Comparison

TimeFinder vs Timeline Planner

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

Head to head
About

TimeFinder

This app helps you create flexible, color-coded daily schedules by time blocking tasks. It's designed for individuals who struggle with traditional planning, offering features like drag-and-drop task management and adaptive scheduling that adjusts to life's changes. Syncs with calendars and reminders across devices.

Highlights
  • Drag & Drop task scheduling
  • Flexible time block intervals
  • Color-coded task organization
  • Schedule shifting and task rollover
  • Split view for lists and schedule
  • Focus Mode timer
  • Calendar and Reminders sync
Features
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Finally, a planner that works the way your brain does. 400,000+ people use TimeFinder to build flexible, color-coded plans that bend—not break—when life happens. The #1 time blocking app on the App Store—refined over 8 years of user feedback. Whether you have ADHD, a packed schedule, or just a brain that resists plans, this is planning that finally clicks. "This app allows me to brain dump all my tasks into a list and then decide each day which ones to slide into my schedule. It's reduced my stress because I frequently overfill my day. Now I can realistically see what I can do." — LynnProgrammer SEE YOUR DAY. SHAPE YOUR DAY. - Drag & Drop: Pull tasks from your lists into your schedule—or back again - Flexible Time Blocks: Plan in 5, 10, 15, 30, or 60-minute chunks - Color-Coded Clarity: Every task gets a color so your day makes sense at a glance - Multiple Views: Day, week, month, and agenda—see your schedule your way PLANS CHANGE. THAT'S THE POINT. - Schedule Shift: Running late? Shift your tasks earlier or later with a single tap - Task Rollover: Roll unfinished tasks into available time slots—nothing gets lost - Task Bucket: Commit tasks to a date without locking them to a specific time - Zero Friction: Stretch, shrink, and rearrange by dragging—no menus needed "PRECISELY what I have been looking for, as if it were tailored for me! For ADHD persons—it is just so dang helpful!" — Summitmarlene LISTS. SCHEDULE. FOCUS. - Split View: See your lists and schedule side by side—drag between them - Focus Mode: A guided timer that helps you work through your plan, task by task - Apple Watch: See your upcoming schedule on your wrist with complications - Subtasks: Break big tasks into steps and track progress as you go SYNCS WITH YOUR LIFE - Calendar Sync: Import events from Apple Calendar, Google, and Outlook—and export your TimeFinder schedule back - Reminders Sync: Two-way sync with Apple Reminders—changes update in both apps - Widgets: Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Live Activities - iPhone, iPad, Mac & Apple Watch: Your schedule stays in sync across all your devices "I 'touch' my todo items just once—to put them on a time block to execute. These tasks aren't 'living' with me anymore. They're actually getting done." — Kurt4i MAKE IT YOURS - Color Palettes: Choose from dozens of presets—or build your own in the Palette Editor - Schedule Templates: Save your best routines and reapply them in one tap - Custom Intervals: Break up your day however works for you BUILT OVER 8 YEARS. SHAPED BY REAL USERS. TimeFinder started as one developer's answer to his own ADHD and procrastination. 8 years and 400,000+ downloads later, it's still independently built and personally supported by its founder, Luke—no faceless corporation, no VC playbook. Every update reflects real feedback from real people. - Direct support from the developer - Share ideas at feedback.timefinder.app - Regular updates driven by your feedback Try TimeFinder free for 7 days and discover why so many say it's the planner they've been looking for. Note: Some features require TimeFinder Premium.

About

Timeline Planner

This intuitive app combines event scheduling, reminders, and a to-do list into a single, easy-to-use tool. Quickly create and manage events, tasks, and reminders with simple actions and a user-friendly interface. Organize your life with customizable views and completion tracking.

Highlights
  • Event scheduling
  • Task management
  • Reminder tool
  • Intuitive interface
  • Drag and drop functionality
  • Weekly, monthly, yearly views
  • Completion tracking for tasks
Features
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It is an easy to use event planner application that includes an event scheduler, reminder and todo tool, all in one. With an intuitive interface and simple and quick actions it will help you to create events, tasks and reminders with close to zero effort. Features: - Create event groups. - Create events with double tap or tap and hold on a group timeline. - Tap and hold on an event to drag and drop from one group to another. - Use the "quick edit" panel to change any event date, time, colour or add a comment on the fly. - Create event-actions with "Confirm completion" flag enabled, so that they stay on the timeline until completed. - Switch between weekly, monthly and yearly views.

Screenshots

TimeFinder4 screens
Timeline Planner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Timeline Planner at none against TimeFinder's 17. Timeline Planner also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). TimeFinder's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 1). On price 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

Both are free to download. TimeFinder sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Timeline Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Timeline Planner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TimeFinder has 1.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeFinder ships an update daily, Timeline Planner every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
TimeFinder versus Timeline Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeFinderTimeline Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.9K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better1
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimeFinder, LLCEvgeny Netrebenko

Customer experience

TimeFinder

All ratings1,932 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews460 reviews
Positive70.4%
Neutral7.0%
Negative22.6%

Timeline Planner

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

Bugs and requests

TimeFinder

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Disappearing data
  • Freezing and crashes
  • Subscription issues
  • Calendar sync problems
  • Unresponsive navigation

Requested features

5 requests
  • Recurring tasks
  • Subtasks and checklists
  • Monthly/weekly calendar view
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Improved sync with other apps

Timeline Planner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

TimeFinder

Subscriptions11
  • TimeFinder Premium2 variants$4.991 Month
  • TimeFinder Premium3 variants$7.991 Month
  • TimeFinder Premium$9.991 Year
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  • TimeFinder Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • TimeFinder Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • TimeFinder Premium$19.991 Year
  • TimeFinder Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • TimeFinder Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • TimeFinder Premium$29.991 Year
  • TimeFinder Premium1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • TimeFinder Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • TimeFinder Premium Lifetime$29.99
  • TimeFinder Premium$79.99
  • TimeFinder Premium Lifetime$119.99
None

Timeline Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimeFinder free?
TimeFinder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Timeline Planner free?
Timeline Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TimeFinder or Timeline Planner?
Timeline Planner is rated higher. TimeFinder averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while Timeline Planner averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TimeFinder or Timeline Planner have ads?
Neither TimeFinder nor Timeline Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeFinder or Timeline Planner?
TimeFinder ships an update daily, and Timeline Planner every 5 months. Most recently, TimeFinder was updated on October 14, 2026 and Timeline Planner on October 3, 2026.

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