# Use Your Days vs DayRoot

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Use Your Days at none against DayRoot's 2. Use Your Days also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). DayRoot's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. DayRoot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Use Your Days asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Use Your Days against 5.0 for DayRoot. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Use Your Days ships an update every 10 days, DayRoot every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Use Your Days | DayRoot |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/use-your-days/id6757112250/reviews) | [5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dayroot/id6789836051/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 10 days** | Every 6 weeks |
| Monetization | **Free** | Freemium |
| Size | 4 MB | 38 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | **16.4** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Paul Hall](https://appshunter.io/developer/1836545613) | [Tony Pisarenko](https://appshunter.io/developer/6789836053) |

## What reviewers say

### Use Your Days

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/use-your-days/id6757112250)

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.

**Highlights:** 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

**Features:** Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### DayRoot

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dayroot/id6789836051)

This app plans your day backward from your arrival time, considering live traffic and your calendar. It provides gentle reminders to get ready and a precise moment to leave, ensuring you arrive calmly and on time. The app learns your habits to adjust timings and offers a unique timeline for your entire day.

**Highlights:** Backward day planning, Live traffic integration, Calendar event syncing, Adaptive buffer learning, Calm arrival notifications, Daily timeline visualization

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| DayRoot Pro Monthly | $3.99 | per month |
| DayRoot Pro Yearly | $29.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Use Your Days free?

Use Your Days is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is DayRoot free?

DayRoot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Use Your Days or DayRoot?

Use Your Days and DayRoot are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 3 ratings respectively.

### Do Use Your Days or DayRoot have ads?

Neither Use Your Days nor DayRoot shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Use Your Days or DayRoot?

Use Your Days ships an update every 10 days, and DayRoot every 6 weeks. Most recently, Use Your Days was updated on October 3, 2026 and DayRoot on October 13, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*