TimeOfYourLife Timer vs Pencil Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TimeOfYourLife Timer
This app helps you improve productivity and break bad habits by tracking your time. It offers intelligent activity tracking, goal setting, and insights into your time patterns. Seamlessly integrates with Apple Watch and Apple Health for comprehensive self-improvement.
- Track multiple activities simultaneously
- Real-time scoring and daily score calculation
- Goal setting and limits for activities
- Apple Watch integration with complications
- Daily, weekly, and historical analytics
- Automatic sync with Apple Health
- Privacy-focused with on-device storage
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Take Control of Your Time. Transform Your Life by improving productivity and cut down on bad habits. TimeOfYourLife is the ultimate time tracking app designed for iPhone, Apple Watch, and iPad, helping you build better habits by making every minute count, with a focus on data privacy. INTELLIGENT TIME TRACKING - Track multiple activities simultaneously - Real-time scoring system: earn points for productive activities, stay accountable for time-wasting ones - Automatic daily score calculation shows your productivity at a glance - New Daily Focus section helps you get back on track on what activities have been neglected - Set goals and limits for any activity to increase time spent on good habits and reduce bad ones, respectively - Count your steps and convert those into positive time spent, plus support for automatic exercise, mindfulness and even sunlight minutes tracking POWERFUL APPLE WATCH INTEGRATION - Easy to use watchOS app that syncs accurately with iPhone - Quick-access complications for all major watch faces - Instant timer start/stop from your wrist INSIGHTS THAT INSPIRE CHANGE - Beautiful charts reveal your time patterns and trends - Daily, weekly, and historical analytics - Activity breakdown shows exactly where your time goes - Celebrate streaks and milestone achievements PREMIUM FEATURES (Optional Subscription) - Up to 12 custom activities and timers - Smart analysis of your time spent with suggestions - Automatic Sync with Apple Health activities (exercise or workout minutes, steps converted to minutes, time in sunlight, mindfulness and more) - Advanced goal setting with smart notifications - Time restrictions to enforce healthy boundaries PRIVACY FIRST - Your data stays yours—stored securely on your device - iCloud sync keeps your progress across all devices - No ads, no tracking, no data selling PERFECT FOR: - Breaking bad habits (social media, gaming, TV) - Building productive routines (reading, learning, exercise) - Freelancers tracking billable hours - Students managing study time - Anyone serious about self-improvement WORKS EVERYWHERE - Full-featured iPhone and iPad apps - Full-featured Apple Watch app with complication support for most watch faces - Seamless iCloud sync across all your devices - Track on your wrist, review on your phone Start your journey to better time management today. Download TimeOfYourLife and make every minute meaningful. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://coolcomputing.com/privacy_policy.php?timeofyourlife
Pencil Planner
This app allows users to visually plan their schedules by drawing appointments directly onto a calendar. It offers an intuitive, pen-on-paper experience for effortless scheduling, making it ideal for families and couples to coordinate activities and boost overall productivity.
- Draw appointments directly on calendar
- Intuitive pen-on-paper planning
- Visual family planner
- Couple calendar for shared planning
- Boost productivity and organization
- Supports iPad stylus input
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Ditch the Text, Draw Your Schedule with Stift! Tired of typing appointments? Stift lets you unleash the power of your tablet pen. Draw your schedule directly on the calendar! Why Stift? Effortless Scheduling: Draw appointments for any day, week, or month. It's that simple! Natural Planning: Forget the keyboard frustration. Stift feels intuitive, just like using a pen on paper. Perfect for Families: Coordinate everyone's activities with a visual, fun family planner. Keep track of soccer practice, music lessons, and movie nights - all in one place! Boost Productivity: Manage your time visually and stay organized with Stift. Work together: Use the calendar as a couple calendar and plan your year together. Stift: The fun and easy way to schedule your life. Please read the licensed application end user license agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ And our Terms of Service: https://www.s5t.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pencil Planner at Free against TimeOfYourLife Timer's $9.99. Pencil Planner also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
Pencil Planner is free to download; TimeOfYourLife Timer costs $9.99 up front. TimeOfYourLife Timer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Pencil Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TimeOfYourLife Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, Pencil Planner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimeOfYourLife Timer | Pencil Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 84.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Juicestand Inc | TNX Apps UG |
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In-app purchases
TimeOfYourLife Timer
- TimeOfYourLife Max Monthly$2.991 Month
- TimeOfYourLife Max Annual14 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Pro Features$9.99
- Max Lifetime$99.99
Pencil Planner
- Quarterly Pro$2.993 Months
- Yearly Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Year
- Pro$12.99
Questions
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