Comparison

Zavala vs Time Glass

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

Head to head
About

Zavala

This app offers a modern approach to outlining, providing a full suite of features. It supports gestures, keyboard shortcuts, and multiple windows for efficient organization and content creation. Easily import and export in various formats, sync across devices, and customize your outlining experience.

Highlights
  • OPML Import & Export
  • Markdown Export
  • iCloud Syncing & Sharing
  • Nested Tags
  • Image Embedding
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Drag and Drop
Features
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Zavala is a modern take on a traditional outliner. It is a full featured app. It takes full advantage of your device by leveraging gestures, keyboard shortcuts, and multiple windows. Other features: * OPML import & export * Markdown import & export * HTML import & export * iCloud syncing * iCloud sharing with other iCloud users * Encrypted outlines and encrypted iCloud sync * Nested Tags for organizing Outlines * Support for embedding images * Print support * Drag and drop * Text formatting * Links * Completed items * Notes * Customizable fonts and sizes * Backlinks * Shortcuts support * Web clipper share extension * Typewriter scrolling * Automatic row numbering including Decimal and Legal numbering

About

Time Glass

Features
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Some days you are waiting for. Others you count because you got through them. Time Glass holds both. Set a countdown to the trip you already booked, the wedding you are planning, the exam you are dreading. Or turn it around and count up: days since you quit, since you moved, since the two of you met. Same app, opposite directions, and both are good to open. COUNT DOWN TO WHAT IS COMING Vacations, birthdays, weddings, concerts, due dates, launches, deadlines. Pick a date, pick a background, and the number is waiting for you every time you open the app. COUNT UP FROM WHERE YOU STARTED Days without a cigarette. Days at the new job. Days since day one with someone. A count-up timer only goes up, which is the whole point. ADD UP ONLY THE DAYS THAT COUNT This is the part no other timer app does. An accumulative timer adds the date ranges you choose and ignores the rest. - Days of physical presence in a country, for a residency or citizenship application - Days actually worked on a project, with weekends left out - Days of treatment, training or a program, with the breaks removed Add a range for each period, leave the last one open until today, and the total recalculates itself. The gaps between ranges, like a trip, do not count. RECURRING REMINDERS Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or the last day of every month. Mark each one done or skipped, read the history, and attach a photo or a file so what you need is right there when the reminder arrives. WORTH LEAVING ON SCREEN - 46 backgrounds, 32 of them free - 30 of them animated: snowfall, spring, mountain trains, ocean depths, birthday confetti and more - Three card styles: Minimal, Balloons, Floating - 10 app themes - An emoji on every timer - Work-day mode counts Monday to Friday only YOURS AND ONLY YOURS Everything is stored on your device. No account, no sign up, no server. It all works with the phone in airplane mode. FREE, WITH AN OPTIONAL PREMIUM Three timers are free forever. More timers, every animated background and no ads come with Premium, or with diamonds you earn inside the app. Time Glass is for anyone who has ever done that math in their head. Now you do not have to. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.wonderful-apps.com/app/time-glass

Screenshots

Zavala2 screens
Time Glass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zavala at none against Time Glass's 2. Zavala also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Time Glass's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price and device support 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 Glass sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. Zavala asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zavala ships an update every 2 weeks, Time Glass every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Zavala versus Time Glass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZavalaTime Glass
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (70 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings70 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVincode, IncDavid Orlando Ramos Mejia

Bugs and requests

Zavala

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Broken sync between iPhone and Mac
  • iCloud database incompatibility
  • Unable to format using toolbar
  • Lost outline after update
  • Sidebar not available
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  • Cannot open outlines from Document Provider
  • App crashes on M1
  • IME input ignored in body text (Japanese)
  • Abstürze beim Anlegen des ersten Dokuments (M1)

Requested features

15 requests
  • Continue releasing macOS builds for older versions
  • Legacy database option for iOS apps
  • Cross-platform support
  • Ability to change tag and outline list order manually
  • Support for hiding notes
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  • Typewriter scroll mode
  • Due dates on the right of the note
  • Font color change
  • Multi-select for dragging
  • Copy and paste lines
  • Option to use system fonts
  • Full screen document view with swipe gesture
  • Adjust line spacing
  • Improve drag and drop behavior on Mac
  • Sync via Nextcloud

Time Glass

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Zavala

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Time Glass

Subscriptions1
  • Time Glass Premium$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • Time Glass Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Zavala free?
Zavala is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Time Glass free?
Time Glass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zavala or Time Glass have ads?
Time Glass shows ads; Zavala does not.
Which is updated more often, Zavala or Time Glass?
Zavala ships an update every 2 weeks, and Time Glass every 2 months. Most recently, Zavala was updated on November 3, 2026 and Time Glass on November 5, 2026.

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