Comparison

Time Atlas vs Dreambeans

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

Head to head
About

Time Atlas

This app automatically records your daily activities, locations, and photos to create a comprehensive, private journal of your life. Effortlessly revisit past moments and rediscover your history with a curated visual timeline.

Highlights
  • Automatic location and activity capture
  • Daily life snapshots with full context
  • Explore past journeys and events
  • Curated daily stories with photos and maps
  • Private and encrypted on-device storage
  • Optional note-taking for added context
Features
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Life moves fast. Time Atlas helps you remember everything, for FREE (advanced features available with a paid subscription). Time Atlas is an automatic visual diary, which captures your daily life: places you visit, paths you take, activities you participate in and photos you take along the way. The app gives you a snapshot of each day as it really was – in full context. Your story is elegantly curated for you, with no effort whatsoever. Shape it further as you wish! It runs quietly in the background, turning your routine into a clear picture of your day. No manual inputs required, no wearable device needed. You get a private, personal record of your days – so you can revisit any day, recall any moment and rediscover your past. Photos you take during the day appear automatically in your story – curate them freely with elegant results. WHAT TIME ATLAS LETS YOU DO * Automatically capture your location and activity day by day. * View a snapshot of any day in your past – all in full context. * Explore where you went, how you got there and what happened along the way. * Build and curate your daily story, narrated with photos, maps, activity spotlights, place visits and more. * Effortlessly keep track of your travels, vacations and work trips. * Choose what content you want to see of any day and customize how it all is laid out. * Recall any moment in the past easily and at a glance. * Add context when you want to, for example by writing notes. * Keep everything private and encrypted on your device. * Connect to your Apple Health for deeper insights. * Turn on Eco Mode for lower battery use. * Import your diary from Apple Journal app or Day One, or your location history from Google Timeline. * Unlock Time Atlas Plus for advanced features. WHY IT MATTERS * You don't miss out on the important moments and memories in your life. * Recalling that significant day, moment, life event or vacation trip becomes an absolute delight. * A valuable record of your days is stored for the future, archived automatically. AUTOMATIC * Turn "Always" on in your location permissions, so the app can accurately analyze your movements. * Turn "Full" on in your photo permissions, so the app is able to populate your days with appropriate photos. PRIVACY COMES FIRST It’s your data, period. All processing (with the exception of optional AI features) happens privately on your device. Time Atlas stores the data only on your device and in your iCloud backup. When you leave, you leave no trace. PERFECT FOR YOU IF ... * You would like to keep a record of your life, but don't want to put in much effort. * You feel like life moves fast and you don't want to miss out on memories. * You want to keep a diary, so you can reflect and reminisce later. * You wish you had an amazing journal of all your trips and vacations. DOWNLOAD TIME ATLAS AND REMEMBER EVERYTHING Have questions, feedback, or ideas? Contact the team at info@timeatlaslabs.com. Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/timeatlasapp/ Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/zwJEYNdsPE TRY OUR MAC APP TO WRITE NOTES! https://apps.apple.com/app/id6761260518 OPEN SOURCE TOOLS TO ACCESS TIME ATLAS DATA https://github.com/timeatlaslabs/oss/

About

Dreambeans

This app curates personalized daily collections of stories by connecting information across your Google apps. It aims to help you discover new ideas and focus on what matters most, with unique illustrations for each story.

Highlights
  • Personalized story collections
  • Connects Google apps (Gmail, Calendar, Photos, YouTube, Search)
  • Unique illustrations per story
  • Dive deeper into topics
  • Save favorite stories to library
  • Web information for action-taking
Features
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Dreambeans is an experimental app that provides proactive, personalized collections of stories each day, covering the things that matter most to you. It connects the dots across your Google apps to surface things you'd miss, things you’d love and help you dive deeper into them. Personal Intelligence in Dreambeans With your permission, Dreambeans uses Personal Intelligence to connect information from your apps, including Gmail, Calendar, Photos, YouTube and Search history to curate personalized stories meant to surface what matters to you. Helping cut through the noise The goal is not to scroll forever, it’s a finite collection of stories designed to spark new ideas and allow you to focus on what matters. Personalized to you Dreambeans references context from your connected apps to bring you relevant topics & updates. Each story also includes a unique illustration, reflecting the people and places you frequent the most. Dive deeper into your topics When a story in your daily collection catches your eye, you can tap to dive deeper. Dreambeans also fields information from across the web to help you take action. Save your favorites to your library and go back anytime. Terms & Conditions https://policies.google.com/privacy https://policies.google.com/terms

Screenshots

Time Atlas4 screens
Dreambeans4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dreambeans at none against Time Atlas's 3. Dreambeans also leads on ratings volume (746 vs 61) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Time Atlas sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Dreambeans asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Time Atlas against 4.8 for Dreambeans. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dreambeans has 746 ratings behind it against 61, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Time Atlas's written reviews are positive against 79% of Dreambeans's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 17, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Time Atlas versus Dreambeans: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime AtlasDreambeans
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (61 ratings)4.8 (746 ratings)
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews79.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings61746 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB114 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperTime Atlas Labs OyGoogle

Customer experience

Time Atlas

All ratings61 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral3.3%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative20.0%

Dreambeans

All ratings746 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive79.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.9%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Time Atlas

Subscriptions2
  • Time Atlas Plus - Monthly14 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Time Atlas Plus - Annual14 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Time Atlas Plus - Lifetime$199.99
None

Dreambeans

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time Atlas free?
Time Atlas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dreambeans free?
Dreambeans is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Time Atlas or Dreambeans?
Time Atlas and Dreambeans are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 61 and 746 ratings respectively.
Do Time Atlas or Dreambeans have ads?
Neither Time Atlas nor Dreambeans shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Atlas or Dreambeans?
Time Atlas ships an update every 5 days, and Dreambeans every 5 days. Most recently, Time Atlas was updated on October 17, 2026 and Dreambeans on October 17, 2026.

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