Comparison

Time Pencil vs Petalance:Habit Tracker

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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)
Features
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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

About

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.

Screenshots

Time Pencil4 screens
Petalance:Habit Tracker3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Time Pencil versus Petalance:Habit Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime PencilPetalance:Habit Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVineet KapilTOMOYA NAKAMURA

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Time Pencil

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Time Pencil Full7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$39.99
6 purchases

Petalance:Habit Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time5
  • 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

Questions

Is Time Pencil free?
Time Pencil is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Petalance:Habit Tracker free?
Petalance:Habit Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Time Pencil or Petalance:Habit Tracker have ads?
Petalance:Habit Tracker shows ads; Time Pencil does not.
Which is updated more often, Time Pencil or Petalance:Habit Tracker?
Time Pencil ships an update every 2 weeks, and Petalance:Habit Tracker weekly. Most recently, Time Pencil was updated on October 30, 2026 and Petalance:Habit Tracker on October 31, 2026.

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