Timely Journal vs to.Shake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Timely Journal
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Stay organized and focused throughout your day with this elegant daily planner. Designed for clarity and efficiency, the app combines an hourly time table with a flexible to-do list, helping you manage your tasks and schedule in one seamless interface. With deep customization options, including modern themes, font controls, and calendar integration, you can tailor your planning experience to your exact needs. Set hourly reminders to stay on track and never miss an important event. Whether you're planning your day, tracking tasks, or just need a focused workspace, this app is your perfect companion for productivity. Core Planning Tools: - Hourly Time Table: Schedule your day hour-by-hour from 12 AM to 11 PM. - Current Hour Indicator: The current hour is highlighted in the Time Table for today's date, helping you stay oriented. - Continuous To-Do List: A dedicated, single-view text editor for all your day's tasks, notes, and ideas. - Drag-and-Drop: Easily move entries from one hour to another in the Time Table by dragging and dropping them. - Your notes are automatically saved and reloaded when you reopen the app. - Continuous Hourly Alerts: Enable notifications to get an alert for any scheduled item in your Time Table as the hour approaches. - Time Format Toggle: Instantly switch the time display between standard (e.g., "3 PM") and military time (e.g., "15:00"). - Added iOS calendar (add Google and Microsoft calendars to iOS calendar for integration to the app).
to.Shake
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to.Shake is a minimal task manager built around one simple idea: when your list stops helping, shake it. Most task apps lock you into the same order every day. Over time, that order becomes invisible. You skip the same tasks, delay the same decisions, and keep scrolling through the same mental loop. to.Shake breaks that pattern. With a quick shake, your tasks reorder instantly โ giving you a fresh view of what needs attention. Sometimes the best next step is not the most optimized one. It is the one you finally notice. Why to.Shake works: - Refresh your perspective on stuck tasks - Surface items you keep ignoring - Reduce task paralysis and overthinking - Stay focused with a clean, minimal interface - Turn movement into momentum Perfect for: - daily task tracking - personal to-do lists - creative work - freelance workflows - moments when you do not know where to start Shake it till you make it!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Timely Journal at every 4 days against to.Shake's every 4 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Timely Journal ships an update every 4 days, to.Shake every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timely Journal | to.Shake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days โ better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patrick Antonini | Filat Bonum |
In-app purchases
Timely Journal
No in-app purchases
to.Shake
No in-app purchases









