Comparison

DayLift vs Plainchecks

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

Head to head
About

DayLift

This app helps you build lasting habits, organize daily tasks, and track your mood. It includes a focus timer to protect your concentration and an app lock to reduce phone distractions. Visualize your progress with insightful reports and understand your mood patterns.

Highlights
  • Habit management and tracking
  • Task organization by priority
  • Focus timer for deep work
  • Mood tracking with icons and insights
  • Progress reports (weekly, monthly, yearly)
  • App Lock for distraction reduction
Features
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DayLift is a habit app that brings your routines, tasks, mood, focus time, and phone time into one simple place. You do not need to change everything at once. Start with one small action today, leave a record, and look back later. DayLift helps you see your daily progress and keep moving forward in your own way. Maybe you have things to do, but cannot get started. Maybe habits never seem to last. Maybe you want to track your mood, but writing every day feels like too much. Maybe your phone keeps taking the time you wanted to spend focusing. DayLift was made for those everyday moments. ■ Manage habits at a glance Add the habits you want to keep, such as reading, exercise, drinking water, stretching, studying, journaling, cleaning, or going to bed earlier. You can sort them by morning, afternoon, evening, or anytime, so it is easier to know what to do today. ■ Organize tasks by priority Use the task list for today’s errands, plans, work, study, shopping, housework, and small things you do not want to forget. Sort tasks by priority and focus on what matters first. ■ Protect your focus time The focus timer helps you set aside time for studying, reading, work, or deep focus. You can also add small action steps, so you know exactly what to do during your session. ■ Track your mood with cute icons Mood tracking is quick and simple. Choose a cute mood stamp, add a short note if you want, and leave a record of how the day felt. The mood calendar lets you look back on your daily mood at a glance. ■ Understand your mood changes Mood insights show trends and distribution in simple graphs. You can notice which moods appear often, when your mood changes, and what patterns may be hiding in your everyday life. ■ Review your progress Weekly, monthly, and yearly reports show how your habits are going. See what continued, what improved, and which days you did your best. Your effort becomes easier to notice when it is visible. ■ Reduce distractions with App Lock When you want to study, work, sleep, or stay away from your phone, App Lock helps you protect your time. You can lock apps right away, set time blocks, and review your lock history later. ■ Recommended for people who want to ・Build habits that last ・Organize tasks and routines together ・Track mood and daily changes ・Focus on studying, reading, exercise, or work ・Reduce phone distractions ・See progress in a clear way ・Feel that small steps are still progress DayLift is not about controlling every minute perfectly. It is about noticing what you did today, looking back without blaming yourself, and starting again tomorrow. Connect today’s small step to your future self. Start building your days with DayLift. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/daylift-app-info

About

Plainchecks

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Plainchecks is a habit tracker built on small daily checks. Just one thing: tap a check when you do the habit. That's it. You decide what counts. One push-up counts if you say it does. Reading one page counts. It's your call. Features • Tap a habit to check it • Month and year views — your checks shown on a calendar • Daily share card — a clean summary of today's checks, when you want to post one • iCloud sync (optional) — share data across your devices Privacy Only when iCloud sync is on, your data is also stored in your private iCloud. Optional Tip Jar There is a Tip Jar in Settings. It is entirely optional. The app works the same whether you tip or not. For who For people tired of tracking numbers. For people who just want to record whether they did it.

Screenshots

DayLift4 screens
Plainchecks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DayLift at every 6 days against Plainchecks's every 2 months. DayLift also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). 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. DayLift sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Plainchecks sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DayLift ships an update every 6 days, Plainchecks every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
DayLift versus Plainchecks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayLiftPlainchecks
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSora YazawaSEIRAN SOFT LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DayLift

Subscriptions2
  • DayLift PRO Monthly$2.991 Month
  • DayLift PRO Yearly7 Days trial$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • DayLift PRO Lifetime$59.99
3 purchases

Plainchecks

One-time3
  • Coffee$0.99
  • Lunch$2.99
  • Dinner$9.99

Questions

Is DayLift free?
DayLift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plainchecks free?
Plainchecks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DayLift or Plainchecks have ads?
Neither DayLift nor Plainchecks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DayLift or Plainchecks?
DayLift ships an update every 6 days, and Plainchecks every 2 months. Most recently, DayLift was updated on November 5, 2026 and Plainchecks on November 5, 2026.

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