Comparison

Wristoku vs Daypause

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

Head to head
About

Wristoku

Features
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Wristoku is a completely free meditation app, thoughtfully designed with Apple Watch in mind. Turn the Digital Crown and watch a small ball glide in with each passing minute β€” a simple, calming way to stay present. With Apple Watch, you can also track your heart rate during sessions and sync your meditation minutes directly to Apple Health. Prefer using your iPhone? Wristoku works beautifully there too. One moment of stillness can change everything.

About

Daypause

Features
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A little time. A better day. Daypause offers one guided meditation each day. No library to browse, no routine to build. Just five minutes that belong to you. A FRESH DAILY FOCUS Explore 180 thoughtfully written meditations, from noticing sound to softening your shoulders. A different practice arrives each day, with the collection repeating every 180 days. ROOM TO SETTLE A singing bowl welcomes you in. Calm spoken guidance alternates with quiet spaces. Read along, listen with the screen locked, or turn the voice off to meditate in silence. English narration is included and works offline. ONE MOMENT IS ENOUGH Pause and return later that day. After finishing, you can meditate again whenever you like. Unfinished progress expires at midnight, so each day begins fresh. YOUR OWN SMALL RITUAL Choose an optional reminder, connect Apple Health on supported devices to save actual meditation time as Mindful Minutes, and reflect with optional check-ins. Journey keeps a record of the time you made for yourself, including partial sessions. Light and Dark appearances follow your preference. ON YOUR WRIST All 180 meditations are also included on Apple Watch. Listen without your iPhone, and sync practice history and daily completion whenever the paired apps connect. Today’s paused progress syncs too; Apple Health can be connected separately. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No Daypause account. No ads. No tracking. Automatic iCloud sync keeps history, check-ins, daily completion, and today’s paused progress together across your Apple devices. Your paired iPhone and Apple Watch also sync directly. Your daily reminder choice and time sync too; Voice, Text, appearance, and permissions stay on each device. Export or restore a backup on iPhone, iPad, or Mac, and manage your history on Watch too. Erase your practice whenever you like. All meditation content is included and works offline. Daypause supports general wellbeing and is not medical treatment.

Screenshots

Wristoku4 screens
Daypause4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Daypause at daily against Wristoku's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wristoku ships an update monthly, Daypause daily. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Wristoku versus Daypause: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWristokuDaypause
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB211 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAftercompute ABSteven Miller

In-app purchases

None

Wristoku

No in-app purchases

None

Daypause

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wristoku free?
Wristoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Daypause free?
Daypause is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wristoku or Daypause have ads?
Neither Wristoku nor Daypause shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wristoku or Daypause?
Wristoku ships an update monthly, and Daypause daily. Most recently, Wristoku was updated on October 4, 2026 and Daypause on October 13, 2026.

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