Comparison

Day Dial vs PolyPlan

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

Head to head
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
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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

About

PolyPlan

Consolidate all your tasks and events into a single, unified timeline. Connect popular calendar and to-do list apps to streamline daily planning and build consistent routines. Automate organization and track progress with real-time updates.

Highlights
  • Unified task and event timeline
  • Connects multiple calendar/to-do apps
  • Day templates for routines
  • Automated organization
  • Real-time Live Activities tracking
  • Cross-platform sync
Features
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PolyPlan unifies your tasks and events into a single, intuitive timeline—perfect for daily planning, time management, and building routines. Say goodbye to juggling multiple apps: connect Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Apple Reminders, TickTick, Things 3, Todoist, Microsoft To Do, and Outlook to manage everything in one place. ## Why Users Love PolyPlan - Streamlined Time Management Combine tasks and events from all your apps so you can focus on planning, not switching. - Day Templates for Routines Apply custom day templates to create structured, repeatable schedules in seconds. - Hands-Off Organization Automations help you move completed tasks and apply templates, so you never miss a beat. - Real-Time Tracking Live Activities let you see active tasks and events without opening the app—perfect for busy days. - Cross-Platform Sync Keep your schedule up to date on desktop, mobile, and wearables. ## Contact & Support Website: polyplan.app Twitter: @PolyPlanApp Email: contact@polyplan.app Feedback & Support: feedback.polyplan.app ## Legal Information By downloading and using PolyPlan, you agree to our Privacy Policy (polyplan.app/privacy-policy) and Terms of Service (polyplan.app/terms). Premium features require a subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple App Store account upon purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the billing period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple App Store account settings.

Screenshots

Day Dial4 screens
PolyPlan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Day Dial at 100% against PolyPlan's 47%. Day Dial also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). PolyPlan's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (101 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Day Dial sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and PolyPlan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Day Dial holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PolyPlan has 101 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Day Dial's written reviews are positive against 47% of PolyPlan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Day Dial ships an update every 4 months, PolyPlan every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Day Dial versus PolyPlan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDay DialPolyPlan
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.5 (101 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better46.7% of reviews
Number of ratings5101 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGinkgo Labs LLCUnstatic Ltd Co

Customer experience

Day Dial

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

PolyPlan

All ratings101 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral5.0%
Negative9.9%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive46.7%
Neutral15.6%
Negative37.8%

Bugs and requests

Day Dial

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

PolyPlan

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Subscription reactivation issues after reinstalling
  • App crashes when selecting time for events
  • Day templates are buggy (cannot delete, duplicate, or save)
  • Android phone input and conversion issues
  • Tasks not syncing correctly from Google Calendar
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  • Web version bug: pressing a day shows the previous day
  • Recurring task setup issues
  • Template crashes and duplicates
  • Duplicate tasks appearing daily
  • iPhone calendar appearing/disappearing
  • Microsoft To Do endless syncing
  • Google calendar and data pulling incorrectly
  • Check-off feature causes duplicate completions
  • App crashes upon syncing Apple Calendar and Reminders
  • Issues with creating and editing template day plans

Requested features

8 requests
  • Ability to group tasks into folders
  • Dark mode option
  • PC version for month view
  • One-time purchase option instead of subscription
  • Improved guidance for new users
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  • Better integration with Apple Watch and other Apple products
  • Ability to sync with Habitify
  • More flexible customization options

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Day Dial

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

PolyPlan

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Day Dial free?
Day Dial is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PolyPlan free?
PolyPlan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Day Dial or PolyPlan?
Day Dial is rated higher. Day Dial averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while PolyPlan averages 4.5 from 101 ratings.
Do Day Dial or PolyPlan have ads?
Neither Day Dial nor PolyPlan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Day Dial or PolyPlan?
Day Dial ships an update every 4 months, and PolyPlan every 2 weeks. Most recently, Day Dial was updated on September 24, 2026 and PolyPlan on October 16, 2026.

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