Comparison

GreatDays vs ShowDay

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Rich multimedia entries
  • Calendar view
  • Voice to text transcription
  • Smart search and tagging
  • Location tracking
  • Cross-device sync
  • Privacy protection with auto-lock
Features
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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

Screenshots

ShowDay4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ShowDay sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. GreatDays asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GreatDays ships an update every 5 months, ShowDay weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
GreatDays versus ShowDay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGreatDaysShowDay
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB35 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer远平 张杰克 吴

Customer experience

GreatDays

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ShowDay

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

GreatDays

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ShowDay

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro Plan - 3 days Free3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Annual Pro Plan - 7 days Free7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime - Limited time offer$7.99

Questions

Is GreatDays free?
GreatDays is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShowDay free?
ShowDay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GreatDays or ShowDay have ads?
Neither GreatDays nor ShowDay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GreatDays or ShowDay?
GreatDays ships an update every 5 months, and ShowDay weekly. Most recently, GreatDays was updated on October 9, 2026 and ShowDay on October 14, 2026.

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