Time Meter vs Ristra

Track time without breaking flow. See where your day actually goes. Time Meter is a fast, focused time tracker for iPhone — with iCloud sync, Home Screen widgets, and Siri Shortcuts that fit into the way you already use your phone. Built for freelancers tracking billable hours and anyone trying to spend their days more deliberately. ONE-TAP TRACKING • Tap any activity to start. Tap again to stop. That's the whole loop. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show today's totals or the activity you're currently running. • Siri Shortcuts let you start and stop hands-free: "Hey Siri, start Work." • Custom activities with names, colors, icons, and tags. UNDERSTAND YOUR TIME • Daily history grouped by day with running totals. • Statistics with pie charts and stacked bar charts that make your patterns obvious at a glance. • Flexible date ranges for last week, last month, or any window you choose. • CSV export — your data, ready for a spreadsheet whenever you want it. PREMIUM UNLOCKS • iCloud Sync keeps activities, types, and tags in step across every device on your Apple ID. • Unlimited activities (free plan tracks up to 5). • Full history — every log kept, forever. • Backup and restore the full database to a file you control. • CSV import to bring in historical data from other trackers or spreadsheets. One purchase. Lifetime access. No subscription. No account required.

Ristra is the shared shopping list your whole household can trust — one list, always current, sorted the way you walk your store. A ristra is a string of chili peppers hung in order. That's the idea: everything you need, strung in the order you'll pass it. EVERYONE ADDS, ONE LIST • Anyone in your household can add an item in seconds — from the couch, the office, or the checkout line • Changes appear on everyone's phone instantly • See what's already been picked up before you buy it twice SORTED THE WAY YOU WALK THE STORE • Items file themselves into departments — produce, dairy, frozen, and the rest • Arrange departments to match your store's actual walking order, aisle by aisle • Multiple stores? Each keeps its own order BUILT FOR THE STORE, NOT JUST THE COUCH • Works offline — check things off in a dead-zone aisle and it syncs when you're back • Fast to open, fast to check off, one-handed friendly SNAP A PHOTO, SKIP THE TYPING • Take a picture of a product and Ristra fills in the name, brand, and size SIMPLE FOR THE WHOLE HOUSEHOLD • Share your list with a link — joining takes seconds • Sign in with Apple or email • Get a nudge when someone adds something while you're at the store USE IT ANYWHERE • Native iPhone app, plus a full web app for everyone else in the house Free to use. No ads. No tracking. Your list is yours.