Comparison

Talelay vs Progress

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

Head to head
About

Talelay

Features
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Write messy. Finish stories. Talelay is a minimal writing space for creative writers. Get ideas down fast, however rough, then shape them into drafts, notes and stories, one layer at a time. When you're ready, export your writing and take it wherever you need. Free to write. Free to sync. • Minimal and distraction-free: just you and your words • Notes, drafts and stories, with version history • Write on iPhone and Mac, synced through your own iCloud • Your writing stays yours: stored in your private iCloud, exportable anytime Quiet polish when you want it. AI can fix typos, punctuation and dialogue formatting while keeping your voice and meaning intact. It never writes for you. Everything is free, including a monthly allowance of AI polish. Premium raises the allowance if you need more. Sign in with Apple is required for AI features. Premium • Monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription • Higher monthly AI allowance Privacy Policy: https://www.talelay.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.talelay.app/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Progress

This app combines a task board, team chat, and calendar into a single workspace for managing projects collaboratively. It also includes file sharing, document signing, and booking capabilities.

Highlights
  • Kanban task board with checklists and labels
  • Team chat with channels and direct messages
  • Integrated calendar with Google Calendar sync
  • File upload, preview, and sharing
  • Document signing and sending
  • Activity feed for project updates
  • Booking link for scheduling meetings
Features
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Progress is a shared workspace for running projects together: a task board, team chat, and calendar in one place, with files and signing alongside. WHAT'S IN EVERY PROJECT • Board: a fast kanban board with checklists, labels, attachments, comments, and due dates • Chat: channels and direct messages with mentions, threads, and photo and file sharing • Calendar: your events and due dates together, with two-way Google Calendar sync • Files: upload, preview, and share images, videos, and documents • Links: save the links a project depends on • Sign: send documents for signature and sign them on your phone • Activity: see what changed across the project • Bookings: share a link so people can book time with you BUILT FOR IPHONE • Share to Progress: send screenshots, photos, and files from the share sheet straight into a chat or a board card • Home and Lock Screen widgets for today's tasks and agenda • Push notifications for messages, mentions, and card updates • Works alongside the web and desktop apps, so everything stays in sync

Screenshots

Talelay4 screens
Progress4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Progress at none against Talelay's 2. Progress also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support 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. Talelay sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Progress asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Talelay ships an update every 2 months, Progress weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Talelay versus Progress: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalelayProgress
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDamien HervieuxCatch Recap LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Talelay

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
None

Progress

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Talelay free?
Talelay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Progress free?
Progress is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Talelay or Progress have ads?
Neither Talelay nor Progress shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Talelay or Progress?
Talelay ships an update every 2 months, and Progress weekly. Most recently, Talelay was updated on October 30, 2026 and Progress on November 5, 2026.

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