Comparison

DLog! vs Self

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

Head to head
About

DLog!

Features
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DLog! is your personal day log and countdown tracker – designed to help you capture meaningful moments, track important events, and never miss a special day again. Key Features: • Day Log: Record your thoughts, memories, or daily highlights easily. Add photos, notes, and revisit your timeline anytime. • Countdowns: Stay on top of upcoming birthdays, anniversaries, trips, or deadlines with customizable countdowns. • Beautiful Timeline: A sleek, minimal interface that helps you visualize your past and future events in one smooth flow. • Reminders & Notifications: Get notified for important countdowns so you’re always prepared. Whether you’re journaling your everyday life or counting down to something big, DLog! makes it easy, fun, and personal. Start logging your days – because every moment matters.

About

Self

Create personalized autosuggestion sentences and receive them as daily reminders. Choose between interval or fixed-time notifications, set quiet hours, and organize phrases with themes or favorites. All core features are available locally without an account.

Highlights
  • Customizable autosuggestion sentences
  • Interval and fixed-time reminders
  • Quiet Hours for night-time
  • Themed and favorite phrases
  • Local notifications only
  • No account required
Features
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Keep your own autosuggestion sentences you never want to forget. Get the exact phrase you need, delivered when you need it. Interval or fixed‑time reminders, Quiet Hours for nights, themes and fully custom phrases. [Features] 1) Two reminder modes ‣ Interval — every 30 min / 1 / 2 / 3 / 6 / 12 hours ‣ Fixed times — add specific times (multiple supported) 2) Quiet Hours: pause notifications at night (toggle via the moon icon in the top-right) 3) Themed phrases: quotes, humor, encouragement; manage with Favorites 4) Your own phrases: in your voice, exactly as you need 5) Smooth onboarding: set everything up in under a minute 6) Privacy‑lite: local notifications only, no account required [Why autosuggestion?] Save the ideas you don’t want to lose and keep repeating them. This app was inspired by my grandmother: “Say good words to your child a hundred times. Even if it seems they don’t listen, those words become their thoughts.” [Notification permission] • The app needs notification permission. If denied, in‑app guidance takes you to Settings to enable it easily. [Ads/Tracking] • Ads keep the app free. Tracking is optional; all core features work even if you don’t allow it. [Support] • Questions or feedback? Use the Support URL below. Business/ads inquiries are welcome.

Screenshots

DLog!4 screens
Self4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DLog! at none against Self's 1. DLog! also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.2). Self's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Self sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DLog! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DLog! ships an update every 5 days, Self every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on May 18, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
DLog! versus Self: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDLog!Self
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoftWord LLCchanhyeok choi

In-app purchases

None

DLog!

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Self

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is DLog! free?
DLog! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Self free?
Self is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DLog! or Self have ads?
DLog! shows ads; Self does not.
Which is updated more often, DLog! or Self?
DLog! ships an update every 5 days, and Self every 6 days. Most recently, DLog! was updated on May 18, 2026 and Self on September 25, 2026.

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