Comparison

KeepsDay vs Daisy Journal

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

Head to head
About

KeepsDay

Track important dates and life events with customizable countdowns and visual timers. Keep your next event, day counter, or date countdown visible with home screen and lock screen widgets. Personalize your countdowns for trips, birthdays, anniversaries, and more.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdowns
  • Visual timers
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Days left/passed counter
  • Anniversary tracker
  • Birthday reminders
Features
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Count down to your next birthday, trip or wedding, and see how many days it's been since a date you want to remember. KeepsDay puts your upcoming events and past dates in one place, with photos, reminders and widgets. Create a countdown for a birthday, trip, wedding, retirement or holiday. See how many days are left. See how many days have passed since you met, moved into your home or reached a personal milestone. Keep those dates alongside your upcoming plans. Choose a photo and colors for each event. Add countdown widgets to your Home Screen or Lock Screen to check your important dates without opening the app. Set reminders before an event or on the day. Set birthdays and anniversaries to repeat each year. Free and Pro Start with up to 7 events for free. KeepsDay Pro adds: - Unlimited events - Advanced customization - Folder management - A widget that shows multiple events together By using KeepsDay, you agree to the Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Daisy Journal

Visually track your life's areas by dragging petals. Add notes to capture feelings and build a colorful record. Revisit your journey through playback and share snapshots of your days.

Highlights
  • Visual life area tracking with petals
  • Add optional notes to check-ins
  • Playback journey history
  • Share check-ins as images or videos
  • Customizable life areas
  • Daily, weekly, or monthly reminders
  • Activity calendar with streaks and badges
Features
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Your day, in a few simple gestures. Daisy Journal is a visual diary you fill in by dragging petals. Capture how different parts of your life feel, add a note if you like, and build a colorful record you can look back on. No writing required. A LITTLE CHECK-IN Move each petal to rate an area of your life. Your previous ratings are already in place, so you can focus on what changed. Some days a shape says enough. Other days, add a few words to remember why. SEE YOUR DAYS IN COLOR Browse your check-ins in Journal, revisit a day, read your notes, or add an entry you missed. Tap the month to jump quickly to another month or year. Each shape holds a small picture of how life felt. PLAY BACK YOUR JOURNEY Watch your petals change from your first check-in to today. Pause, move through your history, and explore how one area of your life has changed over time. SHARE A DAY OR THE WHOLE STORY Save and share a check-in as an image, or turn your journey into an animated video. Choose a light or dark style and add your name. MAKE ROOM FOR WHAT MATTERS Start with Health, Joy, Career, Money, Love, Family, Friends, and Hobbies, or choose eight areas that matter to you. Change your selection as life changes; past check-ins and journal notes stay saved. Set a daily, weekly, or monthly reminder to check in at your own pace. FIND PATTERNS IN YOUR DAYS Insights brings your check-ins together in a scrollable activity calendar, with weekly streaks, badges, and highlights that point to meaningful changes. Explore charts and past notes for each area. On supported iPhones, an optional Apple Intelligence summary and reflections help you look back at your ratings and notes. These features require iOS 26 or later with Apple Intelligence enabled and available. KEEP YOUR DAY CLOSE Add a Home Screen widget to see your latest check-in at a glance. Choose light, dark, or system appearance in the app. PERSONAL AND PRIVATE No account. No ads. Your entries stay on your device and sync through your own iCloud when enabled. Intelligent reflections are created on your iPhone. CHECK IN FREE EACH MONTH Enjoy one free check-in each calendar month. For unlimited check-ins, choose Daisy Journal Unlimited with a monthly or annual subscription, or lifetime access. Introductory offers may be available for eligible customers; the current offer and price are shown before purchase. Family Sharing is available for up to five other people. Monthly and annual subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Any introductory offer renews at the price shown before purchase unless canceled before the offer ends. Lifetime access is a one-time purchase. If your subscription ends, your existing entries remain available to view, replay, and share. Daisy Journal is for personal reflection and general wellness. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Privacy Policy: https://smalltrailstudio.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

KeepsDay4 screens
Daisy Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

KeepsDay and Daisy Journal are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. KeepsDay sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Daisy Journal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for KeepsDay against 5.0 for Daisy Journal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KeepsDay ships an update every 3 days, Daisy Journal every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
KeepsDay versus Daisy Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeepsDayDaisy Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRuslan ShaduraLARRY LE CHEN

Customer experience

KeepsDay

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

Daisy Journal

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

KeepsDay

Subscriptions7
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Annual3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Annual$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$14.99
3 purchases

Daisy Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Unlimited Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlimited Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is KeepsDay free?
KeepsDay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daisy Journal free?
Daisy Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, KeepsDay or Daisy Journal?
KeepsDay and Daisy Journal are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do KeepsDay or Daisy Journal have ads?
Neither KeepsDay nor Daisy Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KeepsDay or Daisy Journal?
KeepsDay ships an update every 3 days, and Daisy Journal every 5 days. Most recently, KeepsDay was updated on November 5, 2026 and Daisy Journal on November 4, 2026.

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