Timelane vs Quill
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timelane
Combines Apple Calendar events and Reminders into a single, clear timeline. Manage your day with a focused view of upcoming tasks and appointments, keeping everything in context. Undated tasks remain visible until scheduled.
- Unified timeline view
- Integrated reminders
- Undated task management
- Cross-device support (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch)
- Customizable themes
- Home Screen widgets
- Apple Watch complications
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See Apple Calendar events and Reminders together in one clear timeline. Timelane helps you see what is happening now, what still needs attention, and what comes next. Keep using your existing calendars and reminder lists, with a focused view of the day ahead. YOUR DAY, ASSEMBLED See overdue work, today’s events and reminders, and the days ahead in one continuous timeline. Move through dates naturally, complete reminders where they appear, and keep the day in context. A PLACE FOR UNDATED TASKS Reminders without a date stay visible in Needs Scheduling until you decide where they belong. Nothing disappears simply because it has not reached the calendar yet. CALENDAR AND REMINDERS STAY IN CHARGE Timelane works directly with Apple Calendar and Reminders. There is no separate account to create. Your information remains available in Apple’s apps and syncs through the services you already use. BUILT FOR ALL YOUR SCREENS • iPhone and iPad keep the full timeline close at hand • Mac gives the day more room to breathe • Apple Watch shows what is next and supports quick task entry • Home Screen widgets keep the timeline and calendar visible • Apple Watch complications surface upcoming items at a glance THE DETAILS WITHOUT THE OVERHEAD Choose which calendars and reminder lists appear, and pick from eight themes. Create and edit events and tasks. Keep repeating reminders useful, see today’s completed items, set optional notifications, and mark important reminders as deadlines. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Timelane does not collect your calendar events or reminders. It reads and updates the Apple databases on your devices only with the access you grant. Productivity should not become another project. Timelane helps you see the day clearly, handle what matters, and move on.
Quill
A digital commonplace book designed for collecting and revisiting meaningful thoughts, sentences, and ideas. It offers a distraction-free writing experience with offline access and secure iCloud synchronization. The app periodically resurfaces past entries to bring important reflections back to mind.
- Distraction-free writing
- Offline-first functionality
- Secure iCloud sync
- Periodic resurfacing of past entries
- No social features
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Quill is a modern commonplace book — a place to collect thoughts worth keeping. Unlike a journal, a commonplace book isn’t about your day. It’s about saving what resonates: a sentence, an idea, a moment of clarity. Quill periodically resurfaces past entries, letting meaningful thoughts return naturally — without search, reminders, or noise. Features • Clean, distraction-free writing • Offline-first • No social features or public profiles • Secure iCloud sync (private by default) For readers, thinkers, and anyone who wants a quieter way to remember.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Quill at Free against Timelane's $0.99. Quill also leads on iOS requirement (17.2 vs 26.0). Timelane's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Quill is free to download; Timelane costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Timelane against 5.0 for Quill. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Timelane ships an update every 3 weeks, Quill every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timelane | Quill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicely Dressed Code | Moonshot Labs LLC (US) |
Customer experience
Timelane
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In-app purchases
Timelane
No in-app purchases
Quill
No in-app purchases









