Comparison

TimeLine vs Tilely

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

Tilely

This app helps you visualize your day by tracking activities and tasks. It allows flexible timing, planning, and review of your time spent, with options to add notes and photos. Gain insights into your daily rhythm and accomplishments.

Highlights
  • Flexible activity timing
  • Daily planning and task management
  • Visual time review and trends
  • Add photos and notes to activities
  • Export data in multiple formats
  • Syncs with iCloud
Features
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Tilely is a study timer and time tracker for students and anyone preparing for exams. Focus with a Pomodoro-style countdown or a stopwatch, watch each block land on a clear timeline by subject, and review your days with a calendar and trends. You don't need to plan every minute first. Pick a subject or activity, start when you're ready, pause when life interrupts, and add optional photos or notes when you finish. At the end of the day you can see where your time went — and what you got done. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Focus countdown: 25, 45, or 60 minutes, or the plan's estimated time; get a reminder and the block is saved automatically • Stopwatch: Tap Done when you finish to log the actual time • Break right after: Start a 5-minute break in one tap when a countdown ends, or pick 10 or 20 minutes or a free break • Plan today: Add one-time or repeating items, start a timer from a plan, and check it off when you finish • Subjects and activities: Templates for exam prep, university, school, and work — rename, recolor, and change icons • Daily goal: Set a goal that fits your stage, with 4, 6, or 8 hours for exam prep, and see progress on Home • See your time: Compare plans with actual time in day, week, and month views • Fix missed entries: Add records later and adjust their start or end time • Keep a visual journal: Attach photos and notes to completed blocks • Review your rhythm: Subject rankings, trends, and period comparisons • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island: Live Activities show time left and progress, with pause and finish • Night timer: The timer screen dims automatically when your iPhone is in Dark Mode • Apple Watch: Check today's total and quickly start favorite activities • Export your data: Create JSON, CSV, and media exports whenever you want • iCloud sync (Pro): Sync with your own Apple Account • Distraction-free: No ads or third-party analytics The free version includes the complete timer and break flow, up to 12 visible activities, all timeline history, basic 7-day and 30-day reports, and permanent access to detailed records you created. Tilely Pro offers a lifetime purchase, with annual and monthly subscriptions also available. Every Pro option unlocks task insights, custom date ranges, plan and actual time comparisons, customizable PDF reports, unlimited activities, and iCloud sync. Subscriptions can be managed from your Apple Account, the lifetime option does not renew, and Apple handles payments and purchase restoration. Your data is stored on your device first. With sync turned on, it is saved through Apple CloudKit to your private iCloud database. Detailed photos currently remain on your device. Build your day, one tile at a time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://jacklv-coder.github.io/tilely-site/privacy/

Screenshots

TimeLine4 screens
Tilely4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tilely at every 3 days against TimeLine's monthly. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 and Tilely sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TimeLine against 5.0 for Tilely. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeLine ships an update monthly, Tilely every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
TimeLine versus Tilely: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeLineTilely
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS1817.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer权 肖jintao LV

Customer experience

TimeLine

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tilely

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TimeLine

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$2.99
3 purchases

Tilely

Subscriptions2
  • Tilely Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Tilely Pro Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tilely Pro Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is TimeLine free?
TimeLine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tilely free?
Tilely is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TimeLine or Tilely?
TimeLine and Tilely are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do TimeLine or Tilely have ads?
Neither TimeLine nor Tilely shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeLine or Tilely?
TimeLine ships an update monthly, and Tilely every 3 days. Most recently, TimeLine was updated on October 19, 2026 and Tilely on October 20, 2026.

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