Comparison

Time Passage vs Photonoter

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

Head to head
About

Time Passage

Calculate the duration of time elapsed since a specific date. Input a birthday or any past date to see how much time has passed in years, months, days, and even seconds.

Highlights
  • Calculate time elapsed
  • Input past dates
  • View duration in years, months, days
  • View duration in seconds
  • Birthday calculation
Features
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Calculate the time duration from a given birthday

About

Photonoter

Features
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Photonoter helps you capture quick notes exactly when you need them: with a photo, an image from your library, an audio recording, or a scanned barcode. Create entries in just a few taps, add notes, assign a category, set a date, and optionally schedule a reminder. Your entries are organized by date, easy to edit later, and can include useful details such as documents, receipts, warranties, recipes, or anything else you want to remember. Features: - Take a photo or choose one from your photo library - Record and play back audio notes - Scan common barcodes and QR codes - Add text notes, categories, dates, and reminders - View entries grouped by day - Edit saved entries whenever needed - Zoom into saved images - Store data in iCloud when available, with local storage as fallback - Manually sync your entries Photonoter is made for everyday moments: receipts, product codes, documents, ideas, appointments, shopping reminders, warranty notes, and all the small things you do not want to lose.

Screenshots

Time Passage3 screens
Photonoter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Photonoter at every 6 weeks against Time Passage's every 10 months. Time Passage's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Passage ships an update every 10 months, Photonoter every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Time Passage versus Photonoter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime PassagePhotonoter
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer楚江 王Michael Schwarz

In-app purchases

None

Time Passage

No in-app purchases

None

Photonoter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time Passage free?
Time Passage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Photonoter free?
Photonoter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Time Passage or Photonoter have ads?
Neither Time Passage nor Photonoter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Passage or Photonoter?
Time Passage ships an update every 10 months, and Photonoter every 6 weeks. Most recently, Time Passage was updated on August 12, 2026 and Photonoter on September 15, 2026.

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