# Year Progress Diary vs Present Day

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Present Day at none against Year Progress Diary's 3. Year Progress Diary's advantage is device support. On price, rating, ratings volume and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Year Progress Diary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Present Day asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Year Progress Diary against 5.0 for Present Day. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Year Progress Diary | Present Day |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/year-progress-diary-365-dots/id6759353813/reviews) | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/present-day/id6760949837/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 15 MB | 2 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | **17.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad** | — |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Fenuku Kekeli](https://appshunter.io/developer/1822419894) | [Joseph Dearman](https://appshunter.io/developer/1870423425) |

## What reviewers say

### Year Progress Diary

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/year-progress-diary-365-dots/id6759353813)

Visualize your daily habits and time with a minimalist dot grid. Track your progress, maintain streaks, and stay intentional with a distraction-free digital planner. Perfect for mindfulness and goal tracking.

**Highlights:** Visual habit tracking, Minimalist daily planner, Streak motivation, Year in pixels logging, Custom reminders, Privacy-focused, no account needed

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| All Access for a week | $2.99 | per 7 days |
| All Access for a year | $29.99 | per year |
| All Access for Lifetime | $59.99 | one-time |


### Present Day

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/present-day/id6760949837)

This app visualizes your year as a grid of dots, encouraging you to 'show up' daily by checking in on your chosen pillars. It includes focus sessions based on the Pomodoro method and home screen widgets to keep your progress visible.

**Highlights:** 365-dot year grid visualization, Daily pillar check-in, Focus sessions with hourglass animation, Home and lock screen widgets, Multiple themes and customizable styles, Night mode

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Year Progress Diary free?

Year Progress Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Present Day free?

Present Day is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Year Progress Diary or Present Day?

Year Progress Diary and Present Day are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*