Comparison

Remaining vs Time Left

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

Head to head
About

Remaining

Track the remaining time in the current year with this simple tool. Available on iPhone and Apple Watch, it helps you stay mindful of time and make the most of every second.

Highlights
  • Yearly countdown
  • iPhone support
  • Apple Watch support
  • Time management tool
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Happy New Year! How was last year? "I can't believe how quickly the time has gone and that it is already the beginning of December!" That's one of those things. Not one second can be wasted to succeed. This app is a useful tool to stop wasting time running on iPhone and Apple Watch. You can check the remaining time of this year anywhere. Let's do our best. Have a good year!

About

Time Left

Visualize your remaining time on Earth with this app. Input your birthdate and expected lifespan to see your life broken down into month blocks or a 24-hour day. It encourages purposeful living by highlighting the preciousness of every moment.

Highlights
  • Visualize lifespan in month blocks
  • Life clock condensed to a 24-hour day
  • Detailed countdown of remaining time
  • Customizable color themes
  • Widget support
Features
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How much time do you have left? Enter your date of birth and your life expectancy, and LIFE LEFT makes the answer visible: your life in months, as a 24-hour clock, and as a countdown that never stops. A simple memento mori app for anyone who wants to spend their time on what actually matters. Not recommended if you'd rather not hear the clock ticking. ■ What you see ・Month Blocks – your whole life in months. Filled blocks are behind you; empty blocks are what's left. ・Life Clock – if your life were a single day, what time would it be right now? ・Countdown – the years, weeks, days, hours and minutes you have left. ・This Year – how much of this year is still ahead of you. ・Waking hours – set your average sleep and see only the hours you are actually awake. ■ Who it's for ・For anyone who feels the days slipping past and wants to start over. ・For anyone drawn to memento mori, Stoicism and the "Die with Zero" mindset. ・For anyone planning a bucket list, a career change, or simply a better week. ■ Hard Mode (one-time purchase, optional) ・Once a month, a notification tells you that another block of your life is gone. Blunt, honest, and not for everyone. ・Home Screen widgets that keep your remaining time in view. ・Color themes. ・No ads. Your remaining time is only an estimate. What you do with it is up to you.

Screenshots

Remaining4 screens
Time Left4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Time Left at 4.6 against Remaining's 1.0. Time Left also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (38 vs 1). Remaining's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Time Left sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Remaining asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Time Left holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time Left has 38 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remaining ships an update every 4 months, Time Left every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Remaining versus Time Left: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemainingTime Left
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.6 (38 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—90.9% of reviews
Number of ratings138 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTatsuya TobiokaDAIKI YUASA

Customer experience

Remaining

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Time Left

All ratings38 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

None

Remaining

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Time Left

One-time1
  • Premium Plan$4.99

Questions

Is Remaining free?
Remaining is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Time Left free?
Time Left is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Remaining or Time Left?
Time Left is rated higher. Remaining averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Time Left averages 4.6 from 38 ratings.
Do Remaining or Time Left have ads?
Both Remaining and Time Left show ads.
Which is updated more often, Remaining or Time Left?
Remaining ships an update every 4 months, and Time Left every 2 weeks. Most recently, Remaining was updated on October 15, 2026 and Time Left on October 13, 2026.

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