GreatDays vs ShowDay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GreatDays
This app allows you to add important life events directly to your Apple Watch. It calculates the remaining days until these events, with support for various complications to view information at a glance.
- Add important life days to Apple Watch
- Calculate remaining days until events
- Supports multiple watch complications
- Independent Apple Watch app functionality
- View event information at a glance
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GreatDays is a fully functional independent Apple Watch App. You can add the important days of your life directly to your watch, and it will help you calculate the corresponding days. GreatDays supports almost all complication that you can lift your hand to see and touch.
ShowDay
This app allows you to create rich journal entries with photos, videos, and voice notes. It offers smart search, location tracking, and privacy features like auto-lock. Sync across devices and back up your data with iCloud or local exports.
- Rich multimedia entries
- Calendar view
- Voice to text transcription
- Smart search and tagging
- Location tracking
- Cross-device sync
- Privacy protection with auto-lock
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ShowDay Features and Functions 1. Rich multimedia support: Add Live Photos, videos, and images to enhance your life entries. 2. Calendar view: Easily check how many entries you made each day, month, and year. 3. Comment on your entries: Reflect on your past by leaving notes for yourself. 4. Voice to text: Record voice memos and get automatic text transcription. 5. Smart search: Use the calendar, search bar, tags, and emoji to quickly find any entry. 6. Location tracking: Automatically or manually add a location when creating or editing entries. 7. Anonymous community: Share your thoughts without logging in or creating an account. 8. Privacy protection: Your life entries are hidden when the app is inactive. Set a custom time to auto-lock the app. 9. Cross-device sync: Works on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac. Entries sync across devices using the same Apple ID. 10. Built-in camera: Capture Live Photos and videos directly in the app. Saves time and storage. 11. iCloud and local backup: Back up your entries to iCloud or export them locally at any time. 12. Widgets: Use widgets to quickly record or revisit past entries. Membership Benefits 1. Automatically add location to each entry 2. App lock (Face ID, Touch ID, or passcode) 3. Calendar entry count by day, month, and year 4. Use built-in camera to capture Live Photos and HDR videos 5. Add unlimited tags and emoji 6. Export entries and save media to your photo library 7. iCloud sync with visual status indicators 8. Voice to text for all recorded audio 9. Unlimited comments on entries 10. Attach unlimited media to any entry 11. Access to all future premium features Subscription Plans 1. Monthly: Auto-renewing with a 3-day free trial 2. Yearly: Auto-renewing with a 7-day free trial 3. Lifetime: One-time payment for full access as long as the app remains available Pricing Prices may vary. For example: • Monthly: $0.99 • Yearly: $6.99 • Lifetime: $7.99 (one-time) • Payment: Charged to your iTunes account at purchase confirmation. • Cancel: Turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period in iTunes settings. • Renewal: Your account will be charged within 24 hours before the period ends. • Privacy Policy: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/585672bd-cd00-477d-821d-149d4231f963 • Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GreatDays at none against ShowDay's 3. GreatDays also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). ShowDay's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. ShowDay sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. GreatDays asks for nothing beyond the download.
GreatDays ships an update every 5 months, ShowDay weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GreatDays | ShowDay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 远平 张 | 杰克 吴 |
Customer experience
GreatDays
ShowDay
In-app purchases
GreatDays
No in-app purchases
ShowDay
- Monthly Pro Plan - 3 days Free3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Annual Pro Plan - 7 days Free7 Days trial$6.991 Year
- Lifetime - Limited time offer$7.99









