Comparison

Reflect vs Day Focus

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

Head to head
About

Reflect

Features
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Reflect: Creative Sparks is a prompt deck for breaking creative blocks — inspired by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt's Oblique Strategies. Oblique Strategies began in 1975 as a physical deck of cards created by musician Brian Eno and artist Peter Schmidt. Each card offered a lateral instruction designed to interrupt habitual thinking and open new paths forward. Reflect is an independent digital work made in celebration of that idea. Each prompt is short, unexpected, and oblique by design. It won't tell you what to do. It will shift the angle of your attention so you can find your own way forward. Tap for a new card. Long-press to let them cycle on their own. On Apple TV, Reflect runs as ambient text — slow TV, but words. Leave it on in the background while you work. A prompt drifts past every few minutes. Some will land. Some won't. That's the point. On Apple Watch, a tap and a haptic click deliver a card to your wrist whenever you need a nudge. On devices with Apple Intelligence, Reflect generates fresh prompts on-device using Apple's Foundation Models — silently, privately, with no network connection required. No accounts. No subscriptions. No analytics. Nothing leaves your device. The prompt is the entire product. Reflect is not affiliated with or endorsed by Brian Eno or Peter Schmidt. It is an independent work made with deep respect for what they created.

About

Day Focus

Features
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Get things done! Make a list, and Day Focus will help you focus, one item at a time, allowing you to crush your daily task lists. Live activities will help you keep your current task in focus through interruptions big and small. Swipe up for next, left to delete, right to add it to your Rainy Day list, and down for done. Comes with a simple companion watch application. Can't get the "nice to do" items done today? No problem... swipe them to the Rainy Day list. Got it all done early today? Tap "Rainy Day" and pull a random task from the Rainy Day list.

Screenshots

Reflect1 screens
Day Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reflect at none against Day Focus's 1. Reflect also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.2). Day Focus's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Day Focus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Reflect asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reflect ships an update every 6 months, Day Focus every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
Reflect versus Day Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReflectDay Focus
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.2 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark FriedlanderSteamtown Media Limited

In-app purchases

None

Reflect

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Day Focus

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Reflect free?
Reflect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Day Focus free?
Day Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Reflect or Day Focus have ads?
Day Focus shows ads; Reflect does not.
Which is updated more often, Reflect or Day Focus?
Reflect ships an update every 6 months, and Day Focus every 2 weeks. Most recently, Reflect was updated on October 24, 2026 and Day Focus on October 24, 2026.

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