DayFinder vs Tempo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DayFinder
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DayFinder - Date Calculator makes date calculations fast, simple, and accurate! Whether you're planning events, counting down to special dates, or simply managing your schedule, DayFinder is your go-to solution. Key Features: - Calculate Future or Past Dates: Add or subtract days, weeks, months, or years from any date. Quickly find out the exact date for any time interval! - Find the Difference Between Two Dates: Easily calculate the number of days, weeks, months, or years between two dates. - Event Countdown and Reminders: Track upcoming birthdays, anniversaries, and other important dates with countdowns and reminders. - Workday and Business Day Calculations: Option to calculate based on workdays only, excluding weekends and holidays for accurate business scheduling. - Customizable Date Formats: Choose from a variety of date formats to match your region or preference. With an intuitive interface and powerful date management tools, DayFinder - Date Calculator helps you stay organized, plan ahead, and never miss an important day. Perfect for busy professionals, event planners, and anyone who needs precise date calculations.
Tempo
This app transforms countdown timers into clear visual progress indicators, helping you stay focused on tasks like work, study, or cooking. It offers multiple visualization options and a distraction-free interface, working reliably offline without requiring an account.
- Multiple visualization options
- Clean, distraction-free interface
- Works offline
- No account setup
- Reliable background operation
- Privacy-focused
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If you have ever looked up and lost an hour, you do not need another number counting down. You need to see time move. Tempo turns time into something you can watch. A dandelion loses its seeds. An eclipse closes over. A snowman gives in to the sun. Glance at your phone from across the room and you know how much is left — no reading, no math. BUILT FOR TIME BLINDNESS Numbers are abstract. If your brain does not track elapsed time on its own, "20 minutes" means nothing until it is already gone. Tempo makes time spatial instead, so you feel it draining rather than having to calculate it. FROM ONE MINUTE TO ONE YEAR Most timers stop at an hour. Tempo has six scales: • MINUTE — a focus sprint or a short break • HOUR — the meeting, the work block • DAY — how much of today is actually left • MONTH — the deadline that still feels far away • SEASON — the stretch you keep meaning to use • YEAR — the one nobody shows you The longer scales run live against the real calendar. Open Tempo in August and the year is already most of the way gone. That is not a gimmick — for anyone who loses whole weeks, seeing it is the point. SEVEN VISUALIZATIONS Dandelion, Dots, Eclipse, Ember, Sand, Snowman, and Thunderstorm. Pick the one your brain actually reads, and set it as your default. ON YOUR WRIST AND HOME SCREEN An Apple Watch app and home screen widgets keep the current scale visible without unlocking anything — so checking the time stops becoming the distraction. BUILT TO STAY QUIET • No account, no sign-up, no email • Every timer works offline — no connection required • No streaks, no badges, no guilt mechanics • No ads, ever Tempo will not fix your relationship with time. It just makes time visible, so the hours stop disappearing without warning. Free to use, including the Dandelion and Dots visualizations and every scale from MINUTE through YEAR. A one-time Pro purchase adds the Eclipse, Ember, Sand, Snowman, and Thunderstorm visualizations and the SEASON scale. No subscription, ever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DayFinder at none against Tempo's 1. DayFinder also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Tempo's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Tempo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DayFinder asks for nothing beyond the download.
DayFinder ships an update weekly, Tempo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DayFinder | Tempo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Osman Dogan | Foundry24 LLC |
In-app purchases
DayFinder
No in-app purchases
Tempo
- Tempo Pro$4.99





