Comparison

1000 Hours Outside vs ElliesNote

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

Head to head
About

1000 Hours Outside

Track your time spent outdoors with an easy-to-use timer that runs in the background. Enhance your experience by journaling adventures, adding photos, and creating profiles for family members. Unlock badges, connect with friends, and visualize your progress.

Highlights
  • Background time tracking
  • Journaling and photo uploads
  • Multiple family profiles
  • Milestone badges
  • Friend connections
  • Color-coded time chart
  • Community map feature
Features
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Effortlessly keep a digital record of your hours spent outside with the Official 1000 Hours Outside app. Easy timer functionality - just open the app and click play to start the timer, then put the phone down and enjoy the outdoors! The app will track your time in the background so you don't have to think about it. Additionally, you can become a member so you can: • Keep a journal of your adventures by jotting down notes • Upload photos for memory keepsakes for any day • Add up to nine additional profiles to track individual hours for members of your family • Unlock hours, place and streak milestone badges to share with friends • Add friends who also use the app to see what they've been up to • Color your own time tracking chart • Use our map feature to see where other 1KHO members have gone on adventures or left reviews - or leave some of your own! Think of this app as your outdoors companion, but one that isn't designed for endless scrolling - just simple, fun utility to help you unlock all the wonderful cognitive, physical, emotional and mental health benefits of prioritizing time outside! EULA agreement can be found here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ElliesNote

Features
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Living with CFS or ME means navigating a body that doesn't follow the same rules. Energy is unpredictable, symptoms shift day to day, and keeping track of it all can feel like another drain on what little you have. ElliesNote is a symptom and energy tracker built specifically for people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. It's designed to ask as little of you as possible — because on the days when logging feels like too much, that's when it matters most. LOG YOUR DAY Rate your energy on a simple 1–5 scale and tap the symptoms you're experiencing: fatigue, brain fog, headache, muscle pain, joint pain, dizziness, nausea, or sleep disturbance. Add a note if you want. Log multiple times a day. Morning and evening reminders help you stay consistent without having to think about it. CRASH DAYS On hard days, tap "I'm Crashing Today." It's tracked separately from your regular entries and shows up clearly across your history — no need to force it into a log note. INSIGHTS The Insights screen shows how your energy and symptoms trend over 7, 14, or 30 days. Useful for spotting patterns, understanding your limits, and sharing data with a doctor or specialist. APPLE HEALTH Connect to Apple Health and ElliesNote automatically pulls in your sleep duration, resting heart rate, HRV, and step count. See how they correlate with your energy without entering a thing manually. YOUR HISTORY Browse your logs month by month. See which days you logged, which you missed, and which were crash days — all in one place. ELLIESNOTE PREMIUM Unlock the full picture: • Personalised energy insights • 14-day and 30-day trend charts • Apple Health sync (sleep, HRV, resting HR, steps) • Full calendar history, month by month • 30-day missed-day tracking Try Premium free for 7 days, then choose monthly or annual billing. Cancel anytime in App Store settings. Built with care for the CFS/ME community.

Screenshots

1000 Hours Outside4 screens
ElliesNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ElliesNote at none against 1000 Hours Outside's shown. 1000 Hours Outside's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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. 1000 Hours Outside sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and ElliesNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

1000 Hours Outside ships an update every 3 weeks, ElliesNote every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
1000 Hours Outside versus ElliesNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter1000 Hours OutsideElliesNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB49 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTeam Yurich LLCDamilola Olatunde Bada

Bugs and requests

1000 Hours Outside

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Timer stops working when app is in background
  • Issues with logging and syncing data across profiles
  • Inconsistencies in time tracking and reporting

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to view and edit individual timer entries
  • Implement weekly/monthly summary views
  • Introduce a widget for quick access on the home screen
  • Allow syncing of data across multiple devices
  • Add more customization options and data visualizations

ElliesNote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

1000 Hours Outside

Subscriptions6
  • Adventure Map (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Premium Subscription Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Membership Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
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  • Adventure Map (Yearly)$19.991 Year
  • Premium Subscription Yearly$24.991 Year
  • Membership Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Badge Set 2$0.99
  • Badge Set 3$0.99
  • PDF Journal Export$1.99
2 purchases

ElliesNote

Subscriptions2
  • ElliesNote Premium$3.991 Month
  • ElliesNote Annual Premium$29.991 Year

Questions

Is 1000 Hours Outside free?
1000 Hours Outside is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ElliesNote free?
ElliesNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 1000 Hours Outside or ElliesNote have ads?
1000 Hours Outside shows ads; ElliesNote does not.
Which is updated more often, 1000 Hours Outside or ElliesNote?
1000 Hours Outside ships an update every 3 weeks, and ElliesNote every 3 months. Most recently, 1000 Hours Outside was updated on October 27, 2026 and ElliesNote on October 15, 2026.

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