Owaves vs Thruday
We give Owaves a 2.8 GPA and Thruday a 3.4, out of 4.0. Owaves grades higher on ease of use. Thruday grades higher on value for money, features and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Owaves
Circular 24-hour day planner built around your body clock
Thruday
Visual daily planner with routines, focus timer and mood log
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAOwavesGood | 3.4GPAThrudayVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPlus is $12.99 a month or $99.99 a year on the US App Store, so about $8.33 a month if you pay yearly. That's the middle of the pack for a planner. It buys the AI timing advice, your own categories, and no cap on Day Plans or goals. | APremium is $50 a year on the US App Store, about $4.17 a month, which is half what a typical planner asks. It adds calendar sync, journaling, custom categories and advanced mood analytics. Paying monthly is $10, so the year is the one to pick. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe clock planner, seasonal goals, the My Moai friends group and Apple Health and Watch support are all free. But Day Plans and goals are capped on the free version, and Owaves doesn't say at how many. | BVisual daily planning, priority to-do lists, reminders, thousands of images and colours, and breathing exercises are free, with no ads and no card. That's a good start. But calendar sync, journaling and custom categories are Premium, so your calendar stays outside unless you pay. |
| Features | BA 24-hour clock view, Day Plans that repeat by weekday or season, goals, and Apple Health to compare the plan with what you really did. But your own categories are locked to Plus, and the FAQ says the iPad app has most, not all, of the iPhone's features. | AA picture timeline, routines that come round by themselves, a to-do list with subtasks, a focus timer you can pause or extend, mood tracking on a traffic-light system and a private journal. Carers and family can be invited as assistants, and schedules can be printed. |
| Ease of use | A4.6 from about 1,800 App Store ratings. The whole day sits on one clock face, so you can see where sleep ends and work starts without reading a list. | BNo App Store rating on record, so a B is our ceiling. The whole design is about reading the day at a glance, with an image and a colour on every activity. One niggle: Thruday's site doesn't publish Premium prices, so you find them in the app store. |
| Platforms and integrations | DiPhone, iPad and Apple Watch only, which is really one operating system. Apple Health and your device's calendars sync in, and that's the lot. There's no Mac or web version, and Android is a waitlist with no release date. | BiPhone, Android and a web app for when you're at a computer. No desktop apps are listed. Calendar sync comes with Premium, but no other integrations are on record. |
| Best for | seeing your whole day on a 24-hour clock | visual planning for ADHD and autistic minds |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Owaves and Thruday. How we grade
Where they differ
- Owaves starts at $12.99 per month, or $99.99 per year (US App Store). Thruday starts at $10 per month, or $50 per year (US App Store).
- Only Thruday lists a web app.
- Only Thruday lists an Android app.
- Owaves also covers goals.
- Thruday also covers daily notes, tasks, time blocking and mood tracking.
At a glance
| Owaves | Thruday | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $12.99 per month, or $99.99 per year (US App Store) | $10 per month, or $50 per year (US App Store) |
| Free plan | Free to download and use: the My Clock 24-hour planner, My Goals, the My Moai peer group, Apple Health and Apple Watch support. Day Plans and goals are capped; the cap is not stated. | Free features: visual daily planning, priority to-do lists, reminders and notifications, thousands of images and colors, and breathing exercises, with no ads and no credit card. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Owaves, Inc. | Thruday Ltd |
| Price read from | apps.apple.com | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Owaves
- People who want to plan sleep, meals and exercise alongside work
- Visual planners who prefer a 24-hour clock face to a list or grid
- iPhone and Apple Watch users who already track activity in Apple Health
Thruday
- People with ADHD, autism or time blindness who plan better visually
- Parents, carers and support workers helping to plan someone else's day
- Keeping a day plan, to-do list, focus timer and mood log in one app
Worth knowing
Owaves
- It runs on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch only: the vendor has no Mac or web version, and Android is a waitlist with no release date.
- Custom categories, unlimited Day Plans, unlimited goals and the AI recommendations need the Plus subscription.
- A Pro tier with one-on-one coaching was announced in 2025, but the US App Store lists prices for Plus only.
- The vendor's FAQ says the iPad app has most, but not all, iPhone features; My Moai was still being added.
Thruday
- Advanced mood analytics, custom categories, journaling, calendar sync and extra customization need a Premium subscription.
- Creating unlimited planners to manage a family's schedules is described as a Premium feature.
- The vendor's website does not publish Premium prices; the figures here are from the US App Store listing.
- No desktop apps are listed; on a computer Thruday runs as a web app.
Key features
Owaves
- My Clock
- A circular view shows all 24 hours of the day at once, with activities such as sleep, meals, exercise and work placed around the clock face.
- Day Plans
- A day's layout can be saved as a named Day Plan and set to repeat on chosen weekdays or seasons, then pinned or archived. Plus removes the limit on how many can be kept.
- BodyClock AI recommendations
- Plus gives daily time windows for deep sleep, deep work, peak fitness and eating, drawn from your chronotype, tracked activities and Apple Health data.
- My Goals
- Long-term goals are set season by season and collected into a vision board. Goals can also be shown on a home screen widget.
- My Moai
- A peer support group inside the app for adding friends and family, sharing progress and seeing each other's routines.
- Apple Health, Watch and calendar sync
- Apple Health supplies actual sleep and exercise to compare with the plan, the Apple Watch shows the day, and calendars on the device can be synced in.
Thruday
- Visual timeline
- The day is shown in time order with each activity given an image and color, so what is happening now and what comes next can be read at a glance.
- Routines and reminders
- Morning, evening, work or school routines recur automatically inside the daily schedule, with alerts and notifications for tasks, plans and appointments.
- To-do list
- Tasks are captured in a list with color-coded priorities, tags and subtasks, then reordered or added to the day when you are ready to plan them.
- Focus timer
- A focus session starts from a to-do, a planned activity or on its own, and can be paused, rewound or extended while the next activity stays in view.
- Mood tracking and journal
- Moods are logged through the day with a traffic-light system and reviewed for patterns over time. A private journal holds notes and brain dumps.
- Assistants for carers and family
- A parent, carer, partner or support worker can be invited to help plan routines and days, and daily schedules can be printed.
Plans
Owaves
Free$0
The My Clock day planner, seasonal goals in My Goals and the My Moai peer group, with a limited number of Day Plans and goals.
BodyClock Plus Monthly$12.99
per month
Daily AI recommendations for sleep, deep work, exercise and eating windows, plus custom categories and unlimited Day Plans and goals.
BodyClock Plus Yearly$99.99
per year
The same Plus subscription billed once a year, as listed among the in-app purchases on the US App Store.
Thruday
Free$0
Visual daily planning, priority to-do lists, reminders and notifications, the image and color library and breathing exercises.
1 Month Premium$10.00
per month
Unlocks advanced mood analytics, custom categories, journaling, more customization and calendar sync.
1 Year Premium Subscription$50.00
per year
The same Premium features billed once a year, as listed among the in-app purchases on the US App Store.
Ways to pay less
Owaves
- Annual discount
About 36% less on the yearly plan
The US App Store lists BodyClock Plus Monthly at $12.99 and BodyClock Plus Yearly at $99.99. Twelve monthly payments come to $155.88, so the yearly plan costs about 36% less.
Thruday
- Annual discount
About 58% less on the yearly subscription
The US App Store lists 1 Month Premium at $10.00 and 1 Year Premium Subscription at $50.00. Twelve monthly payments come to $120, so the yearly option costs about 58% less.
