Comparison

Day Dial vs Roll the Task

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

Roll the Task

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Roll the Task is the fun productivity app built around one mantra: Choose and Conquer. Add your top 6 tasks, roll the dice to set a focus timer, then roll again to pick a task at random. With every session, you beat procrastination — one focused round at a time. No more overthinking. No more picking the “perfect” task. Just roll the dice and get to work — one random burst of productivity at a time. Gamify your day. Conquer your list.

Screenshots

Day Dial4 screens
Roll the Task4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Roll the Task at none against Day Dial's 2. On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Day Dial sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Roll the Task asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Day Dial ships an update every 4 months, Roll the Task every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Day Dial versus Roll the Task: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDay DialRoll the Task
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGinkgo Labs LLCJames Smith

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Day Dial

Subscriptions2
  • Day Dial Premium - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Day Dial Premium - Yearly14 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

Roll the Task

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Day Dial free?
Day Dial is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Roll the Task free?
Roll the Task is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Day Dial or Roll the Task have ads?
Neither Day Dial nor Roll the Task shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Day Dial or Roll the Task?
Day Dial ships an update every 4 months, and Roll the Task every 7 months. Most recently, Day Dial was updated on September 24, 2026 and Roll the Task on September 29, 2026.

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