Columns.app vs Daily Grind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Columns.app
Organize your thoughts and tasks with a unique column-based list manager. Ideal for planning, tracking, and managing projects, ideas, or collections. It offers a structured, linear approach similar to mind maps for clear visualization.
- Organize with linear columns
- Plan and track progress
- Manage projects and ideas
- Create roadmaps
- Teamwork organization
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Columns is a list manager. Lists are great for organizing things and see the big picture. It's perfect for planning, tracking, noting, managing and thinking. It is like mind maps but organized in a linear, columns structure. What for? Make a list of movies you want to see. Put all your recipes together. Create a roadmap for your project. Organize teamwork. Lists help track progress. Write a novel. So it’s a tool for organizing lists, and lists are a tool for organizing things. If you need the ultimate organizer, you found it.
Daily Grind
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Daily Grind is a simple time tracker for freelancers, consultants, and self-employed professionals who work alone. Track on your iPhone, with a full Mac app that stays in sync. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Columns.app at 17.0 against Daily Grind's 26.5. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Columns.app | Daily Grind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Columns, inc. | Vladislav Likh |
In-app purchases
Columns.app
No in-app purchases
Daily Grind
No in-app purchases





