Comparison

Time Atlas vs Writn

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 creates a visual diary of your life by tracking your locations, activities, and photos. It provides a comprehensive snapshot of each day without manual input, allowing you to revisit and curate your memories.

Highlights
  • Automatic location and activity capture
  • Visual daily snapshots
  • Photo integration into stories
  • Effortless travel tracking
  • Customizable daily layouts
  • Private and encrypted on-device storage
  • Import from Apple Journal and Google Timeline
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

Writn

This app transforms your spoken thoughts into written stories and physical books. Easily record voice notes, edit them into polished narratives, and create a printed keepsake of your memories. It's designed for capturing life's moments as they happen.

Highlights
  • Voice journaling
  • Story crafting tools
  • Printed book creation
  • Digital PDF export
  • Mobile-first design
Features
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Writn (pronounced “written”) is a voice journaling app that turns spoken stories into beautifully written books. Features Voice Journaling Record voice notes anytime, anywhere. Just say what happened in your own words. Story Crafting Tools Turn your recordings into polished stories. Edit and shape them directly in the app. Printed Book and Digital PDF Create a real printed book of your memories. Every book order includes a downloadable PDF version. Mobile-First Design Built for people on the move. Quick to open, easy to use, made for capturing life in the moment. Writn is not about looking back. It is about remembering the life you are living right now. Privacy Policy: https://individual-usage-756003.framer.app Terms and Conditions: https://tedious-begin-418770.framer.app

Screenshots

Time Atlas4 screens
Writn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Time Atlas at 4.8 against Writn's 4.1. Time Atlas also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). Writn's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Time Atlas sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Writn sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Time Atlas holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time Atlas has 85 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Time Atlas's written reviews are positive against 100% of Writn's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Atlas ships an update every 6 days, Writn every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Time Atlas versus Writn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime AtlasWritn
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (85 ratings) — better4.1 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings85 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB110 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperTime Atlas Labs OyWritn LLC

Customer experience

Time Atlas

All ratings81 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.7%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral3.7%
Negative18.5%

Writn

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
2 purchases

Writn

Subscriptions2
  • Writn Premium$5.991 Month
  • Writn Premium$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Time Atlas free?
Time Atlas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Writn free?
Writn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Time Atlas or Writn?
Time Atlas is rated higher. Time Atlas averages 4.8 out of 5 from 85 ratings, while Writn averages 4.1 from 15 ratings.
Do Time Atlas or Writn have ads?
Writn shows ads; Time Atlas does not.
Which is updated more often, Time Atlas or Writn?
Time Atlas ships an update every 6 days, and Writn every 2 weeks. Most recently, Time Atlas was updated on November 12, 2026 and Writn on November 8, 2026.

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