Comparison

Daylight Tracker vs Cuke

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

Head to head
About

Daylight Tracker

Features
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Daylight helps you become more aware of your time in daylight, so you can build routines that bring balance and energy to your day. In northern countries, especially during darker months, it’s easy to spend most of the day indoors. Daylight helps you notice how much light you actually get and reminds you to go outside when it matters most. With Daylight you can: β€’ See your daily and weekly daylight minutes β€” simple, visual, and motivating. β€’ Set your own daylight goal β€” choose how much time you’d like to spend outside. β€’ Get friendly reminders β€” a gentle nudge if you haven’t reached your goal yet. β€’ Sync automatically with Apple Watch β€” or track manually, no Watch required. β€’ Build awareness β€” small moments in daylight can make a big difference in how you feel. Daylight integrates with Apple Health to read and write your daylight data. All information stays private and secure on your device. Notice your light. Find your rhythm. Feel more balanced.

About

Cuke

This app provides a visual routine planner and timer designed for individuals with ADHD. It features a gentle, non-judgmental approach to habit tracking and time management, with a focus on visual cues and step-by-step guidance.

Highlights
  • Visual routine planner
  • Step-by-step routine player
  • Shrinking ring timer
  • Focus blocks with breaks
  • Live Activity and Dynamic Island support
  • On-device pattern coach
  • Box breathing exercises
Features
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Cuke is a calm routine planner and visual timer for ADHD brains β€” with a small cucumber who never scolds. Pay once, keep it forever: no subscription, no streaks, no shame. Most habit apps punish a missed day: a streak breaks, a number turns red, a notification says "we miss you." Cuke doesn't keep score. Miss something and it quietly fades and waits. Come back after a hard week and today simply starts at zero. MEET CUKE A cucumber keeps you company on every screen. It holds on to the routine you're in, tugs the next one into your day, and lies down under the one that moved to later β€” cheerful every time. It has five faces and not one of them is disappointed. Finish a routine and it celebrates. Every active day adds a little brine to its jar, and the jar only ever fills. TIME YOU CAN FEEL β€’ A shrinking ring for every step, not a number climbing β€” a time-blind brain can see ten minutes leaving. β€’ A step-by-step routine player with gentle audible cues, so a locked phone still moves you forward. β€’ Running late? A quiet "shifted +12 min" chip. Nothing turns red. β€’ Focus blocks on your own terms: 10, 25 or 45 minutes, with a real break. ROUTINES THAT STICK β€’ Start with one routine β€” morning, shutdown, meds & basics β€” or build your own in a minute. β€’ Basics you can check off anytime: meds, water, food, with an optional time-sensitive reminder for the ones that matter. β€’ Unmissable alarms, opt-in only: for medication, for the end of a focus block, or to wake straight into a routine. β€’ Miss a routine and it moves to later. Skip a step and nothing is owed. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN β€’ Live Activity and Dynamic Island show the current step and the time left. β€’ Home and Lock Screen widgets show what's next, quietly. β€’ Siri and Shortcuts: "Start my routine in Cuke", "Log my meds in Cuke", "What's next in Cuke". SKILLS FOR STUCK MOMENTS β€’ Box breathing in a jar: the brine rises as you breathe in, and an optional vibration follows your breath, so it works with your eyes closed. β€’ Get unstuck: name the wall, slice the task into small rounds, start with one. β€’ Ground yourself in 90 seconds. Nothing here is tracked or graded. A REVIEW THAT ONLY GROWS A calm weekly review of what actually happened β€” patterns in plain language, never grades, never leaderboards. An optional on-device pattern coach notices things like "mornings hold, evenings slip" and says so gently. It runs entirely on your phone. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. Cuke has no servers of its own β€” your data lives on your device and syncs only through your own private iCloud. Analytics are anonymous and content-masked; your routines and notes never leave as text. If you choose to download the optional on-device AI model, only the model comes down; nothing about you is ever sent to us. HONEST PRICING Your first routine is free, forever. Unlock unlimited routines with a single $24.99 purchase β€” one time, no subscription, nothing that renews. Cuke offers skills, not therapy. If things feel heavy, a professional is the right tool. Works on iPhone and iPad with iOS 26 or later.

Screenshots

Daylight Tracker4 screens
Cuke4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Daylight Tracker at none against Cuke's 1. Daylight Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). Cuke's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, ads and device support 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. Cuke sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Daylight Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daylight Tracker ships an update every 3 months, Cuke fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
Daylight Tracker versus Cuke: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaylight TrackerCuke
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsβ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
Monetizationβ€”Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.6 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGijsbert van den BrinkEmre ALICI

In-app purchases

None

Daylight Tracker

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cuke

One-time1
  • Anchor Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Daylight Tracker free?
Daylight Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cuke free?
Cuke is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Daylight Tracker or Cuke have ads?
Neither Daylight Tracker nor Cuke shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daylight Tracker or Cuke?
Daylight Tracker ships an update every 3 months, and Cuke fortnightly. Most recently, Daylight Tracker was updated on October 30, 2026 and Cuke on October 31, 2026.

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