Comparison

Dayfly vs todo.exe

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

Head to head
About

Dayfly

Features
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Dayfly is for notes you only need for a little while. Notes quietly disappear after 24 hours by default. Parking spots, Wi-Fi passwords, locker numbers, today-only reminders β€” jot it down and forget about it. Dayfly cleans up after itself. Attach photos and videos too. That whiteboard, a receipt, a photo you only took to ask an AI about β€” capture it and share it straight from Dayfly. Dayfly-managed attachments are removed when an expired note is cleaned up. Photo-library originals and shared copies remain. Want to keep something? One star makes a note permanent. β€’ No account, no sign-up β€” open and write β€’ Stored on your device, with no account or cloud sync β€’ No ads, no tracking β€’ Minimal design, dark by default Dayfly Pro (lifetime Β· one-time purchase): β€’ Multiple photos + video attachments (free: one photo per note) β€’ Per-note expiry β€” from 1 hour to 7 days, or forever β€’ Lock Screen widget with your latest note and time left β€’ Action Button & Siri quick capture (Control Center capture is free) β€’ Notes fade out as they near expiry β€’ Extra themes Not a subscription. Buy once, yours for life. Expired notes are hidden; stored data is cleaned up when the app is active. Device backups may include notes and attachments. Shared copies and originals in your photo library are not deleted when a Dayfly note expires.

About

todo.exe

Features
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todo.exe is a to-do list that looks and feels like a command prompt. Type a task and press Enter. That's it. C:\todo> add Draft report #work !! + #05 added - Add, finish, edit and delete tasks with short commands, or just tap a line to complete it - #tags and !priority (1–3) right in the text - Filter with ls --todo, ls --done or ls #work - stats: streaks, the last 7 days, tags and a 4-week heatmap - Light and dark mode (follows your phone) - English, ν•œκ΅­μ–΄, ζ—₯本θͺž, δΈ­ζ–‡ and FranΓ§ais. Change anytime with the lang command PRO (one-time purchase, no subscription) - 3 color themes: cmd, phosphor, amber - CRT scanline effect - Home screen and lock screen widgets (iPhone) Private by design No account, no ads, no server. Your tasks are stored only on your phone. Type help to see every command.

Screenshots

Dayfly3 screens
todo.exe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: todo.exe at every 5 days against Dayfly's fortnightly. todo.exe also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Dayfly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and todo.exe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dayfly ships an update fortnightly, todo.exe every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Dayfly versus todo.exe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayflytodo.exe
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYohan Gwakchaeeun yoon

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dayfly

One-time1
  • Mayfly Pro$3.99
1 purchases

todo.exe

One-time1
  • todo.exe PRO$1.99

Questions

Is Dayfly free?
Dayfly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is todo.exe free?
todo.exe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dayfly or todo.exe have ads?
Neither Dayfly nor todo.exe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dayfly or todo.exe?
Dayfly ships an update fortnightly, and todo.exe every 5 days. Most recently, Dayfly was updated on October 25, 2026 and todo.exe on October 31, 2026.

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