Comparison

And Today Is vs Past Pulse

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

Head to head
About

And Today Is

Discover daily events, holidays, and fun facts celebrated worldwide. This app provides detailed information on over 4,500 events and allows you to add them to your home screen with customizable widgets.

Highlights
  • Daily event discovery
  • Comprehensive event database
  • Home screen widgets
  • Event search functionality
  • Customizable event collections
  • Detailed event information
Features
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Understand the world a little better, every day. What makes today worth knowing? And Today Is turns the world’s calendar into a daily discovery experience. Open the app to find meaningful days from around the globe—and explore the stories, ideas, traditions, and events behind them. DISCOVER WHAT TODAY MEANS See a featured story and find more reasons every date matters. Go beyond the name of the day with context, history, and facts worth knowing. EXPLORE THE WORLD THROUGH ITS DATES Browse 4,500+ holidays, observances, commemorations, and other meaningful dates. Explore the calendar, travel across the map, search for a specific occasion, or follow your curiosity through collections covering culture, food, science, nature, technology, and more. KEEP MEANINGFUL DAYS CLOSE Save the events you care about, organize them into your own lists, and set reminders before they arrive. BRING TODAY TO YOUR HOME SCREEN Use widgets to see today’s story, useful date information, and saved events at a glance. THERE’S MORE TO TODAY THAN THE DATE See the season, moon phase, week number, year progress, and more. Test what you know with quizzes or explore other ways cultures organize time through alternative calendars. Tomorrow brings a new date, a new story, and another reason to look closer. Download And Today Is and discover what makes today interesting.

About

Past Pulse

Features
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Step back in time with Past Pulse, your daily journey through the moments that shaped our world. Each day reveals key historical events, famous birthdays, notable deaths, and cultural milestones — all connected to that exact date. Whether you’re a history enthusiast, trivia lover, or simply curious about what happened on your birthday, Past Pulse brings history to life in an elegant, easy-to-use format. Features On This Day Feed: Explore major events, births, deaths, and holidays for today or any date. Birthday Lookup: Enter your birth date to see which historical figures share your day. Favorites & Sharing: Save interesting moments or share them with friends and family. Daily Discovery: Learn something new every day and see how the past connects to the present. Offline Access: Enjoy browsing even when you’re not connected. Modern Design: Clean, responsive layout optimized for both phones and tablets. Past Pulse makes history personal — giving you a deeper appreciation of the people, ideas, and moments that continue to influence our world today. Perfect for students, educators, trivia fans, and anyone who enjoys exploring the stories behind the calendar. Download Past Pulse and see what made this day unforgettable.

Screenshots

And Today Is4 screens
Past Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: And Today Is at none against Past Pulse's 3. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Past Pulse sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. And Today Is asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

And Today Is ships an update monthly, Past Pulse every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
And Today Is versus Past Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnd Today IsPast Pulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB33 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCornelius BehrendEpic Genius LLC

In-app purchases

None

And Today Is

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Past Pulse

One-time3
  • 5_stories$0.99
  • 12_stories$1.99
  • 20_stories$2.99

Questions

Is And Today Is free?
And Today Is is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Past Pulse free?
Past Pulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do And Today Is or Past Pulse have ads?
Neither And Today Is nor Past Pulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, And Today Is or Past Pulse?
And Today Is ships an update monthly, and Past Pulse every 2 months. Most recently, And Today Is was updated on November 1, 2026 and Past Pulse on October 28, 2026.

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