Comparison

OrbitCal vs 24h Dial

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

Head to head
About

OrbitCal

Features
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OrbitCal: Your Schedule, Reimagined Spatially. Break free from the grid. OrbitCal transforms your calendar into a beautiful, interactive series of concentric rings, turning time management into a tactile, spatial experience. ### TIME AT A GLANCE See your year, month, day, and hour as nested rings. Navigate from a bird's-eye view of your entire year down to the ticking seconds of your current meeting with intuitive pinch-to-zoom and drag gestures. ### THE RING PARADIGM * Outer Rings: Months and Days provide a long-term horizon. * Inner Rings: Hours and Minutes visualize your immediate focus. * Central Hub: A dynamic "Command Center" that surfaces your next meeting, countdowns to your current event's end, and one-tap actions. ### SMART FOCUS * Visual Whitespace: OrbitCal automatically highlights "Focus Windows"—the gaps in your schedule—helping you find time for deep work. * Pastel Aesthetic: A clean, soft design optimized for clarity and serenity. * Haptic Precision: Feel every hour and minute as you navigate through your day with custom-tuned haptic feedback. ### FEATURES: * Fluid Navigation: Smoothly zoom from the macro (Year) to the micro (Seconds). * EventKit Integration: Seamlessly syncs with your existing iCloud, or Outlook calendars. * Contextual Actions: One-tap access to meeting links and directions directly from the center of the OrbitCal view. * Conflict Visualization: Instantly spot overlaps and scheduling crunches. The calendar isn't a list; it's a cycle. See your time in OrbitCal.

About

24h Dial

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So that's what my day actually looks like. 24h Dial is the simplest way to see where your time goes. Open the app, tap what you're doing right now — the previous activity closes automatically, and your day fills in as a colorful 24-hour dial. ◆ ONE TAP IS ALL IT TAKES • Tap Work, Sleep, Break… to switch activities instantly • Long-press to stop logging — no start/stop timers to babysit • Forgot to log something? Tap a slice to backfill or fix past hours • Night owls can shift the start of their day anywhere from 0:00 to 6:00 ◆ YOUR 24 HOURS, AS A COLORFUL DIAL • Midnight at the top, clockwise around the clock — one glance shows how the day was spent • Unlogged time stays light gray, so the "missing hours" stand out immediately • Home Screen widgets keep the current activity and elapsed time always in view ◆ WEEKLY REPORTS FIND YOUR TIME BLACK HOLES • Total ranking by activity • Weekday stacked charts and an "average day" dial • Insights like "18 unlogged hours this week" or "Breaks up 2 hours vs last week" ◆ EVERYTHING IS FREE. NO SUBSCRIPTION. • Logging, your full history, unlimited activities, weekly and monthly reports, CSV export and widgets are all free — nothing is locked, nothing expires • A small banner ad at the bottom of the dial, history and report screens keeps the app running (never on input, edit or settings screens, and never while the keyboard is up) • Prefer it clean? A single one-time purchase removes the banner for good. It is not a subscription, and it unlocks nothing else ◆ PRIVACY FIRST • Everything stays on your device — no account required • What you log is never used for advertising • Nothing you log ever leaves your device The first step to changing how you spend your time is knowing how you spend it. Start coloring in your 24 hours today.

Screenshots

OrbitCal4 screens
24h Dial3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OrbitCal at none against 24h Dial's 1. OrbitCal also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. 24h Dial sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. OrbitCal asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 3 level
OrbitCal versus 24h Dial: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitCal24h Dial
PriceFreeFree
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPosition Games Limited丽佳 施

In-app purchases

None

OrbitCal

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

24h Dial

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is OrbitCal free?
OrbitCal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 24h Dial free?
24h Dial is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OrbitCal or 24h Dial have ads?
24h Dial shows ads; OrbitCal does not.

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