Comparison

Novaday vs Day Memo

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

Head to head
About

Novaday

This app helps you track important upcoming events by counting down the days. It offers a virtual companion to share the waiting period with, providing notes and memories. AI can generate personalized messages for your countdowns.

Highlights
  • Event countdowns
  • Virtual companion
  • AI-generated notes
  • Memory wall
  • Home screen widgets
  • Offline AI model
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Some days are worth counting down to. A wedding, a trip, an exam result, the day someone finally comes home. Novaday keeps those days close — and gives you a little friend to wait with. A FRIEND FOR THE WAIT Choose a companion that matches your mood and give your countdown a face. Your friend waits with you and leaves you little notes along the way — sometimes encouraging, sometimes just sweet. WHEN THE DAY COMES, IT BECOMES A MEMORY A countdown doesn't simply end here. When the day arrives, it settles onto your memory wall with all its notes and its story — so the waiting itself becomes something you can look back on. NOTES, WRITTEN JUST FOR YOU If you like, AI can write your daily notes — personal to what you're waiting for. It runs entirely on your device: the model is downloaded once, then works without internet. Prefer ready-made messages? That works too, instantly. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Bring your countdown and your friend to the home screen with widgets, and see how many days are left at a glance. Widgets are part of Novaday +. QUIETLY YOURS No account, no sign-up. Your countdowns and your notes stay on your device. Just you and the day you're waiting for. NOVADAY + The free version is supported by ads. Your first few countdowns are ad-free; after that, creating a new one asks you to watch a short ad first. Novaday + is a one-time purchase: it removes the ads and unlocks widgets, all five characters, character customization, app icons and iCloud backup. Whatever you're waiting for, may the days pass gently. Novaday counts them with you.

About

Day Memo

This app helps you track important dates and count the days since or until they occur. It offers countdowns, anniversary notifications, and shareable milestone cards. Your data remains private on your device.

Highlights
  • Days elapsed counter
  • Anniversary tracking
  • Countdown timer
  • Milestone notifications
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Shareable photo cards
  • Event details (era, zodiac, birthstone)
Features
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"How many days has it been?" Day Memo quietly counts the days since the moments that matter to you. The day your child was born. Your wedding day. The day you quit smoking. The day you bought your car. Add the date once, and let the count grow. ■ Three ways to count - Days elapsed: how long has it been? - Years elapsed: which anniversary is this? - Countdown: how many days until the next one? Switch to countdown mode for things that live in the future, like an inspection or a renewal. ■ Milestones, handled for you 100 days, 6 months, 1000 days, and every anniversary after that. Day Memo lets you know at 9 a.m. on the day, so nothing slips by. Countdowns and "next date" events get a note on the day, too. You can also set your own reminder on any event. ■ Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets See today's count without opening the app. Two sizes on the Home Screen, three on the Lock Screen. The medium widget lists up to three events, each with its photo. Which of your favourites appears changes from day to day, so an anniversary you had not thought about in a while can catch your eye again. ■ Share cards with your photo Turn any count into a single image worth sharing. Choose from 27 backgrounds, from soft pastel balloons and starry skies to Japanese designs featuring cherry blossoms and shrine gates (15 of them come with Day Memo Pro). A caption with hashtags is generated for you with one tap. ■ A little about the date itself Open an event and you will also see: - Japanese era year - Star sign - Birthstone - Chinese zodiac ■ Built to stay out of your way - Categories (Family, Car, Health, Anniversary, Other - add your own) - Search by name, date or memo - Pin favourites to the top - Four colour themes - Three text sizes - English and Japanese ■ Your data stays on your device No account. No sign-up. Nothing you enter is ever sent to a server. Events and photos live only on your device. Export a backup file whenever you like, and keep it wherever you choose. Three digits become four before you notice. Day Memo is a quiet place to keep that count.

Screenshots

Novaday4 screens
Day Memo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Day Memo at none against Novaday's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Novaday sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Day Memo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Novaday ships an update every 2 weeks, Day Memo weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Novaday versus Day Memo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNovadayDay Memo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB108 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperYusuf SIRINYuki Tagami

Customer experience

Novaday

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Day Memo

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Novaday

One-time1
  • Novaday +$4.99
1 purchases

Day Memo

One-time1
  • Day Memo Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Novaday free?
Novaday is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Day Memo free?
Day Memo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Novaday or Day Memo have ads?
Novaday shows ads; Day Memo does not.
Which is updated more often, Novaday or Day Memo?
Novaday ships an update every 2 weeks, and Day Memo weekly. Most recently, Novaday was updated on October 31, 2026 and Day Memo on November 1, 2026.

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