Comparison

FlowTimer vs Etched

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

Head to head
About

FlowTimer

Features
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FlowTimer: Productivity Waves Based on the innovative FlowTime technique, FlowTimer adapts to your natural work rhythm, allowing you to maximize productivity without the rigidity of traditional timed work methods. **Key Features:** - **Customizable Work Sessions:** Set flexible work sessions and breaks that align with your unique productivity patterns. - **Real-Time Tracking:** Monitor your work and break durations in real-time to understand and improve your focus. - **Progress Insights:** Gain insights into your productivity trends with detailed statistics on daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly performance. - **Focus of the Week** Track your single priority for the week. - **Motivational Reminders:** Stay motivated with encouraging messages and the ability to view your progress at a glance. **Why FlowTimer?** FlowTimer is more than just a timer; it's a comprehensive tool designed to help you achieve deep focus and sustained productivity. Whether you're a student, professional, or anyone looking to enhance their work habits, FlowTimer empowers you to work smarter and achieve your goals. **Embrace the FlowTime Technique:** Say goodbye to procrastination and hello to productive work sessions. The FlowTime technique allows you to work in harmony with your natural productivity cycles, helping you maintain concentration and creativity for longer periods.

About

Etched

This app transforms practice hours into a visual journey of personal growth. Choose an archetype, set a mastery goal, and log your practice time to see your avatar evolve and your story unfold. Track any skill, from music to coding, with detailed progress and motivational reminders.

Highlights
  • Archetype-based skill tracking
  • Visual avatar evolution
  • 10,000 hours or custom goal setting
  • Unlimited skill tracking
  • Live session timer with XP
  • Manual time entry
  • 13-week calendar heatmap
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Etched turns hours of practice into a living legend. Most tracking apps show you a number. Etched shows you who you're becoming. Choose your archetype — The Wizard, The Outlaw, The Vampire, The Villain, The Dragonborn, or The Alchemist. Set your goal: 10,000 hours or a custom target. Then start practicing. Every hour you log moves your story forward. Track every skill. Build every legend. Add any skill — guitar, chess, Spanish, coding, running, whatever you're mastering. Each skill has its own rank progression, its own XP, its own chapter in your legend. Nothing is forgotten. 12 ranks. One legendary destination. Every archetype has 12 ranks illustrated in a Da Vinci-inspired style. As your hours accumulate, your avatar evolves. Rank up on any skill, at any time — even while the timer is running. Your legend, written as you practice. The Legend Chronicle writes your story as you train — 150+ archetype-specific legend entries written in each voice The story only continues if you do. Built for the long game. - Live session timer with XP tracking - Manual time entry for sessions you forgot to clock - Star ratings and mood tracking per session - 13-week calendar heatmap - Streaks, forecasts, and mastery progress across every skill - Daily practice reminders in your archetype's voice - One-time unlock. No subscription. Ever. Etched is free to download. The Wizard archetype — with all 12 ranks, full Legend access, and unlimited skill tracking — is completely FREE. Unlock all five remaining archetypes (The Outlaw, The Vampire, The Villain, The Dragonborn, and The Alchemist) for $4.99, once, permanently. No subscription. Ever. The clock is ticking. Start your legend.

Screenshots

FlowTimer4 screens
Etched4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FlowTimer at none against Etched's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Etched sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FlowTimer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
FlowTimer versus Etched: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlowTimerEtched
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB63 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperOUTZERA LLCPosido Vega

In-app purchases

None

FlowTimer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Etched

One-time1
  • Unlock All Archetypes$4.99

Questions

Is FlowTimer free?
FlowTimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Etched free?
Etched is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FlowTimer or Etched have ads?
Neither FlowTimer nor Etched shows ads.

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