Comparison

Answer Book vs Time Grid

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

Head to head
About

Answer Book

This app provides instant, thoughtful answers to your life's questions. It's designed to offer perspective for decisions, help with everyday dilemmas, and guide you toward clarity. Enjoy a simple, intuitive interface for seeking wisdom anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Instant answers to questions
  • Wise and inspiring responses
  • Clean, minimal interface
  • Offline functionality
  • Guidance for decisions
  • Intuitive user experience
Features
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Answer Book — your wise companion for life's questions. 【Core Features】 • Ask a simple question, get an instant answer • Clean and minimal interface • Wise, thoughtful, and inspiring responses 【When to Use】 • Seeking perspective for important decisions • Everyday doubts and small dilemmas • Looking for direction in life • Exploring what you truly think and feel 【Why You'll Love It】 • Simple and intuitive to use • Deeply insightful answers • Elegant, refined design • Works fully offline Let Answer Book be your everyday wisdom guide — helping you find direction when you're stuck, and clarity when you're unsure.

About

Time Grid

Visualize the passage of time with expressive Home Screen widgets. Track daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly progress, or monitor custom milestones. Offers a variety of unique visual styles to represent your time at a glance.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets for time visualization
  • Track daily, weekly, monthly, yearly progress
  • Custom date range tracking
  • Life progress based on birthday
  • Multiple unique widget styles
  • Personalizable mottos and colors
Features
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See time take shape, one moment at a time. Time Grid turns the passage of time into clear, expressive Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. Follow the rhythm of your day, keep an important milestone in view, or take a longer view of life. • Track progress through today, this week, this month and this year. • Set a custom start and end date for an exam, a trip or another meaningful chapter. • See life progress based on your birthday and a lifespan you choose. • Explore Hourglass, Waxing Moon, Sphere, rings, dots and more. Waxing Moon represents time progress rather than astronomical moon phases. • Personalize small and medium widgets, preview your designs and save them. • Add a personal motto to medium widgets, using a built-in phrase or your own words. Dot widgets for the day, week, month and year are free. Time Grid Pro unlocks life progress, custom date ranges and all premium styles. Choose a weekly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Existing lifetime purchases remain valid. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Answer Book4 screens
Time Grid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Answer Book at none against Time Grid's 3. Time Grid's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months). On price, review sentiment, ads 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

Both are free to download. Time Grid sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Answer Book asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Answer Book ships an update every 5 months, Time Grid every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Answer Book versus Time Grid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnswer BookTime Grid
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer江武 李佳宇 刘

Customer experience

Answer Book

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Time Grid

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

In-app purchases

None

Answer Book

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Time Grid

Subscriptions2
  • Time Grid Pro Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Time Grid Pro Yearly3 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Time Grid Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Answer Book free?
Answer Book is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Time Grid free?
Time Grid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Answer Book or Time Grid have ads?
Neither Answer Book nor Time Grid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Answer Book or Time Grid?
Answer Book ships an update every 5 months, and Time Grid every 5 days. Most recently, Answer Book was updated on October 24, 2026 and Time Grid on October 25, 2026.

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