Timestripe vs Forward
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timestripe
This app offers a unique planning system with flexible time frames for daily, yearly, and lifetime goals. It provides step-by-step guides for various life areas and allows users to organize tasks, ideas, and lists with customizable templates. Users can also share their creations with the community.
- Flexible time frames for goals
- Step-by-step educational programs
- Organize tasks and ideas
- Customizable templates
- Community sharing
- Dark mode support
- Rich Text notes
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Expand your planning horizons Timestripe is a unique planner with flexible time frames. Planning your daily, weekly, monthly, yearly and lifetime goals allows you to think strategically, have a clear vision, and focus on things that are really important to you. We call this planning system Horizons. Achieve more with step-by-step guides Big goals require a good plan, consisting of small, measurable and clear objectives. Timestripe helps you achieve your dreams with step-by-step educational programs for all kinds of goals. Fitness and health, finance and career, relationships and awareness. Organize your life with skill Organize endless lists of tasks, ideas, plans, movies to watch, books to read, anything you want to organize into an endless number of boards. Use a wide range of templates from our community to speed up your train of thought Share your best practices with others Create your own productivity templates, favourite movie lists, or share your bucket list with the world. And other beautifully crafted experience · Dark mode support · Color labels · Rich Text notes for your goals (subgoals, links, quotes, headlines and more) · Hashtags · Link goals between boards and calendar Users love Timestripe More than 70,000 people used Timestripe to change their lives for the better iF design awards 2018 Product Hunt #4 product of the week, December 2020 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://timestripe.com/privacy/
Forward
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Forward is a goal setting app encouraging users to dream big. Set your mind on the impossible, make daily progress towards your goals, and discover what you are capable of. Includes optional companion watchOS app for goal tracking and reminders on the go! 1. Add Goals Create your goals with milestones for tracking and a number of customization options within the app. Goals should feel improbable if not impossible when setting them and should be achievable within a year. They should also be goals that will have a significant impact on your personal growth. 2. Daily Progress Make daily progress towards your goals and track them in the app. Receive reminders from Forward to add your progress and keep your streak going! 3. Track Progress View a number of metrics that show you how much progress you've made, including the percentage complete for each goal, your total percentage complete, and a personal growth metric based on your daily progress and compounding growth. Graphics use: https://icons8.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Forward at every 3 weeks against Timestripe's every 6 weeks. Timestripe's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Timestripe sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Forward sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Timestripe ships an update every 6 weeks, Forward every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timestripe | Forward |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (124 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 63.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 124 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Timestripe OÜ | Dylan Patrick Lloyd |
Bugs and requests
Timestripe
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login and password recovery issues
- Tasks not saving or disappearing
- Repeated weekly events not working correctly
- Dragging and sorting functionality not reliable
- App freezing or not loading on some devices
Requested features
5 requests- Offline mode support
- Improved calendar sync and integration
- Quantitative goal tracking and progress visualization
- Customizable widgets and home screen integration
- One-time purchase option instead of subscription
Forward
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Timestripe
- Pro Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
- Pro Monthly Subscription$19.991 Month
- Pro Annual Subscription$49.991 Year
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- Pro Annual Subscription1 Month trial$99.991 Year
Forward
- Fast Forward$4.991 Year









