Comparison

D vs Dear me

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

Head to head
About

D

Easily track important dates like anniversaries, birthdays, and trips with a customizable home screen widget. Add photos and choose from various themes to personalize your countdowns. Optional cloud backup ensures your memories are safe across devices.

Highlights
  • D-Day countdown for past/future dates
  • Home screen widget for at-a-glance viewing
  • Customizable photo backgrounds
  • Multiple theme options
  • Milestone alerts
  • Optional cloud backup
  • Support for 20 languages
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D-Day Keep β€” a beautiful countdown widget for every day that matters. Anniversaries, birthdays, exams, trips β€” keep every important date at your fingertips. # Key features β€’ D-Day countdown β€” register any date, past or future. Days are calculated automatically every day. β€’ Home screen widget β€” see your D-Days at a glance, no need to open the app. β€’ Photo backgrounds β€” place a memory on your D-Day card. β€’ 8 themes β€” Coral, Ocean, Forest, Sunset, Gold, Midnight, Blossom, Ivory. β€’ Milestone alerts β€” D-100, 1-year, the day itself, and more. β€’ Cloud backup (optional) β€” sign in to keep your D-Days across devices. β€’ 20 languages β€” Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish and more. β€’ Minimal ads β€” light and unobtrusive. # Perfect for β€’ Couples tracking 100-day & anniversary milestones β€’ Family birthdays and wedding anniversaries β€’ Exam prep β€” college entrance, certification, professional tests β€’ Trips, concerts, military discharge, big events β€’ Diet, quit-smoking, workout β€” track when you started β€’ Keeping memories of someone special, with a photo # Why D-Day Keep? β€’ Start instantly β€” no sign-up required β€’ Sign in is optional β€” Google, Apple, or Kakao for cloud backup β€’ Beautiful cards with photos & themes β€” every day feels like a memory β€’ Home widget β€” your D-Days stay visible every day β€’ Localized for 20 languages β€” naturally, not auto-translated # Privacy-first If you don't sign in, your D-Days never leave your phone. Cloud backup only applies after sign-in, and you can delete your account at any time to permanently erase all data. β€’ Privacy policy: https://codesand.co.kr/app/dkeep/privacy β€’ Terms of service: https://codesand.co.kr/app/dkeep/terms β€’ Support: dkeep@reply.codesand.co.kr

About

Dear me

Features
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Dear me is a gentle diary for quietly writing down how you feel today β€” like a letter to your future self. No account, no ads. Just soft serif type on warm paper, like resting a pen on a page. β–  A day later, a letter arrives Write an entry, and the next day a reply comes from your pen pal. Choose a friend β€” Sunny, Amity, Sol, or Wren β€” or create your own by naming them and shaping their character and tone. Letters remember your earlier exchanges and carry them forward, and every one is written on your device alone. You decide entry by entry whether to receive a reply, and you can turn the whole thing off anytime. Letters require a device that supports Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro or later). Everything else β€” writing, photos, calendar, search, and lock β€” works on any supported iPhone or iPad. β–  Four ways to look back Β· Index β€” browse calmly, day by day Β· Cover β€” pull out one entry at a time, like turning a book cover Β· Gallery β€” see everything at a glance on photo-topped cards Β· Calendar β€” a whole month of feelings, in color β–  Keep the day with photos Β· Add several, and choose the one that represents the day Β· Set each photo large or small, above or below your words Β· Tap to zoom in and linger β–  Mood, only when you feel like it Happy Β· Calm Β· Grateful Β· Loved Β· Neutral Β· Tired Β· Sad Β· Angry Pick one and it colors your calendar β€” or skip it entirely. β–  Find the day you're looking for Search past entries by title, text, or mood. β–  Make it your own Β· Five app themes and six paper backgrounds Β· Serif, Rounded, and System type β€” or bring your own font (.ttf/.otf) β–  iPhone, iPad, and iCloud A layout made for iPad's larger screen, so the same diary continues on any device. Back everything up to a file and restore it whenever you like. β–  Entirely your own space No account to create, no ads, no tracking. Your entries and photos live on your device and in your own private iCloud β€” no one, not even the developer, can read them. Write down today's heart quietly, and meet it again someday. Start your letter to yourself with Dear me.

Screenshots

D4 screens
Dear me4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dear me at none against D's 3. Dear me also leads on ads (none vs shown). D's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and device support 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. D sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Dear me asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

D ships an update every 4 days, Dear me every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
D versus Dear me: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDDear me
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 4 days β€” betterEvery 5 days
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size52 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCodeSand Co. Ltd.Suhan Jin

In-app purchases

3 purchases

D

One-time3
  • A Coffee$2.99
  • Remove Ads$3.49
  • A Slice of Cake$5.99
None

Dear me

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is D free?
D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dear me free?
Dear me is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do D or Dear me have ads?
D shows ads; Dear me does not.
Which is updated more often, D or Dear me?
D ships an update every 4 days, and Dear me every 5 days. Most recently, D was updated on October 29, 2026 and Dear me on October 25, 2026.

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