Comparison

Argue vs DashboardToday

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

Head to head
About

Argue

This app helps you reduce time spent on distracting applications by engaging you in a conversation with an AI coach before opening them. It allows you to earn timed access if your reason is valid, fostering more intentional choices and helping you notice usage patterns.

Highlights
  • AI-powered app blocking
  • Justification prompts before opening apps
  • Earned timed app access
  • Focus progress tracking
  • Challenge friends
  • Personalize AI coach
Features
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Argue is an AI app blocker that helps you reduce screen time, stop doomscrolling, and break phone addiction habits. Most screen time apps either show you a chart or lock you out. Argue makes you pause and make your case. When you try to open an app you chose to limit, Argo, your AI screen time coach, asks what you are doing and why it matters. If your reason holds up, you can earn a short, timed break. If not, the app stays blocked and you get back to what you meant to do. What makes Argue different is the moment of accountability. You do not have to quit your phone forever. You just have to make the next choice on purpose. What you can do with Argue: - Block social media, video apps, games, and other distractions - Talk with Argo before opening a blocked app - Earn timed access when you have a real reason - Set a daily app limit with an intentional opens budget - Track streaks and daily screen time - See which apps are taking the most time - Challenge friends and compare focus progress - Personalize Argo with colors and accessories - Let Argo remember goals, patterns, and past check-ins Whether you are protecting your focus and productivity, building better digital wellbeing, or trying to stop opening Instagram on autopilot, Argue gives you one honest checkpoint before the habit wins. Argue is not about guilt. It is about making the next choice a little more intentional. --- Argue Pro subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://argue-landing.vercel.app/privacy

About

DashboardToday

Features
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What if your whole day fitted on a single page? DashboardToday brings together the essentials of your day at a glance: the date and the weather, your appointments and reminders, your notes, your habits and even your photo of the day. No more juggling ten apps — it's all here, clear and elegant. YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE - The date, the time and the weather where you are - Your appointments, from your Apple and Google calendars - Your reminders, with urgent tasks always on top - Tick reminders off right inside the app - A notes area, by keyboard or with the Apple Pencil - A space to draw - Your photo of the day WIDGETS ON YOUR HOME SCREEN - How many appointments you have today - How many reminders are still waiting - How far along your habits are Free, and without even opening the app. KEEP THE MEMORY OF YOUR DAYS - A complete history, day after day - Habit tracking with a weekly goal - A weekly summary you can export as a PDF A REAL MAC APP, NOT A BLOWN-UP IPHONE APP Native on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with iCloud sync. One purchase unlocks everything, everywhere. Available in English, French and Spanish. YOUR DATA IS YOURS No account to create, no data collected. No ads, no trackers, no usage analytics. Your content stays on your device and, if you turn it on, in your own iCloud — I have no access to it. Only the weather queries a third party, Open-Meteo, with an approximate location and no identifier. FREE AND PRO The essentials are free: today's page, the weather, your calendar, your reminders, notes, drawing, photo and the widgets. DashboardToday Pro, a one-time €9.99 purchase that lasts for life, adds the full history, unlimited habits and the weekly PDF summary. Never a subscription. Simple, beautiful, distraction-free: DashboardToday helps you start every day on the right foot.

Screenshots

Argue4 screens
DashboardToday4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DashboardToday at none against Argue's shown. DashboardToday also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. Argue sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and DashboardToday sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Argue ships an update every 3 weeks, DashboardToday fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Argue versus DashboardToday: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArgueDashboardToday
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohnathan MoCharles De ribas

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Argue

Subscriptions2
  • Argue Pro Weekly7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Argue Pro Annual$59.991 Year
1 purchases

DashboardToday

One-time1
  • DashboardToday Pro$8.99

Questions

Is Argue free?
Argue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DashboardToday free?
DashboardToday is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Argue or DashboardToday have ads?
Argue shows ads; DashboardToday does not.
Which is updated more often, Argue or DashboardToday?
Argue ships an update every 3 weeks, and DashboardToday fortnightly. Most recently, Argue was updated on October 24, 2026 and DashboardToday on October 6, 2026.

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