Comparison

D vs Dear Day

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

Head to head
About

D

Display important dates like anniversaries and birthdays on your home screen, lock screen, and Apple Watch. Customize with emojis and choose display options for a personalized view of your special days.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets (small, medium, large)
  • Lock screen widgets (inline, circular, rectangular)
  • Apple Watch complications
  • Emoji customization for dates
  • Automatic D-Day calculation
  • Intuitive card-based UI
Features
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Put the days that matter on your Lock Screen. D-Day Widget counts down to the dates you care about — and keeps counting the days since — right on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch. ■ Widgets everywhere - Home Screen: small and medium widgets - Lock Screen: inline, circular, and rectangular widgets - Apple Watch: circular and rectangular complications - Choose which anniversary each widget shows ■ Made to look the way you want - 1,000+ emojis, with the ones you use most floated to the top - Toggle the emoji, name, day count, and actual date - A clean card layout that stays readable at a glance ■ Counting that matches how you count - Automatic D-Day math (D-7, D+100) - Pick your counting style: D+1, which counts the start day, or D-0 - Upcoming milestones at a glance: D+100, D+1000, 1 year, 10 years ■ Perfect for - Wedding and dating anniversaries - Birthdays, D-100, D-200 - Exams, first day at a new job, discharge day - Trips, due dates, deadlines, streaks Go Premium to remove every ad and keep things clean. Add a date, add the widget, and never lose track again. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Dear Day

Features
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Dear Day, 기억하고 싶은 모든 날들을 간편하게 관리해보세요. 1. 날짜 관리의 새로운 방식 디데이, 날짜 수 타입으로 설정이 가능하며, 음력 및 반복 계산을 사용할 수 있어요. 기념일의 특성에 따라 유연하게 설정해 보세요. 2. 한눈에 보는 디데이 정보 특정 디데이에 대한 정보를 언제나 쉽게 확인할 수 있어요. 날짜, 음력 및 반복 여부 등 다양한 정보를 간편하게 확인하세요. 3. 쉽게 확인하는 기념일 날짜 수 타입으로 설정하면, 기념일을 쉽게 확인할 수 있어요. 특별한 날을 따로 계산하지 않고 더욱 간단하게 관리하세요. 4. 홈 화면 위젯 홈 화면 위젯을 다양한 디자인으로 설정할 수 있어요. 중요한 날들을 언제 어디서나 쉽게 확인하세요. 5. 잠금 화면 위젯 잠금 화면 위젯을 다양한 디자인으로 설정할 수 있어요. 중요한 날들을 언제 어디서나 쉽게 확인하세요. 6. 위젯을 내 마음대로 편집 위젯을 선택하고, 내가 원하는 대로 편집할 수 있어요. 나만의 Dear Day를 만들어보세요. 7. 소중한 날을 잊지 않는 알림 디데이뿐만 아니라 다양한 기념일에 맞춰 알림을 받을 수 있어요. 잊고 싶지 않은 날들을 Dear Day가 알려드릴게요. 8. 편리한 정렬과 그룹화 디데이를 보기 좋게 정렬하고, 그룹화하여 더욱 효율적으로 관리할 수 있어요. 원하는 방식으로 디데이를 정리할 수 있어요.

Screenshots

D4 screens
Dear Day4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dear Day at none against D's 1. Dear Day also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dear Day asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

D ships an update every 5 weeks, Dear Day every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
D versus Dear Day: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDDear Day
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkyulabsjaehui yu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

D

One-time1
  • Remove in-app ads$9.99
None

Dear Day

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is D free?
D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dear Day free?
Dear Day is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do D or Dear Day have ads?
D shows ads; Dear Day does not.
Which is updated more often, D or Dear Day?
D ships an update every 5 weeks, and Dear Day every 2 weeks. Most recently, D was updated on September 25, 2026 and Dear Day on September 10, 2026.

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