The Drafty Dane vs Backward
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Drafty Dane
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This customized customer app is for Drafty Dane Dog Park in Marietta, GA. Drafty Dane's mobile application can be used for registration and check-in process. Easily check in and renew members with an easy-to-use application. Take a photo of the dogs. Update vaccination records and make a payment for the membership pass.
Backward
Relive past moments by revisiting photos, music, and journal entries from this day in previous years. Set reminders to reflect daily and build a growing journal for your future self.
- View photos and videos from this day in past years
- Rediscover music released on this date
- Write journal entries for your future self
- Set morning and evening reflection reminders
- Track daily visits and writing streaks
- Integrate with Siri and Shortcuts
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Some days change your life. Others are worth remembering just as they were. Backward brings back the photos you took, the music released on this day, and the words you wrote, all connected by the same date across the years. Open it with your morning coffee to see what today looked like last year, five years ago, or further back. Photos and videos from your library are grouped by year, ready to explore. At the end of the day, leave a line for your future self. A small win, a conversation, or something that made you laugh. A sentence or two is plenty. Next year on this date, your note returns alongside the ones from years before. Over time, your journal grows a little each day. Connect your music library to rediscover albums and songs released on this date. Make looking back part of your day: - Set morning and evening reminders at times you choose. - Track your daily visits and writing streak. - Keep memories on your Home Screen and check your daily progress from the Lock Screen. - Open today’s memories or start a note with Siri, Shortcuts, and Control Center. - Enable date browsing to explore any day of the year. - Arrange your Today screen, choose an accent color, and pick your app icon. - Leave out individual photos, videos, screenshots, or entire albums without removing them from your library. - Search your journal, import past entries, and export your notes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Backward at every 5 days against The Drafty Dane's every 2 months. The Drafty Dane's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Drafty Dane ships an update every 2 months, Backward every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Drafty Dane | Backward |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 149 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bark Membership Inc | Andrew Mastracchio |
In-app purchases
The Drafty Dane
No in-app purchases
Backward
No in-app purchases
Questions
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