Day Dial vs Stopwatch Simpleton
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Stopwatch Simpleton
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Run multiple stopwatches simultaneously. Each with Start / Pause / Reset, and an optional name. Nothing more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stopwatch Simpleton at none against Day Dial's 2. Stopwatch Simpleton also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Day Dial's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Day Dial sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Stopwatch Simpleton asks for nothing beyond the download.
Day Dial ships an update every 4 months, Stopwatch Simpleton every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Day Dial | Stopwatch Simpleton |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ginkgo Labs LLC | Hugh Stewart |
In-app purchases
Day Dial
- Day Dial Premium - Monthly$1.991 Month
- Day Dial Premium - Yearly14 Days trial$9.991 Year
Stopwatch Simpleton
No in-app purchases
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