Most planner apps are free because you are the product. Dayden isn't. It carries no ads and no third-party trackers, its AI runs on your own device, it works with no connection at all, and you pay for it exactly once — $29, for life.
Privacy claims are cheap, so here is the specific version — what Dayden does, and just as importantly what it doesn't.
No advertising, no third-party analytics pixels, no data brokers. Your information is never sold. There's no ad-funded tier, so there's no commercial reason to profile you.
The assistant and smart quick-capture use the model built into your browser (Gemini Nano in Chrome and Edge). What you type is not sent to Dayden or to any AI company.
Plan, tick and capture with no signal. Sync happens when you're back online — the app doesn't hold your day hostage to a connection.
Data lives on your device and in your own private cloud backup so your devices agree with each other. Least-privilege rules scope every read and write to your account alone.
Turn on TOTP two-factor authentication in Settings with any authenticator app, once your email is verified.
GDPR-compliant (UK/EU), with account and data deletion built into the app. No support ticket, no retention dark pattern.
This is the part most privacy pages skip. An app has to be paid for somehow, and how it's paid for decides what it does to you. Free planners are usually funded by advertising, which needs attention and profiles. Subscription planners need you to keep renewing, which rewards lock-in and makes your data an exit barrier.
Dayden is funded by a single $29 purchase. Once you've bought it, the incentive to mine you simply isn't there — the transaction is already finished. That's a duller business model, and a much better one for you.
| Dayden | Typical free planner | |
|---|---|---|
| Funded by | One $29 purchase | Advertising or a subscription |
| Ads | None | Usually, unless you upgrade |
| Third-party trackers | None | Common (analytics, ad SDKs) |
| AI processing | On your device | Sent to a cloud AI provider |
| Works offline | Offline-first | Often limited or unusable |
| Delete everything | In-app, self-serve | Varies; often a support request |
Private doesn't have to mean bare. Dayden covers daily priorities, habits with streaks, life-admin reminders (MOT, insurance, renewals, birthdays), lists and templates, meal planning that fills a shopping list, money tracking with a monthly budget, goals, and a weekly review — plus opt-in extras like water, mood, medications, car and home upkeep and prayer times. One app, one price, instead of six subscriptions that each want a profile of you.
Yes. Dayden carries no ads and no third-party trackers or analytics pixels, and never sells data. It's paid for by a single $29 purchase rather than by advertising, so there's no business reason to profile you.
No. The AI assistant and smart quick-capture run on your own device using the browser's built-in model (Gemini Nano in Chrome and Edge). Your text isn't sent to Dayden or to any third-party AI provider.
On your device, plus your own private cloud backup so your devices stay in sync. Least-privilege security rules scope data to your account alone, and you can delete your account and everything in it from inside the app.
Yes — it's offline-first. Plan, tick and capture with no connection at all, and it syncs when you're back online.
Yes. Optional TOTP two-factor authentication is available in Settings with any authenticator app, once your email address is verified.
Yes — an account (Google, or email and password) is what carries your licence and keeps your devices in sync. Dayden never asks for more than that, and never stores passwords for anything else you use.