Comparison

dwindle vs timeLapse

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

Head to head
About

dwindle

This app offers a customizable widget to visualize your time and prevent it from slipping away. Choose from different widget sizes, personalize colors, pixels, and backgrounds, or set your own countdowns.

Highlights
  • Visual year tracking
  • Large and compact widgets
  • Customizable colors
  • Customizable pixels
  • Customizable background
  • Countdown timer option
Read full description

Dwindle makes your days visual. A customizable widget to not let time slip away unnoticed. · Your year, your time, made visual · Large widget and compact widget · Customize the colors, pixels and background · Set your own countdown if you prefer Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

timeLapse

Visualize the passage of time for important events, goals, and milestones. Transform abstract time into beautiful visual displays with various tracking formats and customizable options. Stay mindful of time passing and track your progress visually.

Highlights
  • Visualize time with pixel grids and progress bars
  • Track custom events like birthdays and goals
  • Multiple visual display styles
  • Customizable colors and themes
  • Yearly progress tracking
  • Event reminders and notifications
Features
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Timelapse helps you visualize the passage of time for all your important events, goals, and milestones. Whether you're counting down to a special day or tracking how far you've come, it transforms abstract time into beautiful visual displays. VISUALIZE YOUR TIME See your year progress, upcoming events, and personal milestones in stunning visual formats: • Dot Pixels – See time as a grid of colorful pixels • TriGrid – Track time with a triangular grid pattern • Progress Bar – Simple, elegant progress tracking • Countdown – Focus on days remaining or days spent FEATURES • Year Tracker – Automatically tracks your progress through the current year • Custom Events – Create events for birthdays, vacations, goals, and more • Multiple Display Styles – Choose from various visual representations • Customizable Colors – Personalize each event with your preferred color scheme • Dark & Light Modes – Comfortable viewing in any lighting condition • Notifications – Get reminders for upcoming milestones and events PREMIUM FEATURES Upgrade to Timelapse Premium to unlock: • Track up to 5 custom events simultaneously • Customize all display styles with unique colors and patterns • Set personalized reminders for your events • Sync across all your devices with iCloud • Display all events in grid view for easy comparison • And more premium features to enhance your experience Timelapse is the perfect companion for anyone who wants to be more mindful of time passing. Whether you're counting down to a vacation, tracking a fitness journey, or simply watching the year progress, Timelapse helps you visualize time in a meaningful way. Subscription Details Monthly Plan: $0.99 Yearly Plan: $9.99 Lifetime Purchase (one-time): $14.99 Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your iCloud account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.wanmenzy.me/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

dwindle3 screens
timeLapse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: timeLapse at Free against dwindle's $1.99. timeLapse also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

timeLapse is free to download; dwindle costs $1.99 up front. dwindle sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year and timeLapse sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dwindle ships an update every 2 months, timeLapse every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
dwindle versus timeLapse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdwindletimeLapse
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB26 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperMuhammad Adil Abdul HalimJoshua Mensah

Customer experience

dwindle

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

timeLapse

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

dwindle

Subscriptions1
  • dwindle$1.991 Year
One-time2
  • Dwindle$3.99
  • dwindle$4.99
3 purchases

timeLapse

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Access3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Pro Access7 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Access$14.99

Questions

Is dwindle free?
dwindle costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is timeLapse free?
timeLapse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do dwindle or timeLapse have ads?
Neither dwindle nor timeLapse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dwindle or timeLapse?
dwindle ships an update every 2 months, and timeLapse every 9 days. Most recently, dwindle was updated on October 28, 2026 and timeLapse on October 23, 2026.

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