What happened today in history? Read the day's events, build a quiz streak, and put giant year numerals on your Home Screen. Completely redesigned — new for 2026.
Every day in history, beautifully told.
What happened on this day? Revolutions, moon landings, first ascents — real events from the world's largest encyclopedia, in a design worth reading.
READ TODAY'S EVENTS
A timeline of world history for every day of the year — global, not US-only, with a 30-second explainer for every event.
PLAY THE DAILY QUIZ
Read two events to unlock five questions built from today's history. Keep your streak alive and share your score — with the answer printed upside down, like the puzzle page.
WIDGETS EVERYWHERE
Giant year numerals on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy and Apple Watch. History you can read from across the room.
EXPLORE ANY DATE
Jump to any day in history — your birthday, an anniversary, a random Tuesday in 1848. Pin favourites and they return every year.
BORN ON THIS DAY
See who shares the date — and add your birthday for "on the day you were born" deep dives.
MADE TO BE READ
Swiss typography, full VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support, offline reading, iCloud sync across iPhone, Apple Watch and Apple TV.
ON THIS DAY PLUS
Unlock every date, every widget style, quiz stats and streak repair — and remove all ads. Yearly with a free trial, or pay once for lifetime.
Download free and see what happened on your day.
It’s a very fun and interesting app! I enjoy the facts and educational information. Some of which I share with my boys.
Search Feature not working
fflintstone
Enjoyable app, interesting history, however on iOS 15 the search feature doesn’t work. Let’s you plug in a date but always reverts to current day. Deleted and reloaded. Same. Plus day won’t change. I would literally have to reload app daily for it to work. Would rate higher if it worked.
Msu
Snapp(5ol)
Miss you
On this day
Charlie taco
The search date does not function
On This Day 2.0 — redesigned from the ground up.
- A new Swiss design with a timeline for every day
- Daily quiz with streaks, built from real events
- Widgets for Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy
- Explore any date, pin favourites
- Apple Watch and Apple TV apps
- Full VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support
Version 2.0
Subscriptions
On This Day Plus - Yearly
Every year of history, every widget, and your day
Free Trial
In-App Purchases
On This Day Plus - Lifetime
Every year of history unlocked, forever.
$14.99
The developer, Daniel Hollis, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
Location
Identifiers
Usage Data
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Location
Identifiers
Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
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The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More
Supported Features
VoiceOver
Voice Control
Larger Text
Differentiate Without Color Alone
Sufficient Contrast
Reduced Motion
Information
Seller
Daniel Hollis
Size
54.5 MB
Category
News
Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
