TTingNote vs Make Time for Yourself
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
TTingNote
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Capture fast. Remember longer. TTingNote is a minimal note app that lets you jot down focused notes within 300 characters and keep revisiting them with Random Review and recurring reminders. Simple note taking: - Write only the essentials fast with the 300βcharacter limit. Quick Note: - Start writing immediately when the app launches with the Quick Note option. Random Review: - Rediscover forgotten ideas by showing your notes at random. Smart reminders: - Check your notes at the time you want with oneβtime or recurring reminders. Mark as important: - Star important notes to spot them at a glance. Search & sort: - Similarity search; sort by date or importance. Data management: - Export and import notes. Who is it for - People who prefer short, simple notes - Those who want to review ideas regularly - Anyone who needs reminders so important notes are not forgotten - Users who want a clean, intuitive interface Start capturing your sparks of ideas with TTingNote today!
Make Time for Yourself
This app offers a peaceful fishing-themed focus timer to help you concentrate. Set your session duration, choose from calming waterside scenes and ambient sounds, and collect interactive fish after each completed focus. Your progress is saved locally, and optional features like app blocking are available.
- Fishing-themed focus timer
- Ambient waterside scenes and sounds
- Interactive fish collection
- Focus session presets and custom steps
- Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration
- Optional app and category blocking
- Focus history and daily totals
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A little focus. A little wonder. Open a book, choose one task and cast your line at a quiet waterside. Spend the next few minutes on what matters. When your session ends, discover a fish to add to your collection. Make Time for Yourself brings a cozy fishing ritual to your focus timer, with gently moving scenery, nature sounds and small discoveries worth returning for. FIND YOUR OWN PACE β’ Set a session from 10 to 120 minutes: a 25-minute study block, a chapter of a book or time for deeper work. β’ Choose a river or sea, daylight or sunset, and the sounds that suit your mood. β’ Return to your last settings or prepare a waterside from a past session. β’ Optionally block apps and categories during focus. You choose the permission and what to restrict. MAKE FOCUSED TIME TANGIBLE β’ Discover 48 real-world fish and 16 fantasy fish in the base catalog. β’ Revisit the waterside, companion and focused time behind your discoveries. β’ See today's focused minutes and completed sessions, and keep your session history. TAKE YOUR FOCUS SOMEWHERE NEW Optional region packs bring four destinations to your waterside: Korea, Japan, Finland and Italy. β’ Each region has eight scenes: spring, summer, autumn and winter, in daylight and at sunset. β’ Seasonal outfits, changing scenery and regional ambience make each visit feel different. β’ Discover four fish in each region: 16 regional species to collect. β’ Choose a destination straight from Home, or find your next place in the Places tab. A LITTLE COMPANY The optional Waterside Guardians pack includes Noeul, Olive and Mongdol, time spent with your companions, Focus Sets, weekly and monthly reports, private share cards and Strict Lock. CHOOSE WHAT MAKES IT YOURS The timer, base watersides and nature sounds, base catalog, today's summary, session history and standard focus blocking are included without additional purchases. Region packs and Waterside Guardians are available as separate one-time purchases. All Waterside Pass includes every current feature and all future features and content released in this app, including new regions and Guardians. β’ Monthly or annual subscription: full access while your subscription is active. β’ Lifetime purchase: permanent access to all current and future features and content with one purchase. Your existing individual purchases remain yours. Discovered fish and session records stay with you even after a subscription ends. Prices and billing periods are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel through your Apple account. Restore Purchases and Manage Subscriptions are available in the app. Available in Korean and English on iPhone and iPad. Check remaining time with widgets and Live Activities. Some system features depend on your device and OS. Support: https://timer.snapworkslab.com/support Privacy Policy: https://timer.snapworkslab.com/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TTingNote at none against Make Time for Yourself's 1. Make Time for Yourself's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Make Time for Yourself sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TTingNote asks for nothing beyond the download.
TTingNote ships an update every 4 months, Make Time for Yourself every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TTingNote | Make Time for Yourself |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | β | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 11 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Monetization | β | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 522 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eunchan Kim | SnapWorks Lab |
In-app purchases
TTingNote
No in-app purchases
Make Time for Yourself
- Waterside Guardians$1.99
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