Comparison

TimeEcho vs 时间的针脚

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

Head to head
About

TimeEcho

This app helps you understand how you spend your time by tracking daily activities, habits, and focused tasks. It offers visual timelines, habit heatmaps, and journaling to provide deeper self-insights and improve productivity.

Highlights
  • Timeline of daily activities
  • Habit dedication tracking
  • Focus timers with continuation
  • Journaling for private thoughts
  • Visual habit heatmap
  • Book reading milestones
Features
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Time gets spent. It is not always easy to say where it went. TimeEcho helps you keep a record of your focus sessions, habits, journal notes, and daily timeline. After a while, you can look back and see what you kept showing up for, and what quietly took more time than you expected. You can use TimeEcho to record things like: - How much time you spent studying, working, exercising, or reading today - How many days you have kept a habit going, and how many hours you have put into it - When a focus session started, when it ended, and what happened during it - How much of your day was actually spent in focus - How long a book, project, or personal milestone really took - Private notes, thoughts, and journal entries that are only for you TimeEcho is not trying to turn your life into a spreadsheet. It is closer to a daily notebook that quietly organizes your time. 【Daily timeline】 The records page shows your day as a timeline. You can see what you focused on, how long it took, and add notes when you want more context. When you come back to a past day, you see more than a list of numbers. You see what that day felt like. If you only want the summary, switch to concise mode and check how much time each activity took. 【Habit tracking and time totals】 Create habits for study, work, exercise, reading, writing, or anything else you want to keep track of. TimeEcho shows how much time you have spent on each habit, along with its daily history. The heatmap makes consistency easier to read. You can quickly see which days you showed up, which days you missed, and when you put in more time. 【Countdown, stopwatch, and Pomodoro】 Use a countdown when you want a fixed block of time. Use the stopwatch when you just want to start and record naturally. Use Pomodoro when you prefer a steady rhythm. If the countdown ends and you are still focused, you can keep timing. If you forget to save, you can correct the end time later. Tracking should not interrupt the work itself. 【Private journal and notes】 Write a daily journal, or add notes to any focus session. When time records and written notes stay together, it becomes much easier to remember what actually happened. None of this needs to be posted anywhere. It can simply be your own record. 【Goals and milestones】 Set goals under a habit, such as a book, a project, or a stage of study. When you finish a goal, TimeEcho keeps the time you spent on the way there. Over time, you get a clearer sense of how long meaningful things really take. 【Small details】 - Pause habits you are not using, and restore them later - Set a daily focus goal - Correct time records when you forgot to save - Mark habits as good or bad habits - Review trends, heatmaps, and history TimeEcho was inspired by Lyubishchev's time tracking method, Atomic Habits, the Pomodoro Technique, the 10,000 hour idea, and The 100-Year Life. You do not need to follow any method perfectly. The point is simpler: when time becomes visible, it becomes easier to treat it with care. 【Auto-renewable subscription】 We do not show ads. A lifetime purchase option is available for a limited time and includes future updates. If you choose a subscription, you can cancel it anytime in Settings - Apple ID - Subscriptions, then select this app and follow the instructions. Subscriptions renew automatically. After confirmation, the subscription is charged to your Apple ID. Your account will be charged within 24 hours before the current period ends, and the subscription will renew for the next period. Subscriptions are linked to your Apple ID. 【Contact】 Feedback email: mark_labs@163.com Terms of Use: https://www.lovetime.life/UserAgreement Privacy Policy: https://www.lovetime.life/privacy

About

时间的针脚

Features
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"Time FootPrint" is an application dedicated to enhancing personal time management efficiency. It has already implemented robust core functionalities, including precise time tracking and in-depth analysis of time usage, helping users clearly understand where their time goes. Track Time: Effortlessly monitor your daily activities, whether it’s work, study, or leisure, all can be meticulously recorded. Analyze Time: By intelligently analyzing your time usage habits, it provides you with comprehensive data reports and visual charts, offering a deeper insight into how you allocate your time. Looking ahead, "Time FootPrint" will continue to evolve, introducing more exciting features: Goal Setting: An upcoming feature that allows you to set specific time usage goals, aiding you in achieving new milestones for personal or professional growth. Custom Fields Support: To cater to personalized needs, we will also introduce support for adding custom fields to time records, making the way of recording time more flexible and diverse. This enables you to adjust recording dimensions according to your specific circumstances, thus obtaining more accurate feedback on your time usage. Whether you are a professional looking to optimize your workflow, or someone wishing to better balance various aspects of life, "Time FootPrint" will become an indispensable assistant for managing your time. Let’s weave together an efficient time management plan tailored just for you.

Screenshots

TimeEcho4 screens
时间的针脚4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 时间的针脚 at none against TimeEcho's 4. On price, update cadence, ads 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. TimeEcho sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 时间的针脚 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
TimeEcho versus 时间的针脚: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeEcho时间的针脚
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB34 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer浩 张念兵 杨

In-app purchases

4 purchases

TimeEcho

Subscriptions2
  • 月度会员$1.991 Month
  • Annual Membership$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • 终生会员$17.99
  • 终生会员$19.99
None

时间的针脚

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimeEcho free?
TimeEcho is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 时间的针脚 free?
时间的针脚 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TimeEcho or 时间的针脚 have ads?
Neither TimeEcho nor 时间的针脚 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeEcho or 时间的针脚?
TimeEcho ships an update weekly, and 时间的针脚 weekly. Most recently, TimeEcho was updated on October 24, 2026 and 时间的针脚 on October 14, 2026.

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