Comparison

Time Left vs The Book Player

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

Head to head
About

Time Left

Visualize your remaining time on Earth with this app. Input your birthdate and expected lifespan to see your life broken down into month blocks or a 24-hour day. It encourages purposeful living by highlighting the preciousness of every moment.

Highlights
  • Visualize lifespan in month blocks
  • Life clock condensed to a 24-hour day
  • Detailed countdown of remaining time
  • Customizable color themes
  • Widget support
Features
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How much time do you have left? Enter your date of birth and your life expectancy, and LIFE LEFT makes the answer visible: your life in months, as a 24-hour clock, and as a countdown that never stops. A simple memento mori app for anyone who wants to spend their time on what actually matters. Not recommended if you'd rather not hear the clock ticking. ■ What you see ・Month Blocks – your whole life in months. Filled blocks are behind you; empty blocks are what's left. ・Life Clock – if your life were a single day, what time would it be right now? ・Countdown – the years, weeks, days, hours and minutes you have left. ・This Year – how much of this year is still ahead of you. ・Waking hours – set your average sleep and see only the hours you are actually awake. ■ Who it's for ・For anyone who feels the days slipping past and wants to start over. ・For anyone drawn to memento mori, Stoicism and the "Die with Zero" mindset. ・For anyone planning a bucket list, a career change, or simply a better week. ■ Hard Mode (one-time purchase, optional) ・Once a month, a notification tells you that another block of your life is gone. Blunt, honest, and not for everyone. ・Home Screen widgets that keep your remaining time in view. ・Color themes. ・No ads. Your remaining time is only an estimate. What you do with it is up to you.

About

The Book Player

Features
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Radio plays. Audiobooks. One personal collection. The Book Player turns the audio you already own into a beautifully organized listening library. Import radio plays, audiobooks and other spoken-word recordings, then pick up exactly where you left off—without creating an account or signing up for a subscription. From a classic radio drama with multiple scenes to a single-file audiobook, everything stays together in one focused player built for long-form listening. MADE FOR LONG-FORM LISTENING • Import MP3, M4A, M4B, AAC, WAV and CAF audio files • Play single-file audiobooks or folders containing multiple tracks and chapters • Resume from your last listening position • Fine-tune playback speed to suit every narrator • Choose your preferred skip-back and skip-forward intervals • Keep listening with background playback and system media controls EVERYTHING IN ITS PLACE • Browse your library in a list or cover grid • Search and sort your radio play and audiobook collection • Follow chapter progress at a glance • Save bookmarks for favorite passages or important moments • Use the sleep timer—or stop automatically at the end of a chapter LISTEN ACROSS YOUR APPLE DEVICES • Control playback from the Apple Watch app • See what is playing in Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets • Use Apple Watch widgets and complications for quick access • Carry your playback controls beyond the app with Now Playing support PERSONAL BY DESIGN Choose light, dark or system appearance and make the player yours with a selection of accent colors. Your library is built from your own files and remains available for private, distraction-free listening. Whether you are settling in for an audiobook, revisiting a favorite radio play or exploring a spoken-word archive, The Book Player keeps the experience simple: choose a story, press play and keep listening.

Screenshots

Time Left4 screens
The Book Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Time Left at Free against The Book Player's $2.99. Time Left also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). The Book Player's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Time Left is free to download; The Book Player costs $2.99 up front. Time Left sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Book Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Time Left versus The Book Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime LeftThe Book Player
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (39 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings39 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDAIKI YUASAROSE

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Time Left

One-time1
  • Premium Plan$4.99
None

The Book Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time Left free?
Time Left is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Book Player free?
The Book Player costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Time Left or The Book Player have ads?
Time Left shows ads; The Book Player does not.

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