Comparison

Did5 vs Hourlo

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

Head to head
About

Did5

Features
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Did5 helps you focus on what matters by tracking just 5 things each day. SIMPLE BY DESIGN Most habit trackers overwhelm you with features. Did5 does one thing well: asks you 5 questions at the end of each day. Did you work out? Did you study? Did you work on your side project? Answer yes or no, that's it. VISUAL PROGRESS See your consistency at a glance with a color-coded calendar. The more you complete, the darker the green. Watch your calendar fill up as you build momentum. MADE FOR ADHD Built by someone with ADHD who was frustrated by overcomplicated productivity apps. No complex features, no subscription traps, no overwhelm. Just a simple tool that respects your attention. FEATURES - Choose your own 5 daily questions - Quick yes/no check-ins - Calendar view of your progress - Edit past entries if you forget - Soft, calming color scheme - Optional daily reminder notifications - Free forever WHY ONLY 5 THINGS? Focusing on too many goals leads to burnout. Five is the sweet spot - enough to make progress, few enough to actually remember. Do these 5 things consistently, and you'll get where you want to be. PRIVACY FIRST All your data stays on your device. No account required. No tracking. No analytics. Optional donations support development, but the app is completely free to use forever.

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Hourlo

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A time tracker for a job, freelance clients and personal time โ€” in one app. Start in one tap. Today shows your goal and billable total. The running timer stays on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island as a Live Activity, so you can pause or stop without opening Hourlo. A Home Screen widget keeps the same snapshot in reach. Your day is a timeline: every block, every break, every gap. Fix My Day suggests fills from your calendar and likely breaks, then applies them in a tap. See the week, month and year: progress against your target, a category breakdown and the projects that actually took the time. Clients, projects, rates and budgets stay on the hours. When you are ready to bill, export PDF, CSV or Excel โ€” or an invoice. Workspaces keep employed work, freelance and personal time in separate spaces, each with its own schedule, targets and currency. Arrive at a saved place and Hourlo can start the timer; leave and it can stop, with a confirmation if you want one. iOS delivers those geofence events on a best-effort basis โ€” a helper, not a guaranteed punch clock. On Apple Watch: start, pause and stop, Quick Start tiles and a complication. Shortcuts and Siri can start work, a project, a category or a break. Your time, projects, clients and places stay on this iPhone. There is no Hourlo account and no Hourlo cloud. Purchases go through the App Store; nothing else is uploaded as a profile. Built for iPhone and Apple Watch. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Did53 screens
Hourlo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Did5 at none against Hourlo's 1. Hourlo's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Hourlo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Did5 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Did5 ships an update every 8 days, Hourlo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Did5 versus Hourlo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDid5Hourlo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.518.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHussein AlanjawiDennis Donner

In-app purchases

None

Did5

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Hourlo

One-time1
  • Hourlo Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Did5 free?
Did5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hourlo free?
Hourlo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Did5 or Hourlo have ads?
Neither Did5 nor Hourlo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Did5 or Hourlo?
Did5 ships an update every 8 days, and Hourlo every 2 days. Most recently, Did5 was updated on October 28, 2026 and Hourlo on October 31, 2026.

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