Comparison

DAYFACTOR vs Pausean

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

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About

DAYFACTOR

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Understand what makes your best days. DAYFACTOR brings habits, nutrition, hydration, focus, calm, steps, reminders, and progress together in one private iPhone app. Plan your day, see what you have completed, and understand how the different parts of your routine connect. BUILD CONSISTENT HABITS Create habits and routines, choose when they repeat, and follow your progress over time. LOG YOUR NUTRITION Record meals, calories, nutrients, water, and weight. Search for foods, scan barcodes and nutrition labels, or create private foods for your own use. TRACK YOUR HYDRATION Log water throughout the day, set a daily target, and keep your hydration alongside the rest of your nutrition. FOCUS WHEN IT MATTERS Start Deep Focus sessions, choose a duration, and review completed sessions in your progress. FIND A CALMER MOMENT Use guided breathing in Calm when you need to slow down and reset. SEE YOUR DAY CLEARLY Bring habits, focus, steps, nutrition, and hydration into one daily overview. Explore statistics and Weekly DAYFACTOR to reflect on your patterns. REMEMBER WHAT MATTERS Create reminders for the routines and moments you do not want to miss. OPTIONAL ACCOUNT & BACKUP Use DAYFACTOR without an account, or sign in with Apple, Google, or email. Account creation and wellness backup are separate choices, so you decide whether supported DAYFACTOR data is backed up. LOCAL-FIRST BY DESIGN DAYFACTOR remains usable without an account, and supported wellness data stays local unless you choose to enable account backup. Apple Health access is optional and read-only for supported categories. AVAILABLE IN 6 LANGUAGES Use DAYFACTOR in English, Swedish, German, Spanish, French, or Brazilian Portuguese. DAYFACTOR is free to start. Some features and insights require an optional monthly or annual DAYFACTOR+ subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the purchase is confirmed. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Apple displays the price and any trial eligibility before purchase. Terms of Use: https://dayfactor.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://dayfactor.app/privacy Support: https://dayfactor.app/support DAYFACTOR is intended for general wellness and productivity and does not provide medical advice.

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Pausean

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Turn your phone over. The time is yours. Pausean is a focus timer that starts when you put your phone down. Set your minutes on the dial, lay your phone face down, and your time begins. Every quiet stretch becomes a stone in your bowl. A GENTLE START - Tap once to get ready, then turn your phone over. Your time starts the moment it lies face down. - In the first seconds you feel three slow breaths as soft vibrations. No need to look. - The dial clicks into place minute by minute and shows which stone you will receive. NO PRESSURE, NO GUILT - Picking your phone up briefly is fine. Your time keeps running for 60 seconds. - Jokers let you pause a session when something comes up. - No streaks, no red days. An empty day simply stays empty. YOUR BOWL - Each duration forms its own kind of stone. - Each month gets its own bowl. With Pro, past bowls stay on your shelf. - Older stones gather dust over time. Rub them with your finger and they shine again. - Press and hold a stone to see what you can do with it. BREATHE - Guided breathing has its own tab. Arriving and Letting go are free for everyone. - Every exercise leaves a piece of sea glass in your bowl. - Feel the breath (Pro): soft vibrations guide you, so you can close your eyes. AUTUMN STONES Until November 29, every session forms one of four autumn stones: chestnut, leaf print, pumpkin stone and honey stone. The pumpkin stone is free for everyone this season. SHARE YOUR CALM Share a session, a single stone, your week or your month as a quiet image. PAUSEAN PRO - Pocket mode: sessions also run while your phone is put away - All breathing exercises and Feel the breath - History as a week and month calendar, plus statistics - Past bowls on your shelf - All seasonal stones and stone sets - More jokers per day Pausean Pro is available as a subscription or as a one-time purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads. Your sessions live only on your phone. Available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Dutch. Designed for iOS 26 with Liquid Glass, and built to work with VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and Reduce Motion. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://calmsides.com/pausean/privacy

Screenshots

DAYFACTOR4 screens
Pausean4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DAYFACTOR at 15.1 against Pausean's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. DAYFACTOR sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Pausean sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DAYFACTOR ships an update every 3 weeks, Pausean fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
DAYFACTOR versus Pausean: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDAYFACTORPausean
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size44 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIBRAHIM KHALAFCalmsides

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DAYFACTOR

Subscriptions2
  • DAYFACTOR+ Monthly$4.991 Month
  • DAYFACTOR+ Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Pausean

Subscriptions1
  • Pausean Pro โ€” Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pausean Pro โ€” Lifetime$22.99

Questions

Is DAYFACTOR free?
DAYFACTOR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pausean free?
Pausean is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DAYFACTOR or Pausean have ads?
Neither DAYFACTOR nor Pausean shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DAYFACTOR or Pausean?
DAYFACTOR ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pausean fortnightly. Most recently, DAYFACTOR was updated on October 9, 2026 and Pausean on October 7, 2026.

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