Comparison

ThumbEdit vs TimePalette

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

Head to head
About

ThumbEdit

A simple text editor designed for thumb-optimized operation. Easily draft diaries, blogs, or memos with features like range selection, quick HTML tag input, and command buttons for copy, paste, and cut. Supports URL schemes and clipboard integration.

Highlights
  • Thumb-optimized operation
  • Range selection button
  • Quick HTML tag input
  • Copy, paste, cut, undo commands
  • URL scheme support
  • Clipboard integration
  • Font size adjustment via pinch
Features
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ThumbEdit is simple text editor. Operation is optimized to your thumb. Draft of diary, blog, memo, etc. You can use freely. [Feature] - Button for Selecting Range You can select phrase easily. while pressing botton of selecting range on your left side, you can swipe left and right. - Input of HTML Tag You can input HTML tag quickly. For example, if you input 'a href=""', '/a' is appended to end of phrase. - Command Button You can copy, paste, cut and undo. Tap button that is on your right side. - Other function URL scheme thumbedit://?text=hogehoge thumbedit://?text=hogehoge&mode=insert thumbedit://?source=clipboard thumbedit://?mode=insert&source=clipboard When app is deactive, Text is copied to clipboard. Font size change by pinch operation. Searching and Replacing phrase are supported. Character count is displayed. Cursor moving by left swipe and right swipe. Can move cursor by left and right swipe operation.

About

TimePalette

Features
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TimePalette is a simple time-tracking app that lets you record and review your daily time with just a tap, whether you are studying, doing chores, working, enjoying hobbies, exercising, or resting. If you want to manage your time but find detailed planning and complex settings hard to keep up with, TimePalette makes it easy to simply record what you are doing now. Tap an item to start tracking, then stop when you are done. Your day is shown as a colorful timeline, so you can naturally look back and see how much time you spent on each activity. ■ What You Can Do with TimePalette ・Easy time tracking with a tap Record chores, study, work, breaks, sleep, hobbies, and other daily activities by tapping items that fit your lifestyle. ・Timers for each item Set timers such as 25 minutes for study and 5 minutes for breaks. A color bar shows the remaining time, making it easy to stay focused. TimePalette also works well as a Pomodoro timer. ・See your day in color View today’s records and untracked time on a timeline. Instead of planned time, you can visualize how you actually spent your day. ・Adjust records later You can add, edit, and delete past records. You can also adjust stop times or start a record from the beginning of an untracked gap. ・Customize items your way Set names, colors, icons, order, goal times, and reminders. Items you no longer use can be hidden from the tracking screen. ・Review with reports Check your time usage by day, calendar, period summary, and trend graphs. For items with goal times, you can also review your progress. ・Track from Apple Watch When it is hard to take out your iPhone, you can start tracking by tapping items on Apple Watch. ・Manage your data Create and restore backups, export CSV files, and save reports as PDF, PNG, or JPEG files. ■ Recommended For ・People who want a simple overview of how they spend each day ・People who want to record study time or work time ・People who want to track chores, childcare, exercise, hobbies, and daily life ・People who prefer reviewing what they actually did over making detailed plans ・People who could not keep using overly detailed time-management apps TimePalette is not an app for managing every minute perfectly. It is an app for making your daily time a little more visible, so you can look back and see what you spent your day on. The app is free to use. A one-time in-app purchase is available to remove ads.

Screenshots

ThumbEdit1 screens
TimePalette4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ThumbEdit at none against TimePalette's 1. ThumbEdit also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TimePalette sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ThumbEdit asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ThumbEdit ships an update every 2 weeks, TimePalette every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
ThumbEdit versus TimePalette: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThumbEditTimePalette
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShamrock Records, Inc.KNOWLEDGE UP LLC

In-app purchases

None

ThumbEdit

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TimePalette

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.49

Questions

Is ThumbEdit free?
ThumbEdit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimePalette free?
TimePalette is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ThumbEdit or TimePalette have ads?
TimePalette shows ads; ThumbEdit does not.
Which is updated more often, ThumbEdit or TimePalette?
ThumbEdit ships an update every 2 weeks, and TimePalette every 9 days. Most recently, ThumbEdit was updated on October 23, 2026 and TimePalette on October 25, 2026.

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