Comparison

StepBy vs Dayfold

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

Head to head
About

StepBy

This app helps you manage personal workflows and tasks with a user-friendly, step-by-step approach. It allows you to create custom processes, execute them with focused guidance, and track your progress with detailed reports. An AI assistant can help generate your workflows.

Highlights
  • Custom SOP editor
  • Step-by-step execution mode
  • AI workflow creation
  • Progress tracking and reports
  • Branching steps for conditional logic
  • Local data storage
Features
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A checklist tells you what to do. StepBy helps you work through how to do it. Build reusable checklists and standard operating procedures for work, study and personal projects. Break a repeatable task into clear steps, follow the process with timers, and review what happened before your next run. BUILD A PROCESS YOU CAN REUSE Create actions, notes, sections and if/then branches. Add reference links and images, then use the canvas to see how your steps fit together. FOLLOW ONE STEP AT A TIME Choose a checklist overview or focus on the current step in the immersive view. Use timers to pace your work and record completion with a check, photo or number, depending on the step. LEARN FROM EACH RUN Review execution records, calendars, activity heatmaps and time trends. Look back at your path through the process and find steps you want to adjust. MAKE REPEATED TASKS EASIER TO START Set recurring plans with local reminders. Open a favorite SOP or task from a widget, then follow the process you prepared. TURN AN IDEA INTO STEPS Describe a goal to the built-in AI assistant to draft a structured SOP, then refine it through conversation. Share a process with a share code, or import one to adapt for yourself. START FREE Core execution and sync features are available in the free version. A one-time Pro purchase unlocks unlimited SOP creation, advanced statistics and AI features. Check the app for current entitlements. Step by step. Put your method into practice.

About

Dayfold

Track upcoming events and past anniversaries with customizable countdown cards. Visualize your important dates with various visual styles and display them on your home or lock screen with widgets. Set optional reminders for significant milestones.

Highlights
  • Countdown and anniversary cards
  • Customizable visual styles
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Optional date reminders
  • Yearly repeating events
  • Save and share cards
Features
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Some days deserve a card of their own. Your next adventure. An important birthday. The day you met. A fresh start. Dayfold turns meaningful dates into countdown and anniversary cards, giving your plans and memories a place to live. LOOK FORWARD, LOOK BACK See how many days remain until a future date, or how many days have passed since a moment you want to keep. MAKE EACH MOMENT YOUR OWN Choose from emoji, flip calendar, ticket, pixel, neon and retro LCD cards. Pick the artwork yourself to find the right expression for your moment. KEEP IT ON YOUR SCREEN Add small or medium Home Screen widgets and Lock Screen widgets. Follow your pinned moment or choose a specific date to display. REMEMBER WHEN IT MATTERS Set optional date reminders and milestones at 30, 100, 365 or 1,000 days. Choose a local notification time. On-the-day, 30-day and 100-day reminders are free; advance reminders and additional milestones are included with Pro. CELEBRATE EVERY YEAR Repeat birthdays and anniversaries yearly, without creating a new moment each year. SAVE AND SHARE Save cards to Photos or share them as images. Search, sort, pin and archive your moments to keep what matters within reach. No account required. Moment content is stored locally on your device; cloud sync is not available. Notifications are optional and require your permission. Keep four active moments and use Emoji, Flip Calendar and Ticket styles for free. Choose monthly or lifetime Dayfold Pro for unlimited moments, every card and widget style, advance reminders and additional milestones. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

StepBy4 screens
Dayfold4 screens

Verdict

The call

StepBy and Dayfold are too close to call on the numbers: across 7 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. StepBy sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Dayfold sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StepBy ships an update every 9 days, Dayfold weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
StepBy versus Dayfold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepByDayfold
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer馨洁龙 郑Yating Lu

Customer experience

StepBy

Written reviews15 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dayfold

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

StepBy

One-time3
  • StepBy-Pro(lifetime)$2.99
  • StepBy - Upgrade to Pro+$2.99
  • StepBy-Pro+(lifetime)$4.99
2 purchases

Dayfold

Subscriptions1
  • Dayfold Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Dayfold Pro Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is StepBy free?
StepBy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dayfold free?
Dayfold is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StepBy or Dayfold have ads?
Neither StepBy nor Dayfold shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StepBy or Dayfold?
StepBy ships an update every 9 days, and Dayfold weekly. Most recently, StepBy was updated on November 7, 2026 and Dayfold on October 31, 2026.

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