Lifely vs Marbles
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. Install Lifely on iPhone and iPad. On a Mac with Apple silicon, get the iPad app from the Mac App Store (Apple M1 or later, macOS 12 or later). You can also use the same diary 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
Marbles
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Turn your daily routines into something you can feel. Marbles isn't just another checklist. It’s a tactile, satisfying way to visualize your progress. Every time you complete a habit, you get to drop a marble into your jar. Watch it bounce, hear the satisfying "clink," and feel the haptic tap as your jar fills up over time. Why Marbles? Checkboxes are boring. Physics are fun. Marbles capitalizes on the "satisfaction" loop to make building habits addictive in the best way possible. Whether you are drinking more water, hitting the gym, or reading daily, seeing your physical progress accumulate in a jar gives you a sense of accomplishment that a spreadsheet never could. Key Features: The Marble Jar Experience high-fidelity physics. Marbles tumble, stack, and collide with realistic sound effects and haptics. Pixel Reveal Themes (Pro) Prefer retro gaming? Switch your habit to "Pixel Mode." Every day you complete a task, you light up a new pixel on a grid, slowly revealing a mystery retro artwork. Forgiving Streaks Life happens. If you need a break, use the "Skip" feature. You'll drop a "Ghost Marble" that keeps your jar filling up without breaking your hard-earned streak. History & Editing View your full history, track your best streaks, and easily undo accidental drops. Private & Native Built with the latest Apple technologies. Your data stays on your device. Get Marbles today and start filling your jar!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Marbles at daily against Lifely's every 10 days. Lifely's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads, 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. Lifely sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Marbles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lifely ships an update every 10 days, Marbles daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lifely | Marbles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sheep Apps Inc | Barney Randall |
In-app purchases
Lifely
- Full access for 1 month$4.991 Month
- Full access for 1 year3 Days trial$29.991 Year
Marbles
- Lifetime$4.99









