Comparison

Almost Time vs ChainRoutine

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

Head to head
About

Almost Time

Track time remaining until important events with a visually appealing countdown app. Personalize your countdowns with colors and emojis, and share them easily. Access live updates on your Lock Screen and home screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Event countdowns
  • Personalized backgrounds and emojis
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island live activities
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Event sharing as images
  • Pro version for folders and notes
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Looking for a sleek and practical countdown app? Look no further than Almost Time! Count down to any event with ease, whether it's a birthday, anniversary, or the release of your favourite movie. See exactly how many years, days, hours, minutes, and seconds are left until your event. With Almost Time, you can personalize your countdowns by adding background colours and emojis. Plus, share them with friends and family as images. Access live countdowns right from your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, and track all your events with a variety of Home and Lock Screen widgets. Upgrade to Almost Time Pro and unlock even more features, like the ability to organize your countdowns into folders, add notes, and customize the app's accent colours and icon. Download Almost Time now and start counting down to your next big event! (Please note that Live Activities and Lock Screen Widgets are not available on iPad.)

About

ChainRoutine

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Struggling to build habits? ChainRoutine makes it different. ChainRoutine is an innovative habit tracker that links multiple habits into one seamless routine. Connect small habits like Drink Water → Stretch → Meditate into a chain, and completing one naturally leads to the next. ▸ Why ChainRoutine? • Habit Chaining: Connected routines boost success rates • Conditional Branching: Auto-switch to alternative habits based on your condition • Smart Insights: AI-powered personalized improvement suggestions • Visual Flow: Node-based editor to see your routine at a glance • Apple Watch: Execute routines right from your wrist ▸ Key Features 【Build Routines】 Choose from 100+ habit templates or create your own. Categories include Health, Fitness, Productivity, Mindfulness, Learning, and more. 【Smart Analytics】 Analyze completion patterns by day and time. Discover when you perform best and identify bottleneck habits. 【Motivation System】 Stay motivated with streak tracking, badge system, and evolving routine phases. 【iCloud Sync】 Automatic sync across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Continue your routines anywhere. ▸ Perfect For • Building morning/evening routines • Developing exercise, meditation, or reading habits • Managing multiple habits at once • Data-driven habit improvement ▸ Premium Features • Detailed statistics & trend analysis • Pattern analysis (by day/time) • Conditional branching • Badge system • Unlimited routines • Ad-free experience Start building better habits with ChainRoutine today! Terms of Use: https://jinseok-ios.vercel.app/ChainFlow/Terms

Screenshots

Almost Time4 screens
ChainRoutine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Almost Time at none against ChainRoutine's shown. Almost Time also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). ChainRoutine's advantage is update cadence (daily vs monthly). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Almost Time sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ChainRoutine sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Almost Time ships an update monthly, ChainRoutine daily. The most recent releases landed on June 7, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Almost Time versus ChainRoutine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlmost TimeChainRoutine
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRx Software LimitedJINSEOK OH

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Almost Time

One-time1
  • Almost Time Pro$3.99
3 purchases

ChainRoutine

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$12.001 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99

Questions

Is Almost Time free?
Almost Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChainRoutine free?
ChainRoutine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Almost Time or ChainRoutine have ads?
ChainRoutine shows ads; Almost Time does not.
Which is updated more often, Almost Time or ChainRoutine?
Almost Time ships an update monthly, and ChainRoutine daily. Most recently, Almost Time was updated on June 7, 2026 and ChainRoutine on September 11, 2026.

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