Comparison

Super Productivity vs TimeGlow

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

Head to head
About

Super Productivity

This app helps you plan, focus, and complete your work with a to-do list, time tracker, and integrations. It offers features for deep work, privacy, and seamless connection with project management tools.

Highlights
  • Fast to-do list
  • Precise time tracking
  • Pomodoro and focus timers
  • Drag-and-drop planner
  • Jira, GitHub, GitLab integration
  • Focus mode and break reminders
  • Keyboard shortcuts
Features
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Plan. Focus. Ship work. Super Productivity combines a fast to-do list, precise time tracking, and smart integrations in one local-first app for macOS. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Capture and prioritize tasks without friction • Track time per task (Pomodoro and focus timers included) • Plan your day and week with a clear, drag-and-drop planner • Export clean timesheets and work reports INTEGRATED, NOT INTRUSIVE • Connect Jira, GitHub, GitLab, and OpenProject • Import issues, filter what matters, and stay updated without noise BUILT FOR DEEP WORK • Focus mode, break reminders, and lightweight self-reviews • Wide keyboard shortcut coverage for a fast workflow PRIVATE & LOCAL-FIRST • Open source, no accounts, no data collection • Your data stays on your device; backups and exports are always available WHO IT’S FOR Developers, freelancers, and teams who care about clarity, speed, and privacy.

About

TimeGlow

This app helps you stay focused with visual timers for single tasks or multi-step routines. It uses color transitions and status cues to guide your focus, breaks, and transitions. An AI feature can even generate practical focus sequences based on your goals and available time.

Highlights
  • Focus Sessions for single activities
  • Focus Sequences for multi-step routines
  • AI-generated Focus Sequences
  • Timed breaks between activities
  • Background notifications
  • Activity history and focus insights
  • Categorization for various activities
Features
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TimeGlow is a visual focus timer designed to help you stay focused without constantly watching the clock. Create a simple Focus Session for one task, or build a Focus Sequence with multiple timed steps and breaks. TimeGlow uses clear color transitions and status cues to help you know when to focus, wrap up, take a break, and move on. Need help getting started? Use AI to turn a goal and an available amount of time into a practical Focus Sequence. For example, tell TimeGlow you have 45 minutes for a workout and it can organize that time into warm-up, cardio, strength, and recovery steps. TimeGlow includes: • Focus Sessions for single activities • Focus Sequences for multi-step routines • AI-generated Focus Sequences • Optional timed breaks between activities • Notifications to keep sessions moving when your device is locked or TimeGlow is in the background • Activity history and focus insights • Categories for Fitness, Work, Study, and more • Simple visual transitions that reduce the need to watch a countdown clock • TimeGlow Pro for unlimited AI sequences, expanded insights, and an ad-free experience Whether you’re exercising, studying, working, or simply trying to make better use of a block of time, TimeGlow helps turn your intention into a clear plan and keeps you moving through it. Plan less. Focus more. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Super Productivity4 screens
TimeGlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Super Productivity at none against TimeGlow's 2. Super Productivity also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (37 vs 1). TimeGlow's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, device support 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. TimeGlow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Super Productivity asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TimeGlow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Super Productivity has 37 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Super Productivity ships an update weekly, TimeGlow every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Super Productivity versus TimeGlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuper ProductivityTimeGlow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (37 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings37 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohannes MillanDozenRed LLC

Customer experience

Super Productivity

All ratings33 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%

TimeGlow

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Super Productivity

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

TimeGlow

Subscriptions2
  • TimeGlow Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • TimeGlow Pro Annual$7.991 Year

Questions

Is Super Productivity free?
Super Productivity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimeGlow free?
TimeGlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Super Productivity or TimeGlow?
TimeGlow is rated higher. Super Productivity averages 4.8 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while TimeGlow averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Super Productivity or TimeGlow have ads?
TimeGlow shows ads; Super Productivity does not.
Which is updated more often, Super Productivity or TimeGlow?
Super Productivity ships an update weekly, and TimeGlow every 4 days. Most recently, Super Productivity was updated on October 24, 2026 and TimeGlow on October 14, 2026.

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