Comparison

DayClock vs Goldday

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

Head to head
About

DayClock

Visualize your daily schedule on a 24-hour clock face. Easily add, edit, and color-code activities to understand how your time is allocated. Review past days and share your plans as images with a retro notebook aesthetic.

Highlights
  • 24-hour circular schedule view
  • Add, edit, and color-code blocks
  • Per-block notes
  • Date navigation
  • Share schedule as image
  • Retro notebook aesthetic
Features
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DayClock turns your 24 hours into a simple circular planner. See where your time goes, shape your day at a glance, and make room for what matters. Great for when you want to • Plan today in seconds • Prepare tomorrow and next week in advance • See the balance between work, meals, exercise, and rest • Keep recurring routines simple Key features • 24-hour circular schedule: See the flow of your day in one view • Date-based planning: Create plans for past, today, or future dates • Time blocks: Set start and end times in 30-minute steps • Quick presets: Add common blocks such as sleep, work, dinner, and free time • Custom presets: Save your own time, color, and memo combinations • Routine management: Save schedules as routines and apply them to any date • Weekly routines: Connect a default routine to each day of the week • Block memos: Keep notes and to-dos with each time block • Home Screen widget: Check your current and upcoming schedule • Image sharing: Share the chart, schedule list, and memos in the layout you choose • Daily reminder: Get a 9:00 AM planning reminder when notifications are allowed Open DayClock and draw a clearer day.

About

Goldday

Features
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Goldday is a beautifully designed productivity app that helps you cherish every moment. Track anniversaries, build daily habits, and stay focused — all in one place. ANNIVERSARY COUNTDOWN Never miss an important date again. Create countdown events for birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, and more. Watch a real-time countdown with days, hours, minutes, and seconds. A progress bar shows how close you are to your special day. PLAN BOARD — YOUR DAILY HABIT TRACKER Set daily goals with target minutes for activities like studying, exercising, or reading. Track your progress with two pinned plans and a full plan library. View your consistency on a GitHub-style heatmap spanning 13 weeks, and celebrate streaks and weekly completion rates. FOCUS TIMER Start a focused session with preset durations (15, 25, or 45 minutes) or set a custom time. The timer integrates with your plans — completed focus minutes are automatically logged to your daily goals. Track daily and weekly focus stats, current streaks, and total sessions. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Two beautiful widgets keep you motivated at a glance: • Countdown Widget — See your nearest event with a live day count • Plan Board Widget — Check daily plan progress with rotating inspirational quotes MORE FEATURES • iCloud Sync — Keep your data in sync across all your devices • 5 Color Themes — Personalize your app with Ocean, Forest, Sunset, Violet, or the default Coral theme • Smart Notifications — Get reminders for upcoming events, daily plan progress, and completed focus sessions • Custom Quotes — Add your own inspirational quotes that rotate on the widget hourly • Data Backup — Export and import your data as JSON • Privacy First — All data stored locally and in your iCloud; no third-party tracking Goldday supports English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, and French.

Screenshots

DayClock2 screens
Goldday4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DayClock at none against Goldday's 1. DayClock also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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. Goldday sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DayClock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DayClock ships an update every 2 weeks, Goldday every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DayClock versus Goldday: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayClockGoldday
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHaEun KimZhoukou Tuman Technology Co., Ltd

In-app purchases

None

DayClock

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Goldday

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99

Questions

Is DayClock free?
DayClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Goldday free?
Goldday is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DayClock or Goldday have ads?
Neither DayClock nor Goldday shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DayClock or Goldday?
DayClock ships an update every 2 weeks, and Goldday every 2 months. Most recently, DayClock was updated on October 31, 2026 and Goldday on October 31, 2026.

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