Comparison

Daymark vs Readvely

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

Head to head
About

Daymark

Features
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Have you ever felt this way: you want to find a quiet place to count down to important days, but as soon as you open an app, it's full of ads, red dots, and flashy news? With Daymark, there's none of that. It's clean, warm, and simply records time for you. Four core features to accompany you through every moment worth remembering. 【Days】Birthdays, exams, anniversaries, trips... Count down or count up, see it at a glance. Supports lunar calendar, cover images, and categories—turn anticipation into a number you can see. 【Moments】Reminders precise to the second. Boarding, meetings, medicine, meetups... Important moments will never be missed. 【Timeline】String scattered moments into your own story. With text and photos, scroll down the timeline like opening a personal memory book. 【Daily Goals】Check in every day to build good habits. Watch your streak grow day by day—it feels great. New Toolbox to solve your date puzzles. Date calculator, lunar converter, countdown breaker, anniversary calculator, time zone converter, age calculator... Whenever you have a date-related question, open the Toolbox and calculate on the spot. Look up and see your anticipation—desktop widgets fully upgraded. Multiple widgets cover Days, Moments, and Goals. Small size taps straight to details; medium and large sizes show lists at a glance. The "All Overview" widget gives you everything on one screen. Your app should look the way you like. Dawn gradient, floating particles, minimal grid, dynamic circles, star trails, sundial projection... Switch freely between multiple background styles. Choose dark or light mode; some backgrounds look different in each. One tap to change colors and create your own little space. Thoughtfulness hidden in every detail. Card Studio lets you adjust layout and text color to create custom share cards; custom categories, personalized reminders, quiet hours, archive lock, sound customization... Every setting is designed to make recording more comfortable. All data syncs automatically via iCloud, so it won't be lost when you change devices. One-tap share to pass on your anticipation and joy to the people who matter. Daymark, quietly counting the days with you.

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Readvely

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Readvely is an offline writing app for novelists and long-form fiction authors. No account required—create works, chapters, character notes, and story assets entirely on your device. Why Readvely? Stay focused Create a work and jump straight into Chapter 1. Manual Save plus autosave. Per-chapter font size, typeface, and color. Draft / Finalized status keeps drafts separate from finished chapters. Built for serial structure Organize by work and chapter—drag to reorder, swipe to delete, live word counts. Continue Writing on Studio takes you back to your last edited chapter. Import existing drafts From Works, import .txt, .rtf, or .html (EPUB import not supported). Auto-detects chapter headings like “Chapter N,” or import as a single body and split later. Supports UTF-8, UTF-16, GB18030, and more. Export .epub for sharing—convert to .txt first if you need to import an ebook. Library for story assets Keep ideas, characters, worldbuilding, and dialogue separate from your manuscript. Paste from the clipboard and pick a type, or import text files and review in the editor before saving. Link assets to multiple works and insert them from the keyboard bar or chapter editor. Characters & notes per work Each work has Chapters · Characters · Notes: chapter list, character profiles (with portraits and a relationship map), and in-work scratch notes. Project Bible on Studio opens your current work’s Characters or Notes view. Read like a reader Built-in reader with vertical scroll, horizontal paging, and page curl. Adjustable font size, line spacing, and Day / Eye Comfort / Night themes. Reading position is remembered for polish and proofreading. Track your progress Studio shows today’s net word gain (edits and deletions count—honest stats), stage, and total words. Tap today’s count for Writing Activity: 3-, 7-, or 30-day charts plus custom ranges and daily goals. Search everything Find works, chapters, and assets in one place—tap a result to open the editor. Export & backup On a work’s detail page, tap Settings → Export to save as UTF-8 plain .txt or .epub for sharing or reading in other apps. Settings → Backup & Restore packs all works, chapters, assets, and images into a .zip for Files—restore when you switch devices. Make it yours Custom work stages (ideation, outline, draft, revision, completed), asset types, and tags. Light, Dark, or System appearance. Premium Free: 1 work. Need another slot? The first New Work tap shows an About Work Limits sheet (watch ad or continue); at the limit, Limit Reached offers a rewarded ad; or use Settings → Rewards (network required). Subscribe in Settings → Premium for unlimited works and no Rewards entry. Backup & Restore is available to all users. For you if… - You write web novels or long fiction - You need chapter-based drafting - You want lore, characters, and prose in separate places - You care about privacy and local-first data Good to know - Chapters are plain text—no rich text or Markdown rendering. - No cloud sync—use .zip backup for multiple devices. - Import, export, and backup use the system Files app and share sheet—no extra login. Open Readvely and write the story on your device. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Daymark4 screens
Readvely4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Daymark at none against Readvely's shown. Readvely's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Daymark sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Readvely sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daymark ships an update every 2 weeks, Readvely every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Daymark versus Readvely: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaymarkReadvely
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer宁宇 封欢 雒

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Daymark

One-time1
  • Daymark +$0.29
1 purchases

Readvely

Subscriptions1
  • premium monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Daymark free?
Daymark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Readvely free?
Readvely is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Daymark or Readvely have ads?
Readvely shows ads; Daymark does not.
Which is updated more often, Daymark or Readvely?
Daymark ships an update every 2 weeks, and Readvely every 5 days. Most recently, Daymark was updated on October 13, 2026 and Readvely on October 8, 2026.

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