Comparison

colorful today vs Datto

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

Head to head
About

colorful today

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Have you found your color today? Hello, it’s so lovely to meet you. This is the first time Colorful.today is officially saying hi. During the days of building this little tool, we became "color scavengers"—finding beauty in a wildflower by the road, a rusty orange fence, or even the faint blue reflection on the asphalt after rain. We realized that as long as you’re willing to "see," life is never a faded repetition. In this version, we’ve prepared for you: - Today’s Base Color: A daily ritual that offers a fresh lens to observe the world. - Breathing Colors: Those 3D sprites are more than just shapes; they are the living breath of your emotions. - Spectrum of Time: From now on, your calendar isn’t a to-do list, but a flowing river of light and shadow. We’ve walked many paths and captured countless frames, just to pour these colors into this tiny app. In this rushing world, we hope it can help you pause for ten seconds to catch that fleeting serendipity. Join the #ColorfulToday project. Let’s turn the mundane into a vibrant poem together.

About

Datto

Visually track important upcoming dates directly on your device's home screen. Set up events once and get a quiet, constant reminder of how much time remains until your goals, birthdays, or trips.

Highlights
  • Home screen countdown widget
  • Unlimited events (Pro)
  • Customizable colors
  • Repeating events (Pro)
  • Milestone reminders (Pro)
  • iCloud sync
Features
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You don't have to open it to see how many days are left. Datto is a quiet countdown that puts the days until your important dates right on your Home Screen. There is no habit to keep. Put it there once, and every glance tells you how long is left. An exam, a deadline, a birthday, a trip, a move — you add the day only once. ■ What it does (free) ・Counts down the days to the dates you care about (up to three) ・Shows one of them in a Home Screen widget (small) ・12 curated colors, plus any custom color you like ・Text color adjusts automatically to stay readable ・A dark appearance — match your device, or keep it light or dark ■ Datto Pro (a one-time purchase, not a subscription) ・As many widgets as you like — Medium, Large and the Lock Screen too ・Unlimited events ・Repeating events (yearly or monthly, rolling over on their own) ・Milestone reminders (100 days, the day before, the day itself — always silent) ・Hours and minutes as the day gets close ・Categories to keep work, family and trips apart ・iCloud sync — the same days on every device signed in to the same Apple Account ■ Made for you if ・You want to keep a goal in view ・You would rather be watched over quietly than nagged ・You like a Home Screen that looks like yours No account, no ads. What you enter stays on your device. With iCloud sync on, it lives only in your own iCloud. To improve the app, only anonymous usage (such as which screens were opened) is sent. Never your event names, and never your name, email, or advertising ID. You can turn it off in Settings. Simply, the days until yours.

Screenshots

colorful today4 screens
Datto3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: colorful today at none against Datto's 1. colorful today also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Datto sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. colorful today asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

colorful today ships an update daily, Datto every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
colorful today versus Datto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametercolorful todayDatto
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer沛瑞 许Minari Taniguchi

In-app purchases

None

colorful today

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Datto

One-time1
  • Datto Pro$5.99

Questions

Is colorful today free?
colorful today is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Datto free?
Datto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do colorful today or Datto have ads?
Neither colorful today nor Datto shows ads.
Which is updated more often, colorful today or Datto?
colorful today ships an update daily, and Datto every 3 days. Most recently, colorful today was updated on October 25, 2026 and Datto on October 31, 2026.

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