TimeGoing vs One Great Thing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TimeGoing
Enhance your focus and build habits with a fullscreen timer, daily check-ins, and visual progress tracking. Seamlessly manage tasks, set reminders, and sync data across devices. Optimize your workflow with voice commands and dynamic widgets.
- Fullscreen focus timer
- iCloud data sync
- Daily habit check-ins
- Visual progress animations
- Task management
- Siri Shortcuts and Widgets
- Dynamic Island/Live Activities support
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• Fullscreen Timer: Start instantly, stay focused • Sync: iCloud sync across devices • Check-ins: Daily reminders, random rewards • Birthday Rewards: Once a year, worth celebrating • Animations: Separate settings, clear progress • List Management: Work well, live well • Task Records: Save history, review your effort • Siri Shortcuts: Voice control, faster actions • Widgets: Focus timer, check-in streaks • Dynamic Island / Live Activities: Stay visible, pause quickly • Home Screen Quick Actions: Long press to jump right in • Drag Sorting: Simple, direct, easy to use • Reminders: Flexible times, timely notifications • Archive: Keep history, record growth • Backup: Self-service backup, safer records • App Life: A companion for the long road • Statistics Charts: Trends and distributions, regular reviews
One Great Thing
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One small action can make a difference. A quick task, a personal intention, or the one thing you just have to get done today. One Great Thing allows you to quickly capture this each day, and provides a satisfying visual to complete it. You can use the provided widgets to help keep your item front and center throughout the day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: One Great Thing at none against TimeGoing's 5. TimeGoing's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. TimeGoing sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. One Great Thing asks for nothing beyond the download.
TimeGoing ships an update every 7 months, One Great Thing every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and August 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimeGoing | One Great Thing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 振华 陀 | Finite Fractal Studios, LLC |
In-app purchases
TimeGoing
- 一小撮时光$0.99
- 一小把时光$0.99
- Dew of Time$0.99
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- Spring of Time +25%$0.99
- Stream of Time$1.99
One Great Thing
No in-app purchases
