time[Box] vs Glento
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
time[Box]
This minimalist timer app helps you focus on tasks with a clean interface and intuitive controls. It offers a satisfying spin control for setting time and smart notifications to keep you on track. Ideal for productivity sprints, meditation, or quick tasks.
- Satisfying spin control for setting timers
- One-touch start for quick timers
- Clean and clutter-free interface
- Smart notifications with haptics and sound
- Dark mode support
- Ideal for Pomodoro technique and study sprints
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timeBox keeps it simple so you can focus on what matters—your work, your next big idea or just your kid's naptime. Why You'll Love This App: • Satisfying Spin Control: Set your timer with a delightfully tactile dial, inspired by classic analog timers. • One-Touch Start: Quickly set a minute or hour timer with intuitive controls. • Clean Design: No clutter—just a sleek interface to help you stay on track. • Smart Notifications: Subtle haptics and a gentle ding let you know when time's up. • Dark Mode: Seamlessly switch between light or dark based on your preference. • Stay Focused: Whether it's a study sprint, workout interval, or a quick break, time[Box] helps you manage your minutes. Sometimes an app only needs to do one thing really well—time[Box] does exactly that. Set your timer, stay focused, and enjoy a beautifully minimal experience. Perfect for: • Pomodoro technique and productivity sprints. • Mindful breaks and meditation. • Quick tasks, workouts, baby or cooking timers. time[Box] your day and see how much more you can get done. Massive feature update coming soon!
Glento
This AI-powered productivity tool helps you prioritize tasks using the Eisenhower Matrix. It intelligently suggests what to work on next, organizes your thoughts, and provides weekly coaching to boost your efficiency.
- AI-powered task selection
- Brain dump to organized matrix
- Quadrant suggestions
- Weekly AI coaching
- Personalized morning reminders
- Visual 4-quadrant grid
- Recurring tasks
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Glento — formerly Focus Matrix. Same app, same subscription, same data. Stop reorganizing your to-do list. Start doing it. Most days, the hardest part of being productive isn't the work — it's deciding what to work on first. That decision fatigue is what leaves you overwhelmed and procrastinating. Glento uses AI to make that decision for you. AI THAT ACTUALLY HELPS ▸ AI picks what to do next. Every morning, Glento surfaces the three tasks that actually matter today — pulled from your matrix, ranked by what's urgent, what's important, and what's been waiting too long. These are your most important tasks — the ones worth doing first. ▸ Brain dump → organized matrix. Talk or type everything on your mind. AI splits it into individual tasks and drops each one into the right quadrant. The chaos in your head, sorted in seconds. ▸ Quadrant suggestions. Write a task — AI puts it in the right quadrant. No more staring at four boxes wondering where it goes. ▸ Weekly AI coaching. Every Monday, a short summary of what you got done last week and where to focus next. Free for every signed-in user. No subscription needed. ▸ Personalized morning reminder. Your daily notification calls out today's top task by name, so you know what's first the moment you pick up your phone. 7 DAYS OF AI, FREE WHEN YOU SIGN IN The moment you sign in, every AI feature unlocks for a week — no card, nothing to cancel. When the week ends, Pro features simply lock unless you subscribe. THE EISENHOWER MATRIX, MODERNIZED The framework used by presidents, executives, and high performers — finally with the AI that makes it actually usable on your worst days. You may know it as the time management matrix, or Covey's Quadrant II from the 7 Habits. • Visual 4-quadrant grid. Drag, swipe, complete with one tap. • Recurring tasks. Daily, weekly, or monthly tasks come back automatically. • Home screen widgets. Three sizes. See your top quadrant without opening the app. • 10 themes plus light, dark, and system mode. • Activity heatmap and streak tracking. • Tags and filters to organize by project, context, or energy. YOUR DATA, YOUR WAY Tasks live on your device first. Glento works fully offline and without an account. Upgrade to Pro for cloud backup (so your tasks survive a lost or replaced phone) and real-time sync across iPhone, iPad, and the web at app.glento.ai. PERFECT FOR • Busy professionals deciding which fire to put out next • Students juggling assignments, exams, and the rest of life • Freelancers and solo founders without a team to delegate to • Anyone who has tried to-do apps that just become longer to-do lists • ADHD brains that need the app to help decide, not add decisions PRICING Free: full Eisenhower Matrix, basic widgets, recurring tasks limited to 1, and 10 AI credits per month after sign-in. Plus the weekly AI coaching review every Monday — always free for signed-in users. Pro: $2.99/month or $19.99/year. Unlocks unlimited AI, unlimited recurring tasks, cloud backup, real-time cross-device sync, interactive widgets, and personalized morning notifications. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions in Account Settings in the App Store. Stop drowning in your to-do list. Download Glento. Talk it. Sort it. Done. Terms: https://glento.ai/terms Privacy: https://glento.ai/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: time[Box] at 5.0 against Glento's 4.4. time[Box] also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Glento's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Glento sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. time[Box] asks for nothing beyond the download.
time[Box] holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Glento has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
time[Box] ships an update weekly, Glento every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | time[Box] | Glento |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | William Hobbs | Mobile Tech Media, LLC |
Customer experience
time[Box]
Glento
In-app purchases
time[Box]
No in-app purchases
Glento
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Yearly$19.991 Year
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