Comparison

StudyCount vs DayByDay Circular Life Planner

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

Head to head
About

StudyCount

Features
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StudyCount turns your study sessions into a competition. Start the timer when you sit down to study. Stop it when you're done. Every session gets added to the weekly leaderboard, where you compete against other students for the top spot. WEEKLY LEADERBOARD Every week resets. Everyone starts from zero. The more you study, the higher you climb — Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond, or Master. See where you rank against friends and students worldwide. STUDY GROUPS Create a group with friends, share a join code, and compete on a shared leaderboard. See everyone's all-time study hours in one place — the motivation of knowing your friends can see your progress is real. XP & LEVELS Earn XP for every minute you study, with bonus XP for keeping your streak alive. Level up over time and unlock new avatars as you progress. ACHIEVEMENTS 26 achievements across 6 categories — study time milestones, session counts, streaks, deep work, and a few secrets worth discovering. Each one rewards XP when unlocked. SUBJECT TAGGING Tag your sessions with a subject while you study. See a breakdown of where your hours actually go in Subject Stats on your profile. AVATARS Choose from 39 unique characters — humans, animals, and more. Free avatars are available from the start. Level-locked avatars unlock as you progress. Premium avatars come with StudyCount Pro. STREAKS Study every day to build your streak. Get milestone celebrations at 7, 14, 30, 60, and 100 days. Miss a day and you start over — so the pressure is real. FRIENDS Add friends to filter the leaderboard and compete within your own circle. See their streaks, their weekly badges, and where they rank. STUDYCOUNT PRO Unlock all premium avatars and get the full Subject Stats breakdown — see every subject, not just your top 3. A simple subscription for people who want to go deeper and support the app. No social feed. No distractions. Just your timer, your streak, and the leaderboard. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DayByDay Circular Life Planner

Visualize your 24-hour day with a unique circular schedule or traditional timetable. This app helps you understand your time flow, manage events, and set focused reminders. It offers customizable themes and seamless iCloud sync for a lighter daily plan.

Highlights
  • Circular and timetable daily views
  • Home screen widgets
  • Reusable daily templates
  • Customizable reminders
  • iCloud CloudKit sync
  • JSON backup export
Features
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DayByDay is a personal schedule app built to make one day easier to read. Instead of keeping every plan in a long list, DayByDay lays out your 24-hour day as a circular schedule so you can understand the flow of your time at a glance. Switch between the circular view and timetable view, check today's schedule, and keep reminders focused on the events that matter. Key Features - View your day as a circular schedule or timetable - Home Screen widgets for today's schedule, current event, time left, and daily overview - Add, edit, and delete events - Save reusable daily templates and apply them to any day - Premium read-only Apple Calendar import with an automatic backup before sync - 10-minute, 5-minute, and start-time reminders - Turn reminders on or off for each event - Alarm screen that keeps ringing until stopped - Theme styles, fonts, guide rings, and label rotation settings - Localized language options with RTL and LTR layout direction support - SwiftData storage with iCloud CloudKit sync - JSON backup export - In-app email drafts for bug reports and feature requests DayByDay is not trying to replace every calendar workflow. It focuses on helping you read the shape of a single day, understand the space between events, and keep a lighter daily plan. Your schedule data is stored on device. When you are signed in to iCloud, app data can sync through your private CloudKit database across devices using the same Apple ID. This app uses the Apple Standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

StudyCount4 screens
DayByDay Circular Life Planner1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: StudyCount at none against DayByDay Circular Life Planner's shown. DayByDay Circular Life Planner's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases 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. StudyCount sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and DayByDay Circular Life Planner sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StudyCount ships an update every 3 weeks, DayByDay Circular Life Planner every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
StudyCount versus DayByDay Circular Life Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudyCountDayByDay Circular Life Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNIKLAS NERKAMPZrindy LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

StudyCount

Subscriptions2
  • StudyCount Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • StudyCount Yearly$14.991 Year
6 purchases

DayByDay Circular Life Planner

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Premium$0.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium 2026$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$1.991 Year
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  • Yearly Premium 20267 Days trial$2.991 Year
One-time2
  • Starlit Castle$1.99
  • Lifetime Purchase$8.99

Questions

Is StudyCount free?
StudyCount is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DayByDay Circular Life Planner free?
DayByDay Circular Life Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StudyCount or DayByDay Circular Life Planner have ads?
DayByDay Circular Life Planner shows ads; StudyCount does not.
Which is updated more often, StudyCount or DayByDay Circular Life Planner?
StudyCount ships an update every 3 weeks, and DayByDay Circular Life Planner every 5 days. Most recently, StudyCount was updated on October 18, 2026 and DayByDay Circular Life Planner on October 24, 2026.

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