Comparison

Daylight Tracker vs bee now

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

Head to head
About

Daylight Tracker

Track and visualize your time spent outdoors with this iOS and watchOS application. It offers widgets, complications, and graphs for at-a-glance insights into your outdoor activities. Subscribe to daily summaries to stay motivated.

Highlights
  • Outdoor time tracking
  • Widgets and complications
  • Visually appealing graphs
  • Daily summary push notifications
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Make daylight a daily habit. Set a personal daylight goal and see how much time you have spent outside today. A compatible Apple Watch records Time in Daylight in HealthKit, so your daily progress updates without starting a timer. YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE • See immediately whether you still need daylight today or have reached your goal. • Check daylight time, goal progress, and minutes remaining. • Keep your daily focus visible with iPhone widgets, Watch widgets, and watch-face complications. • Get one positive local alert on Apple Watch when you reach your goal. APPLE WATCH FIRST • Use the Watch app for Today, recent history, trends, and settings. • Keep tracking and receive the goal alert even when your iPhone is not nearby. • Synchronize your goal and preferences between iPhone and Apple Watch. LOCAL UV CONTEXT • Enable location deliberately when you want to see local UV information. • View the hourly UV index and daily maximum from Apple Weather. • Match HealthKit daylight intervals with hourly UV values using stored coarse location anchors. • Visible location and weather coverage show how complete that estimate is. • Optionally choose a skin-response preset for carefully worded guidance — never as a claimed safe exposure time. UNDERSTAND YOUR ROUTINE • Explore daylight duration and brightness in clear charts. • Compare days, weeks, and longer-term progress. • Choose a daily goal that fits your routine. • No account is required. Daylight reads Time in Daylight and ambient-light data from Apple Health. Data availability and update timing depend on your Apple Watch model, how it is worn, and HealthKit background delivery. Location access starts only when you activate the UV feature. On iPhone, the app then uses power-efficient significant location changes instead of continuous GPS. You can delete its location history from Settings after a warning and confirmation. The UV context estimate is not a measurement of your personal UV dose or skin exposure. Daylight duration, brightness, and UV index do not determine vitamin D or a safe amount of time in the sun. This app does not provide medical advice. Follow local sun-protection guidance. ACCESS OPTIONS New customers can explore the app for two days from their first download without an automatic charge. After that, a monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase is required. Choosing a plan starts a paid purchase immediately. Previous paid-app customers retain permanent access. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account on confirmation. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://www.blogboxapp.de/datenschutz

About

bee now

Cultivate self-awareness through mindful check-ins. Sync emotions, body sensations, and thoughts with simple, distraction-free journaling. Set custom or random reminders to pause and reflect throughout your day.

Highlights
  • Mindful check-ins
  • Sync emotions, sensations, thoughts
  • User-defined reminders
  • Random reminders
  • Emotional vocabulary support
  • Focus on the present moment
Features
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** Reconnect with yourself—mindfully. ** At the heart of this app is a simple, yet profound practice of self-observation. Cultivate self-awareness by syncing emotions, body sensations, and thoughts, one mindful check-in at a time. Rooted in timeless teachings, this micro-journal provides a space for intentional reflection, free from distractions like stats or streaks. Your journey toward personal growth unfolds through the pauses you choose to take during your day. Whether through user-defined reminders, random reminders, or when you feel the need, you have the freedom to stop and reflect as often as you wish. This practice invites you to observe, connect, and better understand your emotional landscape, wherever you are. ** Why random reminders matter: ** The unpredictability of random reminders helps break the cycle of automatic behaviors, inviting you to pause and reflect in the midst of your day. By fostering mindfulness at unexpected moments, this practice encourages awareness of habitual patterns, helping you stay present and engaged with your experiences. ** How It Works: ** 1) Set Your Own Reminders - Cultivate mindfulness at your own pace. - Set user-defined reminders or choose random reminders to trigger throughout your day. - The frequency is entirely up to you, allowing the practice to fit seamlessly into your routine. 2) Observe and Record - When you feel the need or receive a reminder, simply stop what you're doing and take a moment to observe your internal state. - Make your journal entry of what's present in the moment: Notice your emotions, body sensations, and thoughts without judgment or analysis. - Over time, this practice deepens your awareness and connection to your inner experience. 3) Emotional Vocabulary - The app offers a range of choices and references to help you describe your emotional state more accurately. - It enhances your ability to fully capture what you're feeling and reduces the chances of mislabeling your emotions. - By using these resources, you gain clearer insight into your emotions, enhancing self-awareness and emotional intelligence. 4) Focusing on the Present, Not the Past - Observation is the core practice—your journey is about being present in the moment. - It's not about labeling every emotion or sensation, or revisiting journal entries to analyze them later. - By pausing and observing, you cultivate awareness and deepen your connection to yourself.

Screenshots

Daylight Tracker4 screens
bee now4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: bee now at Free against Daylight Tracker's $1.99. bee now also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.2) and iOS requirement (15.4 vs 17.0). Daylight Tracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

bee now is free to download; Daylight Tracker costs $1.99 up front. bee now sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Daylight Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

bee now holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Daylight Tracker versus bee now: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaylight Trackerbee now
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.2 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBernhard HeringCarlos Morales Pardo Valle

Customer experience

Daylight Tracker

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

bee now

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

In-app purchases

None

Daylight Tracker

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

bee now

One-time5
  • Single Espresso Shot$0.99
  • Macchiato$1.99
  • Flat White$2.99
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  • Plus$3.99
  • Espresso Martini$9.99

Questions

Is Daylight Tracker free?
Daylight Tracker costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is bee now free?
bee now is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Daylight Tracker or bee now?
bee now is rated higher. Daylight Tracker averages 3.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while bee now averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Daylight Tracker or bee now have ads?
Neither Daylight Tracker nor bee now shows ads.

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