Comparison

Dear Time vs SpillStack

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

Head to head
About

Dear Time

This app helps you understand how you actually spend your day by comparing your planned schedule with your actual activities. It offers a calm, reflective interface to track time with precision and capture thoughts, promoting self-awareness without productivity pressure.

Highlights
  • Visualize plan vs. actual time spent
  • Track time with 5-minute precision
  • Capture thoughts and tasks
  • Clean, minimal interface
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Privacy-focused with Apple Sign-In
Features
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DISCOVER THE RHYTHM OF YOUR DAY Have you ever wondered how your day really flows? Dear Time helps you see the difference between what you plan and how you actually spend your time. ========================= [ PLAN VS REALITY ] - Visualize your day in two columns: Plan and Spent - Track time with 5-minute precision - See patterns emerge across days and weeks - No judgment, just awareness [ SIMPLE & GENTLE ] Unlike productivity apps that push you to do more, Dear Time invites you to simply observe. It's not about being more productive — it's about understanding yourself better. - Clean, minimal interface - Calm, reflective design - No gamification or pressure - Just you and your time [ KEEP YOUR MIND CLEAR ] The Brain tab helps you capture thoughts and tasks: - Quick notes and memos - Simple to-do lists - Keep your mental space uncluttered [ POWERFUL FEATURES ] - Dual-column time view (Plan vs Spent) - Week navigation and date picker - Color-coded time blocks - Drag, edit, and adjust blocks easily - Apple Sign-In for privacy - Secure cloud sync with Supabase - Cross-device synchronization [ PRIVACY FIRST ] - Sign in securely with Apple - Your data is encrypted and private - Row-level security protection ========================= "Dear Time is not about doing more — it's about feeling your day." ========================= HOW IT WORKS 1. Plan your day ahead in the Plan column 2. Log what you actually did in the Spent column 3. Compare and reflect on the difference 4. Discover where your time quietly slips away ========================= WHO IS IT FOR? - Anyone curious about their daily rhythm - People seeking self-awareness, not productivity pressure - Those who want to understand their time patterns - Anyone tired of aggressive productivity tools ========================= Start your journey of gentle time awareness today. Download Dear Time and see your day with clarity.

About

SpillStack

Capture and organize all your thoughts, from voice notes to text entries. This AI-powered tool automatically categorizes your input into tasks, ideas, projects, and more, providing summaries and tags for effortless management.

Highlights
  • Capture voice and text input
  • AI-powered categorization
  • Automatic summarization
  • Automated tagging
  • Organizes into tasks, ideas, projects, learning, research
  • Cross-device compatibility
Features
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SpillStack lets you dump anything (voice or text) into one place. The AI instantly reads it, understands it, and sorts it into: - Tasks - Ideas - Projects - Learning - Research and more. It adds summaries and tags automatically. Your thoughts go in messy... they come out organized.

Screenshots

Dear Time3 screens
SpillStack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SpillStack at 5.0 against Dear Time's 1.0. SpillStack also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SpillStack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SpillStack has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dear Time versus SpillStack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDear TimeSpillStack
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSEOK-HYUN YOONDamian Mathews

In-app purchases

None

Dear Time

No in-app purchases

None

SpillStack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dear Time free?
Dear Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SpillStack free?
SpillStack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dear Time or SpillStack?
SpillStack is rated higher. Dear Time averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while SpillStack averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Dear Time or SpillStack have ads?
Neither Dear Time nor SpillStack shows ads.

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