Time Notes vs Time Progress Gauges
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Time Notes
This app helps you create a personal timeline of your life's experiences. Record daily stories, track moods, water intake, finances, and movie progress. Enjoy cross-platform support, secure iCloud sync, and privacy-focused local storage.
- Personal timeline creation
- Daily story and memory archiving
- Mood and water intake tracking
- Financial and movie progress logging
- Cross-platform and iCloud sync
- App lock with Face ID/fingerprint
- Offline use and search functionality
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Everyone is writing their own history, and "TimeNotes" hopes to be the vessel of your time. It doesn't want to be a mere account of daily life, but rather a summary and archive of each day's experiences. Record your daily stories and create your own exclusive timeline. Advantages: √ Cross-platform support: Compatible with iPhone, iPad, iPod, and Mac √ iCloud sync: Automatically update local data to iCloud, ensuring data security √ App lock: Supports Face ID and fingerprint unlock, ensuring the security of your diary √ Dark mode: Supports night mode for better eye protection √ Offline use: Can be used without an internet connection √ Search: Quickly search for historical content √ Random memories: Desktop widgets randomly display past notes √ Categories: Organize and archive your diary entries √ Themes: Customize the theme styles to your preference √ NFC letters: Write letters to NFC cards, and the card will display the letter content when placed near your phone √ Reminders: Daily reminders to capture every moment Main features: √ Clean and beautiful timeline to view different moments in time √ Map footprint to view different places you've been √ Daily summary and archive to capture daily memories √ Record the stories that happen and keep them organized √ Record daily moods √ Track daily water intake √ Record daily income and expenses √ Track your progress in watching movies User privacy: User data is encrypted and stored locally. Cloud backups are stored in your own iCloud, excluding developers to ensure data privacy. Perhaps it will be the note that accompanies you throughout your life. In conclusion: If you have any suggestions or feedback, please feel free to leave a comment in the comments section. I will respond promptly. You can also email me at du1992@88.com. Your encouragement is my driving force! Membership subscription information: To enhance user experience, there will be no advertisements added within the app now or in the future. Currently, the payment methods include subscription or one-time purchase to unlock some value-added services within the app, but it will not affect the basic functionality. As a member, you can unlock all features. If you choose a subscription, after purchase and payment completion, it will be automatically subscribed through your iTunes account. The Apple iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before the expiration date. To cancel the subscription, please manually disable the automatic subscription feature in the Apple ID settings management within 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. User Agreement: https://du1992.github.io/worksWeb/appAgreement.html Subscription Agreement: https://du1992.github.io/worksWeb/payAgreement.html
Time Progress Gauges
This app helps you visualize your life's progress and manage your time effectively. Track your life, year, and month as percentages, and create custom gauges for personal goals or projects. Utilize widgets and Apple Watch complications for constant motivation.
- Track life, year, and month percentages
- Create custom time period gauges
- Lock screen widgets
- Apple Watch complications
- Customizable gauge labels and colors
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Life moves forward a little each day. Time Progress Gauges visualizes the progress of your life, this year, this month, and any meaningful period you choose as simple progress gauges. ⌚ On Apple Watch and iPhone See your gauges through Apple Watch complications, the Apple Watch app, iPhone Lock Screen widgets, and Home Screen widgets. You do not have to open the app. A glance at your watch or phone shows where that time stands now. - Time you can turn into gauges Your life progress. Time left in the year. This month's progress. A project deadline. The days until an exam. A family milestone. Any period that matters to you can become a gauge and stay visible in the places you already look. Main Features - Preset gauges for Life, Year, and Month - Custom gauges with your own start and end dates - Days elapsed, days remaining, and progress percentage - Apple Watch complications - Apple Watch app - iPhone Lock Screen widgets - iPhone Home Screen widgets - Custom labels and colors for gauges Supported Places - Apple Watch faces with complications - Apple Watch app - iPhone Lock Screen widgets - iPhone Home Screen widgets Premium Premium is a one-time upgrade that includes: - Up to 50 custom gauges - Color customization for the preset Life, Year, and Month gauges This app is not meant to make time feel stressful or urgent. It is a small tool for keeping meaningful time quietly visible: a way to notice, at a glance, that the time you care about has moved forward again today. It is more than a countdown. You can see how much time is left, but also how far the whole period has progressed. Time Progress Gauges helps you see life and goals as time you can keep in sight.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Time Progress Gauges at 5.0 against Time Notes's 4.2. Time Progress Gauges also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Time Notes's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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 Notes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and Time Progress Gauges sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Time Progress Gauges holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time Notes has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Time Notes ships an update weekly, Time Progress Gauges every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time Notes | Time Progress Gauges |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 晓庆 张 | INCREDIBLE FOX, Inc. |
Customer experience
Time Notes
Time Progress Gauges
In-app purchases
Time Notes
- Monthly Membership$0.491 Month
- Annual Membership$4.491 Year
- Life Member$9.99
- originalPrice$9.99
Time Progress Gauges
- LTL Premium$4.99
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