Comparison

Dear Time vs SOL Galaxy

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

SOL Galaxy

Features
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SOL Galaxy — Focus Timer A focus timer where your time powers a galaxy. Travel between planets, manage alien relations, and build your influence—one study session at a time. SOL Galaxy is a galaxy-traversing study timer game that transforms your time and focus into meaningful progress across a vast, interconnected universe. At its core, the experience blends productivity with exploration, strategy, and puzzle mechanics. Every action you take in real life—studying, working, or concentrating—generates fuel, the single most important resource in the game. Fuel is what allows you to move through space, interact with planets, send delegations, build embassies, collect resources, and expand your presence across the galaxy. By leaving the app when the timer is on, you will have 10 seconds to come back to the app or your fuel is wasted. The game is structured around long-term progression and discovery. Players are free to travel between planets, but access is not always straightforward. Many planets require specific items before you can land, while others demand specialized safety equipment such as thermal suits or dive rebreathers to survive their environments. This creates a layered puzzle system where exploration depends on preparation, planning, and resource management rather than simple progression. Each planet is inhabited by a unique species with its own disposition toward you. Some civilizations are open to your arrival, but most are resistant or hostile at first. In order to gain access to their resources, you must build relationships over time. This is done by sending delegations, which gradually improve how that species perceives you. Once relations reach a certain level, you gain the ability to establish an embassy on that planet. Embassies serve as your foothold, allowing you to collect that planet’s resources and integrate it into your expanding network. However, resource extraction is not without consequence. Taking resources lowers your standing with that species, introducing a constant strategic tension. If relations fall too low, the inhabitants may retaliate and destroy your embassy, forcing you to rebuild trust and start again. This system creates a balance between expansion and diplomacy, requiring careful decision-making at every stage. Progression in SOL Galaxy is intentionally extensive, offering over 800 hours of gameplay. There are 115 unique resources scattered across the galaxy, each tied to different planets and conditions. Fully completing the game requires visiting every planet, unlocking access through items and preparation, building relationships, and successfully collecting all available resources. The ultimate objective is to reach the Singularity. This endgame event only becomes available once all resources have been collected and every major objective has been completed. The Singularity represents the final destination of your journey, serving as both a culmination of your efforts and the conclusion of the galaxy’s progression system. SOL Galaxy is designed as more than just a timer. It is a system where productivity directly fuels exploration, where time becomes a currency, and where consistent focus leads to tangible, long-term achievement.

Screenshots

Dear Time3 screens
SOL Galaxy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Dear Time at none against SOL Galaxy's shown. SOL Galaxy's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Dear Time versus SOL Galaxy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDear TimeSOL Galaxy
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSEOK-HYUN YOONMadePure Media Corp.

In-app purchases

None

Dear Time

No in-app purchases

None

SOL Galaxy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dear Time free?
Dear Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SOL Galaxy free?
SOL Galaxy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dear Time or SOL Galaxy have ads?
SOL Galaxy shows ads; Dear Time does not.

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