Comparison

Waddle vs Visual Timer & Day Planner

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

Head to head
About

Waddle

Features
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WADDLE - TURN YOUR HABITS INTO YOUR DREAM ROOM Most habit trackers give you checkmarks and graphs. Waddle gives you something you'll actually want to look at: a cozy room that grows more beautiful with every step you take and every focused minute you complete. HOW IT WORKS -Walk, focus, decorate. It's that simple. -Every step you take earns coins. Every focus session you complete earns more. Spend them on furniture, plants, art, rugs, and hundreds of decorative items to design your perfect space. Watch your real-world habits transform into a room you're genuinely proud of, complete with an adorable penguin companion who celebrates every win alongside you. YOUR HABITS, VISUALIZED -Walk Your Way to Furniture - Syncs with Apple Health to track your daily steps. Hit milestones, earn coins, unlock new items. -Focus Your Way to Premium DΓ©cor - Built-in Pomodoro timer with optional Deep Focus mode that locks distracting apps. Earn premium currency for your best furniture. -300+ Decorations - Complete themed collections like Mossy Garden, Autumn Forest, Desert Succulent, Winter Evergreen, and more. Every zone in your room is customizable. -Dynamic Sky - Your room lives and breathes. Watch the sky shift from morning blue to golden sunset to starry night, synced to your actual time. MEET YOUR PENGUIN You're not decorating alone. Your penguin companion waves hello when you return, celebrates your achievements with confetti, snacks on bread, relaxes on your furniture, and brings your space to life. Unlock custom colors and adorable hats to make them uniquely yours. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS View detailed stats on your focus sessions, step counts, streaks, and milestones. Watch your room fill up as your habits become consistent. Every piece of furniture is proof that you're showing up for yourself. PERFECT FOR: -Anyone building better habits who wants to see tangible progress -People who love cozy games but want real-world benefits -Students staying focused during study sessions -Remote workers tracking productivity -Anyone who needs a gentle, joyful way to stay accountable WHY WADDLE? Your habits are investments in creating something cozy, personal, and uniquely yours. Other apps show you boring graphs. Waddle shows you a room that becomes more beautiful with every positive choice you make. Download Waddle and start building your dream room, one step at a time! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://waddle.framer.website/#privacy

About

Visual Timer & Day Planner

Features
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A gentle day planner that lays today out as pictures and bands of time. A list of words is hard to hold in your head, and not knowing what comes next is unsettling. This is a planner you can see. - How long something takes, shown as the size of a block Plans are laid out as coloured blocks with an icon, and the length of the band is the length of the time. A card at the top of "Today" counts down how long is left in the current plan (or until the next one) as a shrinking bar, so "how much longer" and "what is next" are answerable at a glance. - Nothing tells you off - There are no marks for what you did not do, no completion rates and no streaks. A finished plan is finished; an unfinished one is "this far for today". That is all. You are not scored. - Notifications that do not hurry you - A notification says only that it is time for something. No urgent words, no exclamation marks. - Made to be safe to use - No ads - Everything stays inside this device only (nothing is sent anywhere) - No photos and no personal details are collected Daily routines repeat by day of the week, and a one-off for today can be added on top. Choose from 8 colours and 16 icons. Because you can see it, it is easier to keep going. Basic use is free. Only exporting your schedule as a text file is a one-time in-app purchase (a single payment of Β₯200 in Japan, no subscription; the price is shown in the store). The app connects to the internet only to confirm a purchase, and your records are not sent anywhere. Gently, quietly, today made visible.

Screenshots

Waddle4 screens
Visual Timer & Day Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Waddle at every 5 days against Visual Timer & Day Planner's every 6 weeks. Visual Timer & Day Planner's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.5). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Waddle sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Visual Timer & Day Planner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Waddle ships an update every 5 days, Visual Timer & Day Planner every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Waddle versus Visual Timer & Day Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaddleVisual Timer & Day Planner
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days β€” betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS18.515.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size213 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1532863 B.C. Ltd.AKIHIRO MATSUYAMA

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Waddle

Subscriptions3
  • Captain's Club - Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Captain's Club - Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Captain's Club - Annnual$59.991 Year
One-time3
  • Sherlock Hat$1.99
  • Pom-Pom Hat$1.99
  • Top Hat$2.99
1 purchases

Visual Timer & Day Planner

One-time1
  • Schedule export$0.99

Questions

Is Waddle free?
Waddle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Visual Timer & Day Planner free?
Visual Timer & Day Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Waddle or Visual Timer & Day Planner have ads?
Neither Waddle nor Visual Timer & Day Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Waddle or Visual Timer & Day Planner?
Waddle ships an update every 5 days, and Visual Timer & Day Planner every 6 weeks. Most recently, Waddle was updated on October 25, 2026 and Visual Timer & Day Planner on October 31, 2026.

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