Comparison

dayby vs Lily pad

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

Head to head
About

dayby

A straightforward visual planner designed to help users organize and accomplish their daily tasks. It offers a simple interface for tracking activities and ensuring completion.

Highlights
  • Visual planning interface
  • Daily activity tracking
  • Task completion monitoring
  • Simple and intuitive design
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A fun & simple visual planner to help you track and complete your daily activities

About

Lily pad

This app offers a gentle approach to time management, reducing stress during daily tasks like meal prep or getting ready. It aids in building routines, overcoming procrastination, and achieving a better activity balance.

Highlights
  • Manually adjust visual timer
  • Create multiple timers
  • Distraction-free time tracking
  • Build routines
  • Reduce stress with time management
Features
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Enjoy a gentle time awareness by having our visual timer as an aid. We created this app to have less stress during activities that require time management. Like preparing to go outside or making a meal. It also helps to build up routines, to get started with things one postpones, or get a better balance between activities. Features: - Manually adjust your visual timer - Create multiple timers - Keep track of the time, free from distraction

Screenshots

dayby4 screens
Lily pad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lily pad at Free against dayby's $0.99. dayby's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and device support (4 vs 2). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads 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

Lily pad is free to download; dayby costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

dayby holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dayby ships an update every 8 days, Lily pad every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and July 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
dayby versus Lily pad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdaybyLily pad
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZorrotheo Technologies LLCFreek Lever

Customer experience

dayby

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lily pad

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

dayby

No in-app purchases

None

Lily pad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is dayby free?
dayby costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lily pad free?
Lily pad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, dayby or Lily pad?
dayby is rated higher. dayby averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Lily pad averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do dayby or Lily pad have ads?
Neither dayby nor Lily pad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dayby or Lily pad?
dayby ships an update every 8 days, and Lily pad every 6 days. Most recently, dayby was updated on September 29, 2026 and Lily pad on July 21, 2026.

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