Comparison

Tricolor Time vs the waterfall

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

Head to head
About

Tricolor Time

Effortlessly track your daily activities and time spent, categorizing them into positive, neutral, and negative. Visualize your time usage with insightful charts and statistics. Designed for quick daily updates, this app aims to simplify time management.

Highlights
  • Daily time recording
  • Categorize activities (positive, neutral, negative)
  • Chart analysis and statistics
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Data export
  • Siri Shortcuts
Features
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【Tricolor Time】 helps you keep track of what you do and how much time you spend each day Then divide the time into three categories: 【positive】 【neutral】 【negative】, and give them color to make them easier to distinguish We want tracing time is easy. It's important to review . The App provides chart analysis, and we'll update it to help you review time usage Hopefully your App will take up no more than 5 minutes a day Features List: - Time record - Data icon - Data statistics - iCloud sync - Data export - Siri Shortcut Privacy policy: https://hzjuzhi.com/apps/tricolortime/privacy/ The terms of service: https://hzjuzhi.com/apps/tricolortime/terms/

About

the waterfall

This app serves as a personal introspection companion, allowing users to record thoughts, ideas, and memories. It features guided questions for deeper self-reflection, supports Markdown for expressive text, and allows tagging and image association with entries. Data is stored locally and synced with iCloud for privacy.

Highlights
  • Guided self-reflection questions
  • Markdown support for text
  • Tagging and image association
  • Local data storage with iCloud sync
  • Pinning important memories
  • Record reading notes and movie reviews
Features
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Waterfall —— More than just a diary app, it's your personal introspection companion. Waterfall is committed to helping you think, remember, and discover the beauty in life. As a unique diary app, the charm of Waterfall lies in its potential to touch every detail of life. Here, you can record your thoughts and ideas. Furthermore, our question feature allows for deeper pondering — just hold down on a diary entry and prompt yourself with a question, like "What did you eat today?", "What are you thinking about?", or "Was there something today that made you happy?". Each question is a deep dive into your own self-reflection. Moreover, Waterfall is fully featured — it supports Markdown, making your text even more expressive. You can also associate tags and pictures with your memories, turning them into visual echoes. So, what exactly can Waterfall record? The answer is: almost everything. Apart from life's snippets, you can use it to log your reading notes, movie reviews, and even life goals. Pin important things to remind yourself to always keep up the enthusiasm for life. In the end, we hope that you enjoy your time with Waterfall, where each day, you can cherish the last moment of the day and reminisce about the day's experiences. Here, every day, you have your own waterfall. It's worth noting that Waterfall takes your privacy very seriously. All your data are stored locally and automatically synced with iCloud, visible only to you. At Waterfall, your privacy is always given the highest level of protection. May you have a beautiful day with Waterfall. Wishing you a waterfall day.

Screenshots

Tricolor Time4 screens
the waterfall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: the waterfall at none against Tricolor Time's shown. the waterfall also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Tricolor Time's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Tricolor Time sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 3 months and the waterfall sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

the waterfall holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Tricolor Time's written reviews are positive against 88% of the waterfall's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tricolor Time ships an update weekly, the waterfall every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tricolor Time versus the waterfall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTricolor Timethe waterfall
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better88.0% of reviews
Number of ratings45 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHangzhou OrangeJuice Technology Co., Ltd.文杰 李

Customer experience

Tricolor Time

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

the waterfall

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tricolor Time

Subscriptions1
  • Pro quarterly membership$0.993 Months
One-time1
  • Pro-终身$3.99
1 purchases

the waterfall

One-time1
  • WATERFALL UPGRADE$7.99

Questions

Is Tricolor Time free?
Tricolor Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is the waterfall free?
the waterfall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tricolor Time or the waterfall?
the waterfall is rated higher. Tricolor Time averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while the waterfall averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Tricolor Time or the waterfall have ads?
Tricolor Time shows ads; the waterfall does not.
Which is updated more often, Tricolor Time or the waterfall?
Tricolor Time ships an update weekly, and the waterfall every 3 months. Most recently, Tricolor Time was updated on October 24, 2026 and the waterfall on October 24, 2026.

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