Comparison

AuraBar vs MyDay

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

Head to head
About

AuraBar

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AuraBar turns your Dynamic Island, Lock Screen widgets, and Live Activity into a living mood bar. The limited β€œHappy New Year” pack lights up with animated fireworks and greetings across Dynamic Island, Live Activity, and widgets. β€’ Personalize mood text (now up to 6 characters, including Chinese) and color β€’ Animated fireworks celebrate Lunar New Year across widgets and Live Activity β€’ Multiple atmospheric scenes such as city nights, auroras, and rain β€’ Live Activity keeps your current mood in sync while working out, commuting, or focusing Launch AuraBar to refresh your Dynamic Island with festive vibesβ€”more limited themes will roll out throughout the season.

About

MyDay

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Plan your day in seconds, then keep the activity that matters visible on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. MyDay is a focused daily planner built around one simple rhythm: plan an activity, start Live Focus, finish it, and move on. WHAT YOU CAN DO β€’ See only today’s activities in a calm Today view β€’ Start a Live Activity with a real-time countdown β€’ Schedule work on a precise calendar timeline β€’ Build repeatable daily and weekly routines β€’ Review a realistic visual plan for any day β€’ Set your normal planning hours β€’ Use light mode, dark mode, and Dynamic Type FREE TO START Use MyDay for everyday planning without entering your name, email address, or phone number. MyDay Pro is optional and adds automatic planner actions, heavier daily planning, and advanced workflows. PRIVACY BY DESIGN MyDay is ad-free. Notifications and anonymous diagnostics are optional, and activity names are excluded from analytics events. You can delete your anonymous account and cloud data from Settings. Make today visible. Download MyDay and start with one activity.

Screenshots

AuraBar4 screens
MyDay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MyDay at 15.1 against AuraBar's 17.0. On price, update cadence, 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. AuraBar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MyDay sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
AuraBar versus MyDay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuraBarMyDay
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS17.015.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerθ€€ε…‰ 杜Medet Tleugabyluly

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AuraBar

One-time1
  • AuraBar ζ°›ε›΄ηŠΆζ€ζ $0.99
2 purchases

MyDay

Subscriptions2
  • MyDay Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • MyDay Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is AuraBar free?
AuraBar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MyDay free?
MyDay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AuraBar or MyDay have ads?
Neither AuraBar nor MyDay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AuraBar or MyDay?
AuraBar ships an update monthly, and MyDay every 2 weeks. Most recently, AuraBar was updated on October 30, 2026 and MyDay on October 31, 2026.

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