Time Pencil vs Tempo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Time Pencil
Visualize your schedule by drawing events directly onto a clock face. This app offers intuitive tap-to-edit functionality and haptic feedback for a tactile planning experience. It seamlessly syncs with your iOS Calendar and iCloud, and includes widgets for your home and lock screens, plus an Apple Watch app.
- Draw events around a clock
- Tap to edit and move events
- Haptic feedback for tactile precision
- Automatic fading of past events
- Syncs with iOS Calendar and iCloud
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
- Apple Watch companion app
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Time Pencil is a clock with some markers to visualise your day with time YOUR CALENDAR, AROUND THE DIAL Time Pencil reads your existing calendars and lays each event as a colored arc on the clock. Overlaps, gaps, the shape of a busy afternoon — it's all visible at once, the way time actually feels. DRAW YOUR DAY Block out focus time, a workout, a break, or "leave for the airport" by drawing an arc right onto the clock. Drop a note sticker anywhere. Planning becomes a two-second gesture instead of a form to fill in. ALWAYS IN VIEW • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets keep today's clock a glance away. • A Live Activity counts down your next block in the Dynamic Island. • Apple Watch support to carry your day on your wrist. MAKE IT YOURS • 12-hour or 24-hour dial. • Sky mode paints the clock with the real sky — dawn, daylight, dusk, night — as the day moves. • Zen mode strips everything back to the essentials. • Marker colors, hourly chimes, and more. FREE TO SEE YOUR DAY Your calendar around the clock and the widgets are free, forever. Unlock drawing, the 24-hour dial, and Sky and Zen modes with a one-time purchase or a monthly plan — with a free trial so you can try everything first. Time Pencil speaks 20 languages, and no account is required to get started.
Tempo
Effortlessly start focus sessions and track your progress with a simple, one-tap timer. Utilize preset or custom durations for focused work and smart breaks, with live updates to keep you on track. Designed for deep work and building consistent study habits.
- One-tap start/pause/stop
- Preset and custom focus/break durations
- Live Activities and notifications
- Daily, weekly, and lifetime stats
- Subtle haptic feedback
- Distraction-free UI
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Study faster with a simple, one‑tap study timer. Tempo makes it effortless to start a focus session, take smart breaks, and see your progress build every day. Why students, staff and creators love Tempo ONE-TAP Open the app, press play, and you’re focusing - no setup needed. POMODORO Classic presets built in: 25/5, 15/3 - or create your own focus + break durations. PROGRESS See Today, This Week, and All-time - sessions, focus time, breaks, and break time. STAY IN FLOW Live Activities on the Lock Screen, notifications, and gentle haptics keep you on schedule. DEEP WORK Designed with a clean, distraction‑free UI so it’s easier to start (and finish) sessions. Perfect for - Studying for exams, finals and certifications - Homework, reading, and problem sets - Deep work, writing, coding, and creative practice Features - One‑tap start / pause / stop - Preset library + custom presets (set focus & break minutes) - Live Activities & notifications for focus and break timers - Daily, weekly, and lifetime stats - Subtle haptic feedback - iPhone optimized; dark UI that looks great day or night Build a habit of focused study and work - one session at a time. Download Tempo and start your first 25‑minute session now. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Time Pencil at free against Tempo's freemium. Time Pencil also leads on iOS requirement (16.1 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Time Pencil sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Tempo sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Time Pencil against 5.0 for Tempo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | Time Pencil | Tempo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vineet Kapil | ANDREI MESINA |
Customer experience
Time Pencil
Tempo
In-app purchases
Time Pencil
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Lifetime$14.99
Tempo
- Tempo Pro - Weekly3 Days trial$0.497 Days
- Tempo Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Tempo Pro - Annual$7.991 Year
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- Tempo Pro - Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Tempo Pro - Lifetime$24.99









