Comparison

Align vs Daybook

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

Head to head
About

Align

Features
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A daily planner that turns messy thoughts into a clear plan in seconds. Speak or type what’s on your mind. Plan with ease. Run your day. For a day that is still in your head. Work, errands, things you don’t want to forget. Get them out of your head and into a clear plan you can actually run. WHY ALIGN WORKS Your day shouldn’t take forever to plan. Most planners make you organize every detail yourself or bury you in features you don’t need. Align keeps it simple: speak or type what’s on your mind, and turn it into a clear plan in seconds. Easy to plan. Easy to run. WHAT YOU CAN DO β€’ Voice Capture β€” Speak what's in your head. Align files each thought as a task. β€’ Daily to-do β€” add, schedule, repeat, and complete tasks for today and upcoming days β€’ Timebox β€” place tasks on the clock so each one has a time β€’ Reminders β€” get a notification when a scheduled task is due β€’ Home Screen widget β€” see today’s tasks at a glance, without opening the app β€’ Progress β€” streaks and a week view of what you actually did β€’ Small wins β€” start with a suggested task to get moving β€’ Emoji and duration β€” added as you capture FREE TRIAL & PRICING Start your 7-day trial of Align Pro for full features. Auto-renewal can be canceled anytime via Apple settings. Privacy: https://www.risition.com/align/privacy Terms: https://www.risition.com/align/terms

About

Daybook

Features
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Daybook puts the day on one page: the tasks due, the events on your calendar, and the time you spend, laid out from morning to night. TODAY See the day as a path from morning to evening, with overdue tasks at the top and anything without a time set apart. Tick things off as you go and watch the ring fill. PLAN AHEAD Next 7 Days shows the week at a glance. The Calendar puts your events beside your tasks, and you can drag a task onto another day to move it. Give any task a time, a repeat and reminders. LISTS AND INBOX Write a task in the moment and sort it later. Keep lists for home, work and anything else, add steps to a task, and share a list with someone. KEEP THE TIME Start a clock on a project from anywhere and see it on your Lock Screen. The timesheet lays your weeks out by day, and you can log or fix entries by hand. The focus timer runs a block of work against a task. MORE IN THE SAME HAND Habits, countdowns, stats, and an asset register for the things you own, with photos and receipts. WORKS EVERYWHERE YOU ARE Daybook keeps a copy on your iPhone and iPad so it opens offline, and syncs with the website at usedaybook.app. Sign in with Face ID or Touch ID through a passkey. Widgets and reminders keep the day in view. DAYBOOK PRO Daybook on iPhone and iPad is part of Daybook Pro: β€’ Pro Monthly β€” $3 a month β€’ Pro Yearly β€” $20 a year β€’ Pro Lifetime β€” $50, paid once Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://usedaybook.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Align4 screens
Daybook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Daybook at daily against Align's weekly. Align's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Align sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Daybook sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Align ships an update weekly, Daybook daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Align versus Daybook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlignDaybook
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size105 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTalha DemirbasJARRETT WALTON MERCER

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Align

Subscriptions1
  • Align Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
3 purchases

Daybook

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.001 Month
  • Yearly$20.001 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$50.00

Questions

Is Align free?
Align is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daybook free?
Daybook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Align or Daybook have ads?
Neither Align nor Daybook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Align or Daybook?
Align ships an update weekly, and Daybook daily. Most recently, Align was updated on October 14, 2026 and Daybook on October 24, 2026.

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