Comparison

GoalTrail vs Time Blind Timer

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

Head to head
About

GoalTrail

This app helps you achieve your aspirations by setting goals, establishing routines, and monitoring your progress. Visualize your journey with detailed statistics and stay organized with custom categories. Sync your data across devices and receive timely reminders to keep you on track.

Highlights
  • Goal setting
  • Habit tracking
  • Progress visualization
  • Custom categories
  • Cross-device sync
  • Reminders
  • Daily notes
Features
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Set yourself a goal, pick a routine and track your progress. Features: o Chains - Track your chains with an easy or hard mode o Routines - Create recurring or specific day routines o Statistics - Visualize your progress with charts and statistics o Categories - Organize your goals into custom categories o iCloud - Sync across all your devices with iCloud o Reminders - Create custom reminder notifications o Notes - Take daily notes against each goal o Today - See only what you need to do today Enjoy the app!

About

Time Blind Timer

This app provides an audio-first timer designed for individuals who struggle with time blindness, particularly those with ADHD. It offers spoken check-ins and countdowns, customizable to user preference, and supports background operation for uninterrupted use during other activities.

Highlights
  • Audio-first spoken cues
  • Background operation support
  • Customizable iOS voice and cadence
  • Adjustable announcement frequency
  • Elapsed-time mode option
  • Pre-set and custom routines
  • No gamification or guilt-inducing features
Features
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A timer that talks you through time. Built for the brains that lose track of it. For brains that lose time, a countdown that speaks so you do not have to look. Most timers are silent rectangles. For an ADHD brain that experiences time-blindness, that is the same as not having a timer at all. Time Blind Timer talks to you. It speaks check-ins at the pace you choose, in your own iPhone voice, while the screen stays dark and the world keeps going. Why people stay: - Audio first. Every cue is spoken aloud, not a tiny number on a screen you have to unlock. - Locked screen friendly. Confirmed background-audio behavior. Designed to work while you are doing literally anything else. - Your voice. Pick any iOS voice (Samantha, Daniel, Karen, Moira, and the high-quality Enhanced voices) with rate and pitch tuned per persona. - Your cadence. Adjustable announcement frequency from every 30 seconds to every 15 minutes, plus a Natural countdown that mirrors how humans warn each other (10m, 5m, 2m, 1m, 30s, 10s). - Elapsed-time mode. Optional toggle to announce 'You are 18 minutes in, 7 left' instead of only 'remaining'. The time-blindness receptor responds better to elapsed than to remaining alone. - Routines, not just timers. Start a morning anchor, a bedtime wind-down, a Pomodoro block, a study session, a leave-the-house countdown, or build your own. Each step has its own spoken cue. - No shame. No streaks. No 'you failed' copy. No gamification guilt. Just a calm narrator that keeps you company. - Real-time interruption handling. The clock keeps running through Siri, phone calls, YouTube. The next scheduled cue plays fresh, never an awkward stale announcement. - Local first. No account. No cloud sync. No tracking. No analytics. Your timer state lives on your phone only. Built for ADHD by people who have it, with line-editing input from an ADHD-PCC therapist. Made by Nice Notions LLC. Privacy policy: https://timeblindtimer.com/privacy Support: https://timeblindtimer.com/support Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

GoalTrail4 screens
Time Blind Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GoalTrail at 4.5 against Time Blind Timer's 3.7. GoalTrail also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 50%). Time Blind Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. GoalTrail sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Time Blind Timer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GoalTrail holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of GoalTrail's written reviews are positive against 50% of Time Blind Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GoalTrail ships an update every 2 weeks, Time Blind Timer every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GoalTrail versus Time Blind Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoalTrailTime Blind Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAxel BennaniNice Notions LLC

Customer experience

GoalTrail

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

Time Blind Timer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

GoalTrail

One-time3
  • Donation$0.99
  • Unlimited Goals$0.99
  • Big Donation$4.99
7 purchases

Time Blind Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Persona Lab Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Persona Lab Annual7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time5
  • Focus Studio Pack$3.99
  • Departure Launch Pack$3.99
  • Transition Bridge Pack$4.99
Show 2 more
  • Calm Landing Pack$4.99
  • Family Flow Pack$4.99

Questions

Is GoalTrail free?
GoalTrail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time Blind Timer free?
Time Blind Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GoalTrail or Time Blind Timer?
GoalTrail is rated higher. GoalTrail averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Time Blind Timer averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do GoalTrail or Time Blind Timer have ads?
Neither GoalTrail nor Time Blind Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GoalTrail or Time Blind Timer?
GoalTrail ships an update every 2 weeks, and Time Blind Timer every 4 days. Most recently, GoalTrail was updated on October 2, 2026 and Time Blind Timer on October 3, 2026.

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