Comparison

DayBox vs 24 Hours

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

Head to head
About

DayBox

Features
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DayBox turns a chaotic to-do list into a clear daily plan you can actually finish. Drag tasks onto a visual timeline around your real calendar, protect time for deep work, focus one block at a time, and end the day knowing what you got done. NEW IN 1.2 - Made for iPhone Duo and iPad: on the big screen, your timeline and Inbox sit side by side — drag tasks straight onto your day. - Desk Mode on iPhone Duo: prop it up mid-block and the timer sits on the top half, every control on the bottom, and the screen stays on until the block ends. - Visual Countdown: a color disk that shrinks as time runs out, so you can see how long you have at a glance. - Wrap-Up Heads-Up: a nudge 5 minutes before a block ends. THE DAYBOX METHOD - 5 STEPS, EVERY DAY 1. Capture tasks into your Inbox 2. Pick your Big 3 priorities for the day 3. Drag tasks onto your daily timeline 4. Start a focus timer for each block 5. Review your wins at the end of the day That's it. Simple enough to actually stick with. PLAN YOUR DAY - Visual daily timeline with drag-and-drop time blocks - Big 3 priorities - anchor your day to what matters most - Calendar integration - see events beside your blocks, with optional two-way Apple Calendar sync - Natural language input - type "Meeting 2pm 30min #work" - Recurring tasks and day templates for your routines - Checklists inside every task - Tags to organize by project or life area - A warning before you overcommit your day - Siri & Shortcuts - add tasks hands-free FOCUS DEEPLY - A focus timer for every block - classic ring or the new Visual Countdown - Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island - Your task's checklist right on the focus screen - Ambient sounds: rain, forest, ocean waves, coffee shop, fireplace, white noise - Pomodoro mode with automatic breaks - Log interruptions without losing your place - Apple Watch app and Home Screen widgets FOCUS-FRIENDLY BY DESIGN Built with ADHD and visual thinkers in mind: - Visual Timeline colors your blocks by tag - Gentle Reminders swap pressure for kind wording - Visual Countdown shows time left as a shrinking disk - Wrap-Up Heads-Up, so a block never ends by surprise REFLECT & GROW - Planned vs. actual focus, tasks done, and Big 3 progress - Weekly review with charts and trends - Streaks for planning, Big 3, and focus - 20 achievement badges - Share your day as a summary card DAYBOX PRO - AI daily planning around your real calendar - always previewed, never auto-applied (try an AI-planned day free) - Adaptive replanning when your day changes - AI time estimates for your tasks - Time Insights: where your time goes by tag, and your best focus hours - CSV time-log export for invoicing and timesheets Choose monthly, yearly (free trial available), or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://culi.app/apps/daybox/privacy-policy

About

24 Hours

This app helps you budget your day by allocating specific time blocks to your goals. It features a single live countdown to show you where your time is actually going, making it ideal for those who struggle with time management.

Highlights
  • Budget your 24 hours by allocating time to goals
  • Single live countdown timer
  • Per-goal weekday schedules
  • Automatic daily reset with saved history
  • Trends to see consistency over time
  • Offline tracking
Features
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24 Hours turns your day into a budget. Give each goal its share of the 24 hours (sleep 8, work 6, exercise 1), press Start when you begin it, and watch its countdown. One timer runs at a time, so an hour spent on one goal comes out of the day. The ring on the home screen shows each goal's share of the day and what is left. HOW A DAY WORKS • Pick a starter plan (Balanced Day, Workday, Student, Fitness Reset, Weekend, Deep Work) or add your own goals. • Press Start on a goal to begin its countdown, and Pause to stop it. The countdown keeps running when the app is closed or the phone is locked. • At your day start (midnight unless you pick another time in Settings) the day is saved to history and daily goals start full again. With a midnight start, an overnight goal like Sleep, started from 6 pm and on the next day's schedule, counts on the day you wake. FREE • Up to 10 goals, each on the weekdays you choose • Weekly goals, such as 8 hours a week for a language: they count up time from any day of the week. Countdowns, the daily reset and the goal finished alert apply to daily goals • The running countdown on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets with today's hours left, and a Shortcut to start today's goal • Pause the running goal from a Home Screen widget, or a running daily goal from the rectangular Lock Screen widget (iOS 17 and later) • Log time you already spent, including time that crossed midnight • An alert when a running goal reaches its time (off until you turn it on) • Trends for the last 30 days, and edits to any of the last 90 days • A picture of your day to share, and your history as CSV (copied to the clipboard) • A backup file of your goals and history that you save and restore yourself • Navy, Indigo and AMOLED Black themes, each in light and dark SUPPORTER, ONE PAYMENT • Unlimited goals • One-time goals for a single date • 90-day Trends, custom ranges, and weekday and tag breakdowns • 6 more color themes • Backup to your own Google Drive, by hand or automatically There is no subscription, and the free app keeps working if you never buy it. PRIVATE No account, no ads, no analytics. Goals and history stay on your phone. Google Drive backup, if you turn it on, writes to a hidden app folder in your own Drive.

Screenshots

DayBox4 screens
24 Hours4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 24 Hours at every 6 days against DayBox's monthly. 24 Hours also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. DayBox sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and 24 Hours sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DayBox ships an update monthly, 24 Hours every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DayBox versus 24 Hours: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayBox24 Hours
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRene FandidaScrolling Is Evil LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DayBox

Subscriptions2
  • DayBox Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • DayBox Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$99.99
1 purchases

24 Hours

One-time1
  • 24 Hours Supporter$4.99

Questions

Is DayBox free?
DayBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 24 Hours free?
24 Hours is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DayBox or 24 Hours have ads?
Neither DayBox nor 24 Hours shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DayBox or 24 Hours?
DayBox ships an update monthly, and 24 Hours every 6 days. Most recently, DayBox was updated on October 31, 2026 and 24 Hours on October 31, 2026.

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