Progress Bar of Life vs TextProof
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Progress Bar of Life
This app visually represents the passage of time based on your life expectancy. It aims to be a motivational tool, encouraging users to reflect on their choices and accomplish their goals. Users can track their progress and share their life bar with others.
- Life expectancy visualization
- Millisecond-accurate age calculation
- Encouraging and motivational
- Shareable life bar
- Goal tracking
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"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life" Steve Jobs, 2005 About this application Firstly, it's meant to be encouraging, not discouraging! For me, the glass is always half full, not half empty. Once you're started your bar, check back regularly - it'll be waiting for you, ticking away. In the meantime, share your bar with others. Methodology From your date of birth we can calculate your age down the milli-second, using your phone's time to ensure that it's locally correct. Calculated according to the average age of 80 years old. It's aggregated, averaged, normalised and otherwise totally not predictive in any way. Your mileage WILL vary. Keep track of what you want to accomplish with your life, without losing track of your life!
TextProof
Easily export your iPhone conversations into a clean, timestamped PDF, CSV, or plain text document. This app processes recordings directly on your device, ensuring your messages remain private and secure. Correct any message or sender information before exporting for a complete and accurate record.
- Timestamped PDF export
- CSV and plain text export
- On-device processing
- Message correction
- Gap markers for missed content
- Sender name preservation
- Photos and GIFs marked
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Some conversations you need on paper. TextProof turns your own conversations into a complete, timestamped document you can print, email or keep: a PDF, a spreadsheet (CSV) or plain text. No computer, no cable, no backup. THREE WAYS IN • From Messages, without leaving TextProof (iOS 26.4 or later). Add the free TextProof Shortcut once, pick a chat and the dates, and every day is checked and counted. Each message keeps the exact date and time Messages recorded, to the second. Photos are printed in the document, reactions are marked as reactions, and replies show what they answered. • From WhatsApp: use WhatsApp's own Export chat and send the file to TextProof. Every message comes across with its exact time. • From any other app: screen-record yourself scrolling, or pick screenshots. TextProof reads them on your iPhone and marks any place it couldn't see, instead of hiding it. AN EXPORT THAT TELLS THE TRUTH Times and dates appear only where they were really recorded or shown, never invented. Anything TextProof wasn't sure about is flagged, and you can fix any message before you export. A message you correct is marked as corrected in the document. ONE PAYMENT The first 20 messages of every chat export free, at full quality, with no watermark, so you can see exactly what you're getting. Unlimited exports are a single one-time purchase. No subscription, ever. WHAT YOU GET • Timestamped PDF laid out like the conversation itself • CSV and plain text export • Every day of a Messages import checked and counted • Gap markers where a recording may have missed something • Tap any message to fix its text or sender, with undo • Folders to keep your documents in order • Dark mode • Nothing leaves your device: no accounts, no servers, no analytics TextProof is for exporting your own conversations from your own phone. Whether a document can be used in any formal process is always a decision for the people running that process. Messages and Shortcuts are Apple apps; TextProof is not made by Apple. WhatsApp is a trademark of WhatsApp LLC. TextProof is not affiliated with or endorsed by it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TextProof at 100% against Progress Bar of Life's 0%. Progress Bar of Life's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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
Both are free to download. TextProof sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Progress Bar of Life asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Progress Bar of Life | TextProof |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zhengzhou Sibo Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. | Anthony Jackson |
Customer experience
Progress Bar of Life
TextProof
In-app purchases
Progress Bar of Life
No in-app purchases
TextProof
- Full unlock: unlimited exports$9.99
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