Comparison

Beacon vs Daylune

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

Head to head
About

Beacon

Connect with other mothers locally and globally, especially during late-night hours. Track your baby's needs, monitor your mood, and access expert resources for postpartum support. Find a private community to share your experiences and receive encouragement.

Highlights
  • Live map of mothers awake now
  • Private small group matching (Circles)
  • Baby feeding, sleep, and diaper tracking
  • Mood and wellness tracking
  • Postpartum journal
  • Community forum
  • Expert-backed resources
Features
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Motherhood is beautiful, but at 2AM when you're the only one awake, it can feel impossibly lonely. Beacon shows you that you're not alone and lets you connect with other moms in your neighborhood or across the globe. Open the app and see a live map of mothers who are awake right now, near you. Light your own beacon so another mom knows she's not the only one up. Track your mood, log your baby's feeds, sleep, and diaper changes and connect with a community of women who truly get it. LIGHT YOUR BEACON Share your light anonymously and see thousands of other moms' beacons glowing across the map. Locations are randomized within 10 miles of your true location to keep you safe while helping you feel connected. Knowing other mothers are awake and showing up is a powerful reminder: you are not alone in this. CIRCLES: YOUR SMALL GROUP OF MOMS Get matched into a private Circle of a few moms like you, based on where you are in your motherhood journey. Circles are small on purpose, so it feels like real friendship. BABY TRACKER Log your baby's feedings, sleep, and diaper changes in seconds. See patterns over time and simplify those conversations with your pediatrician or partner. Whether you're breastfeeding, pumping, or formula feeding, Beacon makes tracking effortless. MOOD & WELLNESS TRACKING Log your mood, sleep, energy, and emotions each day. Watch patterns unfold over time and gain real insight into your mental health during postpartum recovery. Use your mood data to start honest conversations with your partner, provider, or therapist. POSTPARTUM JOURNAL Capture your thoughts, milestones, and feelings as you navigate early motherhood. Write when you need to process, celebrate, or simply vent. Your journal is private and always there when you need it. COMMUNITY FORUM Connect with other moms in a private, supportive space. Ask questions, share your story, offer encouragement, or just vent without judgment. No highlight reels — just real mothers supporting each other through the ups and downs. TRUSTED GUIDES & RESOURCES Access expert-backed information written specifically for postpartum life — from healing tips and nutrition guidance to relationship advice, mental health tools, and newborn care essentials. HELPFUL TOOLS & CALCULATORS Simplify your day with breastfeeding and pumping calculators, postpartum exercise guidance, recovery checklists, and daily self-care reminders including mindfulness exercises and gentle movement ideas. SAFE & PRIVATE Your location, data, and personal information are always protected. Beacons appear only as randomized points within 10 miles of your true location. WHY MOMS LOVE BEACON Real, honest, and supportive — not another highlight reel. Beacon helps you see that you're part of something bigger: a network of mothers lighting up the world together. Whether you're a first-time mom navigating sleepless nights, a seasoned parent balancing it all, or someone healing from postpartum anxiety or depression, Beacon is a gentle reminder that your light matters. Download Beacon today. Even in your darkest nights, there are lights shining with you. Subscription Information: Beacon offers optional premium subscriptions with auto-renewable billing: Monthly: $9.99/month Annual: $59.99/year (save 50%) Premium features include detailed mood tracking, baby tracker, AI-powered insights, advanced analytics, community forum access, postpartum journal, and premium guides. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://kindred-spirits-beacon.lovable.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Daylune

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Mood tracker, mood diary and daily journal in one calm app. Daylune is a private mood tracker and daily journal that takes about ten seconds to fill in, then shows you what actually shapes your days. No account needed to start. Open it and your journal is already there. HOW IT WORKS Pick how the day felt. Tap the things that were part of it: work, exercise, coffee, friends, a walk, whatever matters to you. Add a note if you feel like it. That is the whole entry. Then Daylune does the part you cannot do in your head. It reads your entries across weeks and months and tells you in plain words what tends to lift your mood, and what tends to sit underneath your flat days. NO STREAKS TO BREAK Most trackers punish you for missing a day. Daylune does not. There is no streak to protect, no guilt, no red numbers. Miss a week and nothing is lost. Your journal is still there, and so is Lune, the little moon cat who keeps you company. WHAT YOU CAN TRACK - Mood, with your own labels and your own emoji - Activities you choose, renamed and added any time - Sleep, energy, focus, exercise, social time, nutrition and coffee - Notes, as long or as short as you like - Important days worth remembering WHAT YOU GET BACK - A calendar of your month at a glance - Charts for every metric, from 7 days to a full year - Cross reference: compare any two things and watch how they move together - Weekly, monthly and yearly reports - Smart insights that name your patterns in plain language - Goals: set a weekly target for the habits you want more of PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your journal is yours. The words you write are never sent away to be analysed. Daylune is built by a small independent studio in Australia, not an advertising company. No ads. Nothing sold on. An optional PIN lock keeps the app shut to anyone who picks up your phone. MAKE IT YOURS Five themes, from the warm original to black and bone Ink. Your own mood names, your own activities, and a gentle reminder at the time you actually get a quiet moment. WHO IT IS FOR People who tried a bullet journal and stopped. People who want a habit tracker without the pressure. People who keep wondering whether it really is the sleep, or the coffee, or the week at work. People who want a self care and wellbeing journal that stays calm and stays private. DAYLUNE PLUS Everything above is free to use. Daylune Plus adds the deeper layer: - AI reflections, written from your numbers and never from your words - The full set of smart insights and the complete metric explorer - Weekly, monthly and yearly reports - Cross reference between any two metrics - Unlimited important days - Goals, themes and PIN lock - CSV and PDF export of your own data, any time Daylune Plus is a subscription with a 7 day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. A QUIET PROMISE Daylune will never nag you, never rank you against anyone, and never tell you how you should feel. It notices, it remembers, and it shows you the shape of your own days. Privacy policy: https://daylune.app/privacy Terms of use: https://daylune.app/terms Support: https://daylune.app/support Daylune is a lifestyle and wellbeing app. It is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice.

Screenshots

Beacon4 screens
Daylune4 screens

Verdict

The call

Beacon and Daylune are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Beacon sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Daylune sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beacon ships an update every 9 days, Daylune fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Beacon versus Daylune: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeaconDaylune
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (518 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings518 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKeagan ScottNexify Labs Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Beacon

Subscriptions3
  • Beacon Premium (Weekly)$4.997 Days
  • Beacon Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Beacon Premium (Annual)$44.991 Year
2 purchases

Daylune

Subscriptions2
  • Daylune Plus Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Daylune Plus Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Beacon free?
Beacon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daylune free?
Daylune is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Beacon or Daylune have ads?
Neither Beacon nor Daylune shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beacon or Daylune?
Beacon ships an update every 9 days, and Daylune fortnightly. Most recently, Beacon was updated on November 9, 2026 and Daylune on November 10, 2026.

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