Comparison

Hilo vs Paced

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

Head to head
About

Hilo

This personal CRM helps you manage important relationships by remembering birthdays, events, and conversations. Organize contacts, set follow-up reminders, and categorize people to strengthen connections.

Highlights
  • Organize key contacts
  • Birthday and event reminders
  • Add notes after conversations
  • Categorize contacts
  • Follow-up alerts
Features
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Hilo – Your Personal CRM for Friends and Family Hilo helps you take care of your most important relationships. Forget complicated agendas: with this smart contact manager you can easily remember birthdays, events, and conversations with the people who matter most. With Hilo you can: Save and organize your key contacts in one place. Get reminders for birthdays and special moments. Add quick notes after a call or meeting. Categorize contacts by friends, family, or colleagues. Set alerts to follow up on conversations. Why Hilo? Most CRMs are built for business and clients. Hilo is a personal CRM, designed for your closest relationships. Simple, elegant, and human—so you never lose the thread of what really matters: your people. Practical examples: Never forget your best friend’s birthday. Save the book your cousin recommended to mention later. Remember the last time you spoke with a friend who lives far away. Discover Hilo, the smart agenda that turns memory into real connection.

About

Paced

Features
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One app. Every device. Always in sync. Paced combines habit tracking and task management into one beautiful, focused experience. Whether you're building a morning routine, managing work projects, or just trying to drink more water — Paced keeps everything in one place, synced across all your devices. HABITS THAT STICK Track daily and weekly habits with flexible goals. Visual streaks keep you motivated — don't break the chain. Colour-coded categories, custom icons, and completion arcs make your progress visible at a glance. TASKS, ACTUALLY ORGANISED Kanban boards, priority levels (XS–XL sizing), due dates, and projects. Drag and drop to reorder. Filter by project or priority. Archive done tasks in one tap. It's task management that stays out of your way. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data lives in your own PocketBase instance — no third-party analytics, no tracking, no ads. End-to-end under your control. EVERYWHERE YOU ARE Native iOS, Android, desktop (macOS/Windows/Linux), and web. Offline-ready — log habits on the Tube, syncs when you're back online. MADE FOR HUMANS Dark mode, haptic feedback, lock screen widgets, and thoughtful micro-interactions. Not another corporate productivity tool — built by an indie developer who actually uses it.

Screenshots

Hilo4 screens
Paced4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hilo at every 2 weeks against Paced's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hilo ships an update every 2 weeks, Paced every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Hilo versus Paced: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiloPaced
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPablo GranadosSamuel Martin

In-app purchases

None

Hilo

No in-app purchases

None

Paced

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hilo free?
Hilo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paced free?
Paced is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hilo or Paced have ads?
Neither Hilo nor Paced shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hilo or Paced?
Hilo ships an update every 2 weeks, and Paced every 6 weeks. Most recently, Hilo was updated on November 5, 2026 and Paced on November 5, 2026.

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