Time Flies By vs Atteno
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Time Flies By
Understand how you spend your time with a count-up tracker that runs multiple events simultaneously. Analyze your weekly habits with detailed breakdowns and spot trends over time. Stay focused with anti-sleep mode and access live updates via Dynamic Island.
- Simultaneous count-up time tracking
- Tagging for context
- Weekly analytics and trend comparison
- Live Activity and Dynamic Island integration
- iCloud sync across devices
- Anti-sleep mode for focus
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How time flies, where did the time go? Time Flies By is a count-up time tracker that helps you understand your week without interrupting your workflow: - Get into the zone with an active running event, the phone will automatically enter anti-sleep mode. - Run multiple events simultaneously and leave them aside. Time events are automatically updated, and you can tag everything later as needed. Track multiple things at once: - Start multiple count-up events simultaneously. - Switch, pause, or end events anytime. - Add tags for quick context. Weekly analytics that make sense: - Weekly totals and breakdowns by tags. - Compare weeks to spot patterns and trends. - Review your week in a clear timeline. Always visible when you need it: - Live Activity for ongoing events. - Dynamic Island controls and glanceable status. Sync across devices: - iCloud sync keeps your events and tags up to date automatically. Premium: - Time Flies By is free for core tracking. - A Premium subscription or one-time purchase unlocks: - Analytics beyond 1 week. - Additional themes. Privacy: - Your time data stays yours. No ads. No trackers. No 3rd party services. Start a timer and finally answer: where did the time go? * Privacy Policy: https://airwolfspace.com/timefliesby/privacy * Terms of Use: https://airwolfspace.com/timefliesby/terms
Atteno
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【 Return to the Essence of Focus 】 Atteno is a minimalist focus timer for study, deep work, and long-term time tracking on iPhone and iPad. 【 Core Focus Tools 】 • Flexible Timer: Count up, countdown, and Pomodoro modes in one app. • Immersive Experience: Breathing visuals with ambient sounds like rain, forest, and piano, plus local audio import. • Focus Tracking: Session history and heatmap views help you see both daily effort and long-term consistency. • Offline First: Fully usable without an internet connection. 【 Free Insights 】 • Redesigned Insights dashboard for clearer trends and faster reading. • New interactive heatmap with drill-down details and more flexible filters. • Insights "All" view is now free (moved from legacy Pro access). 【 Pro Tools, One-Time Purchase 】 Upgrade to Pro to unlock sync and deeper customization. No subscriptions: • Optional iCloud Sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. • Interval chimes for yoga, meditation, and advanced timing routines. • Unlimited tags, custom Pomodoro templates, themes, and sound uploads. 【 Your Data, Your Control 】 • Local-first by default. • Manual export and import supported for backup and migration. • Sync uses your private Apple ID via CloudKit. Developers cannot access your data. 【 Universal Purchase 】 Pay once and unlock Pro on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Download Atteno and build a focus system that stays simple, private, and consistent across devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Time Flies By at weekly against Atteno's every 4 weeks. Atteno's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.1 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Time Flies By sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Atteno sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Time Flies By ships an update weekly, Atteno every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time Flies By | Atteno |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kai Luo | 子文 杨 |
In-app purchases
Time Flies By
- Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$14.99
Atteno
- Atteno Pro Lifetime$4.99









