Rack Builder Pro vs TimeProgress
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rack Builder Pro
Accurately build and display your military ribbon rack. This tool ensures correct order of precedence across all branches, allowing instant switching and device application. Save your rack automatically and access a complete ribbon list for verification before boards or inspections.
- Accurate order of precedence
- Instant branch switching
- Apply authorized devices
- Real-time rack updates
- Automatic rack saving
- Alphabetical ribbon list
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Build your ribbon rack right. Every time. You earned every ribbon. RackBuilder Pro makes sure they’re displayed correctly, cleanly, and by the book. Accurate order of precedence across all branches. No guessing, no outdated charts, no second-guessing before a board. Switch branches instantly. Apply authorized devices with a tap. See your rack update in real time. Your rack is saved automatically, so you can pick up exactly where you left off. View your full rack alongside a complete alphabetical ribbon list for fast access. Built for real use cases • Verify your rack before boards or inspections • Help junior service members fix theirs correctly • Plan shadow boxes and retirement displays • Keep a clean digital record of your awards No fluff. No gimmicks. Just a precise tool that gets it right. You handled earning the ribbons. This handles the layout.
TimeProgress
Visualize your time with colorful progress rings for the day, week, month, and year. Customize your view, set reminders, and use built-in timers. Live Activities and widgets offer at-a-glance progress and event countdowns.
- Progress rings for day, week, month, year
- Customizable ring colors and presets
- Focus and Break timer
- Live Activities and Dynamic Island support
- Custom countdown rings for events
- iCloud sync for preferences
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
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TimeProgress turns the passage of time into clear, colorful progress rings. See how far you are through the current day, week, month, year, and hour at a glance. Make it yours: • Choose individual ring colors or apply a coordinated color preset • Show only the rings you care about • Reverse percentages to focus on time remaining • Use the built-in 30-minute Focus / 15-minute Break timer • Follow the timer on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island with a Live Activity • Create custom countdown rings for events • Sync custom rings and supported appearance preferences across your devices with iCloud • Set optional milestone and event reminders • Add configurable Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets Widget options include Single Ring, All Rings, Progress Overview, and a circular Lock Screen progress ring. Supported Home Screen sizes range from small through large, plus extra-large on supported iPads. Progress calculations use your device's system date, time, calendar, and time-zone settings. No TimeProgress account is required, and core progress features work without an internet connection. iCloud sync requires the same Apple Account and iCloud access. Remote Focus / Break Live Activity phase updates require an internet connection and use a limited timer service. TimeProgress contains no advertising or cross-app tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TimeProgress at 5.0 against Rack Builder Pro's 4.2. TimeProgress also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%). Rack Builder Pro's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 1) and chart position (#49 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Rack Builder Pro costs $0.99 and TimeProgress $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TimeProgress holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rack Builder Pro has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Rack Builder Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of TimeProgress's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rack Builder Pro | TimeProgress |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #49 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Lang | Aaron Uballe |
Customer experience
Rack Builder Pro
TimeProgress
In-app purchases
Rack Builder Pro
No in-app purchases
TimeProgress
No in-app purchases









