Comparison

Today Is.... vs Paddle Out

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

Head to head
About

Today Is....

Discover daily national holidays and celebrations you might be missing. Never forget a special day again, from fun food holidays to important observances. Make every day a celebration.

Highlights
  • Daily holiday discovery
  • Celebration reminders
  • National holiday tracking
  • Event notifications
Features
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Have you ever wondered "what should I be celebrating today"? Have you ever miss out on National Taco day! Well this is the app for you! This app will help to make sure you know what national holiday you should be celebrating today!!!

About

Paddle Out

Connect with fellow water sports enthusiasts for shared adventures and safety. Organize sessions, chat with friends, and discover new crews. Enhance your ocean, river, and lake experiences by finding others to paddle out with.

Highlights
  • Find water sports partners
  • Organize and join sessions
  • In-app chat and location sharing
  • Create and manage crews
  • Personalized profile management
  • Receive activity notifications
Features
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PaddleOut is a mobile application designed to help surfers, kayakers, paddle boarders, canoe enthusiasts, windsurfers, kite surfers, outrigger enthusiasts, foil boarders, body boarders, knee boarders, wake surfers and boogie boarders find other watermen and women to share the experience. Water sports that involve the oceans, rivers, and lakes of our great planet can be enjoyed more safely in numbers. This App is designed to help the water sports community connect. Paddle to new adventures and friendships with PaddleOut. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/ Privacy and Policy: https://paddlout.com/privacy-policy/ Subscription Details: A subscription is required to enjoy the full features of PaddleOut. Users can subscribe to our monthly plan at $0.99 per month. This subscription provides comprehensive access to all app features, including sessions, social interactions, chats, notifications, and profile management. New subscribers can take advantage of a 7-day free trial to experience everything the app offers. After the trial period, the subscription will automatically renew each month. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account upon confirmation of purchase. This subscription includes the following features: 1) Sessions: This feature allows users to interact with fellow sports enthusiasts. It includes options to contact participants, view participant lists, and use the session’s chat functionality for messaging, and sharing locations, and images. 2) Social Interactions: Subscribers can connect with new people and crews for conversations and shared activities through the social page. 3) Chats: The chat feature enables users to communicate with individuals and crews they are part of, facilitating direct and group conversations. 4) Notifications: This feature alerts users about Message Requests, Session Invites, or Crew Invites, keeping them informed and engaged with community activities. 5) Profile Management: Users can create and manage their profiles, form crews, organize sessions, and update their personal information to reflect their interests and activities.

Screenshots

Today Is....3 screens
Paddle Out4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Paddle Out at 100% against Today Is....'s 33%. Paddle Out also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Today Is....'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Paddle Out sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Today Is.... asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paddle Out holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Today Is....'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Paddle Out's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Today Is.... ships an update every 3 weeks, Paddle Out every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Today Is.... versus Paddle Out: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToday Is....Paddle Out
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (12 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB135 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developerthomas preziosoSIMM Consulting, LLC

Customer experience

Today Is....

All ratings12 ratings
Positive41.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

Paddle Out

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Today Is....

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Paddle Out

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription Dating$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year
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  • Yearly Subscription Dating$20.991 Year

Questions

Is Today Is.... free?
Today Is.... is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paddle Out free?
Paddle Out is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Today Is.... or Paddle Out?
Paddle Out is rated higher. Today Is.... averages 2.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Paddle Out averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Today Is.... or Paddle Out have ads?
Paddle Out shows ads; Today Is.... does not.
Which is updated more often, Today Is.... or Paddle Out?
Today Is.... ships an update every 3 weeks, and Paddle Out every 2 months. Most recently, Today Is.... was updated on October 11, 2026 and Paddle Out on October 21, 2026.

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