Hexa vs Dayrift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hexa
This app offers a uniquely fun and colorful way to manage notes, to-do lists, and daily thoughts. Organize your life with customizable themes and vibrant colors, transforming everyday clutter into a visually appealing system.
- Add notes by tapping the center
- Organize by color and theme
- Create to-do lists
- Customizable color palettes
- Chaotic energy, tidy hexes
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HexaNote is the dangerously fun way to take notes, vent, and stay barely organized Choose colors that match your chaos: pink for chores, orange for work, black for your ex. Whether you’re planning your week, roasting yourself, or building a beautifully dysfunctional to-do list, HexaNote turns daily brain clutter into colorful, hilarious order. Features • Tap the center to add a note • Organize your grid by color and theme • Write raunchy reminders your therapist warned you about • Chaotic energy, tidy hexes
Dayrift
This app helps you track important future events and past milestones by counting the days until or since they occur. It offers a simple interface, customizable themes, and works offline without requiring an account. Your data is kept private and can sync securely via iCloud.
- Count down to future events
- Count up since past milestones
- Simple event creation with emoji
- View all events at a glance
- 8 customizable color themes
- Offline functionality
- Private data storage
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Track the moments that matter. Dayrift is a simple, beautiful app for counting days until future events and days since past milestones. Count down to what's ahead Vacation, wedding, graduation, product launch, retirement — see exactly how many days remain until your important dates. Count up from what's passed Sobriety, relationships, new job, baby's birth, moving day — track how far you've come since life's meaningful moments. Designed for simplicity Add events in seconds with a name, date, and emoji See all your countdowns and count-ups at a glance Choose from 8 beautiful color themes Works offline, no account required Private by design Your data stays on your device and syncs securely via iCloud to your other Apple devices. No analytics, no tracking, no servers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Dayrift at Free against Hexa's $0.99. Hexa's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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
Dayrift is free to download; Hexa costs $0.99 up front. Dayrift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hexa asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hexa against 5.0 for Dayrift. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively.
Hexa ships an update every 5 days, Dayrift fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hexa | Dayrift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron Lawrence | Crimson IO LLC |
Customer experience
Hexa
Dayrift
In-app purchases
Hexa
No in-app purchases
Dayrift
- Dayrift Plus$2.99









