Comparison

tatter vs TimeCal

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

Head to head
About

tatter

Organize your life, work, and thoughts with digital notebooks and moodboards. Combine text, images, and links to arrange ideas, to-dos, and web bookmarks in a colorful and tactile way. Supports various layouts, gestures, and sharing options.

Highlights
  • Create unlimited notebooks and moodboards
  • Combine text, images, and web links
  • Arrange items with different colors and layouts
  • Save web bookmarks graphically
  • Multitouch gestures for fast editing
  • Voice dictation for writing notes
Features
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Sticky lets you organize your life, work, and thoughts with simple notebooks and moodboards consisting of text, images, and links. It’s fun and easy to use. Sticky lets you create as many notebooks as you'd like and stay organized in a colorful, fun, and tactile manner. Arrange your thoughts, ideas, and todos with different colors, sizes, and layouts. Save bookmarks from the web in a graphical form for fast lookup later. Multitouch gestures make expressing yourself fun and fast. USA TODAY says that Sticky "is a simple and useful app to help keep you organized. It successfully fuses 'old school' paper reminders with the power and customizability of a digital platform." Features include: • Choose from a host of beautiful backgrounds. • Landscape and portrait mode are both supported: hold your device just the way you want • Multitouch-enabled: you can move multiple items around the screen at once just by dragging. • Beautiful ways to keep reminders, memories, and thoughts. • Create text with multiple colors and many fonts. • Resize notes by pinching. • Save to photos, email, print, and share. • Use voice dictation to write without typing.

About

TimeCal

This app helps you manage your day by combining task planning, time tracking, and habit building into a single, focused workspace. It aims to reduce distractions and provide a clearer rhythm for your daily activities, offering insights into how you spend your time.

Highlights
  • Task prioritization
  • Daily schedule management
  • Time tracking and analysis
  • Habit building with progress tracking
  • Focus mode timer
  • Cross-device collaboration
Features
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TimeCal combines task planning, time tracking, and habit building in one focused workspace. Fewer switches, less noise, and a clearer rhythm for your day. How you can use TimeCal • Clear your mental load, then prioritize what matters Capture everything on your mind and quickly rank tasks by priority, so you can act on what truly matters first. • Run your day with clarity From morning to night, see what to move forward and what you already finished—stay busy without feeling scattered. • Adjust plans as your day changes When priorities shift, schedules move, or tasks need to be rescheduled, you can adapt smoothly without losing momentum. • Let data reveal where your time goes Use multi-dimensional stats and trend views to find your peak hours, spot time drains, and review your routines with evidence. • Build habits with visible progress Track consistency on a monthly calendar and turn “sometimes” into “consistently” with small, measurable wins. • Enter focus mode in one tap Start a timer and get into the zone quickly with a clean interface that minimizes distractions. Why TimeCal works for the long run • Clean design and intuitive interactions • A complete loop for tasks, planning, focus, habits, and insights • Cross-device collaboration and better schedule continuity • More than logging—continuous optimization of how you spend time Whether you are a student, a professional, or a freelancer, TimeCal is built to be a reliable long-term companion for your time. Auto-Renewable Subscription Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Apple ID account settings after purchase. If you experience a payment issue, please email your Apple ID and proof of purchase to dev@bapaws.com. Privacy Policy: https://uxsyr9xrl46.feishu.cn/wiki/RTthwgG6niQKmxkgVIacpl2snrZ Terms of Service: https://uxsyr9xrl46.feishu.cn/wiki/QHRjwJMMOiepgTk47JEcU5MJnPh Contact us: dev@bapaws.com

Screenshots

tatter1 screens
TimeCal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TimeCal at 100% against tatter's 71%. TimeCal also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). tatter's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. tatter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TimeCal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TimeCal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: tatter has 1.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of tatter's written reviews are positive against 100% of TimeCal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

tatter ships an update every 8 days, TimeCal weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
tatter versus TimeCal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertatterTimeCal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.4K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB56 MB
Age rating17++4
DeveloperTatter Corporation筱彤 余

Customer experience

tatter

All ratings1,233 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews257 reviews
Positive71.2%
Neutral5.4%
Negative23.3%

TimeCal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

tatter

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes when trying to add photos
  • Notes randomly disappear or get corrupted
  • Inability to reopen certain notebooks after updates
  • Font size changes unexpectedly
  • Navigation issues when turning device orientation

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow more customization of notes (fonts, colors, formatting)
  • Add ability to sync notes across devices
  • Improve stability and prevent data loss after updates
  • Provide more notebooks/pages without paid upgrade
  • Add widget support for quick access to notes

TimeCal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

tatter

One-time1
  • Unlimited Notebooks$4.99
3 purchases

TimeCal

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Annual14 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is tatter free?
tatter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeCal free?
TimeCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, tatter or TimeCal?
TimeCal is rated higher. tatter averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while TimeCal averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do tatter or TimeCal have ads?
Neither tatter nor TimeCal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, tatter or TimeCal?
tatter ships an update every 8 days, and TimeCal weekly. Most recently, tatter was updated on October 24, 2026 and TimeCal on October 18, 2026.

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