Comparison

Dashboard vs DashboardToday

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

Head to head
About

Dashboard

Features
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Transform your iPad or iPhone into a stunning, personalized smart desk display! Whether sitting on your office desk, bedside nightstand, or kitchen counter, Dashboard brings together real-time weather, calendar events, clocks, news, stocks, and health data in one glanceable, beautiful screen. โ€” 15+ ESSENTIAL ALL-IN-ONE WIDGETS โ€” โ€ข Weather โ€” Hyper-local conditions and hourly forecasts with Apple WeatherKit โ€ข Calendar & Reminders โ€” Today's schedule and to-dos neatly organized โ€ข Desk Clock & World Clock โ€” Beautiful time displays across multiple time zones โ€ข Pomodoro Timer โ€” 25-min focus and 5-min break routine for study and productivity โ€ข Apple Health โ€” Real-time Move, Exercise, and Stand activity rings โ€ข Stocks & Forex โ€” Daily market changes with mini trend charts โ€ข D-Day Countdown โ€” Count down to important deadlines and milestones โ€ข Habit Tracker โ€” 7-day dot matrix to maintain your daily streaks โ€ข Smart Home โ€” Instant one-tap control for HomeKit lights and accessories โ€ข Everyday Utilities โ€” Calculator, Unit Converter, Stopwatch, and Battery gauge โ€” COMPLETE PERSONALIZATION โ€” โ€ข Fully Customizable Layout โ€” Drag, resize, and arrange widgets effortlessly โ€ข Unlimited Pages โ€” Organize dedicated screens for Work, Bedside, and Kitchen (1 page in Free, unlimited in Pro) โ€ข Custom Photo Backgrounds โ€” Turn your device into a dynamic digital photo frame โ€ข Themes & Styles โ€” Minimalist dark mode, clean light mode, and vibrant gradients โ€ข Smart Display Protection โ€” OLED burn-in prevention and Guided Access for kiosks โ€” FREE VS. PRO โ€” โ€ข Free: Complete dashboard experience with 1 page and ad-supported weather updates โ€ข Pro: - 100% ad-free experience - Unlimited customizable pages for every room and routine - Instant on-demand manual weather refresh anytime (auto-updates every 6 hours) - Full access to all premium themes and advanced personalization Download Dashboard today and make every glance at your desk inspiring and productive! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DashboardToday

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What if your whole day fitted on a single page? DashboardToday brings together the essentials of your day at a glance: the date and the weather, your appointments and reminders, your notes, your habits and even your photo of the day. No more juggling ten apps โ€” it's all here, clear and elegant. YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE - The date, the time and the weather where you are - Your appointments, from your Apple and Google calendars - Your reminders, with urgent tasks always on top - Tick reminders off right inside the app - A notes area, by keyboard or with the Apple Pencil - A space to draw - Your photo of the day WIDGETS ON YOUR HOME SCREEN - How many appointments you have today - How many reminders are still waiting - How far along your habits are Free, and without even opening the app. KEEP THE MEMORY OF YOUR DAYS - A complete history, day after day - Habit tracking with a weekly goal - A weekly summary you can export as a PDF A REAL MAC APP, NOT A BLOWN-UP IPHONE APP Native on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with iCloud sync. One purchase unlocks everything, everywhere. Available in English, French and Spanish. YOUR DATA IS YOURS No account to create, no data collected. No ads, no trackers, no usage analytics. Your content stays on your device and, if you turn it on, in your own iCloud โ€” I have no access to it. Only the weather queries a third party, Open-Meteo, with an approximate location and no identifier. FREE AND PRO The essentials are free: today's page, the weather, your calendar, your reminders, notes, drawing, photo and the widgets. DashboardToday Pro, a one-time โ‚ฌ9.99 purchase that lasts for life, adds the full history, unlimited habits and the weekly PDF summary. Never a subscription. Simple, beautiful, distraction-free: DashboardToday helps you start every day on the right foot.

Screenshots

Dashboard4 screens
DashboardToday4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DashboardToday at none against Dashboard's shown. Dashboard's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Dashboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and DashboardToday sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dashboard ships an update every 5 days, DashboardToday fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Dashboard versus DashboardToday: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDashboardDashboardToday
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days โ€” betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS17.617.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size34 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMapletree AppsCharles De ribas

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dashboard

One-time1
  • Dashboard Pro Lifetime$39.99
1 purchases

DashboardToday

One-time1
  • DashboardToday Pro$8.99

Questions

Is Dashboard free?
Dashboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DashboardToday free?
DashboardToday is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dashboard or DashboardToday have ads?
Dashboard shows ads; DashboardToday does not.
Which is updated more often, Dashboard or DashboardToday?
Dashboard ships an update every 5 days, and DashboardToday fortnightly. Most recently, Dashboard was updated on October 28, 2026 and DashboardToday on October 31, 2026.

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