Comparison

DayStack vs Aino

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

Head to head
About

DayStack

Organize your tasks, focus your work with a Pomodoro timer, and plan your day effectively. This app offers detailed task management, customizable focus sessions, and visual progress tracking. It works offline and prioritizes user privacy with no account required.

Highlights
  • Task management with subtasks and priorities
  • Customizable Pomodoro focus timer
  • Daily and weekly planner with timeline view
  • Progress tracking with stats and heatmaps
  • Offline functionality and no account required
  • Home screen widgets for quick access
Features
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DayStack puts your to-do list, a pomodoro focus timer and a day planner in one calm app. Plan the day, then focus. TO-DO LIST Tasks with subtasks, priorities, due dates, reminders, tags and projects. Switch between a list, a board and an Eisenhower matrix that shows what to do first. Quick add reads as you type: "Call mom tomorrow 7pm #family !high" fills in the date, time, tag and priority. FOCUS TIMER Pomodoro presets 25/5, 50/10 and 90/20, or your own timing. Auto-start the next session, add a minute to a break, skip when you need to, and pick an ambient sound. An alert tells you when the session ends. PLANNER AND CALENDAR Block time on the day timeline, see your week as a grid and the month at a glance. Drag a task onto a day to move it. A short morning flow helps you pick today's three. STATS, STREAKS AND A WEEKLY REVIEW Focus time, tasks done and your streak, with a 26-week heatmap. Each week a review shows what you finished and carries the rest to next Monday. WIDGETS Today's progress on your home screen, plus, with Pro, your list with check-off, a one-tap timer start and your streak. iPhone widgets need iOS 17 or later. PRIVATE AND OFFLINE No account and no sign-up. Your tasks stay on your phone and everything works offline. Backup and restore, light and dark themes, phone and tablet, 30 languages. DAYSTACK PRO An optional upgrade removes the ads and unlocks unlimited projects, tags and time blocks, every ambient sound, week, month and all-time stats, and every widget style.

About

Aino

A fast, focused workspace for building a personal knowledge system using Markdown. Connect ideas and structure your thoughts into an evolving network of notes. Ideal for deep thinkers and frequent writers.

Highlights
  • Markdown-first editing
  • Connected notes
  • Structured thinking
  • Focused experience
  • Personal LifeOS
  • Link ideas
Features
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Aino is a fast, focused Markdown workspace for building your personal knowledge system. Write in pure Markdown, connect ideas, and turn your notes into a structured, evolving system. Whether you're capturing thoughts, organizing knowledge, or building your second brain, Aino gives you a clean and powerful space to think. KEY FEATURES • Markdown-first editing Write naturally in Markdown with a fast and minimal editor. • Connected notes Link your notes together and build a network of ideas. • Structured thinking Turn scattered notes into a coherent system. • Focused experience No clutter. Just writing, thinking, and connecting. • Your personal LifeOS Aino grows with you as your knowledge system evolves. Aino is designed for people who think deeply and write often. Start building your second brain today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aino.md/legal/privacy

Screenshots

DayStack4 screens
Aino4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Aino at every 5 days against DayStack's every 6 weeks. DayStack's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). 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. DayStack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Aino sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DayStack ships an update every 6 weeks, Aino every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DayStack versus Aino: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayStackAino
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGunawan Santoso宜丙 林

Customer experience

DayStack

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Aino

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DayStack

One-time1
  • DayStack Pro$6.99
4 purchases

Aino

Subscriptions3
  • Aino Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Aino Pro Founder Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Aino Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Aino Pro Lifetime$249.99

Questions

Is DayStack free?
DayStack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aino free?
Aino is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DayStack or Aino have ads?
Neither DayStack nor Aino shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DayStack or Aino?
DayStack ships an update every 6 weeks, and Aino every 5 days. Most recently, DayStack was updated on November 13, 2026 and Aino on November 9, 2026.

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