Big Days vs Melior

Big Days is a minimalist app focused on managing your important dates. Why choose Big Days: Native experience: Built with SwiftUI and iOS-native interactions for smooth and stable performance Minimal design: Clear information hierarchy so your most important dates are visible at a glance Simple workflow: Create events in just a few steps with no learning curve Core features: Count down and count up: Track days remaining for future events and days passed for past events Today highlight: Events happening today are clearly emphasized so you never miss a key moment Event management: Edit, pin, add notes, and delete events easily Memory notes: Add multiple notes to each event to keep long-term memories Home screen widgets: Check key event progress directly from your Home Screen Local reminders: Flexible reminder preferences and repeat rules Languages and themes: Supports Chinese and English, with Auto, Light, and Dark appearance iCloud sync: Keep your data in sync across devices when enabled Great for birthdays, anniversaries, paydays, exams, trips, project milestones, and holiday countdowns. Big Days is built to stay lightweight, clear, and dependable, so every important date gets the attention it deserves.

Melior is a year-end reflection app — not a daily journal. Every year, 30 thoughtfully crafted questions across 6 chapters guide you through your highlights, bonds, challenges, regrets, lessons, and hopes for the future. No streaks, no progress bars, no badges. Just you and your thoughts. WRITE YOUR YEAR INTO A BOOK Find a quiet corner. Sit down. Melior asks the questions — from "What made you happiest this year?" to "What would you do differently?" Write at your own pace. There's no rush. Everything saves automatically. LOOK BACK, YEAR AFTER YEAR Completed years are collected in Recaps. Browse your answers like flipping through a photo album, or open any question to see how your answers have changed across the years. The longer you write, the more it means. FEATURES · 6 chapters: Highlights · Bonds · Challenges · Unfinished · Lessons · Future · 30 guided reflection questions — the same each year, building a cross-year record · Auto-save as you write · Recaps: browse past years + compare any question across years · Year-end summary with shareable cards · Dark mode · English & Chinese · iCloud backup YOUR WORDS, YOUR EYES ONLY Everything you write stays on your device and in your iCloud — nowhere else. No ads, no sign-up, no tracking, no analytics. Melior connects to no server and collects zero data. Write freely.