Comparison

Ordinal vs LIFE/CTRL

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

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Ordinal

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Ordinalใฏใ€ๆฑบใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆธ›ใ‚‰ใ™ใŸใ‚ใฎใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ‚„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ไธฆในใ‚‹ใฎใงใฏใชใใ€้ †็•ชใ‚’็ขบๅฎšใ•ใ›ใพใ™ใ€‚้–‹ใ„ใŸใจใใซ่ฆ‹ใˆใ‚‹ใฎใฏๆฌกใฎ1ใคใงใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚‰ๆ‰‹ใ‚’ใคใ‘ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚’ๆฏŽๅ›ž้ธใณ็›ดใ™ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ ้ƒจๅฑ‹ใงๅˆ†ใ‘ใ‚‹ ใƒ—ใƒญใ‚ธใ‚งใ‚ฏใƒˆใ”ใจใซ้ƒจๅฑ‹ใ‚’ไฝœใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚้ƒจๅฑ‹ใฎไธญใซใ„ใ‚‹้–“ใ€ใปใ‹ใฎ้ƒจๅฑ‹ใฎใ‚ฟใ‚นใ‚ฏใฏ่ฆ‹ใˆใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ๅฃใฎๅ‘ใ“ใ†ใ‚’ๆฐ—ใซใ›ใšใ€็›ฎใฎๅ‰ใฎไธฆใณใ ใ‘ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ ้ †็•ชใŒๆฑบใพใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ ใ‚ฟใ‚นใ‚ฏใซใฏ01ใ€02ใ€03ใจ็•ชๅทใŒๆŒฏใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚้•ทๆŠผใ—ใ—ใฆๅ‹•ใ‹ใ™ใจใ€ๆŒ‡ใ‚’้›ขใ—ใŸ็žฌ้–“ใซไธŠใ‹ใ‚‰้ †ใซๆŒฏใ‚Š็›ดใ•ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ๅŒ็އใ‚‚ใ€่ฟทใ†ไฝ™ๅœฐใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ Today ๅ„้ƒจๅฑ‹ใฎๅ…ˆ้ ญใ‹ใ‚‰3ไปถใ ใ‘ใŒ้›†ใพใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ๆ‰‹ใงๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ‚‹็ฎฑใงใฏใชใใ€้ƒจๅฑ‹ใฎ้ †็•ชใจใ‚ฟใ‚นใ‚ฏใฎ้ †็•ชใ‹ใ‚‰ๆฑบใพใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ไธฆในๆ›ฟใˆใ‚Œใฐใ€ใ“ใ“ใซๅ‡บใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใŒๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ Focus 1ใคใฎใ‚ฟใ‚นใ‚ฏใ ใ‘ใ‚’่กจ็คบใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ใƒŠใƒ“ใ‚ฒใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใฏๆถˆใˆใ€็ตŒ้Žๆ™‚้–“ใ ใ‘ใŒ็”ป้ขใฎไธŠ็ซฏใซ็ดฐใๅ‡บใพใ™ใ€‚็ต‚ใˆใŸใ‚‰็”ป้ขใ‚’ๅ‡บใšใซใ€ๅŒใ˜้ƒจๅฑ‹ใฎๆฌกใฎ1ไปถใŒ็ซ‹ใกไธŠใŒใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ๅœฐๅฑค ๅฎŒไบ†ใ—ใŸใ‚‚ใฎใฏใ€ๆ—ฅใ”ใจใฎๅฑคใซใชใฃใฆ็ฉใ‚‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ๅคšใ็‰‡ไป˜ใ„ใŸๆ—ฅใฏๅŽšใใ€้™ใ‹ใชๆ—ฅใฏ่–„ใใ€‚ๆ•ฐใ‚’็ซถใ†ใŸใ‚ใงใฏใชใใ€็ตŒใฆใใŸใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ‚ซใƒฌใƒณใƒ€ใƒผ iPhoneใฎใ‚ซใƒฌใƒณใƒ€ใƒผใซใ‚ใ‚‹ไบˆๅฎšใ‚’ใ€ใ‚ฟใ‚นใ‚ฏใฎๆœŸๆ—ฅใจไธฆในใฆ่กจ็คบใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚่ชญใฟๅ–ใ‚‹ใ ใ‘ใงใ€ไบˆๅฎšใ‚’ไฝœใฃใŸใ‚Šๅค‰ใˆใŸใ‚Šใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚่กจ็คบใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ซใƒฌใƒณใƒ€ใƒผใฏ้ธในใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ‚ฆใ‚ฃใ‚ธใ‚งใƒƒใƒˆใจApple Watch ใƒญใƒƒใ‚ฏ็”ป้ขใซใ€ไปŠใ‚„ใ‚‹1ไปถใ€‚ใƒ›ใƒผใƒ ็”ป้ขใซใ€ไปŠๆ—ฅใฎ3ไปถใจ้ƒจๅฑ‹ใ”ใจใฎๆฎ‹ใ‚Šใ€‚Apple Watchใซใ‚‚ๅŒใ˜1ไปถใŒๅฑŠใใพใ™ใ€‚ ่ฆๆฑ‚ใ—ใฆใใพใ›ใ‚“ ้€š็ŸฅใฏๅˆๆœŸ็Šถๆ…‹ใงใ™ในใฆใ‚ชใƒ•ใงใ™ใ€‚ใƒใƒƒใ‚ธใ‚‚ใ€้€ฃ็ถšๆ—ฅๆ•ฐใ‚‚ใ€้”ๆˆ็އใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚้–‹ใ„ใŸใจใใซใ ใ‘ๅƒใใพใ™ใ€‚ ๅบƒๅ‘Šใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ใƒˆใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ญใƒณใ‚ฐใ‚‚ใ—ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒช่‡ช่บซใŒใƒใƒƒใƒˆใƒฏใƒผใ‚ฏ้€šไฟกใ‚’่กŒใ‚ใชใ„ใฎใงใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฎใ‚ฟใ‚นใ‚ฏใŒ็ซฏๆœซใฎๅค–ใซๅ‡บใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ ็„กๆ–™ใงใ™ ใ™ในใฆใฎๆฉŸ่ƒฝใŒ็„กๆ–™ใงใ€ๆ”ฏๆดใ—ใŸไบบใจใ—ใชใ„ไบบใงใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใฎๅ‹•ไฝœใซๅทฎใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚็ถšใ‘ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใฎๆ”ฏๆดใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ๅ–ใ‚‹ๅ ดๆ‰€ใ‚’็”จๆ„ใ—ใฆใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใŒใ€ใใ‚Œใ ใ‘ใงใ™ใ€‚

About

LIFE/CTRL

This app helps you build and manage daily routines using customizable templates. It allows you to create reusable activity blocks, arrange them into daily schedules, and assign these schedules to specific dates. Widgets provide at-a-glance progress and task completion without needing to open the app.

Highlights
  • AI-powered day creation
  • Reusable activity parts
  • Customizable LIFE templates
  • Calendar assignment
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • TODO items and alarms
Features
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LIFE/CTRL turns everyday actions into reusable parts that you arrange into a daily template called a LIFE. Create separate LIFE templates for workdays, days off, night shifts and any other pattern, then assign them to dates in your calendar. โ–  Create with CTRL Answer a few questions and CTRL builds a day from wake-up to sleep. You can also type a request to adjust an existing LIFE, create a part, or add TODO items and alarms. โ–  Build reusable parts Turn brushing your teeth, meals, work, shopping and other activities into timed parts. Choose an icon and colour, then reuse each part across multiple LIFE templates. โ–  Arrange your day Place parts inside blocks such as WAKE, WORK, HOME and SLEEP. Since wake-up starts the day and sleep ends it, schedules that cross midnight, including night shifts, work naturally. โ–  Assign LIFE templates to dates Assign a LIFE to a calendar date to create that day. Keep settings that apply every time separate from changes for one specific date. โ–  Run the day from widgets Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show the current block and its parts. Mark actions complete without opening the app. โ–  TODO items and alarms Store belongings or steps inside a part as TODO items. Alarms support sound, snooze and vibration-only options. Available in Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Korean and Spanish. Free, with no ads or in-app purchases. Your routine data stays on your device and is not sent outside the app. Alarm features require iOS 26 or later.

Screenshots

Ordinal4 screens
LIFE/CTRL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LIFE/CTRL at none against Ordinal's 2. LIFE/CTRL also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). On price, ads, device support 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. Ordinal sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. LIFE/CTRL asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ordinal ships an update every 3 days, LIFE/CTRL daily. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Ordinal versus LIFE/CTRL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrdinalLIFE/CTRL
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
Monetizationโ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYo MizutaniYUKIYA SHIMODA

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ordinal

One-time2
  • ไธ€ๆฏ$1.99
  • ใŠใ‹ใ‚ใ‚Š$3.99
None

LIFE/CTRL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ordinal free?
Ordinal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LIFE/CTRL free?
LIFE/CTRL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ordinal or LIFE/CTRL have ads?
Neither Ordinal nor LIFE/CTRL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ordinal or LIFE/CTRL?
Ordinal ships an update every 3 days, and LIFE/CTRL daily. Most recently, Ordinal was updated on October 9, 2026 and LIFE/CTRL on October 4, 2026.

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