Comparison

Time & Date vs Pulse

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

Head to head
About

Time & Date

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A calendar built like a machine: clean lines, precise controls, and zero fluff. Time & Date takes an industrial approach to planningβ€”high-contrast visuals, mechanical UI elements, and a layout engineered for clarity under pressure. Stay ahead of your schedule with real-time overlap detection that flags conflicting events the moment they collide. Give every meeting, workout, or deadline its own identity using custom sound alerts, chosen per event, so you instantly know what’s next without even looking at your phone. Lock into the flow of your day with widgets that show your time progressβ€”a quick visual pulse of how far you’ve moved through the day and what’s still on deck. The result? A calendar that feels sturdy, purposeful, and built for people who want their tools to work as hard as they do. Core features: Overlap detection to prevent double-booking Per-event custom sound alerts Industrial-grade interface with bold, minimal visual cues Widgets tracking daily time progress Structured daily views for fast scanning Subscription Time & Date Premium Annual - Updates once per year - $14.99 Monthly - Updates once per month - $1.99 Terms of service https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy https://radu-mee.github.io/Time-Date/privacy-policy.html

About

Pulse

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Pulse helps you track time by activity: work, exercise, reading, or anything else, so you see where your time really goes. β€’ Track with one tap Create activities with custom names and icons. Start and stop timers from the Today screen or from reminders. When you stop a timer you can quickly add notes to it. β€’ See time at a glance with Live Activities When a timer is running, it appears on your Lock Screen, with the activity name and live elapsed time, so you can stay focused without opening the app. Tap to jump straight back in. β€’ Understand your patterns History shows your entries by day. Stats break down totals by period and by activity, with progress and percentages. Use the "project-time" feature to see hypothetical totals for the next month or year based on your recent averages. β€’ Reminders that act Set recurring reminders by weekday and optional long-run nudges per activity. Notifications can start or stop tracking with a single tap. β€’ Designed for clarity Clean layout, subtle animations, and support for light and dark appearance. Export your data as CSV (Pro) with date range and activity filters. Start with up to five activities, three reminders and a 14-day-history for free; remove limits with Pulse Pro.

Screenshots

Time & Date4 screens
Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Time & Date at every 2 days against Pulse's every 4 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Time & Date sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Pulse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time & Date ships an update every 2 days, Pulse every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Time & Date versus Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime & DatePulse
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days β€” betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCristian RaduLucas Pascal Ciba

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Time & Date

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Time & Date Premium$1.991 Month
  • Annual Time & Date Premium$14.991 Year
1 purchases

Pulse

One-time1
  • Pulse Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Time & Date free?
Time & Date is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pulse free?
Pulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Time & Date or Pulse have ads?
Neither Time & Date nor Pulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time & Date or Pulse?
Time & Date ships an update every 2 days, and Pulse every 4 days. Most recently, Time & Date was updated on November 5, 2026 and Pulse on November 9, 2026.

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