Comparison

My Tracker vs Know & Act

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

Head to head
About

My Tracker

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MyTracker是一款记录时间使用的App。

About

Know & Act

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Know & Act is a minimalist self-reflection and action journal built on the philosophy of mind (心学) of Wang Yangming. Five hundred years ago, in exile at Longchang, Wang Yangming reached his awakening and taught the unity of knowing and acting (知行合一): knowing is the beginning of action, and action is the completion of knowing. To know and yet not act is not yet truly to know. This app skips the platitudes and the dense classical quotes. It helps you do one thing — turn the conscience already in your heart into one real step you take today. Three lines a day: your daily practice · Today's insight — What do I know I should do today? · Today's action — What one step did I actually take today? · Today's reflection — What held me back from acting today? Defeat the thief within Wang Yangming said, "Defeating the bandits in the mountains is easy; defeating the thief within the heart is hard." Procrastination, fear, pride, anxiety, impatience, avoidance, self-deception — name the biggest inner thief of your day, and the app offers a small practice to match it. Seeing it clearly is the first step toward realizing your innate conscience (致良知). Polish yourself in action (事上磨练) This wisdom lives not in books but in what you do. Streak days and monthly completions, a check-in calendar that reveals the arc of your persistence, and a map of your most common inner thieves help you meet your true self in the ordinary affairs of everyday life. Quiet, restrained, spacious A warm rice-paper background, ink-dark type, a few clean Eastern lines. Like a journal of the mind that belongs to you alone. Fully local, privacy first Every entry is stored only on your device — never uploaded, never connected, never collecting any personal information. Export to JSON anytime, or clear everything with a single tap. One minute a day. Train your mind in action. Know and act as one.

Screenshots

My Tracker1 screens
Know & Act4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: My Tracker at none against Know & Act's 1. My Tracker also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Know & Act sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. My Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
My Tracker versus Know & Act: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy TrackerKnow & Act
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer威 罗zhenyu song

In-app purchases

None

My Tracker

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Know & Act

One-time1
  • Remove Ads Pro$1.99

Questions

Is My Tracker free?
My Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Know & Act free?
Know & Act is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do My Tracker or Know & Act have ads?
Know & Act shows ads; My Tracker does not.

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