Self vs Dayte
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Self
Create personalized autosuggestion sentences and receive them as daily reminders. Choose between interval or fixed-time notifications, set quiet hours, and organize phrases with themes or favorites. All core features are available locally without an account.
- Customizable autosuggestion sentences
- Interval and fixed-time reminders
- Quiet Hours for night-time
- Themed and favorite phrases
- Local notifications only
- No account required
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Keep your own autosuggestion sentences you never want to forget. Get the exact phrase you need, delivered when you need it. Interval or fixed‑time reminders, Quiet Hours for nights, themes and fully custom phrases. [Features] 1) Two reminder modes ‣ Interval — every 30 min / 1 / 2 / 3 / 6 / 12 hours ‣ Fixed times — add specific times (multiple supported) 2) Quiet Hours: pause notifications at night (toggle via the moon icon in the top-right) 3) Themed phrases: quotes, humor, encouragement; manage with Favorites 4) Your own phrases: in your voice, exactly as you need 5) Smooth onboarding: set everything up in under a minute 6) Privacy‑lite: local notifications only, no account required [Why autosuggestion?] Save the ideas you don’t want to lose and keep repeating them. This app was inspired by my grandmother: “Say good words to your child a hundred times. Even if it seems they don’t listen, those words become their thoughts.” [Notification permission] • The app needs notification permission. If denied, in‑app guidance takes you to Settings to enable it easily. [Ads/Tracking] • Ads keep the app free. Tracking is optional; all core features work even if you don’t allow it. [Support] • Questions or feedback? Use the Support URL below. Business/ads inquiries are welcome.
Dayte
Easily manage your upcoming events with a clean and simple countdown interface. This application prioritizes user privacy by not collecting any personal information.
- Simple event management
- Clear countdown interface
- Privacy-focused design
- No personal data collection
- Customizable widgets
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Countdown — only what you need Simplicity means ease. Manage your events with clarity and simplicity. - This app does not collect any personal information. Privacy Policy: https://small.dalgu.app/en/dayte/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Self at free against Dayte's freemium. Self also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Self sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dayte sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Self against 5.0 for Dayte. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Self ships an update every 6 days, Dayte every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Self | Dayte |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 93.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | chanhyeok choi | KYUNGHWAN KIM |
Customer experience
Self
Dayte
In-app purchases
Self
- Remove Ads$1.99
Dayte
- Monthly Plan7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Annual Plan7 Days trial$3.991 Year
- Lifetime Plan$6.99









