# Time Left vs Ripples

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ripples at 93% against Time Left's 73%. Ripples also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Time Left's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Time Left sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Ripples sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Ripples holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 245 and 235 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Time Left's written reviews are positive against 93% of Ripples's.

Time Left ships an update every 6 days, Ripples fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Time Left | Ripples |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.5 (245 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/time-left-be-present/id1534791123/reviews) | **[4.7 (235 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ripples-habit-tracker/id6502667826/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **245** | 235 |
| Positive reviews | 73.5% of reviews | **92.8% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 6 days** | Fortnightly |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 42 MB | 43 MB |
| Requires iOS | **17.0** | 18.6 |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Julien Lacroix](https://appshunter.io/developer/578463717) | [Mykola Harmash](https://appshunter.io/developer/1746395857) |

## What reviewers say

### Time Left

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/time-left-be-present/id1534791123)

This app helps you visualize the finite nature of your time, displaying the remaining days, months, and years. It encourages a more present and creative life by emphasizing the preciousness of each moment. Your data remains private, with no notifications or ads.

**Highlights:** Displays remaining days, months, and years, Emphasizes the preciousness of time, Encourages a happy and creative life, No notifications, ads, or sign-up, Private data storage, Unlockable widgets and customization (Pro)

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (5)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Per week | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Annual | $17.99 | per year |
| Per year | $17.99 | per year |
| Lifetime | $19.99 | one-time |
| One time | $24.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 💡 Innovative memento mori concept
- 🎨 Beautiful and elegant design
- 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
- 🆓 Free app with no ads or data collection
- 📱 Effective widget implementation

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💰 Expensive premium subscription ($260/year)
- 🐛 Widget functionality broken after updates
- 🐛 Display rendering issues (upside-down text, missing elements)
- 🐛 App crashes and fails to load on some devices
- 🐛 Slow performance and laggy navigation

**Reported bugs**

- Widget not updating daily after recent updates
- Display text rendering issues (font size problems)
- App fails to load past welcome screen on some devices
- Widget incompatibility with iOS 18.4
- Years and months numbers displaying upside down

**Requested features**

- Lock screen widget support
- Apple Watch widget integration
- Multiple time granularity options (weeks, days, hours)
- Life expectancy limit increased beyond 90 years
- Customizable row lengths in calendar view


### Ripples

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ripples-habit-tracker/id6502667826)

This app helps you build and maintain new habits and achieve your goals. It offers a visual calendar grid to track your progress, detailed metrics, and the ability to log specific amounts for each action. You can also add notes, use Siri shortcuts, and view your progress with widgets.

**Highlights:** Visual calendar grid progress tracking, Vital metrics and analytics, Track specific amounts and custom units, Notes and journal entries, Siri shortcuts and automation, Interactive widgets

**Features:** Family Sharing

**In-app purchases (5)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Plus Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| Plus Yearly | $9.99 | per year |
| Powerpack | $9.99 | one-time |
| Powerpack Family | $17.99 | one-time |
| Ripples Plus Lifetime | $24.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- ✨ Minimalist and clean UI design
- 🎨 Beautiful animations and fluid interactions
- 📱 Excellent widget implementation
- 🚀 Simple and intuitive to use
- 💰 One-time purchase (no subscription)

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔔 Unreliable notification system
- 🐛 UI bugs affecting usability
- 💳 Purchase restoration issues
- 🔐 Lifetime purchase unlock problems
- ⚠️ No developer response to support issues

**Reported bugs**

- Notifications not working reliably
- UI bugs causing app to become unusable
- Restore purchases not functioning
- Pro features not unlocking after purchase
- Lifetime purchase redemption not working

**Requested features**

- Check-in reminders/notifications
- Apple Watch app and complications
- iCloud sync across devices
- Weekly and monthly habit tracking
- Filtering by categories or tags


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Time Left free?

Time Left is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Ripples free?

Ripples is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Time Left or Ripples?

Ripples is rated higher. Time Left averages 4.5 out of 5 from 245 ratings, while Ripples averages 4.7 from 235 ratings.

### Do Time Left or Ripples have ads?

Neither Time Left nor Ripples shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Time Left or Ripples?

Time Left ships an update every 6 days, and Ripples fortnightly. Most recently, Time Left was updated on October 29, 2026 and Ripples on October 25, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*