Comparison

Dayrift vs Grattis

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

Head to head
About

Dayrift

This app helps you track important future events and past milestones by counting the days until or since they occur. It offers a simple interface, customizable themes, and works offline without requiring an account. Your data is kept private and can sync securely via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Count down to future events
  • Count up since past milestones
  • Simple event creation with emoji
  • View all events at a glance
  • 8 customizable color themes
  • Offline functionality
  • Private data storage
Features
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Track the moments that matter. Dayrift is a simple, beautiful app for counting days until future events and days since past milestones. Count down to what's ahead Vacation, wedding, graduation, product launch, retirement — see exactly how many days remain until your important dates. Count up from what's passed Sobriety, relationships, new job, baby's birth, moving day — track how far you've come since life's meaningful moments. Designed for simplicity Add events in seconds with a name, date, and emoji See all your countdowns and count-ups at a glance Choose from 8 beautiful color themes Works offline, no account required Private by design Your data stays on your device and syncs securely via iCloud to your other Apple devices. No analytics, no tracking, no servers.

About

Grattis

Features
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Grattis helps you remember birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, and the days that matter—and makes it easy to send personalized digital birthday cards directly from the app. Add important dates to a beautiful circular year view and see what is coming up at a glance. Grattis keeps track of ages, recurring dates, zodiac signs, and birthday reminders, so you have time to plan before the day arrives. You can import birthdays from Calendar, customize reminders, add photos or emoji, share selected days with other Grattis users, and keep upcoming dates on your Home Screen with the widget. Simple, personal, and built for the moments you do not want to miss.

Screenshots

Dayrift3 screens
Grattis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grattis at none against Dayrift's 1. Grattis also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dayrift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grattis asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dayrift ships an update fortnightly, Grattis weekly. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Dayrift versus Grattis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayriftGrattis
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.218.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCrimson IO LLCVictor Keinander

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dayrift

One-time1
  • Dayrift Plus$2.99
None

Grattis

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dayrift free?
Dayrift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grattis free?
Grattis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dayrift or Grattis have ads?
Neither Dayrift nor Grattis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dayrift or Grattis?
Dayrift ships an update fortnightly, and Grattis weekly. Most recently, Dayrift was updated on October 28, 2026 and Grattis on October 28, 2026.

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