Comparison

TimePod vs SHURIKEN Note

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

Head to head
About

TimePod

Effortlessly track your time for work, study, or personal activities. Quickly record durations with start/stop buttons or manual entry. Analyze your time usage with detailed reports and calendar views.

Highlights
  • Start/stop time recording
  • Manual time entry
  • Pomodoro focus timer
  • Categorization by category, project, and tag
  • Calendar view of records
  • Detailed time reports
Features
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TimePod is an app that records your daily work time. It can be used not only for work but also for daily exercise, housework, study, and other time recordings. You can enter it quickly and easily at any time, and later you can check the total time from various perspectives. ■ Record You can easily record by pressing the start and stop buttons. It also supports time input, so you can record all at once after work is completed. ■ Focus You can use the focus mode as a timer for the Pomodoro technique. It is a time management method that repeats work every 25 minutes and breaks every 5 minutes to maximize concentration. You can change the work and break time respectively, so please customize it. ■ Classification Each record can be categorized using categories, projects and tags. Feel free to use it according to your lifestyle, such as dividing it into projects for each business partner, dividing work and private life, and studying by subject / unit. ■ Calendar You can check the recorded contents on the calendar every 3 days / 7 days. You can take a quick look at what work you spent this week and how much time you spent. ■ Report You can narrow down the total work time by any period, category, project, and tag to check. Please check the transition of working hours and the ratio for each category / project and use it for improvement.

About

SHURIKEN Note

Features
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どこからでも呼び出してすぐに書ける、飛び道具のようなメモアプリ。 SHURIKEN Noteは、今見ている画面を離れずにメモを書いたり、メモへ追記したりできるクイックメモアプリです。アプリを開いて、探して、書き始める。その数秒の手間をなくします。 【ピン留めしたメモへ、すぐ追記】 買い物リスト、ToDo、文章の下書き。よく使うメモをピン留めしておけば、お好みの操作でどこからでもすぐに呼び出せます。 追記するときは「すぐ次の行」か「1行空ける」かを選べます。思いついた順に、静かに積み重ねていけます。 【ショートカット・Siriから呼び出す】 「メモを作成」「メモに追記」「メモを見る」「メモを上書き」「メモをピン留め」のショートカットアクションに対応しています。「メモを見る」は、ピン留めしたメモをアプリを開かずに表示します。「メモを上書き」は、ピン留めしたメモの本文を新しい内容に置き換えます。アクションボタンや背面タップ、Siriに割り当てれば、どんな画面を開いていても、今の画面のまま記録できます。 【迷わず設定できるガイド】 アクションボタンや背面タップなど、呼び出し方の設定はアニメーション付きのチュートリアルとガイドで順に案内します。 【データはすべてiPhone内に】 アカウント登録は不要です。メモはすべて端末内に保存され、外部に送信されることはありません。 【SHURIKEN Note Pro】 無料版ではピン留めできるメモは1件です。Proではピン留めが無制限になります。 ・2ヶ月プラン ¥100(最初の2ヶ月無料・自動更新) ・1年プラン ¥500(自動更新) ・買い切り ¥1,000 【自動更新について】 2ヶ月プランと1年プランは自動更新のサブスクリプションです。購入確定時にApple IDアカウントに請求されます。現在の期間が終了する24時間以上前に自動更新をオフにしない限り、期間終了前の24時間以内に次の期間分が請求され、自動的に更新されます。無料期間中に解約した場合、料金は発生しません。無料期間の未使用分は、有料プランを購入した時点で失効します。サブスクリプションの管理や解約は、購入後に「設定」アプリのApple IDからいつでも行えます。 思いつきは、待ってくれません。必要なときに、すぐ投げられる一枚を。SHURIKEN Noteをぜひお試しください。 利用規約: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ プライバシーポリシー: https://chomolungma8848.github.io/apps/shuriken/privacy.html

Screenshots

TimePod4 screens
SHURIKEN Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SHURIKEN Note at none against TimePod's shown. SHURIKEN Note also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). TimePod's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TimePod sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SHURIKEN Note sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 2 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimePod ships an update every 2 months, SHURIKEN Note every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TimePod versus SHURIKEN Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimePodSHURIKEN Note
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaia Inc.Kosei Sakata

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TimePod

One-time1
  • Pro$6.99
7 purchases

SHURIKEN Note

Subscriptions2
  • Pro 2 Months2 Months trial$0.492 Months
  • Pro 1 Year$2.991 Year
One-time5
  • Small Tip$0.49
  • Medium Tip$1.99
  • Large Tip$2.99
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  • SHURIKEN Note Pro(買い切り)$5.99
  • Huge Tip$5.99

Questions

Is TimePod free?
TimePod is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SHURIKEN Note free?
SHURIKEN Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TimePod or SHURIKEN Note have ads?
TimePod shows ads; SHURIKEN Note does not.
Which is updated more often, TimePod or SHURIKEN Note?
TimePod ships an update every 2 months, and SHURIKEN Note every 6 days. Most recently, TimePod was updated on November 7, 2026 and SHURIKEN Note on October 31, 2026.

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