Day Stacks vs Daily Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Day Stacks
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Day Stacks is a task manager built around one idea: focus on today. No complicated projects. No overwhelming lists. Just your tasks for the day, laid out as simple cards. HOW IT WORKS - Pick a day, add your tasks - Set times if you need them, or leave them blank - Swipe left or right to move between days - Sort by time or drag to reorder manually FEATURES • Clean, card-based design • Optional time scheduling (supports times past midnight for night owls) • Color-code your tasks • Swipe between days • Dark mode support • Undo deleted tasks Day Stacks won't try to be your calendar, your project manager, or your second brain. It just helps you see what's on your plate today and tomorrow. Free to use with ads. One-time purchase to remove them.
Daily Planner
This app offers a calm approach to task management, using task cards and a growing garden to visualize progress. It helps users focus on what matters today without rigid scheduling or pressure, with options for focus sessions and organizing future tasks.
- Task cards for daily view
- Progress-tracking garden
- Later list for future tasks
- Optional focus sessions
- Flexible priorities
- Widgets and reminders
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Taskpad is a card-based daily planner. **Build your day with cards** Tasks and habits come together as cards, giving you a clear view of your day. Drag to reorder them and decide what matters most. Simple, flexible, and easy to follow. **Not ready? Move it to Later** Not everything belongs today. Drag it to Later — it won't get lost, and it won't keep nagging you. **Focus when you need it** Swipe a card to start a focus timer. Helps you settle into one thing, without turning your whole day into a countdown. Search, reminders, and widgets are there, quietly supporting you in the background. Taskpad isn't about finishing everything. It's about finishing what matters today. Most of Taskpad is available for free. Taskpad Pro is optional, with monthly, annual, or lifetime plans for those who want a little more. Terms of Use: https://taskpad.webflow.io Privacy Policy: https://taskpad.webflow.io/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Daily Planner at none against Day Stacks's shown. Daily Planner also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 10 days). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Day Stacks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Daily Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Day Stacks ships an update every 10 days, Daily Planner every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Day Stacks | Daily Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | kazuki oshino | Jingxian Gao |
In-app purchases
Day Stacks
- Remove Ads$1.99
Daily Planner
- Taskpad Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- Taskpad Pro Yearly$6.991 Year
- Taskpad Pro Lifetime$9.99
