Comparison

TimeLine vs PlainScribe

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

Head to head
About

TimeLine

Enhance your focus and productivity with a time-tracking tool that integrates the Pomodoro technique, countdown timers, and detailed notes. Visualize your progress, track your mood, and sync data across devices.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro Focus Timer
  • Count-Up/Down Timers
  • Rich Note-Taking (Text, Video, Images, Location, Mood)
  • Timeline and List Views
  • Widgets and Live Activities
  • iCloud Data Sync
  • Calendar Sync
Features
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"TimeLine" is a time-tracking tool that seamlessly integrates the Pomodoro with your daily routine, fostering a balance between work and rest, enhancing productivity, and enabling you to better focus on the present moment. App Features and Highlights: - Pomodoro Focus, Count-Up Timer, Count-Down Timer and White Noise (Helping you stay focused, track time) - Multiple View Modes Including Timeline, Weekly View, and List (Visualizing your daily time, allowing add notes, categorization, and tagging for each record) - Support for Widgets and Live Activities - iCloud Data Sync - Sync your Focus Sessions to the System Calendar - Support to create reminders when adding future records - Fullscreen Wallpaper Clock and Flip Clock - Support for Focus Notes and Global Search - Text (with Markdown syntax support) - Video (Add videos to your records) - Images (In addition to documents, you can certainly include images) - Location (Record the location of your current focus record and view it on a map) - Mood (Tracking your emotional changes) - Tags (Facilitating filtering and management) - Data Statistics, viewable by "Day/Week/Month/Year" - Set Daily Focus Duration and Mood Goals - Customizable Theme Colors (Traditional Colors, etc.) to configure your preferred hues Every ordinary day, is a precious miracle. [Subscription Details] - After confirming the subscription, the corresponding fees will be charged to your App Store account. - This subscription is billed annually or monthly and will automatically renew after the free trial ends. - Within 24 hours before the subscription expires, the system will automatically deduct the payment and extend a subscription cycle. - If you wish to cancel your subscription, you need to take action within 24 hours before the subscription expires through App Store. Privacy Policy: https://efv6plkvmp.feishu.cn/docx/TQLFdu5DFoIlVjxB31AcLHqQnUu Terms of Service: https://efv6plkvmp.feishu.cn/docx/FfBVdDdH2ovLJoxaUSfcvRa5nDc

About

PlainScribe

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Turn spoken thoughts into editable text. Record or import audio, transcribe it, optionally clean it up, then edit, copy, or share. EDIT WITH YOUR VOICE Tap Voice command and say what you want to do with your text, such as “Translate into English,” “Make this shorter,” or “Rewrite this more formally.” Tap Apply to update your draft. Undo lets you restore the previous text. Customize the voice-command prompt separately in Settings. RECORD LONGER Continue microphone recordings when your iPhone locks or you switch apps. Choose Standard audio quality for smaller files or High for a higher bitrate. Recordings stop safely before your transcription provider’s size or duration limit, with the audio retained until you choose Transcribe or Discard. FEATURES • One-tap recording and continued recording into the same draft • Import MP3, M4A, and WAV audio files • Send supported audio from apps such as Voice Memos • OpenAI GPT Transcribe or ElevenLabs Scribe v2 transcription • Optional Clean Up, Concise, AI Prompt, and custom transformations • Voice commands with an editable prompt and Undo • Edit, copy, and share your text • Multiple color themes YOUR LANGUAGE, YOUR PROMPTS Use Scribe in English, Polish, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Dutch. Built-in prompt instructions follow your app language. Any prompt you edit keeps your changes until you reset it. The AI Prompt option turns a spoken request into a structured prompt for an AI assistant. BRING YOUR OWN API KEY PlainScribe is free to download and use, with no ads, subscription, or PlainScribe account. Add your own OpenAI or ElevenLabs API key for transcription. Voice commands and optional text transformations also require an OpenAI API key. An internet connection is required for AI processing. Any usage charges are billed directly by the provider under its pricing and terms. Credentials are stored securely in your device’s Keychain. Audio is sent directly to the selected transcription provider. For voice commands, the transcribed command and current draft are sent to OpenAI; optional transformations send the new transcript and selected prompt. PlainScribe does not send your content through a separate PlainScribe server. Processing is subject to the selected providers’ terms and privacy policies.

Screenshots

TimeLine4 screens
PlainScribe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlainScribe at none against TimeLine's 3. PlainScribe also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). TimeLine's advantage is iOS requirement (18 vs 26.0). On price, 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. TimeLine sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. PlainScribe asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeLine ships an update monthly, PlainScribe every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TimeLine versus PlainScribe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeLinePlainScribe
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer权 肖Artur Wronski

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TimeLine

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$2.99
None

PlainScribe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimeLine free?
TimeLine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlainScribe free?
PlainScribe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TimeLine or PlainScribe have ads?
Neither TimeLine nor PlainScribe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeLine or PlainScribe?
TimeLine ships an update monthly, and PlainScribe every 5 days. Most recently, TimeLine was updated on October 19, 2026 and PlainScribe on October 21, 2026.

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