Comparison

Outliner vs TimeProgress

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

Head to head
About

Outliner

Organize your thoughts, tasks, and projects with a powerful outlining tool. Create structured lists, track project progress with visual indicators, and collaborate with others. Sync your work across devices and cloud storage for seamless access.

Highlights
  • Create structured outlines
  • Track project progress with pie charts
  • Sync with cloud storage (OneDrive, Dropbox)
  • Collaborate with other users
  • Drag and drop editing
  • Search and filter outlines
  • Archive old outlines
Features
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CarbonFin Outliner allows you to organize your thoughts, tasks, and projects. Easily create a todo list for today, or track an entire project anywhere you are. Share your outlines, edit them online, and collaborate with other Outliner users. Highlights • Create outlines full of notes, structured lists, tasks, or detailed projects • Sync your outlines automatically to Outliner Online, OneDrive, or Dropbox for web or desktop editing • Get a quick view of project progress - tasks with subtasks show a pie-chart indicating percent completed Organize • Search through all your outlines or an individual outline • Tag your outlines, and filter based on tag • Archive old outlines to hide them from view without deleting Easy-to-use Editor • Drag and drop to move items within an outline • Copy, paste • Undo, redo • Expand all, collapse all • Optional outline numbering • Zoom in to focus on a single subtree Outliner Online • Securely synchronize your outlines with Outliner Online • View and edit your outlines in any web browser • Import and export outlines as plain text or OPML • Keep all your devices synchronized • Share an outline with other Outliner users to collaborate OneDrive and Dropbox • Sync your outlines with OneDrive or Dropbox to allow quick import/export • Seamlessly access and edit across your iOS devices and PCs -= Recent version history =- Version 3.21 • iPhone Duo support • Bug fixes Version 3.20 • iOS 27 support • Updated Dropbox and OneDrive integrations • Bug fixes Version 3.19 • iOS 26 support and adoption of liquid glass Version 3.18 • iOS 18 support • Dark and tinted app icons Version 3.17 • Minor bug fixes Version 3.16 • Minor bug fixes • iOS 17 support Version 3.15 • Fixed Dropbox integration • Show a warning when unlinking Dropbox/OneDrive if there are unsynced outlines • iOS 16 support Version 3.12 • Dark mode • Added confirmation to "Delete Completed" • Changing "Archived" won't update the outline's modification time • iOS 13 support Version 3.11 • OneDrive sync support Version 3.10 • Sync the order of outlines across devices (CarbonFin outlines only) • iOS 12 support Version 3.9 • iPhone X support • iOS 11 support Version 3.8 • Open In... support • Ability to hide the outline list on iPad • Minor UI tweaks

About

TimeProgress

Visualize your time with colorful progress rings for the day, week, month, and year. Customize your view, set reminders, and use built-in timers. Live Activities and widgets offer at-a-glance progress and event countdowns.

Highlights
  • Progress rings for day, week, month, year
  • Customizable ring colors and presets
  • Focus and Break timer
  • Live Activities and Dynamic Island support
  • Custom countdown rings for events
  • iCloud sync for preferences
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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TimeProgress turns the passage of time into clear, colorful progress rings. See how far you are through the current day, week, month, year, and hour at a glance. Make it yours: • Choose individual ring colors or apply a coordinated color preset • Show only the rings you care about • Reverse percentages to focus on time remaining • Use the built-in 30-minute Focus / 15-minute Break timer • Follow the timer on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island with a Live Activity • Create custom countdown rings for events • Sync custom rings and supported appearance preferences across your devices with iCloud • Set optional milestone and event reminders • Add configurable Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets Widget options include Single Ring, All Rings, Progress Overview, and a circular Lock Screen progress ring. Supported Home Screen sizes range from small through large, plus extra-large on supported iPads. Progress calculations use your device's system date, time, calendar, and time-zone settings. No TimeProgress account is required, and core progress features work without an internet connection. iCloud sync requires the same Apple Account and iCloud access. Remote Focus / Break Live Activity phase updates require an internet connection and use a limited timer service. TimeProgress contains no advertising or cross-app tracking.

Screenshots

Outliner4 screens
TimeProgress4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TimeProgress at every 2 weeks against Outliner's every 4 months. TimeProgress also leads on price ($0.99 vs $4.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Outliner's advantage is ratings volume (89 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Outliner costs $4.99 and TimeProgress $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TimeProgress holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Outliner has 89 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Outliner's written reviews are positive against 100% of TimeProgress's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Outliner ships an update every 4 months, TimeProgress every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Outliner versus TimeProgress: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOutlinerTimeProgress
Price$4.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.8 (89 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings89 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarbonFinAaron Uballe

Customer experience

Outliner

All ratings89 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral1.1%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews327 reviews
Positive86.5%
Neutral6.1%
Negative7.3%

TimeProgress

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Outliner

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unexpected error: 500 when saving data
  • Pane that lists outlines won't go away or resize
  • Keyboard takes up too much screen space

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add due dates and priority levels for tasks
  • Improve export and sharing options (e.g., PDF, Word)
  • Implement better organization and search capabilities
  • Introduce a desktop companion app for easier editing
  • Add support for voice notes and other multimedia

TimeProgress

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Outliner

No in-app purchases

None

TimeProgress

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Outliner free?
Outliner costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimeProgress free?
TimeProgress costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Outliner or TimeProgress?
TimeProgress is rated higher. Outliner averages 4.8 out of 5 from 89 ratings, while TimeProgress averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Outliner or TimeProgress have ads?
Neither Outliner nor TimeProgress shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Outliner or TimeProgress?
Outliner ships an update every 4 months, and TimeProgress every 2 weeks. Most recently, Outliner was updated on October 31, 2026 and TimeProgress on October 31, 2026.

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