Comparison

MOONLAB vs Time Pencil

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

Head to head
About

MOONLAB

Features
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Digital Display for your NFT, The most authentic way to display your digital assets.

About

Time Pencil

This app visualizes your schedule on an analog clock face, showing what's next, what's done, and how much time is left. It allows for time blocking, integrates with your existing calendars, and offers widgets for quick glances. Designed for visual thinkers, it helps manage your day at a glance.

Highlights
  • Visual schedule on an analog clock
  • Time blocking with colored arcs
  • Calendar integration
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch app
  • Mac menu bar app
  • Week and Year planning views
Features
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Plan your day on a clock. Time Pencil turns your schedule into colored arcs around a real analog dial, so one glance shows what is next, what is done, and how much of today is left. A VISUAL DAY PLANNER THAT LOOKS LIKE TIME A list hides the shape of a day. A clock shows it. Your morning, your meetings and your evening sit where they happen, and past hours fade so "now" always stands out. TIME BLOCKING IN ONE STROKE Draw an arc around the dial to block out focus time, a workout, a commute or dinner. Drag it to move it, stretch it to change the time, give it a name and a marker color. Add sticky notes and stickers for everything loose. YOUR CALENDAR, AROUND THE DIAL Time Pencil reads the calendars already on your iPhone and lays every event on the clock. Blocks you draw can be saved to your calendar, with an alarm when you want a nudge. ALWAYS A GLANCE AWAY • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • A Live Activity that counts down to your next block • StandBy turns a charging iPhone into a bedside day clock • Apple Watch app and complication • A Mac menu bar app with the same clock, on the same purchase PLAN THE WEEK AND THE YEAR Switch to Week to plan the days ahead, or to Year to mark trips, deadlines and birthdays across the months. MAKE IT YOURS A 12-hour or 24-hour dial, tinted and ruled paper, a live sky that follows the sun where you are, Zen mode, other time zones on the dial, and numerals you can shape. MADE FOR VISUAL THINKERS If to-do lists slide past you, a day you can see is easier to keep. Many people who time block, and many people with ADHD, plan with visual schedules for exactly this reason. SIMPLE AND PRIVATE No account needed to start. Sign in only if you want your clock on all your devices. Time Pencil speaks 20 languages. FREE AND PRO Free forever: your calendar around the clock, drawing on today, widgets and Apple Watch. Pro adds drawing on any other day, Week and Year views, themes, the 24-hour dial, time zones, templates, sticky notes and more stickers. Pick a yearly plan, or pay once for Lifetime. One purchase covers your iPhone, iPad and Mac. TIME PENCIL PRO Pro is available as an auto-renewing subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://vineetkl.github.io/time-pencil-legal/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://vineetkl.github.io/time-pencil-legal/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

MOONLAB4 screens
Time Pencil4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MOONLAB at none against Time Pencil's 3. MOONLAB also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.1). Time Pencil's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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. Time Pencil sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. MOONLAB asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MOONLAB ships an update every 2 months, Time Pencil every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MOONLAB versus Time Pencil: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMOONLABTime Pencil
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.4 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMoon Laboratory LLCVineet Kapil

In-app purchases

None

MOONLAB

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Time Pencil

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is MOONLAB free?
MOONLAB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Time Pencil free?
Time Pencil is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MOONLAB or Time Pencil have ads?
Neither MOONLAB nor Time Pencil shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MOONLAB or Time Pencil?
MOONLAB ships an update every 2 months, and Time Pencil every 3 days. Most recently, MOONLAB was updated on November 7, 2026 and Time Pencil on November 8, 2026.

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