Comparison

ByDesign vs Disarray

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

Head to head
About

ByDesign

Organize your work and personal life with a comprehensive planner, calendar, and note-taking tool. Manage tasks, build habits, and collaborate with others across all your devices. Features include customizable calendars, rich note-taking with attachments, and robust organization tools.

Highlights
  • Calendar management with multiple accounts
  • Time-boxing tasks within the calendar
  • Rich note-taking with attachments
  • Checklist creation and management
  • Page and folder organization
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Collaboration on pages with comments
Features
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Plan your day, manage your to-do list, and organize your whole life in one app. ByDesign brings your tasks, daily planner, calendar, and notes together — synced across all your devices. Features: Calendar - Connect as many calendars you want - personal, work or school. - Manage and time box the tasks from ByDesign in the same calendar. - Use colors to organize your calendar. - Create all-day events and tasks and drag them to a specific time to plan efficiently. Powerful note-taking - Add attachments - PDFs, photos, audio, web links, and more. - Create checklists. Make a grocery list, a wish list, or a to-do list, then tap to check off items as you go. - Apply different text styles, such as heading or body, bulleted lists, and more. - Add tables to quickly organize information. Organize and search - Search for text in notes, your tasks, and tables. - Link from one page to another to connect ideas, content, or any information. Try typing “/” for a shortcut to add links and pages while writing in your pages. - Keep your notes in pages and folders, and sort them in the order you prefer. - Use drag and drop as a fast and flexible way to categorize and organize your pages. Collaborate - Collaborate on entire pages or sub pages. - Mention friends to notify them of important updates. - Select and add comments on a particular text and have a full conversation in the thread. - Use page comments to discuss anything related to that page. - See what others updated in a shared page while you were away with alerts.

About

Disarray

This app helps you regain control of your phone usage by blocking distracting applications and tracking your habits. It offers scheduled blocking, daily time limits, and insights into your screen time to improve focus and productivity.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps instantly or on a schedule
  • Set daily time limits for app usage
  • Block entire app categories
  • Link habits to app blocks for accountability
  • Visualize streaks with a habit heatmap
  • Detailed screen time insights and reports
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Your phone wasn't built to help you focus. It was engineered to distract you. Disarray fights back. Save at least 2 hours a day. Sleep better. Get more done. Feel less scattered. BLOCK ANY APP Pick the apps dragging your attention away and shut them down. Instantly, on a schedule, or with daily time limits. * Block Now: One tap, instant timer-based blocking * Schedule Blocking: Set recurring blocks for work, sleep, study, or family time * App Time Limits: Set a daily usage cap. Once you hit it, the app is locked * Block entire categories: Social Media, Games, Shopping, News, and more Works with Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X (Twitter), Reddit, Snapchat, Facebook, WhatsApp, Netflix, and any other app. WHY DISARRAY IS DIFFERENT Most blockers just lock your phone. Disarray connects blocking to your real-life goals. Have a task to finish? Block distracting apps until it's done. It's accountability with a purpose. HABIT TRACKER WITH TEETH Disarray isn't just another habit tracker with pretty checkboxes. Link any habit to an app block so your distracting apps stay locked until you show up for yourself. * Create daily, weekly, or custom habits * Attach app blocks directly to your tasks * Beautiful heatmap to visualize your streaks * Reminders to keep you on track SCREEN TIME INSIGHTS See exactly where your time goes. Daily, weekly, and monthly reports show your screen time, top apps, and usage trends so you can spot your biggest time sinks and fix them.
 PERFECT FOR * Anyone trying to stop doomscrolling * People with ADHD who get distracted easily * Students who need to study without interruptions * Professionals who want distraction-free work hours * Anyone building better habits and reclaiming their day 
PRIVATE & SECURE Disarray uses Apple's Screen Time API. All monitoring and blocking happens entirely on your device. Your browsing data, app usage, and personal information never leave your phone. Ever. *All features described above require a subscription.* Terms of Service: https://disarray.platinumdisco.space/terms Privacy Policy: https://disarray.platinumdisco.space/privacy

Screenshots

ByDesign4 screens
Disarray4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: ByDesign at free with in-app purchases against Disarray's subscription. ByDesign also leads on ratings volume (106 vs 1). Disarray's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. ByDesign sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Disarray sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for ByDesign against 5.0 for Disarray. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ByDesign has 106 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of ByDesign's written reviews are positive against 100% of Disarray's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ByDesign versus Disarray: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterByDesignDisarray
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (106 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings106 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size339 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIdealistAppPLATINUMDISCO LLP

Customer experience

ByDesign

All ratings106 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive95.6%
Neutral4.4%
Negative0.0%

Disarray

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

ByDesign

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cannot edit notes on iPhone (end of page not visible, no spaces, does not save)
  • Bugs when signing in with school account
  • Setapp subscription sign-up not working

Requested features

3 requests
  • Display days until an event/project due
  • Customize notifications
  • Import and export from other apps

Disarray

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

ByDesign

Subscriptions6
  • Month$2.991 Month
  • Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • ByDesign Pro (Month)$6.001 Month
Show 3 more
  • Year$23.991 Year
  • Yearly7 Days trial$47.991 Year
  • ByDesign Pro (Year)$48.001 Year
2 purchases

Disarray

Subscriptions2
  • Disarray Pro Weekly$7.997 Days
  • Disarray Pro Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is ByDesign free?
ByDesign is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Disarray free?
Disarray is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ByDesign or Disarray?
Disarray is rated higher. ByDesign averages 4.9 out of 5 from 106 ratings, while Disarray averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ByDesign or Disarray have ads?
ByDesign shows ads; Disarray does not.

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