Comparison

Time Arrow vs OpticalHR

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

Head to head
About

Time Arrow

Track important dates with a countdown and count-up tool. Never forget anniversaries, birthdays, or payment deadlines again. Offers quick recording, sharing, and customizable widgets.

Highlights
  • Countdown and count-up modes
  • Quick event recording
  • Card sharing
  • Multiple widget options
  • Annual/monthly anniversary display
  • Cloud backup (Premium)
  • Daily reminders (Premium)
Features
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■ Apple Today Recommendation ■ App Introduction Time Arrow is a count down day recording tool to help you manage important days such as anniversaries, birthdays, repayment days and so on. There are always days in life that you want to record: - Do you remember your mom's and dad's birthday? - How many days have you been born? - What's the date do you have to pay back your credit card every month? - How many days to get paid? - Will the rent be paid next month? - Do you need a physical examination once a year? - Don't forget to take medicine at night? - Did you walk the dog today? Did you shovel shit? - Don't forget to punch in at night? - Did you pay the tuition fee? - What's the date of this month? You must have more important days to record... ■ Function Introduction - Cycle design: a more intuitive display of the annual monthly anniversary. - Count down & Count up: one mode supporting two counting ways. - Quick Recording: No tedious steps, quick preset 1 step to complete. - Card Sharing: One-click Sharing Exquisite Countdown Days Cards to Friends. - Widget: multiple widgets for your choice, quick Preview. - Back up: Keep important information in the cloud without fear of loss (Premium) - Daily Reminder: Date approaching, timely reminder (Premium) - Add to Calendar: Export to system calendar and reminder (Premium) - Secure Access: Password needed when open app each time (Premium) - Hidden Page: flexible display, minimalism to the end (Premium) ■ About Me - Personal Works Apple Recommend App: Time Arrow, Flaaash, Easy Period, Lover List, Sun & Moon - Contact Information My Email: hanchongzan@icloud.com If you have any suggestions and ideas, you can send messages me at any time. I will continue to develop more good applications. Thanks for aurwiz's support to Russian Thanks for Nantadech's support for Thai ■ Terms of Use Time Arrow Premium Subscription is a subscription-based paid-up service, which means that you will pay in advance for future use of the service. You can currently choose to pay the service on an annual basis. At the end of each subscription cycle, your subscription is automatically renewed by default unless you explicitly cancel the automatic renewal or cancelled by Time Arrow. - Fees: Now Premium is set a standard fee as $0.99 per year. This price may be changed during promotion period. If the price is adjusted, the new price will take effect for the next subscription cycle. - Refund: After the trial period, you shall never be refunded the fee. Please voluntarily cancel your payment of service. - Unsubscribe: If you want to unsubscribe, please cancel it at least 24 hours in advance. You can cancel it as follow steps: Enter Into The System Settings - Click Apple ID - Click Subscription - Select Time Arrow Premium - unsubscribe. Terms of Use: https://shimo.im/docs/tGwwvxCvj8KxjyvX Privacy Policy: https://shimo.im/docs/CCDjcWytvwWRvxkt

About

OpticalHR

Features
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Welcome to OPTICALHR, the official self-service mobile application designed to empower employees and streamline HR processes. With our intuitive and secure platform, you can manage all your essential HR tasks directly from your mobile device, anytime, anywhere. Say goodbye to paperwork and long email chains. OPTICALHR puts the power in your hands, offering a seamless interface to connect with your workplace and stay on top of your professional life

Screenshots

Time Arrow4 screens
OpticalHR3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OpticalHR at none against Time Arrow's 2. OpticalHR also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Time Arrow's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price 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 Arrow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. OpticalHR asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Arrow ships an update every 5 weeks, OpticalHR fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Time Arrow versus OpticalHR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime ArrowOpticalHR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (88 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings88 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer重赞 韩Links4Engg India Private Limited

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Time Arrow

Subscriptions1
  • Premium - Yearly Subscription$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium$4.99
None

OpticalHR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time Arrow free?
Time Arrow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OpticalHR free?
OpticalHR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Time Arrow or OpticalHR have ads?
Time Arrow shows ads; OpticalHR does not.
Which is updated more often, Time Arrow or OpticalHR?
Time Arrow ships an update every 5 weeks, and OpticalHR fortnightly. Most recently, Time Arrow was updated on October 14, 2026 and OpticalHR on October 11, 2026.

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