Comparison

Ready Time vs ThruFlow

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

Head to head
About

Ready Time

This app helps you manage your schedule and avoid being late for appointments and events. It calculates when you need to leave and alerts you for tasks, offering features like calendar integration and task suggestions.

Highlights
  • Alerts for Countdowns and Tasks
  • Calendar Autocomplete
  • Task Suggestions
  • Search for Countdowns
  • Flight alerts with pre-filled details
  • Dark Mode
Features
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Always running late? Ready Time works backward from your deadline to schedule every step and alerts you when it's time to start each one. Add your steps (pack, shower, drive, whatever). Set your deadline. Ready Time calculates start times and sends a notification for each one. ・Morning routines: know when to start each thing so you're not rushing ・Catching a flight: from packing to TSA, timed out ・Getting kids out the door: the version where nobody yells ・Dinner prep: work backward from "guests arrive at 7" Features: ・Alerts for each step in your plan ・Live Activities: follow a running plan on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island ・Add a destination to any step to see travel time by driving, cycling, or walking ・Shared plans: share with friends and family; they get the same reminders, so you're all ready together ・Calendar integration: tap a flight or event to start a new plan with the details filled in ・Step suggestions from your history ・Time Lock: pin a step to a fixed time and schedule everything else around it ・Buffers between steps ・Repeating plans: daily, weekdays, or weekly ・Sync, duplicate, and archive ・Find your plans in Spotlight search and open them from the Shortcuts app ・Start a new plan from a template Free to use. A one-time Premium unlock adds Live Activities, Time Lock, repeating plans, and more. No subscription. No ads. No login. You already know what you need to do. Ready Time just tells you when. --- Terms & Conditions: https://getreadytime.com/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://getreadytime.com/privacy/ Ivan ivan@getreadytime.com

About

ThruFlow

Features
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ThruFlow brings task management, a focus timer, history, and statistics together in one place. Choose what you want to do today and start the timer. Your focused time is recorded automatically, so you can review your day on a timeline and see how your time changes across weeks, months, and years. Key features • Organize work, study, health, and other long-term priorities into Areas • Scheduled habits automatically appear in your list on the right days. • Keep today’s tasks and habits in one place • A flexible focus timer — choose the work mode that suits you • Review and edit focus and break records on a timeline • See trends and time distribution by week, month, or year • Follow your consistency with the Focus Calendar • Use ThruFlow on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch • Sync records across devices with iCloud Core features—including Tasks, the focus timer, History, and Statistics—are free. There are no ads, and no account is required. Your data is stored on your devices. When iCloud is enabled, records sync across supported devices through your private iCloud database.

Screenshots

Ready Time4 screens
ThruFlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ThruFlow at none against Ready Time's 2. ThruFlow also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Ready Time sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. ThruFlow asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ready Time ships an update every 3 weeks, ThruFlow weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ready Time versus ThruFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReady TimeThruFlow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNerd TowerEDUARD SHCHIGOLEV

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ready Time

Subscriptions1
  • Countdown: Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Repeating Plans, Themes & More$4.99
None

ThruFlow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ready Time free?
Ready Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ThruFlow free?
ThruFlow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ready Time or ThruFlow have ads?
Neither Ready Time nor ThruFlow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ready Time or ThruFlow?
Ready Time ships an update every 3 weeks, and ThruFlow weekly. Most recently, Ready Time was updated on October 10, 2026 and ThruFlow on October 20, 2026.

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