Comparison

Hard Things vs Timelume

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

Head to head
About

Hard Things

This app helps you build resilience and discipline by consistently tackling daily challenges. Track your progress, set reminders, and reflect on your journey to achieve personal and professional growth.

Highlights
  • Daily challenge tracking
  • Customizable reminders
  • Progress notes
  • Save progress photos
  • Create before-and-after images
  • Share transformations
Features
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Doing hard things every day builds resilience, pushing you to break through barriers in your career, fitness, and relationships. By consistently tackling challenges, you develop discipline and strength, leading to personal and professional growth. Whether you’re aiming to excel at work, improve your health, or deepen connections, facing difficulties head-on is the key to success. Many fad diets and self-improvement books promise quick fixes but fail to deliver lasting results because they overlook the importance of consistent action. True progress comes not from temporary solutions but from daily commitment to the hard tasks that lead to real change. It’s the small, consistent efforts over time that make a meaningful difference, not the latest trends or shortcuts. In addition to improving the specific skills you consistently practice, taking daily action builds your character in profound ways. You gain self-worth, discipline, and a stronger sense of purpose, knowing you can tackle whatever comes your way. This consistent effort not only makes you better at your goals but also shapes you into a more confident, resilient, and fulfilled individual. Hard Things empowers you to track your daily challenges, helping you stay committed to your goals. Set custom reminders for each task, add notes to reflect on your journey, and save progress photos to visually document your growth. You can even create and share before-and-after images, combining dates to showcase your transformation over time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://anthonyharveyapps.com/privacy-policy-hard-things

About

Timelume

Features
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Timelume is the beautiful before & after photo diary that turns your daily selfies into an undeniable progress story. Track your body, skin, hair, beard, fitness or recovery in focused albums. Snap a photo on a consistent schedule, and the ghost-overlay tool lines up each new shot with your last one so every photo matches in angle and pose — making real change impossible to miss. Slide between any two photos to reveal your transformation, watch a timelapse of your entire journey, and export stunning before/after images or videos for Instagram, TikTok and more. WHY YOU'LL LOVE TIMELUME • Before & after slider and side-by-side comparisons • Ghost overlay for perfectly aligned progress photos • Albums for body, skin, hair, beard, fitness & recovery • Streaks, consistency and weekly insights to keep you motivated • Export to Story, square or video in one tap • Smart reminders to keep your routine on track • Beautiful, dark, premium design YOUR PHOTOS STAY PRIVATE No account and no photo uploads — your photos and progress data live only on your device. We use privacy-friendly, anonymous usage analytics to improve the app. TIMELUME PREMIUM Unlock unlimited albums and photos, ghost-overlay alignment, advanced analytics, and before/after exports. Subscriptions are offered Weekly or Yearly (best value). Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://monapeak.com/timelume/privacy Terms of Use: https://monapeak.com/timelume/terms

Screenshots

Hard Things4 screens
Timelume4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Timelume at 15.1 against Hard Things's 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. Hard Things sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month and Timelume sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Hard Things versus Timelume: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHard ThingsTimelume
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnthony HarveyMonaPeak LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hard Things

Subscriptions2
  • Commit to Growth$1.001 Month
  • Commit to Growth Yearly3 Days trial$3.991 Year
2 purchases

Timelume

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Premium Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Hard Things free?
Hard Things is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Timelume free?
Timelume is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hard Things or Timelume have ads?
Neither Hard Things nor Timelume shows ads.

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