Comparison

Hey OnTime vs DayTimer

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

Head to head
About

Hey OnTime

Features
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A quiet calendar alert is easy to miss. Hey OnTime reads the calendars already on your iPhone and follows up as your meeting gets closer. Tap "I'm ready" to stop the follow-ups, or snooze when you need a little more time. MEETING REMINDERS THAT FOLLOW UP Keep upcoming meetings and appointments in view without entering them again. Use the calendars synced to your iPhone, including iCloud, Google and Outlook. KNOW WHEN TO LEAVE For events with a street address, see a traffic-aware departure time. Save your starting places and add a buffer to your trip. Travel times are estimates and can change with traffic. BUILT AROUND YOUR DAY See upcoming events in the Today timeline. Use follow-up reminders for meetings and departure timing for appointments you need to drive to. Hey OnTime reads your calendar without editing your events. OPTIONAL PRO SUBSCRIPTION Hey OnTime is free to download with optional Pro subscriptions for additional features. See the app's upgrade screen for the current features, local prices and subscription terms. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Support: support@heyontime.com Website: https://heyontime.com Privacy Policy: https://heyontime.com/privacy/ Terms of Service: https://heyontime.com/terms/

About

DayTimer

This app provides a minimal and calm way to structure your day with timed blocks and breaks. It allows for on-the-fly adjustments to your schedule, ensuring you can adapt to interruptions without falling behind. Save common schedules as templates for easy reuse.

Highlights
  • Timed task blocks
  • Automatic schedule re-flow
  • On-the-fly task insertion
  • Task rearrangement
  • Reusable day templates
  • Scheduled day loading
Features
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DayTimer is a calm, minimal, and private way to add structure to your day. Structure your day into simple timed blocks and breaks, then let it run - no logins, no ads, no cloud, no busy dashboards, no subscriptions. TIME MARCHES FORWARD With DayTimer, you can rearrange your tasks, adjust them, and reset them, but you cannot pause and snooze the day away. When a task runs long, or life interrupts, you can adapt your plan and keep going, instead of falling "behind" a schedule that no longer exists! A FOCUSED TIMER - Your current time block sits front and center, showing you your task and time remaining - One top to adjust, insert a break, or rearrange - No extra content, no busy screen! BUILT TO ADAPT - Task running too long or too short? Change it's length, everything else re-flows automatically. - Life is interrupting or adhoc tasks came up? Insert a task on the fly - Priorities change? Rearrange the blocks remaining in your day - You got pulled away and the day escaped you? Click a block and restart from there TEMPLATIZE - Save your standard days into reusable templates - Start a template on a tap - For predictable weekdays, set scheduled days and let them load automatically DayTimer is a free app that started as a passion project. The core functionality is all free, a one-time supporter unlock gives you a few themes and unlimited templates. Plan intentionally, adapt gracefully, keep moving.

Screenshots

Hey OnTime4 screens
DayTimer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DayTimer at fortnightly against Hey OnTime's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Hey OnTime sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and DayTimer sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hey OnTime ships an update monthly, DayTimer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Hey OnTime versus DayTimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHey OnTimeDayTimer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWherkRajai Baboun

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hey OnTime

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$39.991 Year
4 purchases

DayTimer

One-time4
  • A Little Boost!$0.99
  • DayTimer Supporter$1.99
  • Buy me a coffee$3.99
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  • Lunch Tip!$5.99

Questions

Is Hey OnTime free?
Hey OnTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DayTimer free?
DayTimer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hey OnTime or DayTimer have ads?
Neither Hey OnTime nor DayTimer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hey OnTime or DayTimer?
Hey OnTime ships an update monthly, and DayTimer fortnightly. Most recently, Hey OnTime was updated on October 11, 2026 and DayTimer on October 14, 2026.

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