Comparison

Calendar Timeline vs ScratchPads

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

Head to head
About

Calendar Timeline

Get a clear overview of your next seven days of calendar entries and reminders. Customize your watch face with various timeline styles, text display options, and tint colors for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Seven-day calendar entry overview
  • Today and earlier reminder support
  • Multiple timeline styles (fixed, dynamic, moving)
  • Customizable text display
  • Favorite tint color selection
  • Watch face complications
Features
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With the Calendar Timeline App for watchOS you'll get a nice overview of the calendar entries within the next seven days – also reminder for today and earlier are supported in one single app. The app comes with a set of complications – also with a nice big complication for Modular Duo and Infograph Modular watch faces. In this complication you'll see all events and reminder of the day and got the next one display above. HUGE Update: Now you can choose your favorite style! · Fixed timeline: Fixed timespan from 6 am to 12 am · Dynamic timeline: The timeline shows the timespan from first to last event of the day with 1 hour padding each side · Dynamic timeline with actual time: Like dynamic but with the actual time marker (if before first or past last event) · Moving timeline: You will see a 4 hour timespan for the future and the timeline is moving through the day (only style where the next day do not get shown when after 6 pm and past the last event) · Also you can choose if you like the full big image on your watch face or like the next event text and actual date on top of the timeline. · You can switch on text in timeline which (mostly) fully displays your event text. · Even add you favorite tint color. With these settings you can configure your own style on your own watch face! ** IMPORTANT NOTE ** The big graph complication / widget only runs with Apple Watch Series 4 and higher (high detail watch faces like Modular Duo, Infograph Modular or Infograph Compact watch faces). MDM (company) managed devices may do not provide calendar data even when granted access since watchOS only apps cannot read MDM profiles. Since watchOS 10 the Complication maybe need some time to refresh to new settings due to Apples refresh policy. ** CANNOT RE-DOWNLOAD THE APP? ** For watchOS only apps you need to open AppStore on your watch itself and search for calendar timeline to re-download the app. Sorry for that, but that's Apples flow for watchOS only apps.

About

ScratchPads

Quickly jot down notes and have them automatically saved. This utility app offers multiple scratch pads for easy organization and instant recall of your thoughts. Simply close the app to save your work.

Highlights
  • Multiple scratch pads
  • Automatic note saving
  • Quick text deletion
  • Restores last active pad
  • Simple interface
Features
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Very simplistic utility app to allow for scratch pad notes to be quickly added and automatically saved. USE: Open app, select one of the "Pads", and record scratch pad notes. To clear a pad, tap the trash icon in the upper right side of the screen and then confirm to delete the pad text. To save the text, just close the app. FEATURES: Five different "Pads" to store scratch pad notes. Delete all text on a Pad with two taps. Scratch pad notes are automatically saved when the app is closed, and restored the next time the app is opened. The last active Pad tab is saved when the app is closed, and restored the next time the app is opened.

Screenshots

ScratchPads3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ScratchPads at 5.0 against Calendar Timeline's 3.7. ScratchPads also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). Calendar Timeline's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (61 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Calendar Timeline costs $1.99 and ScratchPads $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ScratchPads holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calendar Timeline has 61 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Calendar Timeline's written reviews are positive against 100% of ScratchPads's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calendar Timeline ships an update fortnightly, ScratchPads every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Calendar Timeline versus ScratchPads: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendar TimelineScratchPads
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.7 (61 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings61 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKevin LieserThomas Dalke

Customer experience

Calendar Timeline

All ratings61 ratings
Positive60.7%
Neutral11.5%
Negative27.9%
Written reviews152 reviews
Positive61.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.7%

ScratchPads

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Calendar Timeline

No in-app purchases

None

ScratchPads

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calendar Timeline free?
Calendar Timeline costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScratchPads free?
ScratchPads costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Calendar Timeline or ScratchPads?
ScratchPads is rated higher. Calendar Timeline averages 3.7 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while ScratchPads averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Calendar Timeline or ScratchPads have ads?
Neither Calendar Timeline nor ScratchPads shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calendar Timeline or ScratchPads?
Calendar Timeline ships an update fortnightly, and ScratchPads every 10 months. Most recently, Calendar Timeline was updated on October 17, 2026 and ScratchPads on September 26, 2026.

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