Headspace vs CareerTimeline
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Headspace
This app offers a unique 3D approach to organizing thoughts and creating hierarchical outlines. Visualize your information in a floating space, navigate with intuitive gestures, and connect related ideas with visual links. It's designed for a dynamic and engaging way to manage lists and mind maps.
- Build hierarchical outlines in 3D space
- Navigate and zoom with familiar finger gestures
- Connect related items with link lines
- Change item color and opacity
- Universal app for iPhone and iPad
- Sync files with Dropbox
- PDF export with active note links
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*** PLEASE NOTE: This NOT the meditation app! *** (There is another app called "Headspace: Guided Meditation and Mindfulness" and this is NOT that app!) This is the *original* Headspace! HEADSPACE is iOS's coolest 3D outliner and mind-mapping app! Do your list-making and mind-mapping in 3D space with the *original* Headspace. "Five stars on iPhone, completely off the scale on iPad" "This is the app I've most wanted to run on the iPad since the day it was announced, and the app that anyone looking over your shoulder will immediately want to buy an iPad just to run. " "Love the program. Favorite app. Useful and looks great. " "The implementation is beautiful! In my opinion, Headspace is becoming one of the best apps in the store." "I bought Headspace last night on a whim - been fooling around with mindmapping apps lately. This is a little piece of brilliance, you know that, right? " "This app could not just be a mindmapping program, It has the capability to become a new kind of U.I. That in my opinion that improved over apples U.I." Headspace allows you to create items and groups of items on a floating plane in three-dimensional space. The hierarchy of items and their various sub-items make for a beautiful display of information as they recede into the distance. Simple and familiar finger gestures allow you to move around the space. Use the menu button to travel between various groups. Easily create links and travel between them. The beautiful animated interface is like something from a sci-fi movie, but it isn't just eye-candy. You can go from an "eagle-eye" view of your entire map to focusing on a single item with a simple pinch of your fingers. There's just something about being able to manipulate the scale and space that goes perfectly with the idea of outlining. Here's a rundown on all its cool features: ● build hierarchical outlines in 3D space ● use familiar finger gestures to navigate and zoom ● connect related items with link lines - even between files! ● change item color and opacity ● change text color ● 'Flick' up or down to travel to top or bottom of lists ● special characters and foreign-language support ● universal app -- runs on both iphone and ipad ● easy travel between groups and files ● cut-and-paste items ● search in spaces, notes, and files ● item notes for supplemental information (text/photo/url) ● optional accelerometer rotate ● customizable color palette ● "to-do" style item checkboxes ● 2D orthogonal mode ● sync files between your iphone and iPad with Dropbox ● file support for Freemind, the free multi-platform desktop mind-mapping program ● stunning PDF export w/ active note links Get some perspective on your thoughts. Try Headspace today! Let us know what else you'd like to see added, email headspace@flatblackfilms.com!
CareerTimeline
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Track every job application from the first "save for later" to the offer that changes your life — without giving up your data. Careertimeline is a job-search tracker built around your phone, not a server. Your jobs, notes, contacts, and interview prep stay on your device. No account required to get started. No subscription needed to use the core features. No analytics watching what you apply to. — THE PIPELINE — • 8-stage pipeline: Saved → Applied → Phone Screen → Interviewing → Technical → Offer → Rejected → Withdrawn • Swipe right or left on any job to move it forward or back • Add the full picture in one screen: title, company, URL, location, salary, type, remote, tags, notes • City autocomplete that works without location permission • Confetti when you reach Offer — you earned it — ONE TIMELINE FOR YOUR WHOLE SEARCH — Jobs, reminders, interview events, and tasks share one chronological feed grouped by day — Today, Tomorrow, Yesterday, and dated weekdays. Tap the Timeline tile any time to jump back to today. — PLANNER & FOCUS TIMER — • Per-job task checklists with optional focus-timer durations • Calendar + agenda + reminders + notes in one place • Pomodoro-style focus timer with flip-clock digits, fullscreen mode, and Live Activity countdown • Interview reminders delivered as time-sensitive banners that punch through Focus modes — AI THAT'S ALWAYS FREE — We never charge for AI. On iPhone 15 Pro and later, Apple Intelligence powers every AI feature entirely on-device — free, private, no account, no key: • Cover Letter Generator with five tones • Interview Prep — role-tailored questions with answer tips • Job Fit Analyser with match score and gap analysis • Resume Scorer with ATS-friendly improvement suggestions Prefer your own model? Connect your own Claude (Anthropic), ChatGPT (OpenAI), or Gemini (Google) key on any device — also free. Your key stays in the iOS Keychain on your device. We never see it. We never proxy your requests. — FREE, WITH OPTIONAL PRO — The app is free, and so is all AI. A 7-day Pro trial unlocks the full productivity system; after it, the core app stays free forever. Pro adds unlimited Smart Import and AI documents, the Insights dashboard, PDF export, multiple resume profiles, the large agenda widget, and advanced tags & search — as a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. — INSIGHTS YOU ACTUALLY USE — • Status breakdown charts and conversion rates • Weekly application streaks • Pipeline funnel with response and offer rates • Export your full pipeline to PDF — MADE FOR THE WAY iOS WORKS — • Light, dark, and follow-system appearance • Customisable accent colour (nine palette options) • Full Dynamic Type and accessibility-friendly defaults • Reduce Motion respected throughout • Haptics and sound effects you can switch off — ON IPHONE, IPAD AND MAC — One app, every screen: a desktop-class dashboard on iPad and Mac — sidebar navigation, global search, a sortable jobs table, side-panel tools. Optional iCloud Sync keeps every device on the same page through your private iCloud — never our servers. — CAPTURE FROM ANYWHERE — • Share any job posting or email from Safari, Mail, or LinkedIn — AI extracts the details on-device • Tell Siri: "Add a job in Careertimeline" — automation-ready actions in Shortcuts too • Apply Nudges: save now, get one evening reminder to apply while it's fresh — PRIVACY YOU CAN VERIFY — • 100% local-first — every job, profile, and setting lives on your device • No tracking, no analytics, no third-party SDKs • No account required for core features • Open about what's local, what hits the network (only your AI requests, with your key) Built by a small team that hated every job tracker that demanded an account and an email list. Careertimeline is the one we wanted to use. — TERMS & PRIVACY — Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://careertimeline.app/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CareerTimeline at Free against Headspace's $3.99. CareerTimeline also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Headspace's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 26.0). On 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
CareerTimeline is free to download; Headspace costs $3.99 up front. CareerTimeline sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Headspace asks for nothing beyond the download.
Headspace ships an update every 2 months, CareerTimeline every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Headspace | CareerTimeline |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flat Black Films | Mustafa Mohammad |
Bugs and requests
Headspace
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes on creating new groups
- Crashes when entering text on iPad
- Text color picker fails to change colors
- Instant crash when closing text color picker
- Crashes on Dropbox connection
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- Data loss with file format updates
- Existing links lost after updates
- Screen flickers between files
- Text display issues after multiple app launches
- Color brightness settings lost
- Keyboard popup without dialog box
- Accelerometer causes erratic screen movement
- Incompatibility with iOS/iPadOS updates
- Performance lag with large maps
- Syncing issues between devices
Requested features
24 requests- Desktop/Mac version for syncing
- iCloud syncing between iOS devices
- Google Drive and OneDrive support
- Evernote integration
- Ability to drag items between groups
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- Undo functionality
- Export to email directly
- Different arrow/connector styles
- OPML export format
- Reminders and deadline notifications
- Different text box shapes
- Photo/image import and support
- Web-based version
- Ability to move items outside groups
- Simpler gesture controls for text entry
- List view option
- Icons and visual indicators for content types
- Advanced search functionality
- Child count indicators on parent nodes
- Customizable 3D graphics
- Movie recording with preset paths
- Structured data visualization capabilities
- Automatic color selection for new groups
- Bullet points for children items
CareerTimeline
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Headspace
No in-app purchases
CareerTimeline
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$59.99









