Time Pencil vs Petalance:Habit Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Time Pencil
Visualize your day with a unique clock interface that displays calendar events as colored arcs. Effortlessly block out focus time or activities by drawing directly on the dial. Access your schedule at a glance with home screen widgets and Apple Watch support.
- Calendar events visualized as arcs on a clock
- Draw custom time blocks and add notes
- Home screen and lock screen widgets
- Live Activity and Dynamic Island integration
- Apple Watch support
- Customizable clock appearance (12/24hr, Sky mode, Zen mode)
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Time Pencil is a clock with some markers to visualize your day at a glance 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 one-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 and night, as the day moves. • Zen mode strips everything back to the essentials. • Marker colors, hourly chimes, and more. Time Pencil speaks 20 languages, and no account is required to get started. TIME PENCIL PRO Pro is available as an auto-renewing subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://vineetkl.github.io/time-pencil-legal/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://vineetkl.github.io/time-pencil-legal/privacy-policy.html
Petalance:Habit Tracker
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See Your Habits Bloom Petalance is a habit tracker that turns your daily progress into a flower. Simply add the activities you want to build into petals—such as studying, working out, reading, practicing an instrument, or journaling—and check them off each day to visualize your consistency. Its clean and intuitive interface lets you instantly see the date of your most recent activity, making it easy to track your progress and identify habits that need more attention.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Time Pencil at none against Petalance:Habit Tracker's shown. Time Pencil also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Petalance:Habit Tracker's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Petalance:Habit Tracker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Time Pencil ships an update every 2 weeks, Petalance:Habit Tracker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time Pencil | Petalance:Habit Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vineet Kapil | TOMOYA NAKAMURA |
In-app purchases
Time Pencil
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Time Pencil Full7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Lifetime$39.99
Petalance:Habit Tracker
- Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Support the Developer$1.99
- Premium Lifetime$2.99
- Support the Developer$3.99
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- Support the Developer$6.99
- Super Sponsor$19.99
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