Comparison

Daily Planner vs Ember

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

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Daily Planner

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The daily planner that turns your to-do list into a calm, visual day. FlowDay replaces the flat checklist with a vertical timeline of colored time blocks, so you don't just see WHAT to do — you see WHEN, and exactly how full your day really is. Built for deep focus: beautiful, distraction-free, and genuinely satisfying to use. FlowDay is a subscription app. FlowDay Pro is required to use it, and it includes everything described below — there is no second tier and nothing else to buy. New subscribers start with a free trial: 3 days on the monthly plan, 7 days on the yearly plan. VISUAL TIME-BLOCKING Drop each task onto an hour-by-hour timeline. A live "now" line shows where you are in the day and the screen auto-scrolls to it on open. Drag any block up or down to reschedule — it snaps to 5-minute steps with a live time tooltip — or drag its edge to change how long it takes. REPEATING TASKS Set it once. Daily, weekdays, chosen days of the week, or monthly — with an optional end date. Edit or skip a single occurrence without touching the rest of the series. NATURAL-LANGUAGE QUICK ADD Type "Workout 7:00 45m" and FlowDay parses the time and duration and drops it straight onto your timeline. Capture anything to your Inbox in seconds, then swipe to schedule or delete. FOCUS TIMER (POMODORO) Start a focus session on any block with one tap. A large countdown ring and a session counter keep you locked in. The timer keeps counting with the screen off, tells you when a session ends, and runs a short break after each session and a long one after every fourth. ROUTINES & SMART REPLAN Drop a whole morning, deep-work, or evening routine with one tap — or save your own. Ran out of time? "Replan" shifts your unfinished tasks into the next free slots, and what didn't happen today can be moved to tomorrow in one action. A DAY THAT ACTUALLY FITS FlowDay adds up what you've promised yourself and tells you when a day holds more work than it has hours — before you try to live it. END-OF-DAY REFLECTION & STREAKS Close your day with a quick review, a mood check, and a celebration. Build a daily planning streak and keep your momentum alive. INSIGHTS Your streak, average completion and focus sessions at a glance, the last 7 days as a chart, your mood trend, and your full day-by-day history. SMART REMINDERS Per-task reminders plus optional morning "plan your day" and evening "wind down" nudges keep you on track without being noisy. MADE TO FEEL GREAT Soft dark and light themes, six accent colors, fluid animations, haptics, editable subtasks, notes, color and icon pickers, and a weekly overview. Set your own day start and end, the day your week starts on, and how dense the timeline is. Undo a deleted block, and export or restore your data as a JSON backup. NO ACCOUNT, NO CLOUD There is nothing to sign up for. Your tasks, notes and moods are stored on your device, and the app works fully offline. --- SUBSCRIPTION --- FlowDay Pro is a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, and a subscription is required to use the app. New subscribers can start the monthly plan with a 3-day free trial or the yearly plan with a 7-day free trial; you are charged when the trial ends unless you cancel at least 24 hours before it ends. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited if you buy a subscription during the trial. Payment is otherwise charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://enesgenc.space/flowday/terms Privacy Policy: https://enesgenc.space/flowday/privacy

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Ember

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Prop up your phone and it becomes a giant flip clock that keeps time while you study. Plan your day in time blocks, tap Start, and let Ember run every focus session on a clock you can read from across the room. A FOCUS TIMER YOU CAN SEE FROM ANYWHERE • Full-screen flip clock digits that flip in real time, not a tiny number in the corner • Countdown, stopwatch or Pomodoro: set focus and break rounds and Ember switches between them for you • Turn your phone sideways and the clock turns with it • Brightness control, auto-dim and an optional glow keep it easy on your eyes and your battery PLAN YOUR DAY IN TIME BLOCKS • Give every task a time, a length and a Start button • Add subtasks, notes, alerts and repeats • Finish a focus block and it ticks itself off in your plan • Keep your streak going as finished tasks fill in your calendar, day after day SEE WHERE YOUR HOURS GO • Day, week, month and year reports, split by activity • Your peak focus hours, plus average and longest sessions • A daily focus goal, with your progress always in view • Track Study, Deep Work, Reading, Exercise and Meditation, or add your own activities STAY ON TRACK OUTSIDE THE APP • Live Activities on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • A floating timer (Picture in Picture) that stays on top of other apps while a session runs • 10 Home Screen widgets, including a flip clock, calendars and world clocks A DESK CLOCK WORTH LOOKING AT • Use Ember as a desk or bedside clock between sessions • Show the time where you are or in cities around the world • 5 clock faces (Minimal, Marquee, Terminal, Ring and Flip) with 7 flip-panel finishes and your own digit and accent colors • Ambient sounds for focus: campfire, morning, sea, thunder and a ticking clock MADE FOR THE WAY YOU WORK Ember is built for students preparing for exams, writers, developers, designers and anyone who does their best work in focused sprints. A short setup shapes your session lengths and reminders around the hours you focus best. And a big, always-visible clock makes a simple visual timer for anyone with ADHD or anyone who loses track of time. FREE, WITH AN AD-FREE OPTION Every feature in Ember is free, and you don't need an account. Ember is supported by a few ads that only appear after you finish something, never in the middle of a session. Ember Pro removes them. Ember speaks 15 languages: English, Español, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Português, Русский, 日本語, 한국어, 中文, हिन्दी, Türkçe, Nederlands, Polski and Bahasa Indonesia. Ember Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://ember-focus.jabbarsales.xyz/terms Privacy Policy: https://ember-focus.jabbarsales.xyz/privacy

Screenshots

Daily Planner4 screens
Ember4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Daily Planner at none against Ember's shown. Daily Planner also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Daily Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Ember 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

Daily Planner ships an update every 8 days, Ember every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Daily Planner versus Ember: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily PlannerEmber
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperENES GENCABUZAR MUNIR

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Daily Planner

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month Premium$4.991 Month
  • 12 Month Premium$34.991 Year
2 purchases

Ember

Subscriptions1
  • Ember Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Ember Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Daily Planner free?
Daily Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ember free?
Ember is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Daily Planner or Ember have ads?
Ember shows ads; Daily Planner does not.
Which is updated more often, Daily Planner or Ember?
Daily Planner ships an update every 8 days, and Ember every 3 weeks. Most recently, Daily Planner was updated on October 7, 2026 and Ember on October 4, 2026.

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