TimberTinker vs WritePath
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TimberTinker
This AI-powered woodworking assistant helps users design, plan, and build projects with smart tools and expert guidance. It offers step-by-step plans, inspiration, and an AI chat assistant for all skill levels.
- AI Chat Assistant
- Wood Measurement Converter
- Cutting List Generator
- Furniture Design Tool
- 3D Woodworking Plans Visualizer
- Project Inspiration
- Step-by-Step Guides
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Turn the furniture in your head into a build-ready plan. TimberTinker is a 3D woodworking designer made for the garage woodworker. Sketch the piece on your phone, and the shop math — cut list, sheet layout, cost — is done before you touch a saw. DESIGN IN 3D • Start from scratch, or from parametric templates: cabinets, bookshelves, tables, drawer boxes, and workbenches • Real lumber and sheet-good sizes, from 2x4s to 3/4" plywood • Tap any board to edit its exact size, position, and wood species • Walnut, maple, oak, cherry, and pine — each rendered in its own tone • Snap to grid, camera presets, a measure tool, and an exploded view that pulls the whole build apart KNOW EVERY JOINT • Assign joinery per part: dados, rabbets, mortise & tenon, pocket screws, dowels, and more • A step-by-step assembly sequence is generated with every plan GET THE NUMBERS • Cut list grouped by material, with grain direction and joint for every part • Automatic sheet nesting shows how to break down plywood with minimal waste • Cost estimated by the board foot and by the sheet • Work in inches, feet-and-inches, or millimeters TAKE IT TO THE SHOP • Export a clean PDF plan: dimensions, cut list, hardware, and build steps • Describe a piece in plain words and let the AI plan generator draft it • Available in English and Spanish Your first 3 projects are free. Go Premium for unlimited projects. Whether it's your first bookshelf or your tenth workbench: design it, price it, and build it right the first time. Privacy Policy: https://cognitoware.dev/woodworking/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://cognitoware.dev/woodworking/terms-of-service
WritePath
This app automatically creates a timeline of your life based on your phone's data, like location and calendar events. It helps you recall past activities and places visited, with options to manually enhance entries with photos and videos.
- Automatic timeline generation
- Location tracking and history
- Calendar event integration
- Photo and video enhancement
- Map view of visited places
- Searchable entries
- iCloud sync
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“How was your weekend?” “Remind me, what was the name of that beach we loved in Okinawa?” “This restaurant looks really familiar, have we been here before?” Life is a little hard to remember, isn’t it? WritePath is a different kind of journaling app that uses data already on your phone to build a timeline for you based on your activities that day. You no longer need to cobble data from multiple apps to try to remember what you did. Use WritePath for lightweight life logging. Or, use the iPhone and the iPad app together for deep journaling. TRACK WHERE YOU’VE BEEN Automatically keep a log of places you’ve visited. Easily approve, edit, or reject suggested entries. IMPORT FROM YOUR CALENDAR Connect your calendars to add entry suggestions based on events in your calendar. Useful for remembering appointments and meetings. AUTOMATICALLY ENHANCE ENTRIES WITH PHOTOS AND VIDEOS Add photos and videos manually, or enable photo suggestions to have photos and videos automatically added to relevant entries. VIEW PLACES YOU’VE VISITED ON A MAP Use the Places view to see all the places you’ve visited, and see all of your entries organized by location. Watch your map light up as you continue to explore the world. PRIVATE. EFFICIENT. RESPONSIBLE - Built from the ground up to ensure privacy and security - Your data is for you and you alone. If you like the app you can support me by upgrading to premium. I will never sell your data or inject ads - Your journal lives on your device — I couldn’t read it if I wanted to - Location tracking uses a lightweight process that uses less than 1% of daily battery life, even on older phones - Uses very little storage space, even if you attach lots of photos - Search to quickly find entries - Feel rewarded for exploring with notifications that celebrate milestones like visiting a new city - Sync your data using iCloud to your iPad and Mac - Export or import your data at any time … and much more! ———————————— STANDARD FEATURES (FREE) - Add, edit, or remove entries freely - Location-based entry suggestions available to approve for 24 hours - Calendar-based suggested entries available to approve for 24 hours - Manually or automatically add photos and videos to entries - View places you’ve visited on a map and view entries sorted by place - Search for entries - Milestone celebrations - iCloud sync across iPad and Mac - Import/Export WritePath data - Import Swarm data PREMIUM FEATURES (PAID) All the free features, plus: - Location-based entry suggestions available indefinitely - Calendar-based suggested entries available indefinitely - Family Sharing (up to 5 people) ———————————— Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to the App Store account settings after purchase. Cancellation of the current active subscription period is not allowed. Terms of use: https://getwritepath.app/terms Privacy policy: https://getwritepath.app/privacy
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Verdict
TimberTinker and WritePath both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of WritePath's written reviews are positive against 0% of TimberTinker's. TimberTinker's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. TimberTinker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and WritePath sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TimberTinker against 5.0 for WritePath. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of TimberTinker's written reviews are positive against 100% of WritePath's.
TimberTinker ships an update monthly, WritePath every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | TimberTinker | WritePath |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luis Salcedo | Anthurium Creative LLC |
Customer experience
TimberTinker
WritePath
In-app purchases
TimberTinker
- Unlimited Access$5.997 Days
- Unlimited Access$12.991 Month
- timbertinker3 Days trial$49.991 Year
WritePath
- Monthly1 Month trial$3.991 Month
- Yearly1 Month trial$29.991 Year
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