Comparison

Control vs DaySlice

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

Head to head
About

Control

This app helps you build discipline and focus by tracking daily habits. It offers simple logging, detailed analytics to understand your performance, and a privacy-first design with data stored locally.

Highlights
  • One-tap habit logging
  • In-depth analytics
  • Privacy-first design
  • Track meditation and deep work
  • Self-improvement focus
Features
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Build better habits and reach your goals — one step at a time. Control is your personal habit and goal tracker designed to help you build good habits, break bad ones, and make steady progress toward your goals every day. BUILD GOOD HABITS • 4 tracking modes: one-tap check-ins, timer, stopwatch, and counter. • Multiple daily check-ins: log your progress several times a day — perfect for tracking water intake, stretching, or taking vitamins. • Built-in templates: fitness, meditation, reading, sleep routines, and more. • Flexible schedules: every day, specific days of the week, custom intervals (like 3 days on / 1 day off), or specific days each month. • Smart reminders: get gentle reminders right when it’s time for an important habit or task. BREAK BAD HABITS • Clean streak counter: track the time since your last slip down to the minute. • Slip insights: record slips with notes to identify your triggers. • Built-in templates: quit smoking, alcohol, sugar, fast food, social media, and gaming. STATISTICS THAT KEEP YOU MOTIVATED • Streaks & records: keep your streaks alive and beat your personal best. • Visual insights: activity calendar, completion statistics, and monthly trends. • Slip analysis: identify high-risk days and peak hours for bad habits. FULL CUSTOMIZATION • Hundreds of stylish icons and emojis, curated color palettes, and custom colors. • Dark, light, and system themes for a comfortable experience anytime. • Easily organize your habits with simple drag-and-drop. PRIVACY & SECURITY • No sign-up required: download the app and start tracking right away. • Your data, your control: easily export and import your data anytime. • Reliable protection for your personal data. Control is free to use with no limit on the number of habits. Upgrade to Advanced to unlock unlimited timers and counters, flexible custom cycles, detailed monthly planning, and in-depth analytics. Start building better habits today with Control. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DaySlice

Features
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Study, work, sleep. Tap the button for what you're doing. At night, your day is a bar of color. Most time trackers don't stick. Too much typing. Too many settings. You stop opening them. DaySlice is one tap. Tap again to stop. WHAT IT DOES • Tap a button to start recording. Tap another to switch • Your Lock Screen shows what you're doing and for how long • See your day as a 24-hour color bar • Donut charts for today, this week and this month show where the hours went • Forgot to tap? Tap an empty slot in the calendar to add it later • Group categories with labels — weights and running together as "Exercise" • Home Screen widget GOOD TO KNOW • No account, no ads, free • Your data stays on your iPhone and in your own iCloud. It never reaches the developer • Export to CSV • Available in 40 languages Try it for just one day. By evening, you'll want to see what color your day was. --- Bugs or requests: see the support page. DaySlice is made by one person, so replies can take a little while.

Screenshots

Control4 screens
DaySlice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Control at 16.4 against DaySlice's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Control versus DaySlice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControlDaySlice
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarat KairbekovTaichi Kimura

In-app purchases

None

Control

No in-app purchases

None

DaySlice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Control free?
Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DaySlice free?
DaySlice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Control or DaySlice have ads?
Neither Control nor DaySlice shows ads.

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