Comparison

dapter vs DashboardToday

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

Head to head
About

dapter

Features
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Apple Notes, if it could do math. Type rate = 45 on one line and rate Γ— hours on the next, and the answer appears in the margin as you type. Every line that looks like a calculation resolves instantly. Everything else stays prose. No account. No servers of ours. Nothing to sign up for. WRITE MATH LIKE A SENTENCE β€’ 20% of 300, 200 - 10% β€” percentages, markups and discounts the way you'd say them β€’ 100 usd in eur, $50 + 20% β€” live currency rates, formatted as money β€’ 10 km + 5 m in miles, 6 m / 2 s β†’ 3 m/s β€” real unit algebra, not string replacement β€’ today + 21 days, 3 days + 12 hours β€” dates and durations that count themselves A NOTE THAT ADDS ITSELF UP β€’ Name a value and reuse it: rate = 45, then rate Γ— hours three lines later β€’ sum a block for budgets, receipts, invoices and quick tallies β€’ round, sqrt, pi and the rest, for when a note needs to be a little smarter STILL A REAL NOTES APP Folders, pinned notes, search, a home-screen widget, Recently Deleted, and a quick scratch pad one tap from anywhere. Light and dark themes. Available in English, Russian and Kazakh β€” and the calculator understands all three, because the parser does, not just the interface. PRIVATE BECAUSE OF HOW IT'S BUILT Every calculation runs on your device. Your notes live in local storage on your iPhone, not in an account with us. All the math, unit conversion and currency work is free, forever β€” there is no calculation behind the paywall. BUILT FOR Freelance quotes and invoices. Monthly budgets. Travel money. Recipe scaling. Any moment you'd reach for a calculator and then forget what the numbers were for. DΓ„PTER PLUS Unlimited notebooks, and iCloud sync across your iPhones through your own Apple account. Monthly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime unlock β€” pay once and you're done. Plus is what keeps dΓ€pter independent: no ads, no investors, no data sold. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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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 β€” 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 β€” 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 €9.99 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

dapter4 screens
DashboardToday4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: DashboardToday at 3 against dapter's 1. On price, update cadence, 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. dapter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and DashboardToday sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dapter ships an update every 10 days, DashboardToday fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
dapter versus DashboardToday: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdapterDashboardToday
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days β€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” better
Requires iOS16.4 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size90 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnuar ShaidenovCharles De ribas

In-app purchases

3 purchases

dapter

Subscriptions2
  • Dapter Plus Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Dapter Plus Yearly3 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Dapter Plus Lifetime$9.99
1 purchases

DashboardToday

One-time1
  • DashboardToday Pro$8.99

Questions

Is dapter free?
dapter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DashboardToday free?
DashboardToday is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do dapter or DashboardToday have ads?
Neither dapter nor DashboardToday shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dapter or DashboardToday?
dapter ships an update every 10 days, and DashboardToday fortnightly. Most recently, dapter was updated on October 31, 2026 and DashboardToday on October 31, 2026.

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