Comparison

Nextbox vs Day Quest

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

Head to head
About

Nextbox

Features
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Nextbox makes makes it quick and easy to maintain inbox zero. You don't have to be a superhuman to rock your email any more. Just scroll through your feed and emails are marked read as you see them. Pin the ones you want to follow up on later and the rest will drop below them when your feed refreshes.

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Day Quest

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Turn daily tasks into quests, organize your life and track your priorities. Day Quest brings your task planner, journal, countdown timers, and interval timers together in one place. Create a quest for whatever needs doing. Assign points in Craft, Mind, Heart, Body, or Home, or create stats that fit your life. Complete quests and those points are added to your day, so you can see where your time and energy are going. PLAN YOUR DAY - Create one-off or repeating quests - Add schedules, subtasks, notes, and alerts - Filter your quest list by stats to find what matters right now STAY FOCUSED - Attach countdown timers or fully customizable interval timers directly to quests - Follow timers from the Lock Screen with Live Activities - Use Focus Mode for a minimal, distraction-free view of today's quest list and journal KEEP A RECORD - See how your priorities change through quest stat trends - Create separate journals for different parts of your life - Find past quests and journal entries in the calendar MAKE IT YOURS - Choose from different themes and fonts - Use the five default stats or create your own - Turn quest stats off entirely for a simpler setup YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS - No Day Quest account required - No ads or tracking - Works offline and syncs through your private iCloud Day Quest is free to use. Premium unlocks repeating quests, quest and timer history, interval timers, unlimited journals, and the complete collection of themes and fonts. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or unlock Premium permanently with a one-time Lifetime purchase. The yearly plan includes a 7-day free trial. Complete quests. Write about your day. Organize your life. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Nextbox3 screens
Day Quest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nextbox at none against Day Quest's 3. Nextbox also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.1). Day Quest's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). On price there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Day Quest sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Nextbox asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nextbox ships an update every 9 days, Day Quest every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences ยท 1 level
Nextbox versus Day Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextboxDay Quest
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 โ€” better26.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size22 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNext Level Coder, LLCZachery Colbert

In-app purchases

None

Nextbox

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Day Quest

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$74.99

Questions

Is Nextbox free?
Nextbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Day Quest free?
Day Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nextbox or Day Quest have ads?
Nextbox shows ads; Day Quest does not.
Which is updated more often, Nextbox or Day Quest?
Nextbox ships an update every 9 days, and Day Quest every 2 days. Most recently, Nextbox was updated on November 8, 2026 and Day Quest on November 12, 2026.

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