PenX vs DayMarked
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PenX
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An elegant App designed to help you capture, organize, and store your thoughts, tasks, ideas, and information. - Local-first - Privacy-first - Open source - Cross platform - Realtime sync - Creator friendly
DayMarked
This app helps you track the number of days until or since important events. It offers a clean, distraction-free interface for simple event logging and displays countdowns via home screen widgets.
- Track days until or since events
- Distraction-free interface
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Simple event logging
- Minimalist design
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Life is made of moments worth counting. DayMarked is a lightweight, distraction-free day counter that tells you exactly how many days until — or since — any event that matters to you. No clutter. No subscriptions. No ads. Just clean, logical tracking that answers the one question you actually care about: how many days? Simple by design. Add an event, pick a date, and DayMarked does the rest. Whether you're counting down to a wedding, a trip, or a deadline — or counting up from a milestone — the logic is instant and the interface stays out of your way. Widgets built in. Place a DayMarked widget on your Home Screen or Lock Screen and see your countdown at a glance, without ever opening the app. Available in multiple sizes to fit your setup. Minimal footprint, maximum clarity. DayMarked is purposefully small — fast to launch, easy to navigate, and designed to do one thing exceptionally well.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PenX at every 2 days against DayMarked's weekly. PenX also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.6). 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. PenX sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and DayMarked sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PenX ships an update every 2 days, DayMarked weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PenX | DayMarked |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 志毅 陈 | Ivan Lau |
In-app purchases
PenX
- PRO member$4.991 Month
- PRO + AI member$9.991 Month
- PRO member$39.991 Year
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- PRO + AI member$79.991 Year
DayMarked
- DayMarked Plus$0.99
