Daylight Capture vs Almanac
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daylight Capture
Easily send links, articles, and PDFs from your iOS device to your Daylight Computer. Read content in a focused environment after sharing it through the iOS share dialog. Requires a DC1 device to function.
- Share links, articles, and PDFs
- Utilizes iOS share dialog
- Read content in peace
- Requires Daylight Computer hardware
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This app allows you to easily send content to your Daylight Computer. Share links, articles, or PDFs using the iOS share dialog. Then read in peace. You need a DC1 to use this app, see daylightcomputer.com. See our Privacy Policy: support.daylightcomputer.com/privacy-policy And Terms of Service: support.daylightcomputer.com/terms-of-service
Almanac
Easily track upcoming events with a personalized countdown. Get notified when your special days arrive. Customize the look and feel to match your style.
- Event countdowns
- Customizable widgets
- Personalized appearances
- Device-specific storage
- Event notifications
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Almanac is a simple app to keep track of the events you look forward to. Simply add an event in the future and the app will count down the days until then and notify you on the day it happens. Almanac is highly customizable with widgets, custom app icons, and custom appearances to make it feel like your own. All events are stored privately in your device. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Daylight Capture at free against Almanac's free with in-app purchases. Daylight Capture also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). Almanac's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Almanac holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Daylight Capture's written reviews are positive against 100% of Almanac's.
Daylight Capture ships an update every 9 days, Almanac every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Daylight Capture | Almanac |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (13 ratings) | 4.6 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daylight Computer Co | Gabriel Valdivia |
Customer experience
Daylight Capture
Almanac
In-app purchases
Daylight Capture
No in-app purchases
Almanac
No in-app purchases
