Use Your Days vs StickyMate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Use Your Days
Easily track your vacation days, personal time, and other earned breaks with beautiful countdowns. Manage accruals, plan ahead with year-end projections, and get reminders to submit requests. Stay organized and ensure you use all your well-deserved time off.
- Track remaining PTO at a glance
- Countdown to next break
- Manage accrual schedules
- Categorize time off entries
- Set banking caps and rollover
- Track PTO submissions
- Home screen widgets
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Your PTO is earned. Make sure you use it. Use Your Days helps you track your vacation days, personal time, and all the breaks you deserve, whether your time off is granted upfront or earned gradually, with beautiful countdowns that build excitement for every moment away from work. See exactly where you stand -Track remaining PTO at a glance -Watch the countdown to your next break -Know how many days are left in the year to plan ahead -Track PTO as it accrues each pay period, as a simple annual total, or scheduled lump sum -Support for weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly, and monthly accrual schedules -Configure accrual rate, lump sum days, rollover amounts, and banking caps -Toggle between days and hours when adding time off -Smart weekday-only counting (skip weekends automatically) -Option to exclude federal holidays from your totals -View a full history of how your available balance was calculated, including accruals, PTO used, rollovers, and lump sums Organize your time off your way -Categorize entries: Vacation, Travel, Mental Health, Family Time, Medical, Personal & more -Add custom emoji icons to personalize each entry -Add notes to remember trip details, reservations, or plans Stay in control of your balance -Set a maximum banking cap for total PTO days -Allow negative balances (borrow against future PTO) with a configurable limit -Automatically roll over unused PTO into the new year -Year-end PTO projections so you know what you’ll have left -See warnings when you try to book more PTO than you have available Track PTO submissions to your employer -Mark each PTO entry as submitted or not submitted -With PTO submission tracking enabled, your available balance reflects only submitted PTO -Perfect for workplaces that require PTO to be submitted as it accrues Never forget to submit PTO -Get reminders when it’s time to submit a PTO request -Choose how far in advance you’re notified -See visual indicators on PTO entries that still need submission -App badge shows how many requests need attention -Tap a notification to jump straight to that PTO entry See your entire year at a glance -Interactive Days Left calendar showing all 12 months -See every PTO day on the exact dates it occurs -Tap any day to preview what’s happening Home screen widgets that inspire -Full dashboard widget showing available PTO based on current accrual -Focused widgets: PTO countdown only, days remaining only, or next event countdown -Small, medium, and large sizes to fit your home screen Sync everywhere with iCloud -Your PTO data and settings sync seamlessly across all your Apple devices -Add time off on your iPhone, see it on your iPad & Mac Designed to delight -Haptic feedback throughout -Beautiful category gradients and modern glass-style UI -Dark mode support Time off is part of your compensation. Use it wisely. Use it fully.
StickyMate
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StickyMate is a clarity-first sticky notes app built for people who want everything readable, organized, and actionable in seconds. If most notes apps feel crowded or hard to scan, StickyMate is the opposite: bold sticky-card visuals, strong contrast, clean spacing, and fast controls that help you focus on what matters now. WHY STICKYMATE FEELS DIFFERENT - High-visibility sticky note board designed for fast scanning - Readability-first interface with clear typography and structure - High Contrast Mode plus 10 visual skins for different lighting and preferences - Flexible board density (Large Cards, Default, Compact) to match your workflow POWERFUL ORGANIZATION WITHOUT COMPLEXITY - Pin important notes to keep priorities on top - Mark tasks done and keep active notes cleanly separated - Smart filters for All, Pinned, Active, Done, and Empty notes - Fast search with keyword and hashtag-style filtering - Timeline view to review notes by date and track progress over time BATCH ACTIONS FOR REAL PRODUCTIVITY - Multi-select notes and apply actions in one move - Batch pin/unpin, done/active, recolor, duplicate, and delete - Invert selection and select-visible workflows for large boards - Undo after deletion so you can recover quickly QUICK CAPTURE THAT SAVES TIME - Quick capture sheet for rapid note entry - Ready-to-use templates for common daily scenarios - Optional split-by-line saving for instant multi-note creation - Options to pin new notes, keep entering after save, and force fixed colors FULL NOTE CONTROL - Edit text, pin state, done state, and color anytime - Duplicate notes for recurring tasks - Clear note content without deleting the card - Copy completed-note text for reporting and wrap-ups IPHONE + APPLE WATCH EXPERIENCE - Create and manage notes on iPhone and Apple Watch - Seamless cross-device sync designed for continuity - On-watch editing and reading flows for quick updates on the go - Reader mode with adjustable text size for comfortable note review MOTIVATION AND DAILY RHYTHM - Daily random quote notifications - Manual reschedule and test notification tools in settings - Built to support both quick capture and long-term planning habits StickyMate is made for students, founders, creators, managers, and anyone who wants a cleaner sticky-note system: fast to use, easy to read, and powerful enough to run your day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Use Your Days at 18.0 against StickyMate's 26.2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Use Your Days | StickyMate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Hall | INKWANG KIM |
In-app purchases
Use Your Days
No in-app purchases
StickyMate
No in-app purchases









