Nine Ideas vs Time Nodes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nine Ideas
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Train your creativity in small, daily steps. Choose a topic – and write down nine ideas. Challenging, but doable. A daily routine that gets easier over time – and builds real creative strength. Whether it’s for journaling, brainstorming, or daily inspiration – Nine Ideas gets your thoughts moving. You’ll explore new angles, train your idea flow, and strengthen your creative mindset. No pressure. It’s not about being perfect. It’s about thinking differently, experimenting, and showing up every day. ————————— How it works: → Pick a topic – or get one at random → Write nine ideas, thoughts or questions → Train your thinking in a clear, simple format → Revisit topics, save favorites, explore new angles ————————— Why nine ideas? Because nine is just outside your comfort zone. Enough to stretch your mind – but still doable. That’s what makes it work. ————————— In a world of AI and automation, your ability to think creatively matters more than ever. Your questions, your ideas, your way of thinking – they make the difference. Nine Ideas helps you create a habit of thinking clearly, creatively, and consistently. Offline. Without pressure. One small step at a time. ————————— Who is it for? → You want to think more clearly, work more creatively, or reflect regularly? → You’re looking for daily prompts to spark new ideas in your work, studies, or personal life? → You use journaling, develop personal projects, or create content? → You’re navigating change and want to build a habit of creative reflection? → Do you prefer structured thinking, think in connections, and want to strengthen your creativity – in your own way? Nine Ideas helps you stay consistent – with structure, inspiration, and a format that activates your mind. ————————— What you’ll gain: → More mental clarity and focus → New ideas and creative breakthroughs → Confidence in your own process → A simple habit to strengthen your creativity → A space to think – your way And if you don’t reach nine? That’s okay. Some days you’ll have nine. Some days, just a few. What matters is: you showed up. ————————— Your ideas stay on your device. No account, no cloud, no tracking. Just you and your mind. ————————— Start your daily challenge today. Creativity isn’t a talent. It’s a habit.
Time Nodes
Track time with simple count-up and count-down timers. Monitor progress towards future events or count elapsed time from past dates. Sync across devices with a native, intuitive interface.
- Count up from past dates
- Count down to future dates
- Track percentage progress
- Log actions needed
- Sync across Apple devices
- Native system style UI
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Time Nodes is a simple and focused app that helps you to: - Count up from a past date. - Count down to a future date, with the ability of tracking the percentage progress and actions that need to take. You can sync your time nodes across multiple Apple devices (login with same Apple ID), and the system native style user interface is intuitive and easy to use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Nine Ideas at fortnightly against Time Nodes's every 3 months. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Nine Ideas ships an update fortnightly, Time Nodes every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nine Ideas | Time Nodes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marina Bohlem | CreationAct (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Nine Ideas
No in-app purchases
Time Nodes
No in-app purchases







