Comparison

Day Limit vs Visual Habits

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

Head to head
About

Day Limit

Features
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Day Limit is a simple countdown app that shows the days left until an important date as a calm tear-off calendar. Add an event name and date, and the home screen gives you a large, glanceable countdown. On the target day it shows 0 days, and after the date it switches to a days-since display so past events still make sense. Use it for exams, study goals, trips, anniversaries, birthdays, interviews, deadlines, and personal milestones. Main features: - Large tear-off calendar style countdown - Add, edit, reorder, and manage multiple events - Clear target-day and days-since states - Desk Mode for keeping a goal visible while you study or work - iPhone and iPad support - No ads and no account required Day Limit is designed to keep important dates quietly visible without turning your calendar into a noisy task list.

About

Visual Habits

Features
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Build better habits with a tracker designed to make consistency simple, visual, and motivating. Visual Habits helps you create routines, mark daily completions, build streaks, and see your progress grow with beautiful habit grids. Whether you want to read more, exercise, meditate, study, drink water, journal, or stay focused, it gives you a clean way to organize your day and follow through. WHY YOU WILL LIKE IT β€’ Track daily habits and routines β€’ Build streaks with simple check-ins β€’ See your progress with visual grids β€’ Review completion rate and habit history β€’ Customize habits with icons, colors, schedules, and reminders β€’ Explore Progress views for consistency over time β€’ Unlock Premium Insights to find patterns, weak days, and smart next steps FREE PLAN β€’ Track up to 5 habits β€’ Complete habits from Today β€’ View basic progress β€’ Set reminders β€’ Build your routine with a clean visual tracker PREMIUM β€’ Unlimited habits β€’ No ads β€’ Premium Insights β€’ Advanced stats β€’ Deeper progress analysis Made for people who want a calm, practical, and motivating way to improve their routines one day at a time. Start small. Stay consistent. Build a routine you can actually keep.

Screenshots

Day Limit4 screens
Visual Habits4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Day Limit at none against Visual Habits's 3. Visual Habits's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Visual Habits sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Day Limit asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Day Limit ships an update every 3 months, Visual Habits weekly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Day Limit versus Visual Habits: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDay LimitVisual Habits
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHajime KatoGonzalo Caira Aguilar

In-app purchases

None

Day Limit

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Visual Habits

Subscriptions2
  • Visual Habits Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Visual Habits Yearly$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Visual Habits Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Day Limit free?
Day Limit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visual Habits free?
Visual Habits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Day Limit or Visual Habits have ads?
Neither Day Limit nor Visual Habits shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Day Limit or Visual Habits?
Day Limit ships an update every 3 months, and Visual Habits weekly. Most recently, Day Limit was updated on November 5, 2026 and Visual Habits on November 5, 2026.

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