Comparison

Left vs Pathaka

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

Head to head
About

Left

Visualize your time with customizable widgets for your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy. Track life progress, countdowns to important events, and monitor habits with streak tracking. Offers a clean and visually appealing way to stay aware of your time.

Highlights
  • Time progress widgets (year, week, day)
  • Life progress tracking
  • Event countdowns
  • Habit and streak tracking
  • Customizable widget styles and colors
  • Apple Calendar sync
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Left is a time-awareness app built on one idea: your time is limited, and seeing it changes how you use it. Left turns time into something you can see, then helps you act on it with habits, streaks, countdowns, and a planner for your day. TIME LEFT See where you are in the year, month, week, day, hour, and your life. Each unit is a symbol; the past dims, what remains stays in view. Your life in weeks, year progress, and life progress, made tangible. Choose dots, symbols, colors, and layouts. A quiet, honest way to face limited time without it becoming morbid. HABITS, STREAKS & AIMS Left is a habit tracker for the person you are trying to become. Build habits on any schedule: daily, several times a day, weekly, monthly, or custom. Track streaks and protect them, count the days since anything that matters, and set reminders so nothing slips. And you don't have to do it alone: share a habit or streak with a friend, keep each other accountable, and send kudos, cheers, and encouragement when it counts. With aims, you have a flexible goal tracker for anything you can count, helping you build up or cut down. Stay on track and see your progress every day. AHEAD - COUNTDOWNS & DATES Add the dates that pull you forward: trips, birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, weddings, deadlines, retirement, and personal milestones. Count down to each one, import from Apple Calendar, and track both the days until and the days since. New: every Ahead date now has its own to-do list, so you can plan the small tasks that make the date happen and check them off as it approaches. Share an Ahead date with a friend, follow it side by side, comment, and add to-dos together on joint dates. PLANNER Planner pulls everything that matters into one beautiful, time-first view: your habits, streaks, Ahead dates, Apple Calendar events, Apple Reminders, weather, sleep, and workouts, together at last. Not another calendar, but a clear, calm picture of what the day is actually asking of you. Because everything lives in one place instead of five apps, Planner is a quiet ally for ADHD minds: see the whole day at a glance and miss nothing. Two new widgets come with it: a Planner widget and a Calendar widget for your Home Screen. FASTING TOOL A simple yet beautiful fasting tool inside Left. Pick a fasting window, start it in a tap, and follow every fast live from your Lock Screen, widgets and the Dynamic Island. Your history and stats are all there too. WHY LEFT Other apps give you habits without design, or aesthetics without depth. Left combines both: the widget range, the design quality, and the full set of time tools, in one app made with restraint and taste. Left requires a Premium plan to use its features. Choose a weekly, yearly plan or a one-time lifetime purchase to unlock everything. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Pathaka

Transform your ideas into professionally researched audio content. Generate compelling, original podcasts on any topic in seconds, with realistic hosts and customizable lengths. Ideal for students, professionals, and curious minds seeking instant, in-depth information.

Highlights
  • AI-driven original research
  • Idea to podcast in 90 seconds
  • Ultra-realistic AI hosts
  • Customizable podcast length
  • Instant sharing via web links
  • On-demand audio content generation
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Pathaka creates original, research-rich podcasts from just your ideas. No documents or links required — just type a question or topic, and get professionally-researched, compelling 20 minute shows in 90 seconds. Whether you're a student seeking deeper insights beyond textbook summaries, a lifelong learner exploring niche topics, or a C-suite exec needing instant briefings on emerging trends, Pathaka delivers what existing content can't: exactly what you want to know, when you want to know it. Perfect content. Perfect format. 24/7. Why Pathaka Goes Deeper: - Original research, not just text-to-speech: Our AI agents carry out layered research across multiple sources to create fresh insight. They don't just read existing content. - From idea to insight in 90 seconds: Unlike note-uploading apps, just describe what you're curious about - Professional-grade depth: This is way beyond basic study aids. Get research-quality content that surprises even experts. - Ultra-realistic podcast hosts: Natural conversation flow with personality, not robotic narration. - Customizable length: Quick briefs to deep dives, perfectly timed for your commute or workout - Instant sharing: Send web links to colleagues, study groups, or friends Perfect for: - Exam prep beyond surface-level summaries - Deep executive briefings on topics too niche for traditional media - Satisfying those 3am curiosity spirals about obscure topics - Creative research, brainstorming and curious mashup content creation. Whether you're revising for an exam, preparing a pitch, brainstorming content ideas, or desperate to rabbit hole into a topic, Pathaka is your on-demand audio machine—ready to turn your ideas and curiosity into compelling shows. **Download now and get your first 3 podcasts free.** **Subscribe for UNLIMITED generations.** “Pathaka has changed the way I consume information. I often want to listen to podcasts on niche subjects and am consistently frustrated when I can’t find ones that are pertinent. Being able to tailor my podcast consumption to topics relevant for me is going to transform how I conduct market research and even be an integral part of my morning commute.” - Jake B. 22, London. "I made a podcast that helped me resolve a debate I’ve been turning over... I’m now obsessed and scarily fast", - Bridgette, 26, UK. This app includes in-app subscriptions: Monthly : $12.99 Yearly: $139.99 Terms of Service (EULA) : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy : https://www.pathaka.ai/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Left4 screens
Pathaka4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pathaka at 5.0 against Left's 4.6. Pathaka also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). Left's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (507 vs 1). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Left sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Pathaka sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pathaka holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Left has 507 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Left's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pathaka's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Left ships an update every 3 days, Pathaka every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Left versus Pathaka: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLeftPathaka
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (507 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings507 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size246 MB35 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperCntxt LimitedPathaka Ltd

Customer experience

Left

All ratings486 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.5%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews341 reviews
Positive73.0%
Neutral8.2%
Negative18.8%

Pathaka

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Left

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widget not working
  • Blank screen on widget after update
  • Percentage left showing -inf%

Requested features

5 requests
  • Custom lifespan input
  • Ability to set custom milestones
  • Widget color customization
  • Life widget
  • Ability to track minutes left in the day

Pathaka

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Left

Subscriptions8
  • Left Premium$0.997 Days
  • Left Premium$2.997 Days
  • Left Premium$3.997 Days
Show 5 more
  • Left Premium7 Days trial$8.997 Days
  • Left Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Left Premium$24.991 Year
  • Left Premium$29.991 Year
  • Left Premium$34.991 Year
One-time2
  • Left Premium$49.99
  • Left Premium$69.99
2 purchases

Pathaka

Subscriptions2
  • Pathaka AI Pro Monthly1 Month trial$12.991 Month
  • Pathaka AI Pro Yearly1 Month trial$139.991 Year

Questions

Is Left free?
Left is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pathaka free?
Pathaka is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Left or Pathaka?
Pathaka is rated higher. Left averages 4.6 out of 5 from 507 ratings, while Pathaka averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Left or Pathaka have ads?
Neither Left nor Pathaka shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Left or Pathaka?
Left ships an update every 3 days, and Pathaka every 3 weeks. Most recently, Left was updated on November 4, 2026 and Pathaka on October 30, 2026.

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