Comparison

Progress Clock vs Retone

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

Retone

Features
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Retone – AI Email Tone Changer Transform your emails in seconds. Retone lets you rewrite any email to sound polite, professional, confident, or friendly—all with one tap. Save time, impress recipients, and get your message across exactly the way you mean it. Key Features: Instantly change the tone of any email Multiple tone options: Professional, Friendly, Polite, Confident Easy copy & paste into your favorite email app Perfect for work, school, or personal emails Write less, say more, and make every email count with Retone. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Progress Clock4 screens
Retone3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Retone at Free against Progress Clock's $0.99. Retone also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Retone is free to download; Progress Clock costs $0.99 up front. Progress Clock sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Retone sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Progress Clock ships an update every 5 months, Retone every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Progress Clock versus Retone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgress ClockRetone
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB6 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperUsukhbayar BatbayarSayed Alsabea

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
2 purchases

Retone

Subscriptions2
  • Basic$2.991 Month
  • Pro$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Progress Clock free?
Progress Clock costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Retone free?
Retone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Progress Clock or Retone have ads?
Neither Progress Clock nor Retone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Progress Clock or Retone?
Progress Clock ships an update every 5 months, and Retone every 3 days. Most recently, Progress Clock was updated on November 3, 2026 and Retone on October 30, 2026.

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