Comparison

Walden vs Tangrid

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

Head to head
About

Walden

This app helps manage personal time with integrated to-do lists, a Pomodoro timer, progress tracking for goals, and a flash notes feature for capturing thoughts and practicing writing. It aims to provide a quality personal management experience.

Highlights
  • Integrated To-Do List with priority scheduling
  • Pomodoro timer with daily goals
  • Goal progress tracking with grouping
  • Flash notes with custom tags and search
  • Repeat schedules and reminders
Features
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Walden is an App focused on personal management, carefully designed to bring users only a quality experience, hope you like it. Function Introduction To-Do List Integrate the four quadrants of work, according to the priority of the task rational scheduling. Support repeat schedule and reminders. Pomodoro Walden's built-in tomato clock is designed strictly according to the tomato work method You can set daily tomato clock goals, rest time, and select the tasks to focus on from the to-do list Progress Management Quantify your goals, support goal grouping and progress notes, with a simple and beautiful progress bar, clearly track your goal progress. Flash Notes Integrate custom tags, support full-text search and display by tags. In our daily life, there will always be a moment of light and whimsy, it can be the emotion after reading a text, it can be the resonance of listening to a song, or simply want to record the moment's thoughts. If you are like me and want to practice writing long articles, then you can start by writing a paragraph every day and gradually improve your writing skills day by day. ----------------- Subscription Instructions --Subscription period: 1 month, 1 year (non-automatic renewal, please feel free to purchase) -- Payment: Payment will be deducted through the user's iTunes account, and payment will be made once the user confirms the purchase. --User Terms: http://freelancer-x.com/app-terms/ -- Privacy Policy: http://freelancer-x.com/app-privacy-policy/

About

Tangrid

This app allows you to create a personalized database for tracking expenses, habits, fitness, mood, inventory, and more. It offers various data types, chart options, and view modes to organize and analyze your information. Data can be stored locally or synced across devices.

Highlights
  • Expense & Habit tracking
  • Fitness & Health logging
  • Mood & Progress monitoring
  • Inventory & Asset organization
  • Import/Export CSV
  • Cloud sync across devices
  • Multiple database views (table, list, grid, kanban)
  • Diverse chart types and data formats
Features
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Tangrid is a general recording and analysis tool. Expense & Habit tracking Fitness & Health logging Mood & Progress monitoring Goods & Time management Inventory & Asset organization ... Tangrid is the one-stop solution, build your personal database. - Import/Export CSV file. - Data is stored locally first, but can also be synced across multiple devices using cloud storage. - Database supports 4 view types: table view, list view, grid view, kanban view - Supported chart types: Summary, Column Chart, Line Chart, Pie Chart, Heatmap, Calendar, Scatter Chart, Range Chart, Formula. - Supported data types: Group, Number, Progress, Rating, Time, Time Range, Duration, Checkbox, Select, Multiple-Select, Text, Image, Formula.

Screenshots

Walden4 screens
Tangrid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Tangrid at free with in-app purchases against Walden's subscription. Tangrid also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 90%). Walden's advantage is ratings volume (41 vs 3) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Walden sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Tangrid sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tangrid holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Walden has 41 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Walden's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tangrid's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Walden ships an update monthly, Tangrid every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Walden versus Tangrid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaldenTangrid
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (41 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings41 — better3
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHuizhou Walden Information Technology Co., Ltd.涛 陶

Customer experience

Walden

All ratings41 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive90.1%
Neutral7.0%
Negative2.8%

Tangrid

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Walden

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Membership$2.991 Month
  • Quarterly Membership$4.993 Months
  • Yearly Membership$7.991 Year
One-time5
  • 月度会员$0.99
  • 年度会员$3.99
  • 年度会员升级终身会员$12.99
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  • Lifetime - Education$12.99
  • Lifetime Membership$19.99
4 purchases

Tangrid

One-time4
  • 1 Million Tokens$1.99
  • One Year Basic Plan$8.99
  • ONE YEAR$12.99
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  • LIFE TIME$29.99

Questions

Is Walden free?
Walden is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tangrid free?
Tangrid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Walden or Tangrid?
Tangrid is rated higher. Walden averages 4.8 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Tangrid averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Walden or Tangrid have ads?
Neither Walden nor Tangrid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Walden or Tangrid?
Walden ships an update monthly, and Tangrid every 3 weeks. Most recently, Walden was updated on November 3, 2026 and Tangrid on November 7, 2026.

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