Comparison

MySpecialDay vs tsumune

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

Head to head
About

MySpecialDay

This app helps you count down to important events. Receive daily notifications about the remaining time and share your schedules with others. Build anticipation for your special days.

Highlights
  • Countdown to special days
  • Daily notifications
  • Remaining days alerts
  • Schedule sharing
  • Anticipation building
Features
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This app counts down until a special day of you. It can notify at the daily appointed time. And it can also notify the number of remaining days. Your feeling will be raised by the scheduled day. You can share the schedule. **Lite Version ---> Search "ScheduledDay".

About

tsumune

Features
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「今日もがんばったな」を、自分だけのためにそっと残せるアプリです。 SNSに投稿しなくていい。 人と比べなくていい。 ただ、自分の「できたこと」を積み重ねていく。 tsumune(つむね)は、毎日のちいさな達成をひとつずつ記録する、やさしい日記アプリです。 【こんな方におすすめ】 ・毎日がんばっているのに、自分をほめられない方 ・SNS疲れを感じていて、比べない記録をしたい方 ・習慣化したいことがあるけど、続かなくて悩んでいる方 ・自己肯定感を自然に育てたい方 【tsumuneの特徴】 ・シンプルな日記形式で「今日やったこと」「明日やりたいこと」を記録 ・記録が増えると画面に花が咲き、ゆっくり成長していく ・だれにも見せない、自分だけのスペース ・余計な機能なし。開いたらすぐ書ける ふりかえったとき、「こんなにがんばってたんだ」と、自分をちょっと好きになれるかもしれません。 tsumuneは、あなたの小さな積み重ねを、そっと応援します。 ※このアプリは日本語のみ対応しています。 This app is available in Japanese only.

Screenshots

MySpecialDay4 screens
tsumune4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: tsumune at none against MySpecialDay's 1. tsumune also leads on price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On update cadence, ads, 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

MySpecialDay costs $2.99 and tsumune $1.99 up front. MySpecialDay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. tsumune asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MySpecialDay versus tsumune: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMySpecialDaytsumune
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertadashi atojiKaoru Nishimura

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MySpecialDay

One-time1
  • Editmode$1.99
None

tsumune

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MySpecialDay free?
MySpecialDay costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is tsumune free?
tsumune costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do MySpecialDay or tsumune have ads?
Neither MySpecialDay nor tsumune shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MySpecialDay or tsumune?
MySpecialDay ships an update every 5 months, and tsumune every 5 months. Most recently, MySpecialDay was updated on November 6, 2026 and tsumune on October 30, 2026.

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