Comparison

DayMap vs Remainder

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

Head to head
About

DayMap

This app unifies tasks, projects, and calendars into a single, clear view. Organize ideas into projects, schedule them, and focus on your next step. It helps manage your life's journey, one day at a time.

Highlights
  • Project board with color-coded columns
  • Tasks and subtasks management
  • Built-in scheduler with drag-and-drop functionality
  • Notes and links integration
  • Focus mode for daily priorities
  • Quick capture via keyboard or voice
  • Print or share project views
Features
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Most productivity apps make one thing easy. Some manage tasks. Others focus on projects, calendars, or notes. But real life doesn't fit into just one — your projects shape your schedule, and your schedule decides what you get done today. DayMap brings them together — one clear view of where you are, where you're headed, and what to do next: • Capture ideas before they slip away • Organize them into color-coded projects • Schedule them on a built-in calendar • Focus on today's next step FEATURES • Project board — clean, color-coded columns • Tasks & subtasks — break big things into doable steps • Built-in scheduler — drag a task onto the calendar to plan your week, or see everything ahead in Upcoming • Notes & links — keep info (and tappable links) with any task or project • Focus mode — see just what matters for a chosen day • Quick capture — jot to your Inbox by keyboard or voice • Contexts — group projects by area of life • Print or share — a day, a week, or a whole project, as PDF or plain text • On your Home Screen — a Today widget, plus Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight search • Apple Watch — today's tasks on your wrist DAYMAP PRO unlocks iCloud sync across Mac, iPad, iPhone & Apple Watch, calendar mirroring to Apple Calendar, recurring tasks, contexts, and unlimited projects. Free to start with up to 5 projects on one device. Whether you're leading a business, serving in ministry, running a household, or building a side project — know where you are, see where you're headed, and choose your next step. One day at a time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Remainder

This app helps you plan your day by timeboxing tasks and meetings. It automatically adjusts your schedule based on actual task completion times and can block distracting apps during work periods. Premium features include AI-powered scheduling and advanced analytics.

Highlights
  • Time blocking for tasks and meetings
  • Automatic schedule replanning
  • Distracting app blocking
  • Calendar synchronization
  • Task completion tracking
  • Detailed statistics
Features
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Spend your time on purpose. Keep the Remainder. Remainder is a time blocking or timeboxing to-do list. It plans what and when you will do something, nearly doubling your likelihood of follow-through. Unlike other apps, it follows how long each task actually takes and silently replans your day accordingly. How it works. - Plan your day as blocks: tasks, meetings, breaks - Sync to your calendars, to flow tasks around meetings - Block distracting apps while working on a task, but greenlight the apps when you need them Describe it to plan it. - Braindump everything you need to do - Remainder lays out a full schedule of your day See where your time went. - Remainder manages your estimates and actual time - Track how much time you save - Monitor detailed stats and streaks Sync across devices - Be sure to get the Mac and iPad versions, so you don't always have to run it from your phone - Remainder privately updates in real time REMAINDER PLUS The free app plans your day, runs the timer, syncs your calendars, and blocks distracting apps. Remainder Plus adds AI day planning (describe your day and get a full schedule), per-task app greenlights, and the complete stats suite: time by project, estimate accuracy, and personal records. Plus is $4.99/week, $7.99/month, or $49.99/year. The yearly plan starts with a 1-week free trial. Prices may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; the yearly free trial converts to a paid subscription the same way. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Any unused trial time is forfeited when you purchase a plan. Terms of Use: https://remainder.co/term Privacy Policy: https://remainder.co/privacy It's not that productivity has inherent value. You don't owe the world your output. It's that it feels good to look back and know the day went where you meant it to.

Screenshots

DayMap4 screens
Remainder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DayMap at none against Remainder's shown. DayMap also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. DayMap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per year and Remainder sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DayMap against 5.0 for Remainder. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DayMap ships an update every 2 days, Remainder every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DayMap versus Remainder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayMapRemainder
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings56 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWhetstone Apps, LLCFilter Company, LLC

Customer experience

DayMap

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Remainder

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DayMap

Subscriptions1
  • DayMap Pro (Annual)14 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • DayMap Pro (Lifetime)$69.99
4 purchases

Remainder

Subscriptions4
  • Remainder Plus Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Remainder Plus Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Remainder Plus Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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  • Remainder Plus Yearly - First Year1 Year trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is DayMap free?
DayMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Remainder free?
Remainder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DayMap or Remainder?
DayMap and Remainder are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do DayMap or Remainder have ads?
Remainder shows ads; DayMap does not.
Which is updated more often, DayMap or Remainder?
DayMap ships an update every 2 days, and Remainder every 5 days. Most recently, DayMap was updated on October 7, 2026 and Remainder on October 16, 2026.

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