How old is something vs Weeks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
How old is something
Easily track the age of anything, from children and pets to devices, with real-time updates on your home screen widgets and Apple Watch. Get precise age in years, months, and days without needing to open the app.
- Age tracking for anything
- Home screen widgets
- Apple Watch support
- Precise age calculation (years, months, days)
- No need to open the app for quick checks
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This app is for people who needs to know how old something is. It could sound like a small and insignificant problem. But if for instance if you have a small child then you will get asked a lot for the age of the kid. Imagine then to have the answer, in years, months and days, directly among your today screen widgets! You don't even have to start the app to check! Or you can check on your Apple Watch, it's that simple! It doesn't have to be kids it could be cats, dogs, horses, iPhones, TVs, MacBooks. Anything!
Weeks
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Have you ever been in a situation where you struggled to remember e.g. your babies age in months? Don't struggle anymore! This is Weeks! It will take over this job for you. You will be able to select a date and then decide how to show the time since then. Let it be years, months, weeks, days, hours or even minutes, you name it! Never ever forget any birthday, anniversary or any date - just use Weeks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Weeks at none against How old is something's 1. How old is something's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and device support (3 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. How old is something sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Weeks asks for nothing beyond the download.
How old is something ships an update every 2 months, Weeks every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | How old is something | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sebastian Bolling | Stefan Herold |
In-app purchases
How old is something
- Add many somethings!$0.99
Weeks
No in-app purchases
