Comparison

DayZen vs DayClock

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

Head to head
About

DayZen

This app transforms your schedule into a visual 24-hour clock, making time concrete and manageable. It's designed to combat time blindness and anxiety for neurodivergent individuals by visualizing tasks as colored arcs on a clock face.

Highlights
  • Visual 24-hour clock schedule
  • Task arcs and time blocking
  • ADHD-friendly interface
  • Live Activities & Dynamic Island
  • Immersive Focus Mode
  • Calendar integration
  • Home Screen widgets
Features
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STOP LYING TO YOUR CALENDAR. To-do lists feel infinite. If you have ADHD, lists are just a source of anxiety. You keep adding tasks, but reality keeps disagreeing. You schedule 10 pounds of work into a 5-pound day, and then feel guilty when you don’t finish. DayZen: Visual Time Planner transforms your daily schedule from a stressful list into a logical 24-hour visual clock. Tasks become colored arcs. When the circle fills, it’s full. No more pretending a 3-hour project fits into a 30-minute gap. It is the ADHD planner that finally works. Design your time. See your visual schedule. Find your focus. WHAT’S NEW IN VERSION 2.0 We’ve rebuilt DayZen to be the ultimate time management companion for the neurodivergent mind. - Live Activities & Dynamic Island: Track your active focus time, remaining duration, and progress without unlocking your phone. - Immersive Focus Mode: A full-screen focus timer designed to eliminate ADHD distractions, complete with haptic feedback. - Deep Insights: Analyze your time usage patterns with new interactive charts for daily, weekly, and yearly trends. WHY THIS IS THE ULTIMATE ADHD PLANNER For the ADHD brain, time is abstract. DayZen makes time concrete. CONQUER ADHD TIME BLINDNESS Don't just read your schedule: see your time. DayZen acts as a visual timer and planner to fix time blindness. Drag and drop tasks onto the clock face and resize them with a finger. Conflicts glow red instantly so you can fix your daily routine before the day starts. INTUITIVE TIME BLOCKING Forget rigid spreadsheets that kill dopamine. Simply drag a slice of time to create a task. It’s the fastest, most tactile way to build a daily schedule using the time blocking method. STAY ON TRACK WITH WIDGETS Keep your visual day at a glance. Our beautiful Home Screen widgets show your current time block and what’s coming next to prevent executive dysfunction. SYNC WITH REALITY Seamlessly integrates with your Apple Calendar. Your meetings, classes, and time blocks live in one unified visual circle. BUILD BETTER HABITS Set recurring tasks once (e.g., "Morning Meds" or "Deep Work") and let DayZen protect that time forever. WHO IS DAYZEN FOR? -Adult ADHD & Neurodivergent Minds: If you struggle with time blindness, focus, or maintaining a routine, this is the ADHD tool you’ve been waiting for. -Visual Thinkers: For those who are allergic to endless text-based task lists. -Students & Freelancers: Perfect for Pomodoro focus sessions and managing irregular daily plans. -Over-committers: Learn the power of saying "no" when you see your time circle is full. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your schedule is your business. DayZen requires no account and collects no data. There are no ads, ever. PRICING - Free Forever: Enjoy the full radial clock, 10 active tasks, and basic visual planning features. Experience the difference of visual time management. - Premium: Unlock unlimited tasks, advanced time statistics, two-way calendar sync, and Dynamic Island support. THE REAL DIFFERENCE Other planner apps ask, "What do you want to do?" DayZen asks, "What time actually fits?" See the circle. Respect the clock. Own your day. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: http://kavolis.xyz/dayzen/privacy-policy

About

DayClock

Visualize your daily schedule on a 24-hour clock face. Easily add, edit, and color-code activities to understand how your time is allocated. Review past days and share your plans as images with a retro notebook aesthetic.

Highlights
  • 24-hour circular schedule view
  • Add, edit, and color-code blocks
  • Per-block notes
  • Date navigation
  • Share schedule as image
  • Retro notebook aesthetic
Features
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DayClock turns your 24 hours into a simple circular planner. See where your time goes, shape your day at a glance, and make room for what matters. Great for when you want to • Plan today in seconds • Prepare tomorrow and next week in advance • See the balance between work, meals, exercise, and rest • Keep recurring routines simple Key features • 24-hour circular schedule: See the flow of your day in one view • Date-based planning: Create plans for past, today, or future dates • Time blocks: Set start and end times in 30-minute steps • Quick presets: Add common blocks such as sleep, work, dinner, and free time • Custom presets: Save your own time, color, and memo combinations • Routine management: Save schedules as routines and apply them to any date • Weekly routines: Connect a default routine to each day of the week • Block memos: Keep notes and to-dos with each time block • Home Screen widget: Check your current and upcoming schedule • Image sharing: Share the chart, schedule list, and memos in the layout you choose • Daily reminder: Get a 9:00 AM planning reminder when notifications are allowed Open DayClock and draw a clearer day.

Screenshots

DayZen4 screens
DayClock2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DayClock at 5.0 against DayZen's 4.3. DayClock also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). DayZen's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, 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

Both are free to download. DayZen sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. DayClock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DayClock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of DayZen's written reviews are positive against 100% of DayClock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DayZen ships an update monthly, DayClock every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
DayZen versus DayClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayZenDayClock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS1716.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoris KavolisHaEun Kim

Customer experience

DayZen

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

DayClock

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DayZen

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$24.99
None

DayClock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DayZen free?
DayZen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DayClock free?
DayClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DayZen or DayClock?
DayClock is rated higher. DayZen averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while DayClock averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do DayZen or DayClock have ads?
Neither DayZen nor DayClock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DayZen or DayClock?
DayZen ships an update monthly, and DayClock every 2 weeks. Most recently, DayZen was updated on October 30, 2026 and DayClock on October 31, 2026.

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