Comparison

My Day Planner vs Professor Ary

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

Head to head
About

My Day Planner

Features
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My Day Planner helps young children follow their daily routine with a simple, colourful visual schedule. Designed for Kids Big emoji icons and bright colours make it easy for pre-readers to understand what's happening now, what's next, and what's coming later. Children tap to mark activities as done β€” building independence and reducing daily battles over routines. Multiple Children Set up schedules for each of your children with their own emoji avatar and colour theme. Switch between kids with a tap. Simple for Parents Build the day from 30+ pre-made activities (breakfast, school, bath time, bedtime...) or create your own custom activities. Drag to reorder. Done in seconds. Features β€’ NOW / NEXT / LATER view that kids can follow independently β€’ 30+ built-in activities with fun emoji icons β€’ Custom activities β€” create and reuse your own β€’ Multiple children with independent schedules β€’ 6 colour themes β€” let each child pick their favourite β€’ Drag-to-reorder in edit mode β€’ Tap to mark done β€’ Hidden joke box β€” kids love finding the easter egg! β€’ Works offline β€” no internet needed β€’ No ads, no tracking, no accounts

About

Professor Ary

Features
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Make what comes next visible. Professor Ary: Visual Routine helps parents and caregivers create calm, understandable routines for children. Choose a ready-made template or build your own, then guide each routine one clear step at a time with Now, Next, and an optional visual timer. START QUICKLY - Choose from routines for mornings, bedtime, leaving home, after school, bath time, meals, tidying, travel, and more. - Personalize steps with child-friendly pictures, text, a photo, or your own voice. - Preview the child-facing experience before you begin. A CALM CHILD MODE - Keep the current step prominent and the next step easy to understand. - Make time visible without scores, streaks, punishment, or pressure. - Use First / Then for a quick two-step plan whenever a full routine is not needed. - Pause, resume, adjust, skip, or finish from protected adult controls. USE IT YOUR WAY - Run routines offline, with no account required. - Add local schedules and reminders. - Print or export visual routines for A4 or Letter paper. - Share a privacy-safe routine preview without including a child’s name, history, photos, or voice recordings. - Use accessible text labels, spoken cues, reduced motion, and light or dark appearance. FREE FROM THE START Create routines for one child, keep two active routines with up to eight steps each, use the starter picture library, First / Then, timers, local reminders, recent history, and branded image or PDF export. There are no ads. ROUTINES+ (OPTIONAL) Routines+ unlocks unlimited active routines and steps within fair-use limits, the complete visual library, multiple children, full history, more custom photos and recordings, premium exports, widgets, Live Activity, and enhanced shortcuts. Choose a monthly or annual subscription. The annual subscription may include a 14-day introductory free trial for eligible customers when shown by the App Store. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Restore Purchases is always available in the app. Professor Ary: Visual Routine is a practical visual-support tool. It does not diagnose, treat, or replace professional care. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

My Day Planner4 screens
Professor Ary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: My Day Planner at none against Professor Ary's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Professor Ary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. My Day Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
My Day Planner versus Professor Ary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Day PlannerProfessor Ary
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better16.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size6 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin OsborneMaria Victoria Vergaray Moran

In-app purchases

None

My Day Planner

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Professor Ary

Subscriptions2
  • Routines+ Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Routines+ Annual14 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is My Day Planner free?
My Day Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Professor Ary free?
Professor Ary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do My Day Planner or Professor Ary have ads?
Neither My Day Planner nor Professor Ary shows ads.

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