Comparison

It's About Time! vs Browser Note

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

Head to head
About

It's About Time!

A minimalist clock app designed for clarity and calm. It offers a distraction-free display perfect for sleep or adding a modern aesthetic to any room. Customize colors, fonts, and display options for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Minimalist, distraction-free display
  • Customizable colors and fonts
  • Large, clear time visibility
  • Gesture-based controls
  • Supports multiple Apple devices
  • Optional hourly screen saver
Features
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It’s About Time. A beautifully simple clock designed for one purpose: to show time clearly, calmly, and without distraction. Whether you’re winding down for sleep or adding a modern touch to your space, It’s About Time delivers a clean, elegant experience across all your Apple devices. Sleep Better. Live Calmer. • Soft, minimal display designed for deep, uninterrupted sleep • No clutter. No noise. Just time, exactly when you need it • Gentle presence that won’t overwhelm your space A Clock You’ll Want to Display • Turn any room into a modern designer space • Perfect for bedside, desk, kitchen, or office • Large, beautiful time display visible from anywhere Customize Your Experience • Show current day and date • Optional hourly subtle screen saver • Toggle clean settings toolbar • Nearly unlimited color personalization • Multiple font styles to match your aesthetic Simple. Intuitive. Effortless. Gestures make everything easy: • Drag left/right to adjust brightness • Swipe up to open settings • Quick access to lowest and highest brightness Built for the Apple Ecosystem Available on: iPhone • iPad • Mac • Apple TV • Apple Watch • Vision Pro Supports 46 languages worldwide Thank You Your feedback continues to shape It’s About Time. We truly appreciate it. Have suggestions or ideas? support@eddystreetproductions.com Privacy Policy: https://www.eddystreetproductions.com/itsabouttime/privacypolicy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Browser Note

Add reminders and notes directly to any website to help you pause and think before acting. Block specific pages or entire sites, customize snooze timers, and sync notes across your Apple devices. Improve mental health and break habits by adding prompts to news or shopping sites.

Highlights
  • Add reminders to any website
  • Block websites or specific pages
  • Customizable snooze timer
  • Sync notes via iCloud
  • Text and video tutorials
  • Privacy-focused, no data collection
Features
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Put a pause between you and bad browsing habits. The web is full of places we open without thinking. Browser Note lets you place your own reminder directly in front of a website, giving you a moment to reconsider before doomscrolling, ordering another takeaway, checking social media, or making an impulse purchase. Your reminder appears whenever you visit the chosen page or website in Safari. It can be a gentle prompt, an important instruction, or simply a note you want to have close at hand. USE BROWSER NOTE TO: • Interrupt websites you open on autopilot • Add reminders to product pages and checkouts • Leave useful context on websites you return to • Create a pause before distracting or time-consuming browsing • Put frequently copied information exactly where you need it POWERFUL, SIMPLE CONTROLS • Add notes using the Safari extension or the iOS share sheet • Apply a note to one page or an entire website • Begin with an emoji to give each note its own icon • Choose whether a note can be temporarily snoozed • Set your preferred snooze duration • Adjust the note text size • Tap a note to copy its text • Manage all your notes from the app AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE Browser Note works across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Your notes sync through iCloud, so a reminder created on one device can appear on all the others without needing to create a new account. Step-by-step instructions inside the app make installing and using the Safari extension straightforward. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Browser Note contains no advertising, analytics, or browsing tracking. Your notes remain on your devices and in your iCloud account. TRY IT FOR FREE Create up to three notes for free. A single one-off purchase unlocks unlimited notes forever on all of your supported devices. There is no subscription. Browser Note was created by independent developer Ben Dodson.

Screenshots

It's About Time!4 screens
Browser Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Browser Note at Free against It's About Time!'s $2.99. Browser Note also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). It's About Time!'s advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (26 vs 4). On rating 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

Browser Note is free to download; It's About Time! costs $2.99 up front. It's About Time! sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Browser Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for It's About Time! against 4.3 for Browser Note. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: It's About Time! has 26 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of It's About Time!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Browser Note's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

It's About Time! ships an update weekly, Browser Note every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on August 2, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
It's About Time! versus Browser Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIt's About Time!Browser Note
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (26 ratings)4.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better4
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEddy Street Productions, LLCDodo Apps

Customer experience

It's About Time!

All ratings26 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral11.5%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%

Browser Note

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

It's About Time!

Subscriptions3
  • Tiny Monthly Subscription$0.491 Month
  • Medium Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Large Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
One-time7
  • Remove Advertising$0.99
  • Medium Tip$1.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
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  • Larger Tip$7.99
  • Extra Large Tip$10.99
  • Silver Level Tip$49.99
  • Don't Ever Send Us This Tip!$999.99
None

Browser Note

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is It's About Time! free?
It's About Time! costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Browser Note free?
Browser Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, It's About Time! or Browser Note?
It's About Time! and Browser Note are both rated 4.3 out of 5 on the App Store, from 26 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do It's About Time! or Browser Note have ads?
Neither It's About Time! nor Browser Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, It's About Time! or Browser Note?
It's About Time! ships an update weekly, and Browser Note every 6 months. Most recently, It's About Time! was updated on August 2, 2026 and Browser Note on September 23, 2026.

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