Comparison

time[Box] vs Glento

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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!

About

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.

Highlights
  • AI-powered task selection
  • Brain dump to organized matrix
  • Quadrant suggestions
  • Weekly AI coaching
  • Personalized morning reminders
  • Visual 4-quadrant grid
  • Recurring tasks
Features
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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

Screenshots

time[Box]3 screens
Glento4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

time[Box] ships an update weekly, Glento every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
time[Box] versus Glento: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametertime[Box]Glento
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilliam HobbsMobile Tech Media, LLC

Customer experience

time[Box]

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Glento

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

time[Box]

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Glento

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is time[Box] free?
time[Box] is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glento free?
Glento is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, time[Box] or Glento?
time[Box] is rated higher. time[Box] averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Glento averages 4.4 from 5 ratings.
Do time[Box] or Glento have ads?
Neither time[Box] nor Glento shows ads.
Which is updated more often, time[Box] or Glento?
time[Box] ships an update weekly, and Glento every 10 days. Most recently, time[Box] was updated on June 11, 2026 and Glento on September 18, 2026.

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