Calflow vs JotDay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calflow
This app integrates with your existing iOS Reminders and Calendars to help you track how you spend your time. It offers features for daily planning, time tracking, and goal setting, providing insights into your productivity within the Apple ecosystem.
- 2-way sync with iOS Reminders & Calendar
- Time tracking for reminders and events
- Time distribution insights
- Powerful tag system for filtering
- Goal and habit tracking
- Apple Health and app usage sync
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If you’re using Apple Reminders and iOS Calendar/ Google Calendar in your workflow, and you wonder how you spend your time, tasks, daily activities, etc, it’s for you. Calflow is a powerful time-tracking planner based on iOS Reminders & Calendar, helping you keep track of your day and stay productive within the Apple ecosystem. Daily & Weekly Planner ◆ 2-way sync with iOS Reminders & Calendar (Free) ◆ Use Spaces to separate personal and work tasks, helping you declutter your schedule and stay focused Streamline Time-tracking into your Apple Workflow ◆ Track how much time you spend on your Reminders & events: - Reminders: Auto-populate time entries in Apple Calendar - Events: Auto-update your planned event details in Apple Calendar Apple Calendar Time Insights ◆ Also supports Google Calendar ◆ Track your time distribution across day/week/month/year Powerful Tag System ◆ Create smart tags to filter your calendar event entries, and learn about their activity across day/week/month/year ◆ Create groups to analyze time from multiple perspectives Goals, Habits Tracking ◆ Track goals, habits based on your iOS Reminders & Calendars to help ensure your time align with your goals Track anything and sync them to iOS Calendar ◆ Apple Health sync (mindful minutes, sleep time, workout time) ◆ App usage time tracking (via Shortcuts) ◆ Daily activities (via tracker widgets) Need help or have ideas to share? We’re always here: contact@calflow.app Terms of Use(EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://calflow.app/privacypolicy/
JotDay
Effortlessly track your time with automatic exercise and sleep data retrieval from Apple HealthKit. Monitor app usage, view your day in a clear timeline, and analyze time distribution with daily, weekly, and monthly views. Includes a minimalist focus timer with Live Activity support.
- Automatic sleep and workout tracking
- App usage tracking via Shortcuts
- Minimalist focus timer with Live Activity
- Concise timeline view
- Daily, weekly, and monthly time views
- Data analysis for time distribution
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JotDay is a time tracking app designed to simplify your recording experience and enhance efficiency. It can automatically retrieve your exercise and sleep time, track app usage through Shortcuts, eliminating the need for manual input. The concise timeline, time blocks, weekly view, and monthly view allow you to have a clearer understanding of your time allocation. Key Features: 1. Sleep and Workout Tracking: Automatically fetches sleep and exercise data from the Apple HealthKit health app for convenient daily life statistics. 2. App Tracking: Configure Shortcuts to track app usage. 3. Minimalist Focus Timer: Supports Live Activity, Dynamic Island, and flip timing, allowing you to start timing quickly at any time and check the timing progress. 4. Timeline: Presents your day in an intuitive timeline, allowing you to easily view activity records and add notes. 5. Time Views: Clean day, week, and month views for easy comparison of time 6. Data Analysis: Easily understand the distribution of different types of focused time. Monthly and Annual Membership Subscription Terms: 1. Upon confirmation of purchase and payment, your subscription will automatically renew through your iTunes account.。 2. Your Apple iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period, and the subscription period will be extended by one subscription period upon successful payment. 3. To cancel the renewal, please manually disable the auto-renewal feature in the iTunes/AppleID settings management at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. 4. During the trial period, if the iTunes account does not cancel the subscription, the subscription will be automatically activated and billed at the end of the trial period. Any unused trial time will be forfeited upon purchase of the subscription. 5. This service is optional for you to cancel. If you choose not to cancel, the renewal service for the next billing cycle will be activated for you. Privacy Policy: https://jotday.super.site/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Calflow at 4.9 against JotDay's 4.7. Calflow also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and ratings volume (128 vs 21). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Calflow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and JotDay sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Calflow holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calflow has 128 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Calflow's written reviews are positive against 85% of JotDay's.
Calflow ships an update fortnightly, JotDay monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calflow | JotDay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (128 ratings) — better | 4.7 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 84.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 128 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 183 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kyovan Ltd. | Remix Design Studio |
Customer experience
Calflow
JotDay
Bugs and requests
Calflow
Reported bugs
11 issues- Timer doesn't sync across devices (iPhone to iPad/Mac)
- Live Activity not showing on iPad when timer active
- Apple Watch timers not accessible on other devices
- Widget display showing only black and white screen
- Insights double-counting time on existing calendar events
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- Goals feature sometimes fails to record correctly
- iPad reminders list not syncing with iPhone
- Timer in notification center and widget not syncing
- iPad doesn't show timer notifications in notification center
- Apple Watch connectivity issues after paid subscription activation
- Mac and iPad timer not showing when started on iPhone
Requested features
27 requests- Dark mode support
- Mac menu bar timer widget
- Multiple simultaneous timers on iPhone
- Larger font size options
- Ability to copy and paste calendar events
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- Custom goal cadences (not just daily/weekly/monthly)
- Daily focus note area (like weekly focus)
- Hashtag support in notes for better app integration
- Apple Watch complications
- Faster widget refresh rates
- Drag and drop support for weekly plans
- Collaboration/sharing features
- Data export to CSV/Excel format
- URL field for events and tasks
- Callback URL support
- Notification/reminder alerts for events
- Milestone and skill tree features
- Import data from other time tracking apps
- Japanese language support
- Custom day start time for analytics
- Notebook/note-taking integration
- Customizable todo background colors
- Reminders list and tags binding
- Mac automation scheduling
- Website usage tracking on Mac
- Ambient sounds and tick sounds for focus mode
- Collaborative task management
JotDay
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Calflow
- Monthly plan$3.991 Month
- Annual plan7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- One-time purchase$37.99
JotDay
- JotDay Pro Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- JotDay Pro Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- JotDay Pro Annual to Lifetime$5.99
- JotDay Pro Lifetime$9.99









