Comparison

Manabuild vs ThisDay

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

Head to head
About

Manabuild

Features
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Manabuild turns your workbooks and textbooks into daily tasks so you can finish them on schedule. Just enter how much a material covers and when you want to finish it, and Manabuild works out what to study today. - Know what to do today, the moment you open the app • See today's range for each material (for example, Q25–Q33) • Daily amounts are worked out backward from your deadline • Amounts are recalculated as you make progress • Weekday weights, holidays, and pause periods are taken into account • Tap the circle to mark a task done, or log just the amount you finished - Review at the right time, automatically • Ranges you studied come back on Today after set intervals (1, 3, 7, 14, and 30 days by default) • Change the intervals and the number of reviews as you like - Keep each material on pace • Scan a barcode to fill in the title and cover automatically • Set amounts per chapter, the number of rounds, and the unit (questions, pages, words, and more) • See progress, deadline, and study time at a glance • Organize materials by subject - See the road to your goal • Add goals such as exams with their dates, and link materials to them • See the days left and the achievement rate for each goal - Pomodoro timer • A Pomodoro timer with focus, break, and set count, plus a count-up timer • Time remaining also appears on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • A vibration lets you know when focus and break switch • When you finish, log how far you got and it is added to your study time - Watch your progress build up • Days recorded and your current streak • A grid of the days and hours you studied • Monthly study time and progress by goal and subject - And more • Check and fix past records on the calendar • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Morning and evening reminders (each can be turned off) • Automatic backup to iCloud, so you can restore your data on a new iPhone or after reinstalling • No account needed • Available in Japanese and English, with Dark Mode support - About the Supporter Plan All study features are available without a subscription. Subscribing to the Supporter Plan (an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription) removes the ads in the app. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account. • The subscription renews automatically for the same period unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • You can cancel at any time in the iPhone Settings app: your name > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aidi1206.github.io/manabuild-privacy/

About

ThisDay

Features
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やりたいことに集中できる毎日をつくる。 「今日、何しよう?」そう考えるたびに時間が過ぎていく。 ThisDayは、あなたの1日の隙間を自動で見つけてくれる時間管理アプリです。 毎日の固定スケジュール(仕事・食事・睡眠)を登録するだけで、その合間にある自由時間を自動で計算。あとはその枠に「何をするか」を1つ書くだけ。 ■ こんな人に ・ToDoリストを作るけど、結局何もこなせない ・スキマ時間があるのに、何をすべきか迷ってしまう ・毎日のルーティンはあるが、自由時間の使い方が曖昧になっている ■ シンプルな3ステップ 1. 起床・就寝時刻と、毎日の固定予定を設定 2. 固定予定の合間の空き枠が自動で表示される 3. 気になる枠をタップして「何をするか」を1つ書くだけ ■ 特徴 ・1枠に1タスク。シンプルだから続く ・昨日・今日・明日の3日間だけを管理。週や月の計画は要らない ・固定予定の時間をその日だけ変更できる(打ち合わせが伸びたときも安心) ・毎朝の通知でリマインド。時刻は自由に設定可能 ・データはすべてデバイス内に保存。アカウント不要・ネット不要 開いたらすぐ今日が見える。今日の予定を、今日こなす。

Screenshots

Manabuild4 screens
ThisDay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ThisDay at none against Manabuild's shown. Manabuild's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Manabuild ships an update every 5 days, ThisDay every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Manabuild versus ThisDay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManabuildThisDay
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTADAMUNE ITORiku Higashimura

In-app purchases

None

Manabuild

No in-app purchases

None

ThisDay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Manabuild free?
Manabuild is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ThisDay free?
ThisDay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Manabuild or ThisDay have ads?
Manabuild shows ads; ThisDay does not.
Which is updated more often, Manabuild or ThisDay?
Manabuild ships an update every 5 days, and ThisDay every 6 weeks. Most recently, Manabuild was updated on October 31, 2026 and ThisDay on October 8, 2026.

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