Comparison

Time Notes vs M Alpha Relax

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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mode for better eye protection √ Offline use: Can be used without an internet connection √ Search: Quickly search for historical content √ Random memories: Desktop widgets randomly display past notes √ Categories: Organize and archive your diary entries √ Themes: Customize the theme styles to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

About

M Alpha Relax

Features
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■ Can't sleep? Start with the frequency Sleep, Deep Relax, Focus, Meditation and Nap — five scenes, one tap. • Four bands (δ / θ / α / β), with carrier and beat frequency both adjustable • Switch freely between binaural beats and isochronic tones • Didn't finish last night? “Continue” picks up where you left off ■ Follow the breathing ring and sink slowly Inhale, hold, exhale — an eight-second cycle that helps sleep come sooner. • The ring breathes with the actual audio envelope, not a canned loop • Dim mode for the dark, so the screen barely glows • Sleep timer stops everything once you're out ■ Rain, campfire, ocean — mix your own sleep recipe Real recorded ambience, with its own volume next to the brainwave layer. • Rain / ocean / campfire / wind / stream, plus white and pink noise • Pull the brainwave to zero and keep pure ambience if that's your thing • Save any blend as a preset, ready on the home screen ■ Every night adds up — and you can see it Day streak, total time, average session and completion rate — switch between week, month and year. • The trend chart shows how this period compares with the last • Set your own weekly goal, anywhere from three to seven nights • All of it stays on this device ■ When you sleep, and how regularly — on one dial A bedtime dial and a streak map draw out your actual rhythm. • Your usual bedtime and how much it drifts, like “23:12 ± 55 min” • Four months of nights in a single streak map • Which band works for you — ranked by how long you actually listen ■ Keeps playing on the lock screen and sends nothing anywhere Background playback survives app switches and a dark screen. • Pulls out your headphones? It pauses. Call ends? It resumes. • No account, no network, no personal data collected • Dark mode and a multilingual interface for late nights ■ Free to download, Pro is a one-time purchase Scenes, ambient sounds, the timer and stats are all free. Optional Pro (a one-time purchase, not a subscription) unlocks frequency fine-tuning in the Mixer, switching between Binaural Beats and Isochronic Tones, and mix presets. If you bought the app when it was paid, Pro is already unlocked for you.

Screenshots

Time Notes4 screens
M Alpha Relax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: M Alpha Relax at none against Time Notes's 4. Time Notes's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and device support (5 vs 2). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Time Notes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. M Alpha Relax asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Notes ships an update weekly, M Alpha Relax every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Time Notes versus M Alpha Relax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime NotesM Alpha Relax
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB7 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developer晓庆 张海燕 赵

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Time Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership$0.491 Month
  • Annual Membership$4.491 Year
One-time2
  • Life Member$9.99
  • originalPrice$9.99
None

M Alpha Relax

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time Notes free?
Time Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is M Alpha Relax free?
M Alpha Relax is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Time Notes or M Alpha Relax have ads?
Neither Time Notes nor M Alpha Relax shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Notes or M Alpha Relax?
Time Notes ships an update weekly, and M Alpha Relax every 2 months. Most recently, Time Notes was updated on October 25, 2026 and M Alpha Relax on October 25, 2026.

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