Time Left vs Beacon
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 your finite time, encouraging you to live a more meaningful and creative life. It offers a private, ad-free experience with no sign-up required. Unlock additional features like widgets and customization options through a pro version.
- Visualize remaining days, months, years
- No notifications, ads, or sign-up
- Privacy-focused design
- Unlock widgets and skins
- Live Photos in Life Calendar
- Support indie developer
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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. - 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
Beacon
Enhance your productivity with timed focus sessions and app blocking. Connect with friends for shared accountability and challenges to stay on track. Track your progress and build consistent focus habits.
- Timed focus sessions
- App blocking via Screen Time
- Recurring scheduled sessions
- Focus streak and stats
- Home Screen widget and Siri Shortcuts
- Social accountability with friends
- Monk Mode for deep focus
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Beacon helps you put your phone down and get meaningful work done—with optional accountability from people you trust. FREE FOCUS TOOLS • Timed focus sessions — pick 25, 45, or 60 minutes (or custom) and block distracting apps with Apple's Screen Time • Recurring scheduled sessions — set daily or weekly focus windows that start automatically • Focus streak & stats — track completed sessions, minutes, and how consistently you show up • Home Screen widget & Siri Shortcuts — start focus from your widget or with a voice command • Custom shield screen — a calm reminder when you try to open a blocked app FOCUS WITH FRIENDS (BEACON PRO) Upgrade to Beacon Pro to unlock social accountability: • Circles — create or join private groups with friends • Peer Beacons — send a focus request to a friend; they can join your session • Monk Mode — open-ended, no-timer deep focus, solo or as a challenge with friends • Shared schedules — invite circle members to recurring focus windows • Circle leaderboard — compare streaks, completed sessions, and focus minutes Beacon Pro is optional. Personal timed focus and your own scheduled sessions work without a subscription. SUBSCRIPTION Beacon Pro is $5.99/month (price may vary by region). Eligible new subscribers may start with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscription auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. REQUIREMENTS Beacon uses Apple's Screen Time APIs to block apps you choose. You'll be asked to grant Screen Time permission during setup. Beacon does not see your app usage history—only the apps you select to block. PRIVACY & SUPPORT Privacy Policy: https://beaconfocus.app/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://beaconfocus.app/terms.html Questions? Visit beaconfocus.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Beacon at 5.0 against Time Left's 4.5. Time Left's advantage is ratings volume (255 vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Beacon sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Beacon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time Left has 255 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Time Left ships an update every 6 days, Beacon fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time Left | Beacon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (255 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 255 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Julien Lacroix | John Cain |
Customer experience
Time Left
Beacon
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
Beacon
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
Beacon
- Beacon Pro7 Days trial$5.991 Month









