Almost Time vs ChainRoutine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.)
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
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Verdict
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
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.
Almost Time ships an update monthly, ChainRoutine daily. The most recent releases landed on June 7, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Almost Time | ChainRoutine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rx Software Limited | JINSEOK OH |
In-app purchases
Almost Time
- Almost Time Pro$3.99
ChainRoutine
- Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
- Yearly Premium$12.001 Year
- Lifetime Premium$19.99









