Comparison

Bunk1 vs Present Day

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

Head to head
About

Bunk1

This app allows parents to stay connected with their children at summer camp. Send messages, view photos, and receive updates about camp activities and your camper's experiences.

Highlights
  • Send Bunk Notes
  • Read Bunk Replies
  • View camp photos
  • Photo notifications
  • Updates Feed
  • Instant notifications
Features
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Stay connected with camp with the Bunk1 app! Send Bunk Notes to your camper and read handwritten Bunk Replies your camper sent back. You can see photos uploaded by the camp and get notified whenever photos of your camper are detected. Check in with camp daily with the Updates Feed to see photos, videos and status updates that give you a front-row seat to camp life. You can also opt to receive notifications about your camper delivered instantly to your iPhone! Designed for parents and families to be the first to know what’s happening at camp this summer.

About

Present Day

This app visualizes your year as a grid of dots, encouraging you to 'show up' daily by checking in on your chosen pillars. It includes focus sessions based on the Pomodoro method and home screen widgets to keep your progress visible.

Highlights
  • 365-dot year grid visualization
  • Daily pillar check-in
  • Focus sessions with hourglass animation
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Multiple themes and customizable styles
  • Night mode
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Your whole year fits on one screen. A simple grid of dots. See how short it is. That's your year - 365 dots, each one a day you get exactly once. Present Day is not a habit tracker. It's not a journal. It's just proof you showed up. -- HOW IT WORKS Each day gets one question: did you show up? If yes, tap the dot. It's yours. Set your pillars - the 2 or 3 things that make a day count. Physical health. Family time. Deep work. Creative practice. Whatever "showing up" means for you. Check in on them. That's it. -- FOCUS SESSIONS Start a focus session and watch dots fall like sand through an hourglass - each one a minute of deep work, claimed. Built on the Pomodoro method, but it feels like presence, not a countdown. Choose your duration (5, 15, 25, 40, or 60 minutes), pick your pillar, set an intention, and begin. -- YOUR YEAR ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Put your year where you can't ignore it. Multiple widget sizes fit any home screen layout. Lock screen widgets keep the grid visible without even unlocking. Night mode dims everything down for late check-ins. Watch it fill, week by week. -- DESIGNED FOR PRESENCE 365-dot year grid - your whole year at once Daily pillar check-in - show up on your terms Focus sessions with hourglass animation Widgets in multiple sizes for home screen and lock screen Night mode for late-night glances Themes: Midnight, Paper, Ocean, Sunset, Cyber, and make your own Customizable dot shapes and styles No social features. No streaks to break. No guilt. Just you and your year. -- Present Day won't remind you to drink water. It won't gamify your morning routine. It just asks one thing: were you here today?

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Present Day at 5.0 against Bunk1's 4.2. Present Day also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Bunk1's advantage is ratings volume (488 vs 1) and device support. On price 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Present Day holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bunk1 has 488 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bunk1 versus Present Day: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBunk1Present Day
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (488 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings488 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBunk1.comJoseph Dearman

Bugs and requests

Bunk1

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Photos not loading or showing up blank
  • App crashing or freezing frequently
  • Inconsistent functionality across devices
  • Login and account management issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow campers to easily reply to messages
  • Improve photo sorting and viewing experience
  • Add more customization options for notes
  • Provide push notifications for new photos/updates

Present Day

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bunk1

No in-app purchases

None

Present Day

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bunk1 free?
Bunk1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Present Day free?
Present Day is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bunk1 or Present Day?
Present Day is rated higher. Bunk1 averages 4.2 out of 5 from 488 ratings, while Present Day averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

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