Comparison

Time vs Book Creator

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

Head to head
About

Time

Easily create and manage visual timelines for personal or professional projects. Record key events, track progress, and share your progress with others. Supports automatic cloud backup for your data.

Highlights
  • Create, modify, and delete timelines
  • Add and manage events within timelines
  • Sort timelines
  • Share timelines
  • iCloud automatic backup
Features
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Time-Line is an app that can be used to keep track of the timelines. For example, you can create timelines such as "Baby Growth", "My Love Story", "Company Growth History", and "Product Roadmap" to record related events. Its main functions: ◆ iCloud automatic backup ◆ Timeline • Create timeline • Modify the timeline • Delete timeline • Sorting timeline • Share timeline ◆ Event • Create events in the timeline • modify event • Delete event

About

Book Creator

This app uses advanced AI to generate personalized stories, poems, and novels based on your input. Explore a vast library of themes and genres, or create your own prompts for unique narrative experiences.

Highlights
  • AI-generated stories
  • Personalized narratives
  • Novel and poetry writing
  • Customizable prompts
  • Themed story library
  • Community stories
Features
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Write & Publish Your Book Today! Author AI is the ultimate book writing app — your AI author and story builder for creating novels, scripts, poems, and more. Whether you're making a book from scratch or looking for an AI writer to supercharge your creative writing, Author AI delivers personalized stories tailored exactly to you. Our advanced AI book writing technology analyzes your ideas and builds fully developed stories, novels, and scripts in moments. From writing a book to poem writing, from story writing app features to full novel AI generation — Author AI covers every genre and format. Each story is unique, so making a book has never been this exciting. With an ever-growing library of themes and genres, your AI story writer never runs out of inspiration. Write your own prompts, experiment with genres, or let our story builder take the lead — the result is always a one-of-a-kind creation. Whether you're working on a novel, a screenplay, or short stories, Author AI is the book writing app that makes your imagination real. Download the #1 AI author app today and start writing! In-App Purchase Author AI is a free download, completely risk-free, before purchasing the service. The first story is completely free — no payment required to get started. If you choose to subscribe, you will be charged a weekly, monthly, or yearly price based on your country and the subscription you select. Access to creating more than one story requires a subscription. Community stories are always free to view. Pricing is always shown in the app before you complete any purchase. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically at the end of every billing period unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel auto-renewal at any time in your Apple ID Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Terms of Service: https://www.authoraiapp.com/terms-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.authoraiapp.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Time4 screens
Book Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Time at none against Book Creator's shown. Time also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 44%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). Book Creator's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (3.9K vs 875). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Time sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Book Creator sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Time against 4.5 for Book Creator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 875 and 3.9K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Time's written reviews are positive against 44% of Book Creator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time ships an update every 2 weeks, Book Creator every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Time versus Book Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeBook Creator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (875 ratings)4.5 (3.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.9% of reviews — better44.1% of reviews
Number of ratings8753.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB185 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDengfeng ZhouMurphy Brantley

Customer experience

Time

All ratings861 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews193 reviews
Positive68.9%
Neutral11.9%
Negative19.2%

Book Creator

All ratings3,867 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral4.4%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews297 reviews
Positive44.1%
Neutral14.1%
Negative41.8%

User reviews

Time

From 875 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🚀 Straightforward timeline creation
  • 💡 Useful for tracking events and milestones
  • 🔒 No data tracking or ads

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Data loss and sync issues
  • 🔍 Limited customization and formatting options
  • 🗓️ Restrictive date range (only up to 4713 BCE)
  • 💻 Lack of export/sharing features

Book Creator

From 3.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing story generation
  • 👍 Helpful for writers with creative block
  • 👍 Detailed and descriptive stories
  • 🤩 Impressive AI capabilities

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Repeated or recycled content in chapters
  • 🔒 Limited customization and control over stories
  • 💰 Paid credits required for additional stories
  • 🔁 Glitches and bugs causing story loss

Bugs and requests

Time

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Randomly deleting timeline entries
  • Inability to edit dates and times accurately
  • Inconsistent behavior when adding/editing photos

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for more date formats (DD/MM/YYYY, etc.)
  • Implement cloud backup and sync options
  • Allow rearranging of events within the same date
  • Add tagging and filtering capabilities
  • Provide option to view multiple timelines side-by-side

Book Creator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Repeated or unfinished chapters
  • Inability to edit or update existing stories
  • Frequent loading and error issues
  • Inconsistent character and plot details

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow connecting stories as sequels
  • Expand character limit for more detailed descriptions
  • Implement a chapter rewrite or regeneration feature
  • Provide more free credits or a way to earn them
  • Add an option to disable the artwork generation

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Time

One-time1
  • Time-Line Pro$1.99
10 purchases

Book Creator

Subscriptions7
  • Unlimited Stories Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Unlimited Stories$4.997 Days
  • Unlimited Stories7 Days trial$10.007 Days
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  • Unlimited Stories Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Unlimited Stories$19.991 Month
  • Unlimited Stories$59.991 Year
  • Unlimited Stories Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time3
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Story Credit Pack$2.99
  • Story Credit Pack$7.99

Questions

Is Time free?
Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Book Creator free?
Book Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Time or Book Creator?
Book Creator is rated higher. Time averages 4.5 out of 5 from 875 ratings, while Book Creator averages 4.5 from 3.9K ratings.
Do Time or Book Creator have ads?
Book Creator shows ads; Time does not.
Which is updated more often, Time or Book Creator?
Time ships an update every 2 weeks, and Book Creator every 4 days. Most recently, Time was updated on November 3, 2026 and Book Creator on November 3, 2026.

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