Comparison

Nirvana for GTD vs Timegres

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Nirvana for GTD

This app helps you capture, organize, and focus on your to-dos using the Getting Things Done methodology. It offers a flexible system to manage tasks without pressure, ensuring nothing gets missed across all your devices.

Highlights
  • Capture to-dos instantly
  • Organize with Projects, Areas, and Tags
  • Focus on what matters now
  • Smart views (Next, Scheduled, Someday)
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Flexible and pressure-free system
Features
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Inspired by Getting Things Done®, Nirvana is your trusted space to capture all your to-dos, organize with intention, and focus on what matters right now. Ever feel like you're juggling too much? Nirvana offers a gentle, flexible way to get things done—no pressure, no clutter, no guilt. Here's how it works • Capture to-dos as they pop up • Clarify what needs doing and what can wait • Organize using Projects, Areas, and Tags • Review regularly to stay on track • Engage with what's most important right now Smart views that help you focus • Next — things you can do anytime • Scheduled — to do in the future • Someday — ideas on the back burner Everything stays in sync across your devices, so you can check in whenever, wherever. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them." — David Allen Whether you're balancing work, creative projects, family life, or all of the above, Nirvana frees your mind with the confidence that everything is captured and nothing gets missed. "It's by far the best GTD app I have used (and I've tried them all!)." — Damian Surr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Questions, suggestions, or want to learn more?  Visit https://www.nirvanahq.com or email us at support@nirvanahq.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - GTD® and Getting Things Done® are registered trademarks of the David Allen Company. Nirvana is not affiliated with or endorsed by the David Allen Company. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Apple's Standard EULA is here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Timegres

This planner helps you organize tasks, events, and goals by showing your available capacity. It allows you to schedule work realistically, keep related items connected, and reuse day templates. Sync your planning data across devices using iCloud.

Highlights
  • Capacity-aware scheduling
  • Integrated task and event management
  • Reusable day templates
  • iCloud sync
  • Planned vs. tracked time comparison
  • Private by design, no account needed
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Timegres is a capacity-aware planner for organizing tasks, events, goals, notes, and reusable day templates. It helps you understand how much open time you have, schedule work into realistic time blocks, and keep related tasks and goals connected. Timegres also offers iCloud sync so planning data can stay up to date across devices. Most calendars show what is already scheduled. Timegres also shows what can still fit. Plan around real capacity - See open time, committed time, and your longest uninterrupted open block - Check whether deadline tasks fit before the day gets overloaded - Fit pending tasks into open time with a preview you can adjust Work from one canvas - Keep tasks, events, reminders, notes, and countdowns together - Overlay Apple Calendar events read-only so meetings count against capacity - Switch between a time grid and agenda view Reuse what works - Save day templates for meeting days, admin days, writing days, recovery days, and more - Preview templates against your schedule and auto-arrange conflicts into open time Review and improve - Track actual time with a timer or manual logs - Compare planned versus tracked time - Use daily and weekly insights to spot patterns - Close the loop with recaps and area breakdowns Private by design - No Timegres account or sign-in - No analytics or tracking - Sync uses your private iCloud account - Apple Calendar access is optional and read-only - User-facing reminders and alerts are scheduled locally - JSON backup export when you want it Paid once. No subscriptions.

Screenshots

Nirvana for GTD4 screens
Timegres4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nirvana for GTD at Free against Timegres's $7.99. Nirvana for GTD also leads on ratings volume (283 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). Timegres's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). On update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Nirvana for GTD is free to download; Timegres costs $7.99 up front. Nirvana for GTD sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Timegres asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Timegres holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nirvana for GTD has 283 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Nirvana for GTD versus Timegres: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNirvana for GTDTimegres
PriceFree — better$7.99
Rating4.5 (283 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings283 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNirvanahqInoa Labs LLC

Customer experience

Nirvana for GTD

All ratings283 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral2.8%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews191 reviews
Positive75.4%
Neutral8.9%
Negative15.7%

Timegres

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Nirvana for GTD

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Recurring tasks duplicating
  • Spam tasks appearing
  • App freezing or going blank
  • Sync issues causing data loss

Requested features

8 requests
  • iOS widgets
  • Calendar integration
  • Siri/IFTTT integration
  • Location-based reminders
  • Attachment support
Show 3 more
  • Improved multi-task editing
  • More frequent updates
  • Collaborative features

Timegres

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Nirvana for GTD

Subscriptions3
  • Nirvana Pro$4.991 Month
  • Nirvana Pro$35.991 Year
  • Nirvana Pro7 Days trial$36.001 Year
One-time2
  • One Year Subscription$29.99
  • Lifetime Subscription$49.99
None

Timegres

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nirvana for GTD free?
Nirvana for GTD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Timegres free?
Timegres costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nirvana for GTD or Timegres?
Timegres is rated higher. Nirvana for GTD averages 4.5 out of 5 from 283 ratings, while Timegres averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Nirvana for GTD or Timegres have ads?
Neither Nirvana for GTD nor Timegres shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nirvana for GTD or Timegres?
Nirvana for GTD ships an update every 2 weeks, and Timegres every 2 weeks. Most recently, Nirvana for GTD was updated on October 11, 2026 and Timegres on October 1, 2026.

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