Comparison

Time Atlas vs Crema

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

Crema

Features
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Your personal espresso diary. Crema is built around your coffee ritual, because keeping track of your espresso journey should feel effortless. Collect your coffee beans, log every shot, and chase the elusive golden shot. LOG A SHOT AS FAST AS YOU PULL ONE Crema opens straight to the brew screen. Pick your bean, set dose and yield, and save. Smart defaults remember your last settings, so repeat shots take just a few taps. WHAT GRIND SIZE WAS THAT AGAIN? Re-bought a light roast you loved four months ago? Crema keeps the recipes that worked, so you never have to guess the grind size again. WOULD YOU BUY IT AGAIN? Some beans just aren't for you, and three months later you won't remember which. When a bag runs out, mark it finished and note whether you'd buy it again, plus a word on why. Your finished bags move out of the way, and when it's time to reorder, filter them down to the ones you loved. SCAN YOUR COFFEE BAGS Point your camera at a bag and Crema fills in the roaster, origin, roast level and tasting notes for you, using Apple Intelligence right on your device. Each bag gets a cut-out photo, so your collection looks as good as it tastes. ON YOUR WRIST Log shots from your Apple Watch in seconds. Your last recipe is already filled in, so a repeat shot is just a rating away. Tweak a value with the Digital Crown and Crema shows you what you changed. It works even when your iPhone isn't nearby. MADE TO BE YOURS - Add your own tasting notes - Favorite the recipes that work - Back up your beans, brews and verdicts any time PRIVACY Your beans and brews stay on your device. No account needed. Bag scanning runs entirely on-device. Made by a coffee lover, for coffee lovers.

Screenshots

Time Atlas4 screens
Crema3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Crema at none against Time Atlas's 3. Time Atlas's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 7 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Crema asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Atlas ships an update every 5 days, Crema every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Time Atlas versus Crema: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime AtlasCrema
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (70 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings70 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB11 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTime Atlas Labs OyDavid Credo

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

Crema

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time Atlas free?
Time Atlas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crema free?
Crema is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Time Atlas or Crema have ads?
Neither Time Atlas nor Crema shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Atlas or Crema?
Time Atlas ships an update every 5 days, and Crema every 7 months. Most recently, Time Atlas was updated on October 24, 2026 and Crema on October 24, 2026.

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