Minimal Launcher vs Days Left Year Progress
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minimal Launcher
This app offers an extremely minimalist home screen experience, designed to reduce distractions and encourage mindful phone usage. It allows you to curate a select list of essential apps and utilize widgets to break phone habits.
- Minimalist home screen
- Curated app list
- Home screen widgets
- Reduces phone habits
- Encourages mindful usage
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The simplest Home Screen for your iPhone. on point brings your most important apps and actions together in minimal, text-only Home Screen widgets. Add an on point widget to your Home Screen, touch and hold it, and choose Edit Widget to select apps, shortcuts, and system actions. Each widget has its own configuration. Download a matching light or dark wallpaper and arrange your Home Screen around what matters to you. Pro unlocks up to twelve apps and actions per extra-large widget, background colors, alignment, font size, and Rounded and Monospaced styles. Pro is available as a monthly or annual auto-renewable subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled and can be managed in your App Store account settings. Existing lifetime purchases can be restored. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://riedel.wtf/privacy/
Days Left Year Progress
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Days Left turns time into something you can actually see — right on your home screen. Three widget types. One app. Zero clutter. COUNTDOWN WIDGETS Add a countdown to anything with a deadline — a trip, a wedding, a deadline, an exam. See exactly how many days, hours, and minutes are left, pinned to your home screen. YEAR PROGRESS WIDGETS Watch the whole year fill in, one dot per day. 365 dots, today glowing in your chosen color. See how much of the year is gone — and how much is left — at a glance. RELATIONSHIP WIDGETS Track how long you've been with someone. Add a photo, pick a start date, and watch the years, days, and hours count up live on your home screen. MAKE IT YOURS Pick an accent color — green, blue, purple, pink, orange, red, yellow, white. It shows up everywhere: dots, widgets, progress bars. FAST, QUIET, PRIVATE No account. No tracking. No ads. Everything stays on your device. WHY IT EXISTS Time is easier to spend when you can't see it. Days Left makes it visible — one dot, one countdown, one relationship at a time. A ONE-TIME PURCHASE Buy it once, keep it forever. No subscription, no "Pro" tier. Everything unlocked. Feedback? We read every message: schmalze6@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Days Left Year Progress at none against Minimal Launcher's 3. Days Left Year Progress also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 27.0). On 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
Minimal Launcher ships an update every 2 months, Days Left Year Progress every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minimal Launcher | Days Left Year Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | — |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 32.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | riedel.wtf apps S.L. | Eaven-Rene Schmalz |
Bugs and requests
Minimal Launcher
Reported bugs
3 issues- Apps disappearing from widget after update
- Shortcuts not working as expected
- Inability to add widgets to home screen
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for more default iOS apps (e.g. Camera, Photos, Clock)
- Allow more widget configurations
- Option to change font size and style
- Randomize app order in widgets
Days Left Year Progress
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Minimal Launcher
- on point pro$0.991 Month
- one year pro | Minimal Phone$9.991 Year
- on point | lifetime unlock$9.95
Days Left Year Progress
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Minimal Launcher free?
Is Days Left Year Progress free?
Do Minimal Launcher or Days Left Year Progress have ads?
Which is updated more often, Minimal Launcher or Days Left Year Progress?
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