Comparison

Dayfold vs PlanDay

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

Head to head
About

Dayfold

This app offers a unified space for managing tasks, calendar events, habits, and journaling. It helps users visualize their day, prioritize attention, and understand their available time without pressure.

Highlights
  • Unified daily view
  • Gentle task planning
  • Integrated calendar
  • Life role categorization
  • Project boards
  • Habit tracking
  • Focus timer with Live Activity
  • Journaling space
Features
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Dayfold is a calm personal organizer that brings your whole day into one place: tasks, calendar, habits, routines, projects, a focus timer, and a journal. It is not built to make you do more. It is built to help you see where you are in your day, what actually needs your attention, and how much time you really have. TODAY One screen that answers "where am I right now?": your schedule, tasks, habits, birthdays, and a journal line for the day. Dayfold even shows how much free time is left in your day. TASKS Capture quickly, plan gently. Give a task an exact date and time, or just say "this week", "next week", "this month". Lists, checklists, priorities, and an Arrange view that helps you place unscheduled tasks into your week when you are ready. CALENDAR Day and week views where tasks and events live together. See your Google Calendar events alongside your own plans. Color comes from your life roles, so one glance tells you what kind of day it is. ROLES Work, home, health, personal. Give everything a role and see your day by the parts of your life, not just by the clock. PROJECTS Boards for bigger plans: client work or a trip for two. Cards with photos, notes, and checklists. Turn any card into a task when it is time to act. HABITS Small rhythms with streaks, multiple check-ins per day, and monthly stats. Share your progress as a clean image card when you feel like it. ROUTINES Reusable blocks like "morning opening" or "evening shutdown" that you drop into your day instead of rebuilding it every time. FOCUS A Pomodoro timer with rounds and breaks, and a Live Activity on your iPhone Lock Screen so the timer stays with you. JOURNAL Short notes that live next to your plans: a diary, ideas, separate spaces for whatever you keep. Not everything needs to be a task. EVERYWHERE Dayfold works offline and syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. On iPad and Mac it grows into a full multi-pane workspace. You can lock the app with a passcode or Face ID. Dayfold is quiet by design. No streak shaming, no productivity scores, no pressure. Just a warm place you return to during the day.

About

PlanDay

A straightforward daily planner designed for focused task management. Easily organize your day, week, and month with intuitive swiping and task management. Enjoy a clean interface with customizable themes, all without ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Day, week, and month views
  • Add and check off tasks
  • Drag and drop tasks to reschedule
  • iCloud data syncing
  • Four customizable themes
  • Instant opening, no login
Features
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PlanDay is a planner for your day, week, and month. Swipe between views to see what's ahead. Add tasks, check them off, move them to another day if plans change. No accounts. No syncing headaches. No overwhelming feature lists. Just a clean, focused space to plan your day, your week, and your month — all in one place. Swipe between Day, Week, and Month views to see your life at every level. Add tasks in seconds. Check them off as you go. Move them forward when plans change. FOUR HANDCRAFTED THEMES • Classic — Clean and minimal, like a fresh notebook • Journal — Warm leather and ruled paper, for the old soul • Trapper Keeper — Bold, loud, and unapologetically '90s • Nature — A calm sunset backdrop for a calmer mind WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • Opens instantly — no loading, no login • Swipe between day, week, and month views • Drag tasks to tomorrow when life gets in the way • Your data stays on your device and syncs via iCloud • No ads. No subscriptions. No tricks. PlanDay was built for people who want to do more and manage less. If you've ever abandoned a productivity app because it felt like a second job, this one's for you.

Screenshots

Dayfold4 screens
PlanDay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dayfold at 5.0 against PlanDay's 4.8. Dayfold also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). PlanDay's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dayfold holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 25 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dayfold versus PlanDay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayfoldPlanDay
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.8 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews—71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings625 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB6 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperShadberry Studios LLCSunset Labs, LLC

Customer experience

Dayfold

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PlanDay

All ratings23 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

Dayfold

No in-app purchases

None

PlanDay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dayfold free?
Dayfold is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PlanDay free?
PlanDay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dayfold or PlanDay?
Dayfold is rated higher. Dayfold averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while PlanDay averages 4.8 from 25 ratings.
Do Dayfold or PlanDay have ads?
Neither Dayfold nor PlanDay shows ads.

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