many journals and entries you can create. Everything is saved locally but you can export a journal as encrypted txt file.

Screenshots

DayCoach4 screens
Hermes Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hermes Journal at none against DayCoach's shown. On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DayCoach ships an update every 3 months, Hermes Journal every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
DayCoach versus Hermes Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayCoachHermes Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaomi JanzenShaquille Hinds

In-app purchases

None

DayCoach

No in-app purchases

None

Hermes Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DayCoach free?
DayCoach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hermes Journal free?
Hermes Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DayCoach or Hermes Journal have ads?
DayCoach shows ads; Hermes Journal does not.
Which is updated more often, DayCoach or Hermes Journal?
DayCoach ships an update every 3 months, and Hermes Journal every 5 months. Most recently, DayCoach was updated on November 3, 2026 and Hermes Journal on October 25, 2026.

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