Comparison

Today is the Day vs Lectrum

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

Head to head
About

Today is the Day

This AI-powered app helps you conquer procrastination and reclaim your screen time. It offers personalized app blocking, task management, and intelligent goal tracking to reduce distractions and boost productivity. Achieve your goals with a smarter approach to phone usage.

Highlights
  • AI-powered goal tracking
  • Personalized app blocking
  • Intelligent reflections
  • Daily task list
  • Distraction redirection
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Today is the day you beat procrastination. Take back your screen time and stay focused with Refract. You don't need a minimalist phone or a dumb phone to stay focused. Choose Refract — the AI-powered focus lock tool that turns your phone into a productivity companion, outperforming alternatives like Clearspace, Opal, and ScreenZen. Refract is the screen time blocker that helps you build self control, reduce distractions, and block the interruptions holding you back. Refract combines everything you need to stay focused and make progress: an intuitive task list to stay organized, AI-powered goal tracking to keep your big picture in view, personalized app blocking to clear mental space, and intelligent reflections that appear when you try to open a blocked app, helping you pause, reset, and choose your priorities. It’s your all-in-one focus lock for staying on track. Whether you want to get off your phone, concentrate better during a study session, or create your own minimalist phone experience, Refract is the smarter way to stay focused. Block Apps & Reduce Screen Time App Blocker: Block unlimited apps that cause distractions — ideal for cutting down on social media and regaining screen time control Distraction Redirect: Replace impulse opens with task prompts or motivational goal nudges App Limits: Sessions on blocked apps are limited in time, serving as a focus lock and helping you stop doomscrolling AI Goal Tracker for Focus & Motivation AI Goal Breakdown: Set and organize goals into manageable action steps Motivational Nudges: Stay focused with reminders connected to your vision Progress Tracking: Watch your progress update automatically as you complete tasks Daily Task List for Productivity & Self Control Stay Organized: Prioritize key tasks that align with your long-term goals Momentum Builder: Complete tasks, track wins, and keep your focus sharp Personalized Interventions & Focus Lock Focus Levels: Visualize how quickly you're moving toward your goals Smart Reflections: Personalized AI prompts when you attempt to open blocked apps Minimalist Interface: Simple, distraction-free design that keeps you grounded Why Choose Refract Over Clearspace, Opal, and ScreenZen? Comprehensive Task Management: Unlike Clearspace and Opal, Refract offers an integrated task list and goal tracking, keeping productivity and focus aligned. Intelligent AI Prompts: ScreenZen lacks personalized reflections and goal nudges—Refract's AI-driven interjections provide context-aware support exactly when you need it. Minimalist Yet Powerful: Refract provides a balance of powerful productivity tools in a minimalist design, offering more functionality than typical dumb phone solutions or overly simple minimalist phone apps. Whether you're trying to concentrate, reclaim your freedom, or build screentime control, Refract gives you the tools to choose intention over impulse, rivaling apps like Clearspace, Opal, and ScreenZen. Refract is the screen time blocker that helps you stay focused and get things done. Turn your phone into a tool for growth — not distraction. Download Refract and start your journey today.

About

Lectrum

Features
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Lectrum is for the ideas you have once and never think about again. Write the thought down, mark how much it matters, and Lectrum brings it back to you on its own schedule. High-importance ideas return often. Medium ones return less often. Low ones never interrupt you at all — they wait at the top of your list until their time comes. CAPTURE ANYWHERE Tap +, or tap the waveform and just talk: "call the dentist tomorrow at nine" is saved with its reminder already set, and two ideas in one breath become two. Or ask Siri — "Talk to Lectrum". Share a link or a passage from Safari, Mail or Notes straight into Lectrum. Add a Control Center button and capture without opening the app. Attach a photo. Write in Markdown if you like — headings, lists, links and checkboxes all render. RESURFACING • High and Medium ideas arrive as reminders; Low ideas appear in a Resurfaced section instead • One optional daily digest gathers everything due today • Ideas you keep letting pass ease off by themselves; open or edit one and it steps back up • Set an exact delivery time per level, and quiet hours for the night • A one-off reminder on a date of your choosing, for any idea AT THE NEXT MEETING Turn on Meetings and Lectrum remembers which calendar event an idea was written in, then brings it back when you next meet the same people. Your calendar is read on this device only. ON YOUR WRIST AND YOUR HOME SCREEN On Apple Watch, raise your wrist and capture an idea by voice, scribble or typing; it lands on your iPhone understood like Talk, reminder and all, and a complication opens Lectrum ready to listen. Up Next and single-idea widgets sit on the Home Screen and Lock Screen, and they are interactive. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Lock the app with Face ID or a passcode, with auto-lock, and hide idea text from widgets and search while locked. There is no account to create, nothing to buy, no ads, and no analytics or tracking. Your ideas live on your device and sync through your own iCloud; you can also mirror them to a Markdown folder in iCloud Drive you control. Reminders follow your phone's clock, so exact times and quiet hours stay correct when you travel or the clocks change.

Screenshots

Today is the Day4 screens
Lectrum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lectrum at none against Today is the Day's 1. Today is the Day's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Today is the Day sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lectrum asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Today is the Day ships an update every 3 days, Lectrum every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Today is the Day versus Lectrum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToday is the DayLectrum
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (352 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings352 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCuibble, Inc.Business Lion LLC

Bugs and requests

Today is the Day

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Can’t get past 'what habit would you like to change?' page
  • Next button off bottom of screen
  • App freezes on second page
  • App hangs on setup screen
  • App won't move to next page after inputting info
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  • Does not recognize task list
  • Cannot get past page to check desired changes
  • Program will not run, freezes on second page
  • Refuses permission and everything freezes

Requested features

6 requests
  • Better context memory for reflections
  • Allow planning future tasks
  • Widget for tasks to be front and center
  • More encouragement
  • Further tweaking for task breakdown with timelines
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  • Focus on achieving measurable steps

Lectrum

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Today is the Day

One-time1
  • Founding Member Lifetime Deal$9.99
None

Lectrum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Today is the Day free?
Today is the Day is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lectrum free?
Lectrum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Today is the Day or Lectrum have ads?
Neither Today is the Day nor Lectrum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Today is the Day or Lectrum?
Today is the Day ships an update every 3 days, and Lectrum every 2 months. Most recently, Today is the Day was updated on November 4, 2026 and Lectrum on October 31, 2026.

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