Comparison

DaySpark vs JustPad

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

Head to head
About

DaySpark

Visualize your year with a unique dot-matrix design on your desktop. This app helps you track each day, making time tangible and fostering mindfulness. It's ideal for those who need a visual aid to manage time and stay focused.

Highlights
  • Dot-matrix day visualization
  • Desktop widgets
  • Life progress view
  • Time mindfulness
  • Tangible time experience
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DaySpark is the spark that lights up your life! With a dot-matrix design, it displays every day of the year right on your desktop, making time feel tangible and within reach. Track each day and stay mindful of every moment. Perfect for people with ADHD, anxiety, or those who get easily distracted, offering a fresh way to experience the flow of time. Featuring a life progress view and desktop widgets, it brightens your day anytime, anywhere. Download DaySpark now and connect your unique moments with dots!

About

JustPad

This app provides an endless page for quickly capturing thoughts, ideas, and tasks without the need for organization. Easily convert entries into reminders and share them as images. It prioritizes privacy with no network access and optional iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Endless single-page note-taking
  • Convert notes to system reminders
  • Light Markdown highlighting
  • Share notes as images
  • Stealth mode for privacy
  • Local-first storage with iCloud sync
Features
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Your brain is not a storage device. JustPad is. JustPad is a brain dump app: one endless page where you empty your head the moment a thought appears. No folders to choose, no titles to invent, no "where should this go?" friction. Open the app and you're already writing. That's the whole point. When your mind is juggling twenty things at once — tasks, worries, ideas, things you must not forget — the fastest way to feel calm again is to get them all out of your head and onto a page. JustPad makes that take two seconds. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open JustPad. Your page is right there — no navigation, ever. 2. Dump everything: tasks, ideas, worries, half-thoughts. Don't organize, just write. 3. Select anything that needs action and turn it into a reminder with one tap. Your mind is clear; nothing is lost. BUILT FOR OVERLOADED MINDS • One Endless Page — Everything lives in a single continuous page. No tabs, no folders, no decisions. Perfect for ADHD-friendly capture, racing thoughts, journaling, brainstorming, or just getting things off your chest. • Dump → Reminder — Select any line and turn it into a system notification. Brain dump first, act later — without copying anything into another app. • Readable Dumps — Light Markdown highlighting formats your headings (#) and lists (-, *) automatically, so even a messy dump stays scannable. No syntax to learn. • Share a Thought as an Image — Select text and instantly capture it as a clean image to share anywhere. • Stealth Mode — Writing something personal on the train? Switch to a tiny-font mode that only you can read up close. • Private by Design — JustPad requests no network access. Your thoughts stay on your device, with optional end-to-end iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad. No account, no tracking, no ads. • iCloud Sync Status — A subtle cloud icon shows you exactly when your page is synced across devices. • Import & Utilities — Import text files (up to 100,000 characters), see your word count, and manage all active reminders in one place. WHO IT'S FOR – ADHD brains and overthinkers who need thoughts out of their head *now* – Anyone doing a nightly brain dump to sleep better – Writers and students capturing ideas before they vanish – People tired of note apps that feel like filing cabinets – Anyone who values privacy and local-first storage JustPad is built natively in Swift and SwiftUI, supports iOS 15+, and is optimized for iPhone and iPad. Stop trying to remember everything. Dump it, clear your mind, move on. Download JustPad and do your first brain dump in the next ten seconds.

Screenshots

DaySpark4 screens
JustPad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DaySpark at Free against JustPad's $19.99. DaySpark also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). JustPad's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, 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

DaySpark is free to download; JustPad costs $19.99 up front. DaySpark sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. JustPad asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DaySpark holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DaySpark ships an update every 2 days, JustPad every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DaySpark versus JustPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaySparkJustPad
PriceFree — better$19.99
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.617.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer巍巍 宋东景 梁

Customer experience

DaySpark

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

JustPad

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DaySpark

One-time1
  • DaySpark Pro$0.99
None

JustPad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DaySpark free?
DaySpark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JustPad free?
JustPad costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DaySpark or JustPad?
DaySpark is rated higher. DaySpark averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while JustPad averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do DaySpark or JustPad have ads?
Neither DaySpark nor JustPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DaySpark or JustPad?
DaySpark ships an update every 2 days, and JustPad every 3 months. Most recently, DaySpark was updated on October 2, 2026 and JustPad on October 2, 2026.

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