Comparison

Daily Affirmations vs Self Control

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

Head to head
About

Daily Affirmations

This app places positive affirmations on your home screen and lock screen, rotating a new one daily. It offers a free version with ads and a paid unlock for ad removal, custom affirmations, and more themes. All content is available offline.

Highlights
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • 1,050 affirmations in 15 categories
  • Custom affirmation writing
  • 10 widget themes
  • Customizable widget design
  • Offline access
  • One-time purchase
Features
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Daily Affirm puts one affirmation on your Home Screen and changes it for you: once a day at a time you pick, or a few times a day inside hours you set. You don't need to open the app to read it. There's no subscription. Premium is a one-time unlock that stays yours, and the free version is the full app, not a trial. There are 1,190 affirmations in 17 categories. They range from daily motivation, self-love and anxiety relief to abundance & money, good habits, grief & healing, and recovery. Each language has its own library, written in that language rather than translated from English, and all 18 are complete. Everything is stored on your phone, so it works offline. The widget comes in small, medium and large for the Home Screen, three sizes for the Lock Screen, and StandBy. Choose one of 10 themes, or make your own: any color or photo behind the text, your fonts and colors, with a live preview as you edit. You can also write your own affirmations. They join the same rotation and show up on the widget, in Today, in Favorites and in Share. Triple-tap a word to make it stand out. Keep the lines you like in Favorites. Share one as an image. Hide the ones that aren't for you, and they leave the rotation. If you'd like a heads-up when the affirmation changes, turn on the alert. Otherwise the app stays quiet. It won't ask for a rating on day one, it won't guilt you about streaks, and it won't push an upgrade before you've had a chance to use it. The free version gives you the widget in every size, 3 categories you choose (210 affirmations), 3 themes, favorites, sharing and the schedule. It shows one small banner ad. Premium removes the ad, opens all 17 categories and all 10 themes, and lets you write your own affirmations and design your own themes. You'll see three prices. Each one unlocks exactly the same thing, so pick whichever feels fair. There's no account to create. Restore Purchases brings Premium back on a new phone, and your favorites, your own affirmations and your settings return with your iCloud backup.

About

Self Control

Features
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Self Control — zorlandığın anlarda yanında olan, seni tanıyan bir cep arkadaşı. Panik atak, kaygı, OKB veya sosyal fobiyle uğraşıyorsan yalnız değilsin. Self Control; sakinleştirici araçları, günlük küçük hedefleri ve seni anlayan bir topluluğu tek bir sade uygulamada birleştirir. NELER SUNAR? • Anında sakinleşme — Panik anında nefes egzersizleri (4-6, kutu nefesi, 4-7-8) ve topraklama teknikleriyle kendini hızla toparla. • Ruh hali takibi — Gününü ve kaygı seviyeni bir dokunuşla kaydet; zamanla örüntülerini ve tetikleyicilerini gör. • Sana özel rehber — Panik atak, OKB, sosyal fobi ve anksiyete için içerikler ve cesaret görevleri. • Günlük — Düşüncelerini yaz, seni neyin zorladığını fark et. • İlerleme — Kaygı grafiğin ve ruh hali dağılımınla yol aldığını gör. • Anonim destek sohbeti — Benzer şeyler yaşayan insanlarla takma adla, gerçek kimliğin gizli kalarak konuş. Rahatsız edici bir durumda engelle ve şikayet et. GİZLİLİĞİN ÖNCELİĞİMİZ Verilerin cihazında saklanır. Hesap yok, e-posta yok. Sohbette gerçek kimliğin asla paylaşılmaz. ÖNEMLİ Self Control bir destek aracıdır; profesyonel psikolojik veya tıbbi yardımın yerini tutmaz. Zor bir andaysan: 112 · MHRS 182 · ALO 183 (7/24).

Screenshots

Daily Affirmations4 screens
Self Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Self Control at none against Daily Affirmations's 3. Self Control also leads on ads (none vs shown). Daily Affirmations's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). 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. Daily Affirmations sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Self Control asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Affirmations ships an update every 5 days, Self Control every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Daily Affirmations versus Self Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily AffirmationsSelf Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (14 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB15 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRoman SamoilenkoAli Berkan ASLAN

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Daily Affirmations

One-time3
  • Unlock everything$2.99
  • Unlock everything & support$5.99
  • Unlock everything & support more$11.99
None

Self Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Daily Affirmations free?
Daily Affirmations is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Self Control free?
Self Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Daily Affirmations or Self Control have ads?
Daily Affirmations shows ads; Self Control does not.
Which is updated more often, Daily Affirmations or Self Control?
Daily Affirmations ships an update every 5 days, and Self Control every 2 weeks. Most recently, Daily Affirmations was updated on October 7, 2026 and Self Control on October 2, 2026.

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