Comparison

Progress Clock vs Time to Read Pro

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

Head to head
About

Progress Clock

Visualize your entire life in weeks and track the passage of time with beautiful progress bars. This app offers inspirational quotes and goal tracking to help you understand what truly matters and find the courage to pursue your aspirations.

Highlights
  • Life Calendar (90-year visualization)
  • Progress tracking for Day, Week, Month, Year
  • Inspirational quotes on time and courage
  • Goal tracking and insights
  • Widgets for at-a-glance tracking
  • Premium themes and Dark Mode
Features
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Progress Clock shows time as progress, not just hours and minutes. Open it and see how much of today has already passed, how much is left, and the same view for this week, this month, and this year. The Arcs face draws each one around the clock. Analog hands stay in the center. Dial is there if you want the classic sweep. Keep a countdown to a date, a timer to a date and time, or time since a day that mattered. One goal is included. Edit and delete from the Goal tab. Set a birthdate and Life draws every week as a dot, childhood through later decades on one calendar. Progressium is free. Other themes, large and Lock Screen widgets, the Goal widget, and extra goals are Progress Clock Premium, an optional monthly subscription. Purchases and cancellation go through your Apple ID. Birthdate, goals, and settings stay on your device. No account. No analytics. Terms of Use: https://unobatbayar.github.io/ProgressClock/terms/ Apple Standard EULA: www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://unobatbayar.github.io/ProgressClock/privacy/

About

Time to Read Pro

Estimate the reading time for any online article directly within Safari. This extension helps you decide if a piece is worth your time and allows you to customize your reading experience by hiding indicators on short content or blocking distracting websites.

Highlights
  • Estimates reading duration for web articles
  • Customizable reading speed (WPM)
  • Option to hide indicator for short content
  • Block distracting websites
  • Clean reading time labels on webpages
Features
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See how long it’ll take to read any article—right in Safari. Time to Read Pro is a Safari extension that estimates reading duration for blog posts, news, and long-form content across the web. Know the time commitment upfront, auto-hide on short reads, and stay focused by disabling on distracting sites. - Clean reading time labels on any webpage - Customize reading speed (WPM) - Hide indicator for short blurbs - Block on specific websites (e.g., Reddit, Twitter, etc.) Fast, private, and fully native Whether you’re reading casually or managing focus time, Time to Read Pro helps you make better decisions before you scroll.

Screenshots

Progress Clock4 screens
Time to Read Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Progress Clock at 100% against Time to Read Pro's 0%. Progress Clock also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0). Time to Read Pro's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ratings volume, ads, 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

Time to Read Pro is free to download; Progress Clock costs $0.99 up front. Progress Clock sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Time to Read Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Progress Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Progress Clock's written reviews are positive against 0% of Time to Read Pro's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Progress Clock versus Time to Read Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgress ClockTime to Read Pro
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUsukhbayar BatbayarAryaman Sharda

Customer experience

Progress Clock

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Time to Read Pro

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Progress Clock

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Themes$0.991 Month
One-time3
  • Support $5$4.99
  • Support $25$24.99
  • Support $100$99.99
None

Time to Read Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Progress Clock free?
Progress Clock costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Time to Read Pro free?
Time to Read Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Progress Clock or Time to Read Pro?
Progress Clock is rated higher. Progress Clock averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Time to Read Pro averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Progress Clock or Time to Read Pro have ads?
Neither Progress Clock nor Time to Read Pro shows ads.

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