Comparison

Albo vs TimeDots

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

Head to head
About

Albo

This app acts as a universal digital notebook to save and organize links, videos, recipes, workouts, and places. It helps users finally act on the things they save by keeping them beautifully organized and easily accessible. Plan trips, collect recipes, track media, and more, all in one convenient location.

Highlights
  • Save links, videos, recipes, workouts, places
  • Organize with smart collections
  • See saves on a map
  • Share collections with friends
  • Simple and fast saving
  • Plan trips and collect recipes
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Meet Albo by the feel good project. Your universal save-for-later app - helping you finally *do* the things you save. Albo is like a digital notebook for all your interests and hobbies. Save links, videos, recipes, workouts, places, and more - all in one place, beautifully organized and easy to find. Whether it's a recipe to cook, a trip to plan, or a movie to watch, Albo keeps it all where you can actually get to it. Why Albo? - Save anything you want to do - links, videos, books, recipes, workouts, tools, and places. - See your world on the map - Albo pins your saves to a map. - Organize with smart collections - build categories that make sense to you. - Share with friends - swap collections and plan together. - Simple & fast - save in seconds, find it when you need it. Perfect for: - Planning your next trip (save places, hotels, guides). - Collecting recipes to cook later. - Tracking movies and books to enjoy. - Saving workouts and training plans. - Keeping a library of tools and apps to try. With Albo, "I'll check this later" becomes "done." Download Albo and start saving - then do the thing. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.albo.inc/privacy-policy

About

TimeDots

Visualize your time with a unique dot-based calendar. Track days, months, years, or your entire life to gain perspective on progress and urgency. Customizable widgets and themes keep your important moments visible.

Highlights
  • Visual time representation with dots
  • Countdown tracking for events
  • Home screen widgets
  • Customizable themes and styles
  • Privacy-focused, on-device data
Features
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Time is the one thing you can't get back. TimeDots makes it impossible to ignore — turning your year, your months, and every countdown into a simple, beautiful grid of dots you'll actually want to look at. Watch the dots fill in, one day at a time. It's a quiet, daily nudge to make every day count. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • See your whole year as dots — and watch it fill up as the days pass • Count down to trips, birthdays, deadlines and launches with live progress • A calm, glanceable dashboard that feels premium every time you open it COUNTDOWNS THAT LIVE EVERYWHERE • Home Screen widgets in every size • Lock Screen widgets and complications • Live Activities + Dynamic Island — your countdown, right at the top of your screen • Apple Watch app with wrist complications MAKE IT YOURS • 24 gorgeous atmospheres, from Midnight to Aurora • Alternate app icons • Clean, distraction‑free design built for iOS MORE THAN A COUNTDOWN • "Life in Weeks" — a powerful view of your life, one week at a time • Recurring events that roll forward automatically • Beautiful share cards for your story • iCloud sync across your devices • Full Dynamic Type and accessibility support Free to download. Upgrade to Pro to unlock every theme, widget and feature. Stop letting the days blur together. Start making every dot count.

Screenshots

Albo4 screens
TimeDots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TimeDots at 100% against Albo's 62%. Albo's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Albo sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and TimeDots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Albo ships an update every 3 days, TimeDots every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Albo versus TimeDots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlboTimeDots
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.3
Further details — not scored
Size289 MB15 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperThe Feel Good Project LtdAdemola Mayowa Olatunji

Customer experience

Albo

All ratings1,992 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews263 reviews
Positive61.6%
Neutral10.6%
Negative27.8%

TimeDots

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Albo

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Map feature stopped working after adding many links

Requested features

2 requests
  • Ability to organize content by folder
  • Offline maps

TimeDots

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

19 purchases

Albo

Subscriptions19
  • Monthly Hoarder$4.991 Month
  • Monthly hoarder$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Hoarder3 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Albo Pro14 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Albo Pro1 Month trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Hoarder7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Albo Pro$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Hoarder3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Albo Pro1 Month trial$39.991 Year
  • Yearly Hoarder7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Yearly Hoarder3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Albo Pro14 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Albo Pro1 Month trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly Hoarder7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly Hoarder3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly Hoarder1 Year trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly Hoarder$59.991 Year
  • Albo Max 5999$59.991 Year
  • Albo Max2 variants$69.991 Year
1 purchases

TimeDots

One-time1
  • TimeDots Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Albo free?
Albo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeDots free?
TimeDots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Albo or TimeDots have ads?
Neither Albo nor TimeDots shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Albo or TimeDots?
Albo ships an update every 3 days, and TimeDots every 10 days. Most recently, Albo was updated on September 29, 2026 and TimeDots on September 24, 2026.

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