Comparison

Daylish vs MDCollections

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

Head to head
About

Daylish

This app helps you manage your day by visualizing your calendar events, journeys, timers, and alarms in a unified timeline. It offers smart alarms and timers to ensure you're prepared for important events, factoring in travel and preparation time.

Highlights
  • Unified timeline view
  • Smart alarms and timers
  • Leave On Time routines
  • Focus timers and routines
  • Calendar event linking
  • Live Activity support
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Daylish is your friendly day planner. It helps you never be late again, while effortlessly flowing through your day and getting things done. See all your calendar events, journeys, timers and alarms in a single unified timeline. Easily plan ahead with smart alarms and timers that assist you in getting ready well in advance of important events, taking into account travel and preparation time. Quickly plan your whole day in just a few minutes, easily identifying where you need a little more buffer timer to avoid stressful situations, as well as finding gaps you can use for productivity, relaxation and fun! Once you made your plan, just flow from one time block to another. Stay focused on what matters now, instead of worrying about what lies ahead. Daylish will keep you on track when the time comes and always lets you see at a glance what's happening right now and coming up next. ALARMS FOR EVENTS Traditionally, calendar apps show notifications, which is great (and also something Daylish supports) but sometimes you just need that extra buzz to grab your attention and that's why Daylish allows you to create ALARMS that are linked to calendar events or any other timeline items. You definitely won't miss that important meeting anymore - even when you're totally in the zone! LEAVE ON TIME With Daylish's Leave On Time routines you can quickly block time for the journey as well as the time you need to get ready to leave the house. When your preparation time starts, you will get an alarm that you cannot miss. Once dismissed, it will automatically transform into a countdown timer, telling you how much time you have to get out of the house. Of course, this is visible as a Live Activity, so you can always do a quick time check while you're getting ready to head out. The journey and preparation time blocks are linked to the calendar event. That means: if you move the calendar event in Daylish, everything else is automatically updated as well. FOCUS TIMERS & ROUTINES Use timers for focus work sessions or chores that fit neatly between your events or build your custom morning routine with multiple sequential timers. The possibilities are endless. FREE & POWER USER FEATURES Many of the core calendar and agenda features are available for free, but some functionality (alarms, timers and smart routines as well as advanced filters and settings) require Daylish+, which is available as a one-time purchase or subscription (you choose which plan fits best into your life - they all unlock the full feature set). By unlocking Daylish+ you gain access to features that make you more productive and help you be on time and stay on track. Also, you're supporting an independent developer and helping me to keep working on Daylish for a long time to come - thank you! :) Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MDCollections

Features
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MDCollections is a fully customizable inventory and collection manager. Whether you're cataloging books, tools, trading cards, wine, or electronics, MDCollections adapts to how you think about your stuff. Works out of the box: No setup and no accounts. Create a collection and start adding items. The app organizes folders and templates for you, and you can browse everything in the Files app. Know where it is: Organize items by location, down to the specific shelf or container. Generate and print QR code labels so you can scan a box and instantly see what's inside. Know what you have: Create unlimited collections with fully customizable properties: text, numbers, dates, tags, currency, images, and documents. Track exactly what matters for each collection. Add items fast: Scan a barcode to auto-fill product details from online databases. Simplify the capture interface to add items in seconds. Find it instantly: Search, sort, and filter across all your collections. View item details with images, notes, and every property at a glance. Pinch to zoom into any image. Own your data: Everything is stored as plain Markdown files with YAML frontmatter, right on your device. No cloud lock-in and no account required. Compatible with any app that reads Markdown. Point collections at your own folders to use them with an Obsidian vault, including Dataview and Templater. View it your way: Group items into stacks by any property. Choose custom thumbnails. Sort, filter, and search across everything you own. No subscriptions. No ads. No tracking.

Screenshots

Daylish4 screens
MDCollections4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Daylish at Free against MDCollections's $3.99. MDCollections's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On update cadence, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Daylish is free to download; MDCollections costs $3.99 up front. Daylish sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. MDCollections asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daylish ships an update every 2 weeks, MDCollections every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Daylish versus MDCollections: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaylishMDCollections
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.6 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManuel KehlLive Rays LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Daylish

Subscriptions2
  • Daylish+ (Monthly)3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Daylish+ (Yearly)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Daylish+ (Lifetime)$49.99
None

MDCollections

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Daylish free?
Daylish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MDCollections free?
MDCollections costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Daylish or MDCollections have ads?
Neither Daylish nor MDCollections shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daylish or MDCollections?
Daylish ships an update every 2 weeks, and MDCollections every 4 weeks. Most recently, Daylish was updated on October 24, 2026 and MDCollections on October 28, 2026.

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