Comparison

Partial vs DayDot

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

Head to head
About

Partial

Features
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Partial is a creative widget studio for building beautiful, interactive home screen experiences. Use voice-enabled natural language, or code to create clocks, calendars, weather panels, soundboards, trackers, dashboards, mini games, and personalized tools that update with live data. Fine-tune every detail with custom typography, color, layout, imagery, animation, and user-configurable parameters, then place your widgets where they are easiest to reach. Browse public creations from the community, remix standout ideas into your own versions, and keep evolving your setup as your needs change. Whether you want a useful utility, a playful experiment, or a signature aesthetic for your screen, Partial gives you a fast way to make widgets that feel personal! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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DayDot

Features
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One line a day. That's it. DayDot is a journal for people who never keep a journal. No blank page staring back at you, no streak guilt, no 20-minute ritual. One honest sentence about your day, one tap for how you felt, and you're done in ten seconds. Over time those single lines turn into something you can actually read back — and into patterns you couldn't see while living them. EVERYTHING IS INCLUDED One price, paid once. No subscription, no in-app purchases, nothing locked. • Unlimited entries, with a one-tap mood for each • Your full history, browsable by calendar • Year in Pixels — your whole year as one grid of colour • Monthly reports, with your streak and your best day • Mood Connections — which activities and which weather actually move your mood • Recent patterns — a short read on how your last two weeks went • Voice entries, mood doodles, up to 3 photos per entry • Time capsules — write to yourself, delivered months from now • Your own activity tags, with your own icons • Share any day as a card • Export everything to CSV or JSON, any time PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No ads. No tracking. Your diary lives on your device, and iCloud sync is off until you turn it on — and even then it goes to your own private iCloud database, readable only by you. You can export everything and walk away whenever you want. Widgets and Siri: log a mood from your Home Screen or just say it out loud.

Screenshots

Partial3 screens
DayDot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Partial at none against DayDot's 3. Partial also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. DayDot sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Partial asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Partial ships an update fortnightly, DayDot every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Partial versus DayDot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPartialDayDot
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size190 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMONOCHROME LABS INC.å­ēš“ åŗž

In-app purchases

None

Partial

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

DayDot

Subscriptions2
  • DayDot Pro$2.991 Month
  • DayDot Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • DayDot Pro — Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Partial free?
Partial is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DayDot free?
DayDot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Partial or DayDot have ads?
Neither Partial nor DayDot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Partial or DayDot?
Partial ships an update fortnightly, and DayDot every 5 weeks. Most recently, Partial was updated on October 18, 2026 and DayDot on October 9, 2026.

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