Comparison

DailyCourse vs DailyScience

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

Head to head
About

DailyCourse

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A calm daily companion for the things you've decided to teach yourself. Maybe it's a language you've been meaning to keep. A book you're working through. An instrument you picked up last fall. Code, design, theory, vocabulary. DailyCourse is a journal you keep about your own learning β€” quiet, honest, yours. This is not Duolingo. There are no leagues to climb, no avatars to dress, no streak that you pay to freeze. Closer to a paper journal that happens to live on your phone. Each course lives by your hand: β€’ Set a course, pick the days, pick a time β€’ Show up daily for a focus session β€’ Log progress with a single tap β€” what you learned, how it felt β€’ Mark missed honestly when you couldn't; rest days protect your streak What you'll find inside: β€’ A Today screen that shows just today's sessions, nothing more β€’ A focus timer with Dynamic Island support and Live Activities β€’ A calendar with the year laid out so you can see your year in learning β€’ Insights that surface your patterns without judging them β€’ Home screen and lock screen widgets that respect the design β€’ Notes alongside each session, searchable β€’ Optional reminders for upcoming sessions What you won't find: β€’ No leagues, no friend feeds, no social anything β€’ No gamification, hearts, coins, streaks-as-currency β€’ No "we miss you" notifications β€’ No accounts, no sign-in β€’ No paywall, no Plus tier β€” DailyCourse is free Privacy Everything stays on your device and syncs through your private iCloud. We don't have a server. We don't collect analytics or crash reports. Your notes are encrypted at rest. No third-party SDKs, no tracking, no ads. A journal you keep with yourself.

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DailyScience

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Daily Science gives you one reason to pause each day: a remarkable scientific story. Open the app for today’s discovery, then follow the thread into the people, experiments, ideas, and places that changed how we understand the world. DISCOVER SCIENCE EVERY DAY β€’ Read one featured scientific story each day. β€’ Explore discoveries across physics, biology, chemistry, astronomy, medicine, technology, and more. β€’ Save stories you want to return to. β€’ Add Daily Science to your Home Screen with a widget. β€’ Set a daily reminder for a time that works for you. LEARN BY PLAYING β€’ Build a daily habit with Daily Word. β€’ Test your knowledge with topic-based Quiz paths. β€’ Play Science Blitz and Which Came First? β€’ Take on three short Daily Chess challenges each day. DAILY SCIENCE PREMIUM Premium unlocks the full archive, search, collections, scientists and fields, offline reading, narrated playback, the interactive 3D Space experience, advanced Quiz chapters, Mini Science Games, and an ad-free experience. Daily Word and Daily Chess remain available to everyone. Science is not a list of facts. It is a living story of questions, experiments, mistakes, and breakthroughs. Start with today’s discovery. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

DailyCourse4 screens
DailyScience4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DailyCourse at none against DailyScience's 3. DailyCourse also leads on ads (none vs shown). DailyScience's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. DailyScience sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. DailyCourse asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DailyCourse ships an update every 2 months, DailyScience daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
DailyCourse versus DailyScience: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDailyCourseDailyScience
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily β€” better
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size6 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeral-amin balogunYUSUF ARDA KAYA

In-app purchases

None

DailyCourse

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

DailyScience

Subscriptions2
  • DailyScience Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • DailyScience Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • DailyScience Premium Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is DailyCourse free?
DailyCourse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DailyScience free?
DailyScience is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DailyCourse or DailyScience have ads?
DailyScience shows ads; DailyCourse does not.
Which is updated more often, DailyCourse or DailyScience?
DailyCourse ships an update every 2 months, and DailyScience daily. Most recently, DailyCourse was updated on October 24, 2026 and DailyScience on October 8, 2026.

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