Comparison

Today vs Advent Calendar

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

Head to head
About

Today

Capture and relive your most cherished memories with this digital diary. Personalize entries with themes and transform your life's moments into an interactive memoir. Build your personal legacy by journaling everyday experiences and significant events.

Highlights
  • Create a living diary
  • Capture cherished memories
  • Journal daily moments and milestones
  • Personalize entries with themes
  • Revisit memories anytime
  • Build an interactive memoir
Features
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Create a living diary of your life with Today App. Capture and relive your most cherished memories, from spontaneous laughter to planned milestones. This app offers an intimate space to journal the moments you don’t want to forget. Write about the day you said "yes," the small triumphs, the unexpected adventures, and everything in between. Personalize entries with themes and revisit them anytime, turning your life’s story into an interactive memoir. Start building your legacy today with Today App where every memory is a treasure to keep.

About

Advent Calendar

Create and share personalized advent calendars with photos, videos, and messages. A unique way to count down to special occasions, perfect for loved ones far away or for creating shared memories.

Highlights
  • Create custom advent calendars
  • Add photos, text, and videos
  • Personalize with animated snowmen
  • Share calendars via AirDrop, email, messaging
  • No login or account required
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Make your own advent calendar and share it for free, no login required! Fill 24 doors with photos, text, videos, and snowmen, then send the finished calendar to someone you care about. They open one door a day in December, just like a real advent calendar, except that every door is something you chose for them. WHAT IT'S FOR An advent calendar you buy from a shop is the same one everyone else gets. This one is yours: 24 little moments, in your own words and your own photos. It works especially well for: - Sending to family and friends who live far away - Couples counting down to Christmas together - Parents making something personal for their kids - Teams, classes, and clubs sharing 24 inside jokes, memories, or thank-yous HOW IT WORKS Step 1: Create a calendar. A new calendar comes with 24 doors, scattered in a random arrangement so it looks like the real thing. Give it a name by tapping the title. Step 2: Fill the doors. Tap a door to open it and add whatever you like behind it. You can go one door at a time and come back later. Nothing has to be finished in one sitting. Step 3: Share it. Send the calendar file to the recipient with a tap. They open it in Advent Maker on their own device, and it's theirs to keep. WHAT YOU CAN PUT BEHIND A DOOR Photo Pick any photo from your library. You can also show the date the photo was taken, which is a nice touch for old memories. Text Write a message, a memory, a joke, or a countdown greeting. Place it in the corner of the photo, in the middle, or below the door, and add links in Markdown format when you want to point somewhere. Video Paste a YouTube video web address and the video plays right there, either inside the door itself or below it. Great for songs, home videos, and things you can't say in text. Snowman Drop in an animated snowman, drag it where you want it, pinch to resize it, and flip it to face the other way. Tap on it to make it jump and wink! Doors can be reordered by dragging them in edit mode, so you decide which surprise lands on which day. SHARING Sharing works by sending a calendar file, with no accounts, no links that expire, and no server in between. Anyone with an iPhone, iPad, or Mac can receive it. You can send the calendar in many different ways, including AirDrop, email, and the most popular instant messaging apps. If the recipient isn't sure what to do with the file, the app has step-by-step instructions for every method that you can copy and send along with the calendar. If you edit the calendar after sharing it, just share it again to send the updated version. YOUR CALENDARS Calendars you make and calendars you receive are kept in separate lists, so nothing gets mixed up. You can make as many as you like, and iCloud sync keeps them available across your devices. YOUR DATA Privacy first: your photos and messages never leave your device, except inside the file you choose to send. We can't see what's in your calendars. Only iCloud sync and embedded YouTube videos may handle information as part of their services. OTHER NOTES Landscape mode is supported on both iPhone and iPad. Bug reports and feature requests are welcome, and there's a feedback button right in the app. Read more in our Privacy Policy: https://adventmaker.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Today4 screens
Advent Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Advent Calendar at Free against Today's $0.99. Advent Calendar also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Today's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

Advent Calendar is free to download; Today costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Today holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Today ships an update every 2 months, Advent Calendar every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Today versus Advent Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTodayAdvent Calendar
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOzlem AKBUDAKLasse Virtanen

Customer experience

Today

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Advent Calendar

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Today

No in-app purchases

None

Advent Calendar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Today free?
Today costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Advent Calendar free?
Advent Calendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Today or Advent Calendar?
Today is rated higher. Today averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Advent Calendar averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Today or Advent Calendar have ads?
Neither Today nor Advent Calendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Today or Advent Calendar?
Today ships an update every 2 months, and Advent Calendar every 3 days. Most recently, Today was updated on October 6, 2026 and Advent Calendar on October 8, 2026.

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