Comparison

Life vs Daily Rainbow

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

Head to head
About

Life

Features
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Your time is limited. Make it count. Ever wondered how much time you really have left? Life – Remaining Time visualizes your estimated remaining lifespan like a battery. Simple, powerful, and a little existential β€” it’s a gentle nudge to live with intention. β–Ά What it does: Shows a live countdown of your remaining years, days, even seconds Visualizes life as a progress bar or battery meter Lets you set your birth date and calculates time left based on global life expectancy Clean, distraction-free design to keep things meaningful, not morbid β–Ά Why it matters: We’re all busy. It’s easy to forget how limited our time really is. This app isn’t about fear β€” it’s about focus. Whether you’re in your 20s chasing dreams or in your 50s reflecting back, this is a small reminder: your time is now.

About

Daily Rainbow

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Daily Rainbow is a simple fruit & veg tracker built around a 500 g daily target for fruit, vegetables, and berries. Many everyday food guidelines encourage several portions of fruit and veg each day. Daily Rainbow helps you turn that idea into a light daily habit: log grams, see your progress, and notice whether you are on track today. Features: β€’ Track daily grams of fruit, vegetables, and berries β€’ Start with a simple 500 g daily target β€’ Adjust your gram target anytime β€’ Log quickly with +100 g, common presets, or custom entries β€’ Edit or delete entries when plans change β€’ See your recent 30-day history β€’ Follow your streak at a glance β€’ Choose optional daily or smart reminders Daily Rainbow is local-first. There is no account, no ads, no analytics, and your logs stay on your device. A small, colorful nudge for building a daily fruit & veg habit. Daily Rainbow requires a monthly subscription for new users. Eligible subscribers can start with a 7-day free trial, followed by an automatically renewing monthly subscription unless canceled. Pricing is shown before purchase. People who downloaded Daily Rainbow before subscriptions were introduced keep free access. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Life1 screens
Daily Rainbow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Life at none against Daily Rainbow's 1. Daily Rainbow's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Daily Rainbow sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Life asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Life ships an update every 7 months, Daily Rainbow every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Life versus Daily Rainbow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLifeDaily Rainbow
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 months β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.117.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul KimLars Olof Jacob Ferlin

In-app purchases

None

Life

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Daily Rainbow

Subscriptions1
  • Daily Rainbow Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Life free?
Life is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Daily Rainbow free?
Daily Rainbow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Life or Daily Rainbow have ads?
Neither Life nor Daily Rainbow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Life or Daily Rainbow?
Life ships an update every 7 months, and Daily Rainbow every 3 months. Most recently, Life was updated on November 5, 2026 and Daily Rainbow on November 5, 2026.

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