Matters Planner vs Dailyboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Matters Planner
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Matters is a calm daily planner built around one idea: focus on what truly matters. Most to-do apps bury you in everything at once. Matters lets you pool everything in organized lists, then pull only what matters today โ finish it, and let it cycle back. Calm, focused, and beautifully minimal. MAC APP INCLUDED Matters comes with a full Mac app, synced through your own iCloud โ no extra purchase. Work in multi-column lists side by side, plan weeks and months ahead in the planning views, capture a task from any app with a global hotkey, mindmap with pro/con feature, and drive it all from the keyboard. ORGANIZE YOUR LIFE Create lists for the areas that matter โ Nutrition, Movement, Skills, Projects, anything. Each list is a focused home for related tasks, so your mind stays clear and your work stays organized. Group lists into folders to see whole areas at a glance. PLAN YOUR DAY, NOT JUST YOUR TASKS - Today shows exactly what you've committed to - Time blocks let you build your day hour by hour and protect time for deep work - Drag a task onto your timeline to do it at the right moment - A built-in focus timer keeps you on track, one session at a time - Set a target for the week ahead and plan into it YOUR CALENDAR, RIGHT NEXT TO YOUR TASKS Bring your existing calendar events into the same view as your work, so you can see the meeting at 2pm before you promise the afternoon to something else. Your events stay in your own calendars โ Matters only reads them. BUILD HABITS THAT STICK - Track habits on the schedule you actually keep: every day, every few days, or specific weekdays - Count repetitions toward a daily target, not just done or not done - Streaks that understand your rest days instead of punishing them - A clear history so you can see the pattern, not just today TASKS THAT HOLD THE WHOLE STORY - Sub-task checklists, image attachments, and notes on any task - Deadlines with multi-day tracking - Recurring tasks: daily, weekly, monthly, and custom intervals - Rolling tasks that cycle back instead of disappearing, perfect for routines - Reminders that arrive when you asked for them SEE WORK YOUR WAY - Every list is also a Kanban board: drag work across columns - A per-list Brief keeps meetings, decisions, references, and notes in one operating page - Sort, section, and reorder each list the way that suits it ON EVERY SCREEN Built for iPhone and iPad, with widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen: today's agenda, your time blocks, and your habit streaks at a glance. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data stays yours โ it lives on your device and in your own iCloud, never on our servers. No sign-up, no tracking, no third-party data sharing. Beautifully minimal, light or dark to match your system, with a set of themes when you want a different feel. Built to get out of your way. Start free for 14 days. Then keep everything with a Monthly, Annual, or Lifetime plan. โโโ SUBSCRIPTION & PRICING Matters is free for 14 days. To keep using it after the trial, choose a plan: โข Monthly โ an auto-renewing subscription billed each month โข Annual โ an auto-renewing subscription billed each year โข Lifetime โ a one-time purchase (not a subscription) Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription automatically renews at the same price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mattersplanner.com/privacy
Dailyboard
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Dailyboard is your personal monthly planner designed to help you build better habits, achieve your goals, and reflect on how you feel โ all in one simple app. HABIT TRACKING Create custom habits with flexible schedules โ daily, weekdays, weekends, or pick your own days. Track your progress with a visual calendar grid, watch your streaks grow, and see weekly completion rates at a glance. Choose from a variety of icons and colours to make each habit your own. ANTI-HABITS Track behaviours you want to avoid. Mark days you slip up and build clean streaks. Perfect for breaking bad habits like too much screen time or unhealthy snacking. HABIT TEMPLATES Get started quickly with pre-built habit packs for Morning Routine, Fitness, Study & Learning, Wellness, and Productivity. Pick the habits that suit you and start tracking immediately. CATEGORIES & ORGANISATION Tag habits with categories like Health, Fitness, Learning, Work, Mindfulness, or Lifestyle. Filter your view to focus on what matters most. Archive habits you are done with while keeping their data. MONTHLY OBJECTIVES Set meaningful goals for each month and track your progress. Whether it is a simple checkbox goal or a counted target (like reading 4 books), Dailyboard helps you stay focused on what matters. DAILY MOOD CHECK-IN Log your mood each day with a quick tap, add notes about your day, and capture daily highlights. Over time, see patterns in how you feel and what influences your wellbeing. MONTHLY OVERVIEW Get a clear summary of your month โ habit completion rates, goal progress, mood trends, and streak records. Compare your current month with the previous one to see how you are improving. PRO FEATURES - Insights & Trends: discover how your habits affect your mood - Yearly Heatmap: visualise consistency across all months - Weekly Review: best habits, streaks at risk, mood trends - CSV Export: export all your data to spreadsheets - Share monthly summaries with friends - Daily reminder notifications - Home Screen Widget - iCloud sync across all your devices ADDITIONAL FEATURES - Month-by-month organisation keeps everything tidy - Carry forward habits from previous months - Add notes to any day with a long-press - Clean, minimal design that stays out of your way Start each month with intention and end it with insight. Dailyboard helps you stay consistent, one day at a time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Matters Planner at 18.0 against Dailyboard's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Matters Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Dailyboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Matters Planner ships an update every 2 days, Dailyboard every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Matters Planner | Dailyboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days โ better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, Mac | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 โ better | 26.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Modum Ventures AB | PragmaTec |
In-app purchases
Matters Planner
- Monthly$6.991 Month
- Yearly$39.991 Year
- Lifetime$99.00
Dailyboard
- Dailyboard Pro$4.99
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