The SparkDay Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about SparkDay in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
SparkDay
The Insider’s Guide
Daily planner, step tracker and habit tracker with AI roast reports
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among daily planner apps, read from SparkDay’s own pages.
Made by Apratim Sahu · checked Oct 9, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from SparkDay’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on SparkDay’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 9, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 17 of the 69 other daily planner apps we grade
SparkDay is a phone app that combines a 24-hour timeline planner with a step tracker, habit tracker, journal and Pomodoro focus timer. Its AI Roast Mode uses the user's own activity data to write humorous accountability messages in one of 30 personas, and friends can compete on step leaderboards. Core features are free with ads and need no account; a Pro subscription removes ads and adds AI reports.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about SparkDay, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No store rating on record, but there's nothing to set up at all: no account, just open it and start planning.
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Best for a planner and step counter that teases you
The core is free with ads and needs no account.
- 2
Paid plans start at $4.17 a month when paid by the year
As its pricing page puts it: $49.99 per year (about $4.17 per month), or $6.99 billed monthly.
- 3
There is a free plan
Core features are free with ads and no account: activity planning, step tracking, journal, habits, reminders, focus timer and decision helper, with up to 3 leaderboard friends.
- 4
It runs on 2 platforms
iOS and Android.
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24-hour timeline planner
Activities and tasks are placed on a visual 24-hour timeline, with reminders, full-screen alarms and routines that take the sleep schedule into account.
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Step tracker and leaderboards
Counts steps with daily, weekly and monthly insights and 8 achievement tiers, and ranks friends on step leaderboards: 3 friends on the free plan, 25 on Pro.
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AI Roast Mode and reports
30 AI personas write humorous feedback based on the user's real activity data, with shareable roast cards. Pro includes 5 roasts per day and AI-powered daily reports.
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A 2.4 GPA, above 17 of 69
That is against the other daily planner apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
The plain part of SparkDay you could make: tasks, time blocking, habit tracking, Pomodoro timer and mood tracking. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
SparkDay at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $49.99 per year (about $4.17 per month), or $6.99 billed monthly
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- iOS, Android
- Made by
- Apratim Sahu
- Category
- Daily Planner Apps
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for a planner and step counter that teases you
SparkDay is a planner, step counter, habit tracker, journal and focus timer in one phone app, and it roasts you about your day in one of 30 AI personas. The core is free with ads and needs no account. But it's iPhone and Android only, nothing on record says it syncs with Google Calendar or any outside calendar, and removing the ads costs $6.99 a month.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Pro is $49.99 a year, about $4.17 a month, or $6.99 monthly, which sits just above the cheaper quarter of this category and below the $5.99 middle. Ordinary money for modest goods: no ads, 25 leaderboard friends, premium sounds and clock faces, 5 AI roasts a day and daily reports. |
| Free plan and trial | B | The free version has the planner, step tracker, journal, habits, reminders, focus timer and decision helper, with no account to make. You'll see ads while you do, and the leaderboard stops at 3 friends. |
| Features | C | In one app: a 24-hour timeline with alarms and routines, step counts with leaderboards, habit streaks, a journal with voice-to-text in 15 languages, and a Pomodoro timer with 50 music tracks. But there's a planner-sized hole in it. Neither the site nor the App Store listing mentions syncing any outside calendar. |
| Ease of use | B | No store rating on record, but there's nothing to set up at all: no account, just open it and start planning. The free version does show ads while you do. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Phones only: iPhone and Android, with no web or desktop version, and the App Store listing is for iPhone rather than iPad. Health Connect is the one connection on record. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who SparkDay is for
- Fits if you want a planner, step counter and habit tracker in one app
- Works for friends who push each other with step competitions
Who it is not for
- Skip it if your day is built around Google Calendar or Outlook, as no calendar sync is mentioned
- Not for you if you plan at a desk, because there's no web or desktop version, and the App Store listing is iPhone only
- Not for you if ads bother you, unless you pay $6.99 a month or $49.99 a year for Pro
- Tight if you're staying free, as AI daily reports, premium sounds and more than 3 leaderboard friends are Pro
Good to know
Good for
- People who want a planner, step counter and habit tracker in one app
- Friends who motivate each other with step competitions
- Users who respond to humorous accountability
Worth knowing
- The free version shows ads; removing them takes Pro at $6.99 a month or $49.99 a year on the US App Store.
- It is a phone app: the App Store listing is for iPhone only, and the site offers no web or desktop version.
- AI daily reports, premium sounds, music and clock faces, and more than 3 leaderboard friends are limited to Pro.
- Neither the site nor the App Store listing mentions syncing with outside calendars such as Google Calendar.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$4.17
A month to start, paid by the year. There is a free plan too
SparkDay has a free plan. Paid plans start at $49.99 per year (about $4.17 per month), or $6.99 billed monthly.
The free version has the planner, step tracker, journal, habits, reminders, focus timer and decision helper, with no account to make.
Free
$0
Activity planning, step tracking, journal, habits, reminders and focus timer, with ads and up to 3 leaderboard friends.
SparkDay Pro Monthly
$6.99
per month
Removes ads and adds 25 leaderboard friends, premium sounds, music and clock faces, 5 AI roasts per day and AI daily reports.
SparkDay Pro Yearly
$49.99
per year
The same Pro features billed annually, as listed among the in-app purchases on the US App Store.
The free plan
Core features are free with ads and no account: activity planning, step tracking, journal, habits, reminders, focus timer and decision helper, with up to 3 leaderboard friends.
Read from apps.apple.com on Oct 9, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
About 40% less with the yearly plan
The US App Store lists SparkDay Pro Yearly at $49.99 and Monthly at $6.99, so a year paid at once costs about 40% less than twelve monthly payments ($83.88).
Stated on apps.apple.com
What the app costs elsewhere
Each country’s App Store price for “SparkDay Pro Yearly”, against $49.99 in the United States, in dollars at the day’s rate. The four cheapest and the four dearest of 11.
| Country | Price there | In dollars | Against the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | ₹ 1,999 | $20.67 | 59% less |
| Indonesia | Rp 799ribu | $44.69 | 11% less |
| Philippines | ₱ 2,990.00 | $47.60 | about the same |
| Canada | $69.99 | $49.20 | about the same |
| Brazil | R$ 299,90 | $59.92 | 20% more |
| South Africa | R999.99 | $60.48 | 21% more |
| United Kingdom | £49.99 | $66.09 | 32% more |
| Germany | 59,99 € | $67.22 | 34% more |
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
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Places it runs: iOS and Android
Daily planner, step tracker and habit tracker with AI roast reports. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, tasks, time blocking, Pomodoro timer, focus music, habit tracking, mood tracking.
Neither the site nor the App Store listing mentions syncing any outside calendar.
- 24-hour timeline planner
- Activities and tasks are placed on a visual 24-hour timeline, with reminders, full-screen alarms and routines that take the sleep schedule into account.
- Step tracker and leaderboards
- Counts steps with daily, weekly and monthly insights and 8 achievement tiers, and ranks friends on step leaderboards: 3 friends on the free plan, 25 on Pro.
- AI Roast Mode and reports
- 30 AI personas write humorous feedback based on the user's real activity data, with shareable roast cards. Pro includes 5 roasts per day and AI-powered daily reports.
- Focus timer and sounds
- Pomodoro focus sessions with a full-screen mode, 50 focus music tracks and 60 ambient sounds that can be mixed and put on a sleep timer.
- Habit tracker
- Daily habit streaks on a visual calendar, with goal-based and metric tracking and a completion history.
- Journal and voice notes
- A journal with mood tracking, gratitude entries, searchable notes and voice-to-text in 15 languages.
Where it runs
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Health Connect
SparkDay is made by Apratim Sahu.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
17/69
Other daily planner apps it is graded above
SparkDay's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 17 of the 69 other daily planner apps we grade, and level with 17.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 53 of 69) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $4.17 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $4.17 for the category: 24 of the 52 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 17 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 70 daily planner apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. SparkDay’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 11 of 69
- BFree plan and trialAbove 53 of 69
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 69
- BEase of useAbove 37 of 69
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 8 of 69
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 57 daily planner apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. SparkDay is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of SparkDay you could make: tasks, time blocking, habit tracking, Pomodoro timer and mood tracking. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 35 of the 69 other daily planner apps grade higher. It costs $49.99 a year.
What you could make
- Tasks, time blocking, habit tracking, Pomodoro timer and mood tracking: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A library of sound you would have to license.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. SparkDay’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Structured, Tiimo, TimeBloc, Owaves and Sectograph
The 5 tools SparkDay is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.0GPA
Structured
Free plan · from $2.99/mo
Visual day planner that puts tasks and events on one timeline.
- Only Structured lists a web app.
- Only Structured lists a macOS app.
- Structured can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- 2.4GPA
Tiimo
Free plan · from $7.00
Visual daily planner with an AI co-planner and focus timer.
- Only Tiimo lists a web app.
- Only Tiimo lists a macOS app.
- SparkDay also covers Pomodoro timer, focus music and habit tracking.
- 2.2GPA
TimeBloc
Free plan · from $19.99
Time-blocking phone app that shows the day as colored blocks.
- SparkDay also covers Pomodoro timer, focus music, habit tracking and mood tracking.
- TimeBloc also covers calendar.
- 2.0GPA
Owaves
Free plan · from $12.99/mo
Circular 24-hour day planner built around your body clock.
- Only SparkDay lists an Android app.
- SparkDay also covers tasks, time blocking, Pomodoro timer, focus music, habit tracking and mood tracking.
- Owaves also covers calendar and goals.
- 2.6GPA
Sectograph
Free plan · from $3.99 one-time
Circular day planner that maps calendar events onto a clock face.
- SparkDay also covers tasks, Pomodoro timer, focus music, habit tracking and mood tracking.
- Sectograph also covers calendar.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is SparkDay free?
SparkDay has a free plan. Core features are free with ads and no account: activity planning, step tracking, journal, habits, reminders, focus timer and decision helper, with up to 3 leaderboard friends.
How much does SparkDay cost?
SparkDay lists 3 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does SparkDay work on?
SparkDay is available on iOS and Android.
Does SparkDay offer any discounts?
SparkDay publicly lists the following: About 40% less with the yearly plan.
Does SparkDay have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. SparkDay is listed for iOS and Android.
Does SparkDay have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. SparkDay is listed for iOS and Android.
Is SparkDay open source?
SparkDay is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 9, 2026.
What does SparkDay integrate with?
SparkDay's listing names Health Connect. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes SparkDay?
SparkDay is made by Apratim Sahu.
What are the alternatives to SparkDay?
The closest alternatives to SparkDay in our directory are Structured, Tiimo, TimeBloc, Owaves and Sectograph.
How does SparkDay compare with other daily planner apps?
SparkDay's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 17 of the 69 other daily planner apps we grade, and level with 17.
Is SparkDay good value for money?
ToolGPA grades SparkDay C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $4.17 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $4.17 for the category: 24 of the 52 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of SparkDay?
The plain part of SparkDay you could make: tasks, time blocking, habit tracking, Pomodoro timer and mood tracking.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from SparkDay’s own pages on Oct 9, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from SparkDay's own site and its store listings on 9 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-04-11.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Apratim Sahu. Prices change, so check sparkdayapp.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- SparkDay, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/sparkday
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what SparkDay’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. SparkDay is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Apratim Sahu. Prices and plans change: check sparkdayapp.com before you buy.