Daily vs Readbase
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daily
This app helps you build consistency with small, repeatable actions through simple lists and clear progress tracking. It offers flexible scheduling, visual streaks, and smart reminders to make habit formation feel natural and effortless.
- Flexible habit scheduling
- Visual streaks and progress
- Clear insights and charts
- Smart, customizable reminders
- Home screen widgets
- Themes and dark mode
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Daily is a clean, minimal habit and routine tracker designed to help you stay consistent with small, repeatable actions. Track daily habits the way you would write a note. Simple lists, clear progress, and satisfying check offs make consistency feel natural and not overwhelming. Whether you are building a meditation routine, drinking more water, staying active, or learning a new skill, Daily keeps habit tracking focused and effortless. Key Features Flexible Habit Scheduling Track habits daily, weekly, monthly, or on custom intervals that fit your routine. Visual Streaks and Progress See your consistency build with clean streaks, calendars, and progress views that reward small wins. Clear Insights Understand your habits with simple charts and history views without clutter or unnecessary data. Smart Reminders Receive gentle, customizable reminders so habits do not slip through the cracks. Home Screen Widgets Check off habits instantly from your Home Screen without opening the app. Themes and Dark Mode Choose light or dark mode and subtle accent colors to match your style. Why Daily Daily is built for focus and clarity. No distractions. No unnecessary features. Just the essentials to help you stay consistent over time. It is ideal for anyone who wants a simple and calm way to manage habits, improve productivity, build routines, or create more structure in daily life. Start small. Stay consistent. Make progress daily. Daily Premium Unlock additional features with Daily Premium, available as an auto renewing yearly subscription for 34.99 USD per year. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Privacy and Terms We respect your privacy and are committed to keeping your data safe. Privacy Policy https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VFB9R9MAveXTqPlMHtwQO4nYsjoQCuLHamzi9ASoc0g/edit Terms of Service https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Readbase
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Readbase is the inbox that's just for newsletters. Get your own private @readbase.io address, move your Substack and other subscriptions there, and every newsletter arrives with an AI summary. Get the point in seconds instead of reading every word, and save 4+ hours every month. Free to start. No credit card required. YOUR PRIVATE NEWSLETTER INBOX • Your own @readbase.io address, just for newsletters. • Subscribe once and keep newsletters completely out of Gmail, Outlook and your work email. • Moving from Substack takes one email change, and every subscription follows. • Substack's own notification emails stay out by default, so you only see the posts. AI SUMMARIES FOR EVERY NEWSLETTER • Every newsletter arrives with a summary crafted for long-form writing. Get the key ideas before you even open it. • Daily Recap: start each morning with one AI summary of your unread newsletters, so you know what's worth reading at a glance. • Ask AI: ask anything about a newsletter, or select a passage to have it explained. (Premium) Skim the summary, ask AI for the rest, and read in full only what is worth it. READ ANYWHERE • Offline Mode: everything stays available on flights and commutes. • iPhone and web: read in the app or at readbase.io, always in sync. • Siri & Shortcuts: ask Siri for your latest summary, or mark a subscription as read, hands-free. STAY IN CONTROL • 1-Click Unsubscribe: drop the newsletters you stopped reading in seconds. • Bookmarks: keep the newsletters you want to come back to. • Reading Stats: see what you actually read and build better reading habits. (Premium) WORKS WITH EVERY NEWSLETTER Read newsletters from Substack, Beehiiv, Ghost, Kit (ConvertKit), Medium, Buttondown, Mailchimp and any other provider that sends by email. One app for all your newsletter subscriptions, from daily briefings to long-form essays. PRIVACY-FIRST Your newsletters are yours. Readbase doesn't sell your data, and newsletter content is only used to power features like summaries and offline reading. FREE AND PREMIUM Readbase Free: your private @readbase.io inbox, AI summaries for every newsletter, Daily Recap, 1-click unsubscribe, bookmarks and offline reading. Readbase Premium adds Ask AI, the latest AI models for your summaries, Reading Stats with monthly insights, smart unsubscribe suggestions and push notifications for new newsletters. Billed monthly or annually. Cancel anytime. If newsletters are getting lost in your email, Readbase gives them a calm home of their own: just newsletters, summarised and ready to read. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://readbase.io/legal/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Readbase at none against Daily's shown. Daily's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Daily sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Readbase sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Daily ships an update every 10 days, Readbase every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daily | Readbase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (166 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 166 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Edwin Chan | Llingas LTD |
Bugs and requests
Daily
Reported bugs
1 issue- Keypad glitch causing screen freezes
Requested features
3 requests- Monthly view of progress
- Ability to rearrange habit order
- Option to backdate completed habits
Readbase
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Daily
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Yearly Trials3 Days trial$8.991 Year
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- Yearly$9.991 Year
- Daily Pro (Yearly)$19.991 Year
- Lifetime Discount$24.99
- Lifetime$29.99
- Lifetime$79.99
Readbase
- Readbase Premium - Monthly$4.991 Month
- Readbase Premium - Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Readbase Premium - Annual$39.991 Year
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- Readbase Premium - Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year









