Comparison

Timeview vs Harold.

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

Head to head
About

Timeview

Analyze your calendar events to understand how you spend your time. Create custom statistics and visual cards to track work, private events, and more. Offers a free version with limited cards and a one-time purchase for unlimited access.

Highlights
  • Customizable event statistics
  • Visual statistic cards
  • Rule-based data filtering
  • Elegant, one-handed UI
  • Dark mode support
  • Universal iOS app
  • Interactive home screen widget
Features
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Gain insights about your calendar. Look back at your past weeks or plan ahead. With its perfectly adaptable interface Timeview is your iOS calendar companion. - Statistics Make statistics for things like "all my calendar events from work containing the word 'meeting'" or "all my private events with an alarm set". With Timeview the possibilities are almost endless. - Cards Every statistic about your calendar is a card. You can add as many as you wish and customise them to your needs. - Rules A card takes its data from one or multiple calendars and can apply a set of rules (defined by you). Thanks to this system you can track almost everything you can imagine. - Elegant The user interface was built with our big devices in mind. All important buttons are placed on the bottom and can be reached with one hand. Also: buttons finally look like buttons again. - Dark mode and context menus - Universal One app for your iPhone and your iPad. While on smaller devices the cards are presented in a list, on your iPad you'll be greeted with a beautiful grid. - Free to try Timeview is free forever with up to two cards. With a one time purchase you can add as many cards as you want and also unlock some alternative icons. No subscription or hidden fees. - Useful interactive widget to have your calendar statistics and insights directly on your home screen It's useful for planning your time ahead, looking back how you spent your time, having an overview over your work times, events, everything is imaginable as long as it's in your calendar!

About

Harold.

This app allows writers to share drafts and receive precise, inline feedback from friends. Its distraction-free editor helps focus on content, and shared drafts enable collaborators to comment directly on specific text passages.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free writing editor
  • Inline commenting on text
  • Share drafts directly from app
  • Collaborative feedback tool
  • Supports various written content
Features
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Harold is for writers who want real feedback before they publish. Write a draft, share it with a friend, and let them leave inline comments to the exact words they're responding to. HOW IT WORKS Write your draft in Harold's distraction-free editor. When it's ready, share it with friends directly from the app. They'll see your draft on their phone, highlight any passage, and leave a comment tied to that exact moment in the text. Harold is for essays, short stories, cover letters, speeches, newsletters, or anything else you've written that needs a second pair of eyes before it goes out into the world.

Screenshots

Timeview4 screens
Harold.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Harold. at none against Timeview's 1. Harold. also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Timeview's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 5). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Timeview sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Harold. asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Harold. holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timeview has 31 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Timeview's written reviews are positive against 100% of Harold.'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timeview ships an update fortnightly, Harold. every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Timeview versus Harold.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeviewHarold.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (31 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31 — better5
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB3 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperSandro PennisiSAI SIDDHI VINAYAK KARNATI

Customer experience

Timeview

All ratings27 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral20.8%
Negative12.5%

Harold.

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Timeview

One-time1
  • Pro Version$3.69
None

Harold.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timeview free?
Timeview is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Harold. free?
Harold. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Timeview or Harold.?
Harold. is rated higher. Timeview averages 4.7 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Harold. averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Timeview or Harold. have ads?
Neither Timeview nor Harold. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timeview or Harold.?
Timeview ships an update fortnightly, and Harold. every 2 weeks. Most recently, Timeview was updated on September 18, 2026 and Harold. on September 12, 2026.

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