Comparison

Day Count App vs Tend Journal

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

Head to head
About

Day Count App

Features
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Day Count App is a clean, focused day tracker built around one simple idea: some things are best measured in days. Whether you're counting down to a wedding, tracking how long you've been sober, celebrating a work anniversary, or watching your baby grow — DayCount keeps every meaningful date in one beautiful place. WHAT MAKES DAYCOUNT DIFFERENT: Days only. No hours, no minutes, no clutter. This is a deliberate design choice. Life's most meaningful milestones deserve their own dedicated space — measured in the unit that truly matters. FEATURES: - Add unlimited events with custom names, photos, and dates - See days elapsed or days remaining at a glance - Diary entries — attach notes and memories to any event - Beautiful glass-effect UI built with the latest SwiftUI - ICloud sync — your data stays in sync across all your Apple devices - Drag to reorder your events your way - Home Screen & Lock Screen Widgets - Siri & Spotlight integration - Live Activity with Dynamic Island support - Push notifications for upcoming milestones - Share your counters with friends BUILT WITH CARE: DayCount is built natively for iOS using SwiftUI, SwiftData, and CloudKit. Start counting what matters. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.hgco.tr/en/day-count-app-privacy-policy-en/

About

Tend Journal

This app offers a private journaling experience with on-device AI to help you reflect on your thoughts and identify patterns. It allows for free writing, mood tracking, tagging, and photo attachments, with optional advanced AI insights and cross-device sync.

Highlights
  • On-device AI reflection
  • Mood tracking and tagging
  • Photo and location attachments
  • Pattern identification insights
  • Goal setting and progress tracking
  • Private and secure local storage
Features
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Tend is a journal that stays on your device and actually helps you think. Write freely, knowing your words are private. Tend uses Apple's on-device AI to reflect back what you're saying, surface patterns you might miss, and ask the questions you didn't think to ask yourself. No account. No servers of mine. No one reading over your shoulder. WRITE YOUR WAY Start with a sentence or fill a page. Tend meets you where you are, with a daily prompt if you want one and a blank page if you don't. Track your mood, tag your entries, attach photos, and save your location. AI THAT HELPS YOU REFLECT After you write, Tend's on-device AI offers reflection questions based on what you actually said. Not generic prompts, but responses that feel like they listened. Want to go deeper? You can optionally send a single entry to Claude for a richer conversation. SEE YOUR PATTERNS Insights shows you the shape of your month: mood trends, your most-used words, and when you tend to write. The calendar gives you a visual map of your emotional life over time. SET INTENTIONS, NOT OBLIGATIONS Tend's intentions aren't todo items. They're directions you want to grow toward. Link entries to intentions and watch your progress unfold naturally. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your entries are stored locally and encrypted by iOS. There's no account to create, no analytics, and no ads. Cross-device sync is off unless you turn it on, and it runs through your own iCloud account, which I have no access to. The only time anything reaches an outside server is when you explicitly tap "Go Deeper," and even then your name is stripped and nothing is retained. PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) Free includes on-device AI reflections, unlimited entries, and every core journaling feature, all fully local. Premium is $6.99/month, auto-renewing, and adds unlimited Go Deeper conversations with Claude, iCloud sync across devices, import and export, historical insights, and memory. Your journal should be the one place where you don't perform. Tend is that place. Privacy Policy: [your URL] Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Day Count App4 screens
Tend Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tend Journal at every 2 days against Day Count App's every 3 weeks. Tend Journal also leads on iOS requirement (17.5 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Day Count App sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and Tend Journal sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Day Count App ships an update every 3 weeks, Tend Journal every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Day Count App versus Tend Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDay Count AppTend Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHAKAN GOKSELDaniel Davenport

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Day Count App

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$0.991 Month
1 purchases

Tend Journal

Subscriptions1
  • Tend Premium$6.991 Month

Questions

Is Day Count App free?
Day Count App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tend Journal free?
Tend Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Day Count App or Tend Journal have ads?
Neither Day Count App nor Tend Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Day Count App or Tend Journal?
Day Count App ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tend Journal every 2 days. Most recently, Day Count App was updated on October 3, 2026 and Tend Journal on October 5, 2026.

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