tiny poems vs Poem A Day
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
tiny poems
Experience minimal poetry optimized for Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad. This app features dynamic, short texts that reflect time and vanity, constantly changing with the passing moments.
- Minimalist poetry
- Optimized for Apple Watch
- Dynamic, time-based texts
- Reflects time and vanity
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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For the first time „tiny poems“ brings concrete minimal poetry to mobile devices like Apple Watch, iPhone and iPad. The pieces are optimized for the screen of the Apple Watch and show short and dynamic texts for the wrist. The poems reflect time and vanity and change constantly according to the continuosly passing time.
Poem A Day
Discover a new poem daily, from classic to contemporary styles like haikus and sonnets. Enjoy a minimalist design and intuitive interface, with full functionality on Apple Watch and other devices.
- Daily poem delivery
- Variety of poem styles
- Minimalistic design
- Intuitive user interface
- Apple Watch support
- Cross-device availability
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Poem a Day is a daily poetry app for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Step into the world of poetry and get your daily dose of the feelings that lie between the lines. Every day brings one hand-picked classic poem, set in a calm serif on a clean page. Nothing to scroll, nothing to chase. From sonnets and ballads to short lyrics, by poets such as Shakespeare, Blake, Burns, Emily Dickinson and Keats. • A new poem every midnight. Today's poem writes itself onto the page, line by line. • Turn the page to read the past week. • Meet the poet: tap the author for a short biography and more of their poems. • Favourites: tap the heart to keep a poem and find it again in one tap. • Shuffle for a surprise poem whenever you want more. • Share any poem with a friend. • Widgets for the Home Screen and Lock Screen. • Standalone Apple Watch app, with watch-face complications. • A minimalist design that stays out of the way. Dark Mode, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver supported. ----------------------------------- "A good poem is a contribution to reality. The world is never the same once a good poem has been added to it. A good poem helps to change the shape of the universe, helps to extend everyone's knowledge of himself and the world around him." — Dylan Thomas
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: tiny poems at Free against Poem A Day's $0.99. tiny poems also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.2) and review sentiment (50% vs 17%). Poem A Day's advantage is chart position (#20 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
tiny poems is free to download; Poem A Day costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
tiny poems holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of tiny poems's written reviews are positive against 17% of Poem A Day's.
tiny poems ships an update every 6 months, Poem A Day every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | tiny poems | Poem A Day |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 2.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #20 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | joerg piringer | Ziga Porenta |
Customer experience
tiny poems
Poem A Day
In-app purchases
tiny poems
No in-app purchases
Poem A Day
No in-app purchases









