Comparison

ara vs When

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

Head to head
About

ara

Features
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ara is where teams share, align, and connect through asynchronous video threads โ€” a richer, more human way to collaborate without the need to meet live. Perfect for teams with busy schedules who want to maintain context, connection, and clarity across offices and time zones.

About

When

Features
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When did you last get a haircut? See your dentist? Change your bed sheets? Probably "a while ago." You know roughly โ€” but without a record, it's just a vague unease living in the back of your head. Who changed the AC filter last? Took the dog to the vet? Watered the plants? If you're not sure โ€” your partner probably isn't either. How long until your holiday? Payday? The trip you're both counting down to? You know the dates. You just haven't counted the days. When holds all of it โ€” and shares it. Add the things you do occasionally but never schedule. Tap once when you do them. When shows you exactly how long it's been โ€” beautifully, at a glance. โ€” DAYS SINCE โ€” Track anything you do occasionally: health, home, vehicle, body, finances. The list sorts by most overdue first. The featured card surfaces the thing that's drifted furthest. One swipe logs it and resets the clock to zero. โ€” DAYS UNTIL โ€” Set a date and watch the countdown. A trip, an appointment, a deadline โ€” When holds both directions. One word. Two modes. โ€” SPACES, SHARED โ€” Organise your items into Spaces โ€” Home, Car, Health, whatever fits your life. Then share a Space with a partner, housemate, or anyone tracking the same things. Everyone sees the same items in real time. Anyone can log. When something's done, it's done for both of you โ€” no more "I thought you handled it." Nothing slips through the gap. โ€” REMINDERS โ€” Set a threshold on anything that tends to drift โ€” and When will tap your shoulder when it's been too long. Gentle nudges, no alarm tones. Just a quiet signal that it's time. โ€” DESIGNED TO BE KEPT โ€” When looks better than anything else in this category. Beautiful tools get used. Used tools become habits. Habits make the app worth keeping on your home screen. โ€” HOW IT WORKS โ€” Add a thing (emoji, name, Space) Tap once when you do it Come back whenever you wonder Share a Space to track together Because "sometime last year, I think" isn't good enough โ€” for either of you. Apple Standard Terms and Conditions (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ara4 screens
When4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ara at none against When's 2. ara also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. When sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ara asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ara ships an update weekly, When every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
ara versus When: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteraraWhen
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size40 MB14 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJoeyApp SLMariana Gonzalez

In-app purchases

None

ara

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

When

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly Plan$1.991 Month
  • Pro Annual Plan$9.991 Year

Questions

Is ara free?
ara is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is When free?
When is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ara or When have ads?
Neither ara nor When shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ara or When?
ara ships an update weekly, and When every 5 days. Most recently, ara was updated on October 25, 2026 and When on October 7, 2026.

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