Comparison

Haru Danim vs Gridpaper

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

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Haru Danim

Features
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Haru Danim โ€” a visit to your day A habit and time tracker: log time and counts with a single tap, and shape your day with goals and quests. โ–  How it works โ€ข Create an "action" and tap once โ€” time tracking (start/stop toggle) or count logging (+1), recorded instantly โ€ข Track several actions at the same time; while tracking, see it live in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen โ€ข Organize actions with color-coded tags, find any action by name, and automatically ignore accidental short sessions and double-tapped counts โ–  Goals & quests โ€ข Under a big "goal", create actionable "quests" โ€” daily, weekly, monthly, or a custom period โ€ข Fine-grained rules: every day / specific weekdays or dates / reach-at-least or stay-under / count only until a daily deadline โ€ข Daily, weekly and monthly progress plus streaks and your best streak so far; goals are judged automatically when their end date passes โ€ข Set your own achievement threshold from 10โ€“100% โ–  History & stats โ€ข A daily list and a 24-hour timetable (day/week) show your records at a glance โ€” simultaneous sessions sit side by side, and Apple Health water intake appears as dots at the time you drank โ€ข Charts by tag and by action (daily/weekly/monthly) with totals and averages โ€ข When charts feel empty early in a week or month, switch to a rolling last-7/30-days view โ€ข Export exactly what you see as a high-resolution image report โ€ข Back up all data to CSV files (free plan included) โ€” Premium adds CSV import to restore records โ€ข Clear out long-accumulated records with Data Cleanup & Reset โ€” with a CSV backup and a keepsake summary report before anything is deleted โ€ข See today's Apple Health data (steps, exercise, sleep and more) as tiles on the Home tab, and workout time by type in the Stats tab โ€” values never leave your device โ–  Go further with Premium โ€ข Unlimited actions, goals and quests โ€ข Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets โ€” run and stop right from the widget, progress rings and charts โ€ข Really Big Widget โ€” design a full-page widget block by block โ€” actions, goals, a calendar (events + records), a 24-hour day grid, photos and more; date and text blocks come with fonts like serif and handwriting (iPhone on iOS 27 and later, iPad in landscape; building presets is free) โ€ข Launch from Control Center and the Action button โ€ข Apple Watch app and complications โ€” track from your wrist, with an Action Log complication showing totals on your watch face โ€ข Siri Shortcuts โ€” "Hey Siri, start tracking Reading in Haru Danim" โ€ข iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac โ€ข Diary on iPhone, iPad and Mac โ€” a daily summary page plus free-form notes (Apple Pencil on iPad, finger drawing on iPhone, mouse and keyboard on Mac), with your own PDF page templates. The summary now includes a health-data card and a timetable with your sleep and workouts laid in โ€ข CSV import โ€” bring actions and records back from your exported CSVs โ€ข Health quests โ€” goals from Apple Health data like steps, sleep and workout types ("8,000 steps a day," "8 hours of sleep") โ–  Privacy This app collects no personal data. Everything stays on your device and (if you turn on sync) in your own iCloud. Privacy Policy: https://github.com/notalentprogrammer/HaruDanim/blob/main/PRIVACY.md Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ โ–  About subscriptions Premium is available as a monthly/yearly auto-renewing subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account, and subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can cancel anytime in App Store subscription settings.

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Gridpaper

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Gridpaper doesn't draw the picture for you. It just makes a blank page easier to start. Gridpaper brings your to-dos, events, yearly goals, and a diary you can decorate into one place. โ–  Fill in your day, one square at a time Move between Day and Week as you write. Tag a to-do and it joins that tag's own section, marked with a small patch of color. Check something off to fill its square in. Nothing disappears โ€” the line just moves down the list. Press and hold a to-do to move it to tomorrow, repeat it tomorrow, or send it to another date. โ–  Turn repeats into routines Set a to-do to come back daily, on certain weekdays, or on whatever schedule suits it. Skip a single day when you need to, and the rule stays as it is. โ–  A whole month on a single page Keep events and diary entries together on the calendar. If you like, days you finished your list can keep a small mark โ€” in a color you choose. โ–  A diary you can decorate Add photos, tilt them, and trim them into the shape you want. Lay text and stickers on top to make the page your own. Every entry you write sits as a small thumbnail on its day in the calendar. โ–  Count your year in squares Set a yearly goal and break it into milestones โ€” or into a count, like 24 books, with a grid you fill one cell at a time. Send a milestone to your to-do list whenever you're ready to work on it. โ–  Paper and ink Clay-white paper, ink-dark text. Ink is the only color the app puts down on its own โ€” the rest is yours to add. Ten traditional Korean colors, drawn from dancheong painting and jogakbo patchwork, color your tags and goals. โ–  Where your writing lives Everything stays on your device and in your own iCloud. Nothing is sent to a developer's server, and the person who made this app cannot read it. Your records show up on every device signed in to the same Apple Account. โ–  Two languages Gridpaper is written in Korean and English. If your device is in one language but you'd rather read the app in the other, you can set the app's language on its own.

Screenshots

Haru Danim4 screens
Gridpaper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gridpaper at none against Haru Danim's 3. Haru Danim's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Haru Danim sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Gridpaper asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Haru Danim ships an update weekly, Gridpaper monthly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Haru Danim versus Gridpaper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHaru DanimGridpaper
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly โ€” betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size31 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYECHAN SONGIEUMGYEOL

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Haru Danim

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$22.99
None

Gridpaper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Haru Danim free?
Haru Danim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gridpaper free?
Gridpaper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Haru Danim or Gridpaper have ads?
Neither Haru Danim nor Gridpaper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Haru Danim or Gridpaper?
Haru Danim ships an update weekly, and Gridpaper monthly. Most recently, Haru Danim was updated on October 31, 2026 and Gridpaper on October 31, 2026.

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