Time Slot vs Hacker Note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Time Slot
This utility app generates text representations of selected time slots from your calendar. Easily copy this text to share for schedule adjustments via email or messaging apps.
- Generate text of time slots
- Select time slots on calendar
- Copy text to clipboard
- Paste text to mail/messaging
- Display iPhone/iPad calendar events
- Support CalDav/iCal calendars
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This app makes text of time slots. You can use this app for schedule adjustment. 1. Launch Time Slot app. 2. Select time slots on calendar. (Long press) 3. Text of time slots is made. 4. This text can be copied to clipboard. 5. You can smoothly adjust schedule, pasting this copied text of time slots to mail or messaging tool. ◆ Events are shown in calendar. ・ Events of iPhone(iPad) Calendar can be shown in calendar. ・ Time slots can be selected, confirming events shown in calendar. ・ Events of calendars compatible with CalDav, iCal (ex: Google Calendar) can be referred. This is a function of iPhone(iPad) Calendar.
Hacker Note
This note-taking app offers a unique "coolness" with a design inspired by hackers and sci-fi movies. Enjoy a futuristic feel with a transparent background option and customizable themes. It includes essential features like categorization, password protection, and cloud backup.
- High-performance and simple functionality
- Transparent app background
- Theme color customization
- Category management
- HTML and Markdown output
- Password protection
- Google Drive backup
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Recommended for those who are tired of general Note Taking apps. Hacker Note is a simple Note Taking App that pursues "coolness". The design is based on the image of "hackers," "sci-fi movies". example "The Matrix". It is also equipped with a function that makes app background look transparent, so you can enjoy a sense of the near future while taking notes, which is different from ordinary memos. [Main functions] ・ High-performance and simple function ・ Background transparency function ・ Theme color change function ・ Category function ・Output function to HTML and markdown ・ Password setting ・ Backup to Google Drive ・Cool Japanese mode - For cool Japanese displays such as kanji. [Features to be expanded in the future] ・ A cooler color theme
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Time Slot at Free against Hacker Note's $9.99. Time Slot also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Hacker Note's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 16 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Time Slot is free to download; Hacker Note costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Time Slot ships an update every 16 months, Hacker Note fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time Slot | Hacker Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shinya Hata | yuki okada |
Customer experience
Time Slot
Hacker Note
In-app purchases
Time Slot
No in-app purchases
Hacker Note
No in-app purchases









