Comparison

Steady Today vs Pacely · Pace your energy

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

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About

Steady Today

Features
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You don't crash out of nowhere. You crash because the good days quietly cost more than they gave back, and nothing was keeping count. Steady Today keeps count, gently. Your day is 48 beads, one for every half hour. Fill in the slot you're in by answering one question — "How are you doing?" — and your energy starts to leave a trail. FOUR STATES, NOTHING TO LEARN - Charging — recovering, building your energy back up - Stretching — a productive push, growth mode - Crashing — running on empty, time to ease off - Resting — sleep, naps, and the wind-down that pays you back tomorrow Stretching isn't the enemy — it's how anything gets built. Charging isn't laziness — it's what makes stretching survivable. And a red bead is never a failure. It's information you can act on. DAYS BECOME BARS. BARS BECOME A PATTERN. • Today: watch the shape of your day while you're still in it • After a week: your seven days lined up against your own plan • What stands out: real numbers, like "46% of your beads were stretching" • Your rhythm: the hours your days usually run hot, and the hours you're usually charged up • Try this: one small, doable suggestion that fits what your week is actually asking for MEASURED AGAINST YOUR PLAN, NOT A GENERIC IDEAL You set the shape of a good day: how much charging, how much stretching, and a sleep schedule that fills in your resting beads for you. You pick your focus — stretch further, or charge more. Every insight is measured against that, so the app never nudges you toward someone else's balance. PLAN WHAT YOUR ENERGY CAN AFFORD Give a task an energy tag and your daily planning ranks it for how you're doing right now. The big push when you're charged. Something small and kind when you're not. Whatever you don't get to moves to tomorrow, no guilt attached. LOGGING TAKES SECONDS, SO IT ACTUALLY HAPPENS Log a bead straight from a home-screen widget without opening the app. Streaks reward steadiness instead of hustle, and your app icon quietly moves with them. YOUR ENERGY LOG NEVER LEAVES YOUR PHONE Every bead and every task lives only on your device. They are never uploaded to our servers, never shared, never sold. Only your account details, settings and streak sync, so you can sign in on a new phone and pick up where you left off. That restraint is the whole design, not a setting you have to go find. MADE FOR ANYONE WHO... • Runs out of steam by mid-afternoon • Is rebuilding capacity after burning out • Lives with fluctuating energy, fatigue or brain fog • Wants to grow without crashing Build steady days. Stretch wisely. Crash less. SUBSCRIPTION Steady Today is one subscription with nothing locked behind a second tier — every feature is included from day one. Prices may vary by region and are always shown before you confirm. A subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.mindforest.today/terms-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.mindforest.today/privacy-policy Made by Mindforest. Questions or ideas: info@mindforest.today

About

Pacely · Pace your energy

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Pacely is a calm daily planner for people with post-covid, ABI or ME/CFS. Your day gets a small energy budget. You choose where it goes. No scores, no judgement, no pushing you forward. How it works, in three short moments: - Morning: set a small budget for the day. - During the day: plan activities and adjust as you go. - Evening: look back and see patterns in your pacing over time. What Pacely will never do: - Never push you to do more or "build up". - Never predict crashes or claim to cure anything. It shows patterns; your own feeling leads. - No streaks, no scores, no gamification. - No ads, no trackers. Your data is stored in the EU and never sold. Pacely is free to use, with a clear price for Pacely Pro and seven days of Pro to start. Pacing is widely advised for post-covid, ABI and ME/CFS; Pacely is a tool to help you do it your way, not medical advice. --- Pacely Pro is an auto-renewing monthly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID, renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends, and can be managed in your App Store settings. Terms of Use: https://pacely.com/en/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://pacely.com/en/legal/privacy

Screenshots

Steady Today4 screens
Pacely · Pace your energy4 screens

Verdict

The call

Steady Today and Pacely · Pace your energy are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Steady Today sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Pacely · Pace your energy sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Steady Today versus Pacely · Pace your energy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteady TodayPacely · Pace your energy
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB11 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMindforest Unipessoal LDAOnn Software B.V.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Steady Today

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$49.001 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$129.00
1 purchases

Pacely · Pace your energy

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Apple Pacely Pro$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Steady Today free?
Steady Today is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pacely · Pace your energy free?
Pacely · Pace your energy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Steady Today or Pacely · Pace your energy have ads?
Neither Steady Today nor Pacely · Pace your energy shows ads.

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