Lifely vs HalfWhen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lifely
This app helps you record life's important moments, achievements, and memories in a chronological timeline. It offers secure data encryption and synchronization, allowing you to easily navigate and revisit past events.
- Chronological timeline of memories
- Secure data encryption
- Server synchronization
- Event tracking by category
- Zoom and scroll navigation
- Password protection
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Your whole life on one timeline. Lifely is a personal diary and journal for everyday memories and the moments that change your story. Keep the same diary on your phone and in your browser. Write about today, add a memory from years ago, or record a milestone you want to look back on. Give each event a date and keep your thoughts, the people involved and the details together. SEE YOUR LIFE AT EVERY SCALE Zoom out to see years and decades, then zoom in to a single day. Follow the connections between everyday entries, important events and the different chapters of your life. The life calendar gives you another view of your years and weeks. On your phone, swipe to scroll through your timeline and pinch to change its scale. GIVE MEMORIES THEIR CONTEXT Add photos, a place, a mood or a song to an event. Keep a travel memory, a family celebration or an ordinary afternoon with someone you love. A short note can hold the details you would otherwise forget. FIND THE MOMENTS THAT MATTER Organize your diary with tags, people, life periods and importance levels. Revisit your time at school, the years in a particular city or the memories you share with one person. Search your entries when you want to find a specific moment. RETURN TO YOUR STORY Rediscover past events through memories, look back at how your life has unfolded and share selected moments as designed cards. Write as much or as little as you want, whenever you have something to remember. YOUR DIARY ON YOUR PHONE AND IN YOUR BROWSER Open your online diary in a browser with the same account you use on your phone. Your entries sync when you are connected. On your phone, write entries offline and sync when you reconnect. Protect access to the app with a passcode or biometric unlock on a supported device. Lifely includes ads and in-app purchases. Photo attachments and some organization features are part of Premium. Start with one moment that matters to you. Let the next entries become part of your life story. Terms of Use: https://sheep-apps.com/lifely/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://sheep-apps.com/lifely/privacy-policy
HalfWhen
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HalfWhen is an elegant date-tracking app that answers an intriguing question: "What future date is exactly as far away as a meaningful past date?" The app calculates when today is the perfect midpoint between significant moments in your past and their corresponding future reflections. Simply add important dates like anniversaries, birthdays, or memorable events. HalfWhen instantly shows you when those same time intervals will repeat into the future, creating a symmetrical timeline with today at the center. The app also integrates with your photos, automatically finding images from those special dates to enhance your memories. With a clean, intuitive interface and beautiful visual design, HalfWhen transforms how you perceive time, making it easy to reflect on past moments while anticipating their future echoes. Perfect for celebrating milestones, planning future events, or simply appreciating the symmetry of your personal timeline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HalfWhen at none against Lifely's 2. Lifely's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Lifely sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. HalfWhen asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lifely ships an update fortnightly, HalfWhen every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lifely | HalfWhen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sheep Apps Inc | Owen Wright |
In-app purchases
Lifely
- Full access for 1 month$4.991 Month
- Full access for 1 year3 Days trial$29.991 Year
HalfWhen
No in-app purchases









