Comparison

Onflow vs Dayrow

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

Head to head
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Onflow

Features
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Routines aren't a nice-to-have for families of neurodivergent kids โ€” they're load-bearing structure. When the routine breaks, the day breaks. Onflow is a visual schedule app for parents of kids with autism, ADHD, or both. It's made by a parent who lives this every day, not by a team chasing a market. WHAT MAKES ONFLOW DIFFERENT โ€” Pictures first, words optional. Your child can follow a routine on their own even if they can't read yet. โ€” A first-then board in your pocket. One step at a time, with what's coming next waiting quietly underneath. โ€” Calm by default. No flashing animations, no jarring sounds, no streaks to break, no "you failed" moments. โ€” Two apps in one: a setup side for you, and a distraction-free child side. Coming back out needs a 4-digit parent code. โ€” Sensory settings per child. Three themes (Calm, Bright, High contrast), chosen separately for each kid in your family. โ€” Local-first. Onflow runs fully offline. Nothing leaves your device. WHAT'S INSIDE โ€” 95 picture symbols that show the action being done โ€” brushing teeth, getting dressed, putting on shoes โ€” or use your own photos โ€” Five starter schedules: morning, bedtime, after school, leaving the house, calm down โ€” all fully editable โ€” You say when each routine happens โ€” morning, mid-day, afternoon, evening, night or anytime โ€” and your child's screen groups by that, leading with what's happening now โ€” Optional timers per step, with three calm visualizations: shrinking circle, draining bar, color shift โ€” A guided first run that sets up your first child and schedule in under a minute โ€” On a tablet, the whole routine sits beside the current step โ€” Back up and restore your schedules to move to a new device WHAT ONFLOW IS NOT โ€” Not a behavior tracker. We don't grade your kid. โ€” No streaks. Missing a day doesn't break a chain or punish anyone. โ€” A late start is never treated as a miss. A routine whose time has passed is labeled honestly as "earlier today" โ€” still there, still tappable. โ€” No ads. Ever. Not even at the free tier. โ€” No account needed to start. Open the app, add your child, build a schedule. Done. โ€” No sticker rewards or gamification. Some families love them, others find them harmful โ€” so we don't ship one. PRIVACY Onflow works fully offline and your child's data lives on your device. Cloud backup is strictly opt-in โ€” leave it off and nothing ever leaves your phone. Either way we never sell your data and ship no third-party trackers, analytics SDKs or ad networks. The picture symbols are Mulberry Symbols, shared under a Creative Commons license. They're free to every Onflow user, on every tier. ONFLOW FAMILY The free tier is genuinely useful: one child profile, every routine feature above, no ads, no signup โ€” forever. No "limited mode", no time-bombed features. Onflow Family is for households that need more, with a 7-day free trial: โ€” Profiles for all your kids, each with their own schedules and sensory settings โ€” Cloud backup โ€” opt-in and encrypted, across every phone and tablet you use โ€” Routine reminders that nudge the day along gently, so steps don't slip โ€” Activity log โ€” which steps your child finished or skipped, and how long each took, so you can quietly see what's working Subscribe monthly or annually; cancel anytime in your App Store settings in one tap. Pricing is shown in the app before you commit. BUILT BY ONE PARENT Onflow is made by one parent of an autistic and ADHD kid, on nights and weekends. If something doesn't work for your family, email hello@tenhetapp.com โ€” I read every message. SUBSCRIPTION Onflow Family is an auto-renewable subscription (monthly or annual) with a 7-day free trial. The price is shown in-app before purchase and billed to your Apple Account; it renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Privacy Policy: https://www.tenhetapp.com/onflow-privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Dayrow

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Build your child's day as a row of pictures they can actually follow โ€” first this, then that. Dayrow lays out a morning, a bedtime or a Saturday as a line of cards. Your child works through them on their own screen: one giant picture for what is happening now, a smaller one for what comes next, and nothing else to touch. DRAWN, NOT BORROWED 171 picture cards, drawn for Dayrow by one hand as a single set. No clip art, no stock icons, no image library. Thirteen categories, from waking up to bedtime, school, feelings and the moments in between. A SCREEN BUILT FOR A CHILD WHO CANNOT READ โ€ข One card at a time, big enough to read across a room โ€ข Tap to finish a step โ€” a calm animation, and a sound and a soft tap you can each switch off โ€ข A quiet timer that empties like a shape, never a number โ€ข A sticker lands when a routine is done โ€ข No menus, no links, and โ€” once you set a passcode โ€” no way out without it โ€ข The screen stays awake only while a routine is running FOR THE ADULT SETTING IT UP โ€ข Build a routine in about a minute; drag the cards to reorder them โ€ข Put your own wording on any card โ€ข High-contrast cards and VoiceOver throughout, never behind a paywall IN DAYROW PRO โ€ข Every card in the set, not just the free forty โ€ข A profile for each child, with their own routines and stickers โ€ข As many routines as the day needs โ€ข As many photo cards as you need: a real mum, the real school gate, the actual bus โ€ข Record a voice your child knows saying the step โ€ข Print the very same row as a strip for the fridge or the classroom NOTHING LEAVES YOUR DEVICE Dayrow has no analytics, no accounts and no servers of ours. The only network it touches is Apple's App Store, to sell and restore Dayrow Pro. What you make stays on the device you made it on. NOTHING IS MEASURED Dayrow keeps no score, no history and no percentages of how your child did. If you are looking for that, Dayrow is deliberately not the app. ONE PAYMENT Free to try: 40 cards, one child, one routine and three photo cards โ€” enough to build a complete morning, or a complete bedtime, and run it every day. Dayrow Pro unlocks the rest, once. No subscription. Dayrow is a visual support tool. It is not medical advice, it does not diagnose or treat anything, and it does not measure your child. Privacy: https://theknack2020-sketch.github.io/dayrow/privacy-policy.html Terms: https://theknack2020-sketch.github.io/dayrow/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

Onflow4 screens
Dayrow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Onflow at 15.1 against Dayrow's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Onflow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Dayrow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Onflow versus Dayrow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnflowDayrow
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size46 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJACOB EDWARD ALLEN TENHETUFUK OZDEMIR

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Onflow

Subscriptions2
  • Onflow Family (Monthly)7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Onflow Family (Annual)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
1 purchases

Dayrow

One-time1
  • Dayrow Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Onflow free?
Onflow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dayrow free?
Dayrow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Onflow or Dayrow have ads?
Neither Onflow nor Dayrow shows ads.

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