Comparison

Time Machine vs SpellTime Widget

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

Head to head
About

Time Machine

Visualize your life's timeline and track important dates. This app helps you see how much time has passed, count down to future events, and preserve memories with photos and messages. It also allows you to create time capsules for your future self.

Highlights
  • Visualize time lived
  • Track week, month, and year progress
  • Countdown to future events
  • Save memories with photos and text
  • Create time capsules for future self
Features
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How much time has become part of your story? Time Machine gives you a fresh way to see the passing of time and remember the moments that matter. YOUR LIFE, IN TIME Enter your date of birth and explore how much time you've lived. See the progress of your week, month and year, and take a closer look at the time remaining in your day. DATES THAT MATTER Keep track of birthdays, anniversaries and personal milestones. See the time until or since each event, and explore your dates in the calendar. KEEP YOUR MEMORIES Save photos and words in memory albums for your important days, and revisit moments from the past. A MESSAGE TO THE FUTURE Seal a time capsule with a message to your future self and choose when to open it. About time. About you.

About

SpellTime Widget

Features
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Elevate your iPhone or iPad's home screen with SpellTime Widget – a unique addition that brings time to life in a textual format. Gone are the conventional clock faces; with SpellTime, every glance at your device reveals the time in a refreshing new way. Features: Textual Time: Say goodbye to traditional clock faces and welcome a textual representation of time. Whether it's "it is one past to ten" or "it is half past eleven," SpellTime Widget offers a fresh perspective on timekeeping. Customization: Make SpellTime Widget your own with customizable features. Choose from a variety of background colors, text colors, and highlight options to match your device's aesthetic or personal preference. Seamless Integration: Effortlessly integrate SpellTime Widget into your home screen layout. With its sleek design and intuitive functionality, it seamlessly blends with your device's interface for a cohesive look. Transform your home screen into a dynamic display of time with SpellTime Widget. Download now and bring a touch of elegance and uniqueness to your iPhone or iPad.

Screenshots

Time Machine4 screens
SpellTime Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SpellTime Widget at none against Time Machine's shown. SpellTime Widget also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). Time Machine's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Time Machine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and SpellTime Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Machine ships an update fortnightly, SpellTime Widget every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Time Machine versus SpellTime Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime MachineSpellTime Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer红升 孙Gerard Coll Roma

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Time Machine

Subscriptions2
  • 时间机器1月高级会员$0.491 Month
  • 时间机器1年高级会员3 Days trial$5.991 Year
1 purchases

SpellTime Widget

One-time1
  • Lifetime pro version$1.99

Questions

Is Time Machine free?
Time Machine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpellTime Widget free?
SpellTime Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Time Machine or SpellTime Widget have ads?
Time Machine shows ads; SpellTime Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Time Machine or SpellTime Widget?
Time Machine ships an update fortnightly, and SpellTime Widget every 2 days. Most recently, Time Machine was updated on October 29, 2026 and SpellTime Widget on October 27, 2026.

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