WeekdayWidget vs Doomsday Practice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WeekdayWidget
Master the 'Human Calendar' trick to mentally calculate the day of the week for any date. This app offers tutorials, guided practice, and training games to help you learn and perfect this skill.
- Learn 'Human Calendar' trick
- Text and video tutorials
- Guided Solve mode
- Training minigames
- Speedrun mode
- Customizable date range
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Want to learn the ‘Human Calendar’ trick and quickly calculate the day of the week for any calendar date in your head? WeekdayWidget is the definitive platform for learning, training, and performing mental weekday calculation. It has never been easier to learn this skill- in addition to the comprehensive text and video tutorials, WeekdayWidget features an exclusive ‘Guided Solve’ mode that walks you step by step through the full process until you’re ready to solve on your own! The app also features: - Sleek user interface with unlockable themes - Training minigames for practicing individual steps in the full process - Speedrun mode based on official Memoriad categories - Text-to-speech functionality to emulate spoken performances - Fully customizable date range from 1600 - 2100 …and more! Whether you’re learning for a mathematics demonstration, training for Mental Olympics competition, or just picking up a neat party trick, WeekdayWidget’s flexibility makes it the ideal platform no matter the use case. ‘Doomsday’ algorithm inventor John Conway was famously able to calculate any weekday in under two seconds… Can you beat that?
Doomsday Practice
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Doomsday Practice helps you master the Doomsday algorithm: a mental math technique for calculating the day of the week for any date in your head. LEARN Step-by-step lessons break the algorithm into digestible pieces. Understand the anchor days, memorize the Doomsday dates, and build a reliable mental framework at your own pace. PRACTICE Drill random dates across any year or century. Get instant feedback, track your accuracy, and build speed through repetition. REVIEW A clean reference sheet keeps the key rules and mnemonics at your fingertips while you're still building fluency. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Streaks and stats keep you accountable. Watch your accuracy and response time improve over time. Whether you're a mental math enthusiast, a memory competitor, or just want a party trick that actually impresses people: Doomsday Practice gets you there.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: WeekdayWidget at 12.0 against Doomsday Practice's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | WeekdayWidget | Doomsday Practice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jasper Murphy | Taiyo Tsuchiya |
In-app purchases
WeekdayWidget
No in-app purchases
Doomsday Practice
No in-app purchases
Questions
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