Time Left vs Forge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Time Left
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.
- 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)
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No notifications. No ads. No sign-up. Just you and your time. TIME LEFT DESCRIPTION Sometimes life seems really short, and other times impossibly long. This app will help you to emphasize that it’s most certainly finite. Time Left shows you, the days, months, and years you have left and that they are all you have got. Don’t be afraid, that means the only appropriate word to describe your time left is “precious”. So I hope this app will enable you to create a life in which you will be happy and creative. WHAT ABOUT YOUR PRIVACY? I think Privacy is a fundamental human right. To that end, I have designed Time Left from the ground up without any external framework. In this way, your data, like your birthdate, stays entirely private. HOW CAN YOU HELP ME? As I don’t collect any data on this app, to improve it I need your help! You can send me an email to julien@lacroix.dev for any feedback, issues, or bugs on this app or just to say “Hello!”. I answer every email! ********** A special thank you to Wait But Why for this amazing article (https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/life-weeks.html). Without their work, this app would not have seen the light of day. ********** TIME LEFT PRO - Unlock widgets & skins. - Unlimited moments. - Live Photos in Life Calendar. - Automatically access all future features and widgets. - Support an indie developer. ********** Terms of Use: https://gettimeleft.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://gettimeleft.app/privacy
Forge
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Forge is a daily quest system built to help you turn goals into consistent action. Instead of letting habits sit as vague intentions, Forge helps you break them into repeatable quests you can track every day. Whether you are trying to build better routines, stay focused on personal growth, or simply become more consistent, Forge gives you a clear structure that is simple to use and satisfying to stick with. Forge is designed around momentum. You set up your quests, define how often they should happen, and track progress as you go. The app helps you stay engaged with streaks, consistency tracking, progress summaries, badges, and a flexible daily window that works around your real schedule. If your day starts late or runs past midnight, Forge can adapt to that instead of forcing you into a rigid calendar definition of a day. Key features: • Create repeatable daily quests and routines Set up quests that match your goals and build a system you can realistically follow. • Track consistency over time See how often you show up, monitor your progress, and build stronger routines through repetition. • Build streaks and earn rewards Stay motivated with streak tracking, badges, and progression that make daily effort feel meaningful. • Flexible day window support Define when your day starts and ends so your progress reflects your actual lifestyle, including schedules that go past midnight. • Timed quests and reminders Use timers for focused work sessions and receive alerts when sessions finish or when quests still need attention. • Daily notes and reflection Capture notes for the day and stay more intentional about what you completed and how you felt. • Stats and progress views Review your weekly and monthly performance to understand patterns and keep improving. • Widgets, Live Activities, and Apple Watch support Keep your progress visible throughout the day and stay connected to your quests without opening the app every time. • Local-first experience Your progress stays centered on your device, making Forge feel lightweight, fast, and personal. Forge is for people who want a system that feels motivating without becoming overwhelming. It combines structure, visibility, and momentum into a focused daily experience that helps you keep moving. If you want to be more consistent, follow through more often, and turn your goals into something actionable, Forge gives you a clear path to do it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Forge at none against Time Left's 5. On price, ads, device support 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. Time Left sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Forge asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Time Left | Forge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (245 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 73.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 245 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Julien Lacroix | Rajesh Kumar Madhavan |
Bugs and requests
Time Left
Reported bugs
9 issues- 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
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- Days not appearing in display
- Laggy page transitions
- Current day needle stuck and not moving
- Developer unresponsive to support requests
Requested features
11 requests- 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
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- Auto dark mode for app and widgets
- Specific date countdown feature
- Weekly and monthly visualization options
- Ability to adjust widget size and display metrics
- Calendar view showing weeks per year
- Pan and zoom functionality for overall view
Forge
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Time Left
- Per week$4.997 Days
- Annual3 Days trial$17.991 Year
- Per year$17.991 Year
- Lifetime$19.99
- One time$24.99
Forge
No in-app purchases









