Comparison

Activity vs NowLoading

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

Head to head
About

Activity

Features
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Records time on your activities. Enter the activities you want to measure. (Walking, hobbies, sewing suit, knitting, carpentry, painting, working, cycling, etc.) 2. Press 'Start' when you start and 'Stop' when you have finished. The time you spend per activity is saved and displayed in an overview per day, week, month, year or total time. Also the total time of all activities is displayed. Examples: - Easy to get time consumption to invoice for elapsed time. - Good to know how long it takes to sew a suit. - How much have we been cycling this month?

About

NowLoading

Manage your to-dos with essential features in this ultra-simple progress tracker. Customize theme colors and lock your tasks with a passcode. It's designed for ease of use and a comfortable feel.

Highlights
  • Project management
  • Task registration
  • Task management within work items
  • Theme color customization
  • Passcode lock
Features
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The developer created this ultra-simple progress management app because they wanted to use it themselves! Who knew daily task management could be this easy? With this app, you can manage your to-dos with only the essential features. Additionally, you can customize the theme colors to create your own unique task management screen! We paid special attention to usability and the app's overall feel during implementation. We hope this app can be of even a little help in managing your progress. 【Features】 - Project management function - Task registration - Task management within work items - Theme color customization - Passcode lock 【Premium Service】 ■ Features unlocked - Remove in-app ads - Lift the registration limit for all data - Passcode lock function ■ Price and duration The monthly fee is ¥230 (including tax), and the subscription automatically renews one month from the date of application. Your iTunes account will be charged. ■ About automatic renewal billing You can stop automatic renewal if you do so more than 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. The automatic renewal procedure will take place between 24 hours before the end of the subscription period and the end of the subscription period. ■ Confirmation and cancellation App Store app -> User icon at the top right of the Today tab -> Subscriptions Here you can cancel, set up automatic renewal, and check the renewal date. ■ Important notes - You cannot cancel the premium plan's automatic renewal from within the app. - Your iTunes account will be charged. - We do not accept cancellations for the current month. ■ Terms of Service & Privacy Policy We do not provide personally identifiable information to third parties. We take great care in managing personal information and handle it as follows: - During support No personally identifiable information is transmitted via support emails. - Detailed link https://note.com/kojiro79/n/n7c8899db1c9b ■ Disclaimer We provide support for any issues or inconveniences with the app to the best of our ability, but the developer is not responsible for any damages incurred by users through the use of this app. --- Thank you for reading to the end! All reviews are read by the developer and always provide encouragement. We consider the feedback in reviews when thinking about new features, so we would be happy if you could leave a review when you have time! We will continue to update the app to ensure you have a comfortable experience, so please support us!

Screenshots

Activity4 screens
NowLoading1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Activity at none against NowLoading's 1. Activity also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence 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. NowLoading sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Activity asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Activity ships an update every 10 days, NowLoading every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Activity versus NowLoading: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActivityNowLoading
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB65 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperVigleik Steinar Vollyasuhiro kojima

In-app purchases

None

Activity

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

NowLoading

Subscriptions1
  • Premium plan7 Days trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Activity free?
Activity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NowLoading free?
NowLoading is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Activity or NowLoading have ads?
NowLoading shows ads; Activity does not.
Which is updated more often, Activity or NowLoading?
Activity ships an update every 10 days, and NowLoading every 2 weeks. Most recently, Activity was updated on October 10, 2026 and NowLoading on October 6, 2026.

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