Thruday vs VisualDay Daily Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thruday
This visual planner helps neurodivergent individuals manage their day with customizable routines, tasks, and mood tracking. It breaks down activities into manageable steps and allows trusted assistants to help with planning and progress updates.
- Visual daily timeline planning
- Task breakdown into smaller steps
- Customizable routines and habits
- Mood and journal tracking
- Assistant invites for support
- Focus timers (Pomodoro)
- AI-assisted decision making (Plus)
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A visual day planner created for forgetful people — used by 40,000+ neurodivergent humans. Build your day as a visual timeline on the go using images, break your tasks down into smaller steps and build new routines that are easy to follow and stick to, all with the help of those you trust. Built by a team with lived experience of ADHD, autism and epilepsy, it includes visual routines, mood tracking, to-do lists, a journal and support from someone you trust with assistant invites. Thruday is an app for those that need more than just another to-do list or calendar app. Brain-dump your to-dos, decide what matters first, then turn them into scheduled tasks when your energy allows - The perfect ADHD planner. Flexible visual planning, habit tracking and routines for the neurospicy brains - neurodivergent productivity that adapts when your day changes. FREE INCLUDES — Visual Daily Planner: accessible time-blocking with colors, images and visual cues. — Priority To-do Lists: Brain-dump tasks and organize them by priority. — Focus Timers: Use Pomodoro timers to pause, extend or finish tasks early. — Mood Tracker: Track moods with shapes and color, add thoughts and emotions. — Journal & Notes: Write down your thoughts, reflect on your day and save the moments you want to remember. — Invite assistants: Get assistants, coaches or caregivers to help you plan your day. — Receive reminders: configure notifications to keep focused when the day slips. Do you have an assistant, ADHD coach or caregiver? Lower your mental load and get them involved with scheduling, task tracking and reminders - they can opt-in to updates in real time about your mood and progress. INCLUDED WITH PLUS — Print daily agendas on the go. — Create unlimited extra planners for you or your family. — AI-assisted to reduce decision fatigue. — Import and sync Thruday with your device calendar. — Custom repeat pattern for routines and habits. — Use custom tags and folders to organize tasks and notes. — Create printable PECS cards for communication support. — Access to all future Plus+ features. WHY THRUDAY EXISTS — Make time blindness and executive function support accessible. — For students navigating college life and studying. — Support independent living environments and caregivers. — Accessible everyday planning tools without ads. — Neurodivergent-friendly tools that help reduce overwhelm. — Ensure ADHD planning is visual and goal orientated. Thruday was created without investment and is managed and supported by an unpaid neurodivergent team with lived experience of ADHD, AuDHD, autism and epilepsy and neurodivergent life. Privacy matters to us. We do not use your data to train AI systems. Terms of Use: https://thruday.com/terms-of-use
VisualDay Daily Planner
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Make your day easier to follow with visual task cards, reusable routines and a focus timer. VisualDay is a personal daily planner for study, work and everyday routines. Give each task a title, icon, color and estimated duration, then organize it into morning, afternoon, evening or anytime. See what is next and track completed, skipped and remaining tasks throughout the day. PLAN WITH CARDS Create and edit task cards. Break a busy day into manageable steps, from preparing breakfast to a study session or a work task. REUSE YOUR ROUTINES Start with Morning routine, Evening routine or Study session templates. Create up to three custom templates on the free plan and reuse them when planning another day. Pro unlocks unlimited custom templates and additional ready-made routines. FOCUS ON ONE TASK Start a focus timer, pause and resume it, or add five more minutes. Return to an active session after closing its screen. When time runs out, choose whether to complete the task or keep going. On supported devices, Live Activities keep the session visible outside the app. KEEP YOUR PLAN VISIBLE Add Home Screen widgets for a quick view of your plan. Enable optional local reminders in Settings; daily planning remains available if notifications are turned off. Widget and Live Activity availability and updates depend on iOS and device support. KEEP A PERSONAL RECORD Planning data is stored on your device, and no VisualDay account is required. Export a JSON copy of your data. Pro adds PDF reports and manual file-based backup and restore through Files/iCloud Drive; this is not automatic synchronization between devices. OPTIONAL VISUALDAY PRO The free plan includes daily cards, focus, reminders, selected templates and widgets, and JSON export. Pro adds premium templates, unlimited custom templates, additional appearance options, PDF export, backup/restore and selected additional widgets. Choose a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices and billing periods appear before purchase. Apple handles payment; subscriptions can be managed or canceled in your App Store account settings. Restore Purchases is available in the app. The lifetime purchase does not renew. Available in English and Turkish. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ozguryalim.com/visualday/privacy.html Support: https://ozguryalim.com/visualday
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Thruday at 15.0 against VisualDay Daily Planner's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Thruday sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $10.00 per month and VisualDay Daily Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Thruday | VisualDay Daily Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (74 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 125 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thruday LTD | Ozgur Yalim |
In-app purchases
Thruday
- 1 Month Premium7 Days trial$10.001 Month
- 1 Year Premium Subscription7 Days trial$50.001 Year
VisualDay Daily Planner
- Monthly Premium$2.001 Month
- Annual Premium$19.991 Year
- Ömür Boyu$49.99
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