Continuo vs Life Wrapped
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Continuo
This app helps you improve by tracking important daily activities in a visually appealing calendar. Monitor your progress over time to identify areas needing more focus. Offers free unlimited tracking with an optional subscription for advanced features like cloud sync and Siri integration.
- Track unlimited activities
- Colorful calendar view
- Progress statistics
- Cloud sync and backup
- Daily notes
- Siri shortcuts
- Home screen widget
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Improve yourself, one day at a time. Easily track the activities that are important to you in a beautiful, colorful calendar. You can see your progress over time, and pinpoint which activities are going great, and which need some extra time commitment. Track an unlimited number of activities for free, for as long as you want. For a small annual subscription, you can sync and back up your data, add a daily note, record your activities with Siri, and much more. SYNC Back up your data to the cloud, securely and automatically. REMINDERS Set an optional daily reminder that gently prompts you enter your data. COLORS Assign any color to each of your activities. DAILY NOTE Optionally write a short note to remember what happened that day. SIRI SHORTCUTS Find out how an activity is going, or set an activity amount, simply by talking to Siri. TODAY WIDGET View your current data on a widget on your home screen, without opening the app. DARK MODE Switch to a beautiful dark color scheme, or let the app do it automatically based on the time of day. STATISTICS View a graphical display of your progress over time. BACKUP Save or share a JSON or CSV file of all your data. -------- "We know that tracking habits is a great way to improve motivation. If you’re looking for an app to help you with that, Continuo is easily one of the prettier looking apps for doing so." - Lifehacker Regularly featured by Apple in the App Store's "Build Better Habits" and "Apps We Love" lists in the United States, China, and Canada! -------- We're always looking for ways to improve Continuo, so please contact support@continuo.app with questions or suggestions.
Life Wrapped
This privacy-focused audio journaling app uses AI to transcribe your voice recordings, offering insights into your thoughts and patterns. It automatically segments recordings and keeps all data on your device for enhanced security.
- Auto-chunking recording
- On-device transcription
- AI-powered summaries
- Rich insights (topics, sentiment, patterns)
- Privacy-first design
- Voice memo capture
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Life Wrapped is a private audio journal. Tap once and talk about your day, a meeting or a walk home. The app writes it down on your device, gives every recording a title and a summary, and wraps up your year when it ends. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Transcription runs on your iPhone or iPad with Apple's on-device speech recognition. Your audio never leaves your device. • No account, no analytics, no ads, no tracking. • Your journal is stored on your device. Export it or delete it whenever you like. RECORD • One tap to record, filed under Work or Personal. • Long entries are split into short parts so they transcribe quickly. • Add notes, fix a transcript and star your favorites. • Widgets start a recording from your Home Screen or Lock Screen. SUMMARIES, YOUR WAY • Key Sentences picks out your most important sentences. Free, and works offline. • Offline AI is a model you download once. It then runs on your device for free. • Apple Intelligence is built into supported devices on iOS 26 or later. Free. • Cloud AI gives the most detailed summaries, using your own OpenAI or Anthropic API key. It's a one-time purchase with no subscription, and your provider bills you directly for what you use. • A summary written by a better option is never replaced by a plainer one without asking you. Earlier versions are kept, so you can bring one back, and older recordings can be upgraded when you switch to a stronger option. LOOK BACK • Overview shows today, yesterday and a summary of each month, for work, personal or both. • Year Wrap tells the story of your year: wins, challenges, projects, people, places and the topics you kept coming back to. Every summary option can make one; Apple Intelligence and Cloud AI write the fullest story. • Statistics show your streak, when you record most and the words you use most. • Search titles, notes and transcripts. MADE FOR IPAD TOO On iPad, History shows your recordings and the one you pick side by side, and recordings and Year Wrap spread into two columns. EXPORT Export JSON, Markdown or PDF, for one year or everything, and import a JSON backup. Cloud AI sends text from your journal, never audio, to the provider you choose. The privacy policy lists exactly what is sent: https://jsayram.github.io/life-wrapped/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Continuo at every 9 days against Life Wrapped's every 9 months. Continuo also leads on ratings volume (279 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Continuo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Life Wrapped sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Life Wrapped holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Continuo has 279 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Continuo ships an update every 9 days, Life Wrapped every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Continuo | Life Wrapped |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (279 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 279 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Naftali Beder | Jose Ramirez-Villa |
Customer experience
Continuo
Life Wrapped
Bugs and requests
Continuo
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes immediately upon opening
- Significant performance lag and stuttering in recent updates
- Statistics showing 'no days recorded' despite logged activities
- iPad app only works in portrait mode, not landscape
- Accidentally removed activities still count toward statistics
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- Colors appear differently or are indistinguishable in dark mode
- Recent update changed original colors to more saturated versions
- Menu navigation unintuitive (tapping to close doesn't work as expected)
Requested features
13 requests- Native iPad app with proper landscape orientation
- Interactive iOS 17 widgets with slider controls
- Dark mode toggle with better color compatibility
- Individual reminders for each habit/task
- Notes or comments feature for daily entries
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- Numeric input option alongside sliders
- Ability to edit activities on any day, not just current day
- Improved statistics dashboard with completion rates
- Landscape view for better bar visibility
- Precise slider stop points (e.g., 20%, 1 out of 5)
- Time tracking feature for activities
- Curated color packs or custom color creation
- Improved font options
Life Wrapped
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Continuo
- Premium$0.991 Month
- Premium$3.991 Year
- Unlock App$2.99
Life Wrapped
- Smartest AI$2.99









