Comparison

Progress Clock vs Day Dial

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

Head to head
About

Progress Clock

Visualize your entire life in weeks and track the passage of time with beautiful progress bars. This app offers inspirational quotes and goal tracking to help you understand what truly matters and find the courage to pursue your aspirations.

Highlights
  • Life Calendar (90-year visualization)
  • Progress tracking for Day, Week, Month, Year
  • Inspirational quotes on time and courage
  • Goal tracking and insights
  • Widgets for at-a-glance tracking
  • Premium themes and Dark Mode
Features
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Progress Clock shows time as progress, not just hours and minutes. Open it and see how much of today has already passed, how much is left, and the same view for this week, this month, and this year. The Arcs face draws each one around the clock. Analog hands stay in the center. Dial is there if you want the classic sweep. Keep a countdown to a date, a timer to a date and time, or time since a day that mattered. One goal is included. Edit and delete from the Goal tab. Set a birthdate and Life draws every week as a dot, childhood through later decades on one calendar. Progressium is free. Other themes, large and Lock Screen widgets, the Goal widget, and extra goals are Progress Clock Premium, an optional monthly subscription. Purchases and cancellation go through your Apple ID. Birthdate, goals, and settings stay on your device. No account. No analytics. Terms of Use: https://unobatbayar.github.io/ProgressClock/terms/ Apple Standard EULA: www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://unobatbayar.github.io/ProgressClock/privacy/

About

Day Dial

Visualize your progress through daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly time periods with intuitive circular progress bars. See how much time has passed and how much remains at a glance, even from your home screen with widgets.

Highlights
  • Circular progress bars
  • Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly tracking
  • Home screen widgets
  • Time management
  • Goal monitoring
Read full description

Day Dial is a simple and intuitive time tracking app that helps you visualize your progress throughout the day, week, month, quarter, and year. With its unique circular progress bars, you can easily monitor how much time has passed and how much remains in each time period. The app features widgets that allow you to view your progress at a glance, directly from your home screen. Whether you want to stay on top of your daily tasks, manage your monthly goals, or keep track of your yearly achievements, Day Dial is the perfect companion for anyone looking to make the most of their time. Day Dial is free to use with a limit on color customization. Upgrade to Day Dial Premium to unlock color customization. Terms of Service: https://daydial.ginkgolabs.dev/daydialterms.html Privacy Policy: https://daydial.ginkgolabs.dev/privacypolicy.html

Screenshots

Progress Clock4 screens
Day Dial4 screens

Verdict

The call

Progress Clock and Day Dial are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Progress Clock sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Day Dial sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Progress Clock against 5.0 for Day Dial. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Progress Clock ships an update every 5 months, Day Dial every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Progress Clock versus Day Dial: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgress ClockDay Dial
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUsukhbayar BatbayarGinkgo Labs LLC

Customer experience

Progress Clock

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Day Dial

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Progress Clock

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Themes$0.991 Month
One-time3
  • Support $5$4.99
  • Support $25$24.99
  • Support $100$99.99
2 purchases

Day Dial

Subscriptions2
  • Day Dial Premium - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Day Dial Premium - Yearly14 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Progress Clock free?
Progress Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Day Dial free?
Day Dial is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Progress Clock or Day Dial?
Progress Clock and Day Dial are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Progress Clock or Day Dial have ads?
Neither Progress Clock nor Day Dial shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Progress Clock or Day Dial?
Progress Clock ships an update every 5 months, and Day Dial every 4 months. Most recently, Progress Clock was updated on October 6, 2026 and Day Dial on September 24, 2026.

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