Comparison

Timelines Time Tracking vs Existence

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

Head to head
About

Timelines Time Tracking

Easily track your personal and work hours with this intuitive time tracking app. Visualize your time usage with interactive timelines and charts, set goals, and gain insights to improve efficiency and productivity. Sync across devices and export your data.

Highlights
  • Quick data entry with timers
  • Interactive timeline visualizations
  • Statistics and trend charts
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Daily, weekly, monthly goals
  • Siri Shortcuts integration
  • Detailed PDF and CSV exports
Features
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Timelines is an easy-to-use yet powerful time tracking app that helps you understand how you spend your day, improve your productivity, and build better habits. Track work, personal activities, health routines, and daily habits in one place, then visualize your time with an interactive timeline and charts to uncover patterns and make the most out of your time. I personally wasn't happy with the way I was spending my time, so I decided to build a tool to help myself and others figure out a way to become more efficient. Timelines has been enabling me and other users to understand where our time is actually going, helping us improve our routines, build better habits, increase productivity, and achieve more in our personal and professional lives. I sincerely believe it can do the same for you. – Lukas Petr, founder of Timelines Timelines has been featured by Apple (New Apps We Love, App of the Day), and reviewed on 9To5Mac, MacStories, Tech Crunch, The Verge, Wired, and more. ▶ WHAT CAN YOU TRACK? Timelines can help you track and understand how you spend time across all areas of your life: - Work tasks and projects - Personal activities and daily routines - Habits and self-improvement goals - Workouts, sleep, and health data - Study sessions and learning - Hobbies, side projects, and free time - Family and social activities - Anything you can imagine ▶ QUICK TIME TRACKING - track time spent on work, habits, health, or any activity you want - control tracking with just 1 tap - grid mode of timers - track from Home Screen with powerful widgets - see your current activity on Lock Screen as a Live Activity - easily edit and add past events ▶ POWERFUL VISUALIZATIONS - see how you spend your time on an interactive timeline - playful statistics mode with pie chart - see trends over time using bar chart - subcategories - breakdown of your events - quickly filter categories ▶ SYNC BETWEEN DEVICES - have an always up-to-date backup of your data with Timelines Cloud - sync between your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, in real-time - sign in using your email address or your Apple ID ▶ TIME-BASED GOALS - define daily, weekly, and monthly time-based goals - see your progress and stay on track - periodic reports with rich notifications - get rewarded for reaching a goal with confetti ▶ AUTOMATIONS - build workflows with Siri Shortcuts - use Siri to start and stop timers - import workouts, sleep, and meditation from Apple Health ▶ AND MORE - detailed PDF and CSV exports - timely and customizable reminders - archive unused categories - lots of possible customizations ▶ APPLE WATCH APP - watch face complication for quick access - haptic feedback on start and stop of timers - set event names using dictation or choose from recent - adjust start and end times using the digital crown - see active timer’s duration and category on watch face - real-time sync with iPhone and iPad using Timelines Cloud - see list of past past entries and edit them easily - daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly statistics ▶ WHAT IS FREE? - track up to 3 categories - basic exporting - pie chart - see events on a timeline - events log - reminders ▶ TIMELINES PRO - sync between devices - unlimited categories - bar chart - goals - detailed exports - import from Apple Health - subcategories - support development Timelines has been in active development for over 9 years now. Lots of effort, attention and care went into every detail of the app. Start taking control of your time today. In just a few days, you'll begin to understand your habits, improve your productivity, and make better decisions about how you spend your time. I love working on Timelines, and a big part of my vision is to listen closely to users and incorporate their feedback. If you have any questions or suggestions, please reach out to me at lukas@timelines.app. – Lukas Petr, founder of Timelines * Privacy policy: https://timelines.app/privacy/ * Terms of Use: https://timelines.app/terms/

About

Existence

This app helps you understand how you spend your time and align your actions with your intentions. It guides you through designing, accounting for, and optimizing your weekly schedule to bridge the gap between your ideal and real self.

Highlights
  • Time Intelligence Platform
  • Time Creation Cycle guidance
  • Time Block scheduling
  • Personalized AI insights
  • Time Alignment Score
  • Calendar imports
  • Predictive tagging
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A calendar reflects what you do with your time. Existence shows what type of person your time is actually creating. Existence is a Time Intelligence Platform that turns your time into data, your data into understanding, and your understanding into a life more precisely aligned with the one you intend to create. It guides you through the Time Creation Cycle. Each week, you Design your time with intention, Account for what actually happened, and Optimize based on what your record reveals. Each cycle moves you closer to the person you intend to be. DISCOVER THE REAL YOU Most people believe they know how their time is spent, yet the gap between what they think they do and what they actually do is wider than most realize. The Ideal You is the person you know you're capable of being, and the Real You is the person your time actually creates. Existence makes the distance between them visible. DESIGN YOUR WEEK Life is created week by week. Time Blocks structure your week across Work, Life, Health, and Sleep pillars, setting intentions for what you'll do, when, where, and with whom. Each week, you design your time with intention, block by block, projecting the Ideal You forward in time. ACCOUNT FOR ALL OF YOUR TIME Most time goes unaccounted for, and what goes unaccounted for can't be understood, changed, or optimized. As each Time Block passes, update it to reflect what actually happened. Over time, Existence reveals the quality of your experiences and where your life is most out of alignment with your intentions. ACCOUNT FOR ALL OF YOUR TIME Most time goes unaccounted for, and what goes unaccounted for can't be understood, changed, or optimized. As each Time Block passes, update it to reflect what actually happened. Over time, Existence reveals the quality of your experiences and where your life is most out of alignment with your intentions. INPUT YOUR DATA WITH EASE Calendar imports, recurring blocks, and predictive tagging make the practice lightweight. The more you use Existence, the more it learns, automating your Time Blocks so each cycle runs faster than the last. CONSULT YOUR PERSONALIZED AI Existence AI provides targeted insights based on your time data. Ask it why your energy drops mid-week, which environments make you most focused, or how the way you spend your days compares to the life you said you wanted. The more time you account for, the sharper its guidance becomes. LEARN FROM THE DATA Your Time Alignment Score reveals how much of your time is accounted for, how closely your actions track your intentions, and where the gaps are. That clarity is what moves you closer to the Ideal You. With the data you provide, Existence turns your record into understanding. That understanding becomes the input for the following week’s Design. Each cycle gets clearer, each adjustment more precise. Over time, the Real You and the Ideal You move closer together. Existence closes the gap between who you are and who you intend to become. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Timelines Time Tracking4 screens
Existence4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Existence at every 3 days against Timelines Time Tracking's monthly. Existence also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Timelines Time Tracking's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 6) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Timelines Time Tracking sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Existence sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Existence holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timelines Time Tracking has 1.6K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Timelines Time Tracking's written reviews are positive against 100% of Existence's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timelines Time Tracking ships an update monthly, Existence every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Timelines Time Tracking versus Existence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimelines Time TrackingExistence
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.6K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K — better6
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLukas PetrExistence LLC

Customer experience

Timelines Time Tracking

All ratings1,552 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral1.9%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews723 reviews
Positive92.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative4.7%

Existence

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Timelines Time Tracking

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional sync issues between devices
  • Rare crashes or data loss after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to create and reuse time tracking templates
  • Option to group timelines into folders or categories
  • Improved iPad and Mac support
  • Reminders and alerts for time limits or goals

Existence

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Timelines Time Tracking

Subscriptions8
  • Timelines PRO Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Timelines PRO Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Timelines PRO Monthly2 variants$7.991 Month
Show 5 more
  • Timelines PRO Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Timelines PRO Legacy Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Timelines PRO Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Timelines PRO Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Timelines PRO Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Timelines PRO Lifetime$159.99
2 purchases

Existence

Subscriptions2
  • Founding Member Monthly$29.991 Month
  • Founding Member Annual$299.991 Year

Questions

Is Timelines Time Tracking free?
Timelines Time Tracking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Existence free?
Existence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timelines Time Tracking or Existence?
Existence is rated higher. Timelines Time Tracking averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Existence averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Timelines Time Tracking or Existence have ads?
Neither Timelines Time Tracking nor Existence shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timelines Time Tracking or Existence?
Timelines Time Tracking ships an update monthly, and Existence every 3 days. Most recently, Timelines Time Tracking was updated on October 10, 2026 and Existence on October 14, 2026.

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