Comparison

Carrot. vs TimeCap

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

Head to head
About

Carrot.

Connect with friends authentically and earn digital currency for your engagement. Answer daily questions or pose your own, rewarding friends with earned coins. Experience real value for social interaction.

Highlights
  • Connect with friends authentically
  • Earn digital currency (Carrot Coin)
  • Answer daily questions
  • Post and send questions with rewards
  • Reward friends with coins
  • Transfer coins to external wallet
Features
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Tired of social media? Dig deeper. Carrot allows you to connect with friends authentically, at any time, and earn digital currency while you do it! Answer a new question each day and earn EVERY time. Entice friends to answer your clever questions and reward them with coins you’ve earned. Carrot is a social messaging app that allows users to post & send questions with digital currency attached. The Daily Dig® is a question sent to all Carrot app users for a daily opportunity to earn. Digital currency are Carrot Coin tokens minted on the Polygon blockchain and can be used in-app as rewards, or transferred out of the app to an external wallet. You and your friends get REAL VALUE for app engagement! So what’s the hold-up? Start Digging today! Terms of service: https://www.digcarrot.com/terms-of-service/

About

TimeCap

Take control of your social media usage by setting time budgets and browsing distraction-free. This app consolidates multiple social platforms into one interface, allowing you to hide distracting content like Reels and Explore pages.

Highlights
  • Set social media time budgets
  • Distraction-free browsing
  • Supports Instagram, X, YouTube, Reddit
  • Hide Reels, Shorts, For You Page
  • Consolidate social media in one app
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TimeCap helps you take control of your social media time with ease.  Here is what you will get with TimeCap: - Set up a time budget for social media.  - Browse social media distraction-free, currently supporting Instagram, X (Twitter), YouTube, and Reddit. You can hide Reels, Shorts, For You Page, Explore Page, and much more! - Use all social media in a single app. Note: TimeCap removes Reels and other distractions only when you browse through TimeCap itself, not on the official social media apps. Terms of Use: https://antoniodesigns.notion.site/Terms-of-Services-1bc2d87eddf8807e833af7e47a4a91de?pvs=4

Screenshots

Carrot.4 screens
TimeCap3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Carrot. at 4.8 against TimeCap's 3.6. Carrot. also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 64%) and ratings volume (334 vs 13). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Carrot. sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and TimeCap sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Carrot. holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Carrot. has 334 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Carrot.'s written reviews are positive against 64% of TimeCap's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Carrot. ships an update fortnightly, TimeCap every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Carrot. versus TimeCap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarrot.TimeCap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (334 ratings) — better3.6 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews94.9% of reviews — better63.6% of reviews
Number of ratings334 — better13
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB15 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperCarrot Group IncAntonio Ferrara

Customer experience

Carrot.

All ratings334 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral0.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive94.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.1%

TimeCap

All ratings13 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative30.8%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%

Bugs and requests

Carrot.

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Account deletion difficulties
  • Harassment incidents

Requested features

5 requests
  • Better explanation of app features
  • More frequent image posting/sharing
  • Ability to post more digs per day
  • Dislike button
  • Dark mode option

TimeCap

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Carrot.

Subscriptions4
  • Creator Plus - Monthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Enterprise Plus - Monthly14 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Creator Plus - Annual2 Months trial$19.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Enterprise Plus - Annual2 Months trial$199.991 Year
One-time9
  • Buy Coins - $0.99$0.99
  • Purchase 10,000 Coins$0.99
  • Buy Coins - $4.99$4.99
Show 6 more
  • Buy Coins - $9.99$9.99
  • Purchase 100,000 Coins$9.99
  • Buy Coins - $19.99$19.99
  • Buy Coins - $49.99$49.99
  • Buy Coins - $99.99$99.99
  • Purchase 1,000,000 Coins$99.99
5 purchases

TimeCap

Subscriptions5
  • TimeCap Pro Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • TimeCap Pro Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Pro Weekly7 Days trial$6.997 Days
Show 2 more
  • TimeCap Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Carrot. free?
Carrot. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeCap free?
TimeCap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Carrot. or TimeCap?
Carrot. is rated higher. Carrot. averages 4.8 out of 5 from 334 ratings, while TimeCap averages 3.6 from 13 ratings.
Do Carrot. or TimeCap have ads?
Neither Carrot. nor TimeCap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Carrot. or TimeCap?
Carrot. ships an update fortnightly, and TimeCap every 2 weeks. Most recently, Carrot. was updated on October 15, 2026 and TimeCap on October 17, 2026.

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