Meteor vs Things take time
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Meteor
This app allows users to create and display small, visible notes directly within their notification center. It serves as a constant reminder for quick thoughts rather than extensive planning. An active subscription is required to access its features.
- Notes in notification center
- Visible reminders
- Quick note-taking
- Calendar integration
- Lock screen visibility
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We don’t use a notepad, but we check notifications. Meteor is for those who need a ‘VISIBLE’ small note, not big plans. Take notes in the notification center instead of a notepad. Then they’ll always be there. - An active Meteor Pro subscription is required to use features. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Things take time
This app helps you track small, consistent actions to visualize compounding progress over time. Monitor habits, routines, and personal metrics with detailed analytics and a unique side-by-side view of multiple trackers. Designed for ease of use and privacy, it makes invisible progress visible.
- Track any habit or metric
- View multiple trackers side-by-side
- Monthly progress overview
- Intuitive and fast interface
- Detailed analytics for patterns
- On-device and iCloud privacy
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Good things take time. Real progress is built through small things done consistently — it won’t feel like much, until it does. Things take time is an app for tracking what matters, the small things, and seeing how they compound over time. KEY FEATURES • Track anything From habits and routines to personal metrics, notes, and daily actions — build trackers that fit your life, not the other way around. • See everything side by side Most apps show one tracker at a time, which hides the bigger picture. This one shows them all together so you can see patterns across your month. • Your month at a glance See how small things add up across your month, so you can stay consistent and notice real progress. • Built for ease of use Tracking should feel effortless. Everything is designed to be fast, simple, and intuitive. • Understand your patterns Detailed analytics for every tracker to help you uncover trends and better understand your progress over time. • Privacy first Your data stays on your device or in your iCloud. Nothing is collected, and nothing is tracked. Progress is often invisible in the moment. Things take time was built to make it visible — by showing how small things add up over time. Terms & Privacy: https://thingstaketime.app/terms-privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Things take time at 5.0 against Meteor's 4.5. Things take time also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ads (none vs shown). Meteor's advantage is ratings volume (153 vs 10). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Meteor sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Things take time sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Things take time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meteor has 153 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Meteor's written reviews are positive against 100% of Things take time's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meteor | Things take time |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (153 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 153 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Asterisk Co. | Chester How |
Customer experience
Meteor
Things take time
In-app purchases
Meteor
- Meteor Pro Weekly Plan$7.997 Days
- Meteor Pro Monthly Plan$7.991 Month
- Meteor Pro Annual Plan$19.991 Year
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- Meteor Pro Annual Plan3 Days trial$34.991 Year
Things take time
- Things take time + Monthly$2.991 Month
- Things take time + Lifetime$34.99
