Comparison

Dayception vs STILL

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

Head to head
About

Dayception

Features
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Some things are worth counting down to. Dayception turns the dates that matter — birthdays, trips, launches, anniversaries, the big day — into beautiful countdowns you'll actually want to look at. Counted in sleeps, with a live timer ticking to the second as the day nears, on your iPhone, iPad and Mac. Most countdown apps stop at "days until." Dayception keeps going. THE INSIGHTS ENGINE Under every countdown is a real analytics engine that reads the shape of your year. See where your months cluster on a year heat-map. Get smart cards that surface what's coming — the next milestone, your busiest month, your longest countdown. Break the year down by category. And flip a date you've passed into a count-up, to mark the time since it mattered. ON EVERY SCREEN - Widgets for the Lock Screen and Home Screen — and they show in StandBy - A live countdown in the Dynamic Island and on your Lock Screen - A countdown that lives in your Mac menu bar, always a glance away - Siri and Shortcuts: "how many sleeps until my holiday?" - Reminders that build as the day nears: a month out, a week out, the night before, the morning of THE DETAILS - Recurring birthdays and anniversaries roll over on their own - Working-days-until, aware of UK and US holidays - Sort by soonest, pin what matters to the top, archive what's done - Turn any countdown into a beautiful card for Stories or Messages in a single tap PRIVATE BY DESIGN Dayception is offline-first. Your countdowns live on your devices and sync only through your own private iCloud — no account to create, nothing stored on our servers, and no analytics, ads or trackers. Ever. PAY ONCE Five countdowns are free, for as long as you like. Unlock unlimited countdowns and the full insights engine for a single price — no subscription. During the launch window it's £14.99 as a Founder, which also gets you an exclusive Founder app icon and a Founder badge in the app. Made for people who like to anticipate.

About

STILL

Transform your iPhone into a minimalist device with calming themes, custom widgets, and a text-based launcher for essential apps. Set focus sessions to block distractions and track small habits for a more mindful digital experience.

Highlights
  • Minimalist themes with matching widgets and wallpaper
  • Text launcher for essential apps
  • Focus sessions to block distracting apps
  • Customizable home screen and lock screen widgets
  • Habit tracking and daily intentions
  • Memento Mori calendar
Features
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Make your iPhone a minimalist phone. Calm themes with matching widgets and wallpaper, a text launcher for the apps you actually need, and focus sessions that set distracting apps aside. The app interface and content are in English. PICK A WORLD Choose a theme and everything follows: wallpaper, widgets, typography and STILL's own app icon. Go from pure black VOID and text-only MONO to the emerald satin of SILK, the total eclipse of CORONA and the instrument dials of SCALE. Many themes come in both light and dark. WIDGETS FOR YOUR HOME SCREEN AND LOCK SCREEN Every widget comes styled for every theme, in small, medium or large, with Lock Screen widgets too: clock, calendar, agenda, reminders, countdown, world clock, daily intention, today board, habits, tally, daylight and moon, photo frame, evening reflection and more. THE DUMB PHONE FEEL, ON YOUR IPHONE Replace rows of colorful icons with a short list of the apps you actually need. The launcher widget opens your essentials by name. Add a mindful pause before an app opens, or a daily limit on how often it opens from STILL. AN APP BLOCKER FOR DEEP FOCUS Start a focus session or set a schedule, and pause the apps you choose. App blocking uses Apple's Screen Time and needs your permission. Insights shows how long you focused today and this week. SMALL HABITS, IN VIEW Log a glass of water, keep a streak, count pages read. Optional Apple Health access adds steps, activity and workouts. A LITTLE PERSPECTIVE A new intention each day, and Memento Mori: a calendar of your life, based on your birthdate. SET UP WITH CONFIDENCE A guide walks you through placing widgets, applying the wallpaper and choosing app destinations. STILL uses iOS widgets, wallpapers and Shortcuts; setup is manual and some launches pass through Apple Shortcuts. Calendar, Reminders, Health and Screen Time access are optional. YOUR PRIVACY Optional permissions stay in your control. If you allow tracking, STILL sends Meta an app activation event and, when you complete a verified purchase, the product identifier, price and currency to measure STILL's advertising. Meta can also receive advertising and app-specific device identifiers and device and app information for attribution, plus limited SDK configuration information for analytics. Health, calendar, reminder, Screen Time and birthdate data remain on your device and are not included. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cheerful-vacherin-2305cb.netlify.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Dayception4 screens
STILL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: STILL at 18.0 against Dayception's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Dayception sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and STILL sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dayception ships an update every 2 weeks, STILL weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Dayception versus STILL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayceptionSTILL
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB246 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNetSmiths LtdMir Ghulam Hyder Talpur

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dayception

One-time1
  • Dayception Founder$14.99
4 purchases

STILL

Subscriptions3
  • STILL Monthly$4.991 Month
  • STILL Weekly$4.997 Days
  • STILL Annual$15.991 Year
One-time1
  • STILL Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Dayception free?
Dayception is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is STILL free?
STILL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dayception or STILL have ads?
Neither Dayception nor STILL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dayception or STILL?
Dayception ships an update every 2 weeks, and STILL weekly. Most recently, Dayception was updated on October 16, 2026 and STILL on October 26, 2026.

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