Comparison

DayDo Calendar vs PulseCalendar

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

Head to head
About

DayDo Calendar

Organize your daily life with a unified planner that integrates calendars, reminders, routines, and smart alarms. This app offers a modern approach to planning, helping you manage your schedule and personal habits efficiently in a single, elegant interface.

Highlights
  • Integrated calendar
  • Daily reminders
  • Recurring routines
  • Smart alarms
  • Elegant interface
  • Personal habit management
Features
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Keep your calendar, reminders, daily routines, and smart alarms all in one place. This app brings a modern way to plan your day, stay organized, and manage your personal routine more effectively. It combines a calendar, reminders, recurring daily habits, smart alarms, and other useful information in one elegant environment. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ondrejho.github.io/DayDo/policy.html

About

PulseCalendar

This app acts as a daily planner and time-blocking assistant, analyzing your schedule to help you optimize your day. It integrates with multiple calendar services and offers smart features like adaptive alerts, automatic time-blocking, and personalized insights to improve productivity and time management.

Highlights
  • Calendar integration (iCloud, Google, Outlook, Exchange, CalDAV)
  • Smart time-blocking and daily priority setting
  • AI-powered schedule optimization and suggestions
  • Habit tracking and productivity insights
  • Natural language event entry
  • Live Activity and widgets for quick access
  • Customizable themes and app icons
Features
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Pulse Calendar turns your schedule into a daily coach. Connect your calendars (iCloud, Google, Outlook, Exchange, CalDAV) in one place and let Pulse analyze your time to help you make better use of it — local storage by default, no account. SMART CALENDAR • Day, 3-day, Week, Month, Year and List views • Multi-account: Apple, Google, Outlook, Exchange, CalDAV • Quick natural-language entry ("lunch with Marc tomorrow 1pm") • Automatic conflict detection • Public holidays and school breaks: 10 countries, 149 regions (FR zones A/B/C, UK 4 nations, US 50 states, DE 16 Bundesländer, CH 26 cantons, AT 9 Länder, CA 13 provinces, ES 17 communities, AU 8 states, JP) • Smart Pressure: adaptive alerts before each meeting • Real-time travel time (driving + public transit) • Live Activity Departure: GPS commute tracking on lock screen DAILY PRIORITIES • 3 daily priorities with anti-procrastination coaching • Auto-suggestions based on your events and habits • Auto Time-Blocking: Pulse blocks priorities into your calendar • Eat the Frog: most-postponed task first • "Just 5 Minutes" mode for low-pressure starts PULSE BRAIN — LOCAL AI • Optimize your day in one tap • Suggests a balanced schedule (focus + recovery + transitions) • Detects overloaded days and proposes adjustments • Personalized morning briefing TRACKER RADAR • Auto-detects recurring habits • Alerts when a regular event is overdue • Pulse Score, weekly challenges, streaks • 12-week Evolution view INSIGHTS • Time breakdown by category (work, sport, health, family…) • Heatmap of your typical week • Top people you spend most time with • Detection of peak productivity hours • Evening review with daily score and tips SIRI & SHORTCUTS • 8 ready-to-use Siri commands • "Hey Siri, add lunch with Marc tomorrow 1pm" • "Hey Siri, what's on my schedule today" → voice briefing • Start a Focus, mark a task done, view priorities… WIDGETS & LIVE ACTIVITY • Today widget — your daily agenda at a tap • Month widget — compact calendar view • Day Battery widget — your Pulse Score in real-time on lock screen • Next 3 meetings on lock screen • Live Activity Dynamic Island countdown before each meeting • Adaptive light / dark mode THEMES • 26 themes including Onyx (default), Aurora, Saphir, Rouge Nuit, Néon Or, Crépuscule, Miami… • Long-press a theme to preview live before applying • Automatic dark / light mode adaptation • Customizable app icon AVAILABLE IN 5 LANGUAGES English · Français · Español · 日本語 · Deutsch PRIVACY Local storage on your iPhone by default. No account, no ad tracking. Shared calendars and Doodle polls (optional) use a secure anonymous server. Pulse Calendar respects your privacy by design. PULSE PREMIUM • Unlimited Pulse Brain (free: 3 optimizations/day) • Live Activity GPS Departure (real-time commute tracking) • All premium themes and alternate icons • Advanced Insights and 12-week history • Exclusive widgets Pulse Monthly: $3.99 / month (auto-renewing) · Pulse Yearly: $24.99 / year (auto-renewing, save 48%) · Pulse Lifetime: $69.99 (one-time purchase) 7-day free trial on Monthly and Yearly subscriptions. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at the end of the trial. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://pulsecalendar.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://pulsecalendar.app/privacy

Screenshots

DayDo Calendar4 screens
PulseCalendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PulseCalendar at none against DayDo Calendar's shown. PulseCalendar also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and rating (4.4 vs 4.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. DayDo Calendar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and PulseCalendar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PulseCalendar holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DayDo Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, PulseCalendar every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DayDo Calendar versus PulseCalendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayDo CalendarPulseCalendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)4.4 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOndrej HorakPulse (app)

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DayDo Calendar

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly PRO14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly PRO14 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime PRO$99.99
3 purchases

PulseCalendar

Subscriptions2
  • Pulse Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Pulse Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pulse Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is DayDo Calendar free?
DayDo Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PulseCalendar free?
PulseCalendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DayDo Calendar or PulseCalendar?
PulseCalendar is rated higher. DayDo Calendar averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while PulseCalendar averages 4.4 from 5 ratings.
Do DayDo Calendar or PulseCalendar have ads?
DayDo Calendar shows ads; PulseCalendar does not.
Which is updated more often, DayDo Calendar or PulseCalendar?
DayDo Calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, and PulseCalendar every 3 days. Most recently, DayDo Calendar was updated on September 8, 2026 and PulseCalendar on September 11, 2026.

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