Comparison

Small Steps To vs TimeHack

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

Head to head
About

Small Steps To

Features
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Overcome Procrastination, One Step at a Time. Feeling overwhelmed by a huge to-do list? Small Steps To-Do is the simple, powerful productivity app designed specifically for students, individuals with Procrastination, ADHD, or anyone struggling with task initiation and follow-through. We turn daunting goals into clear, bite-sized tasks, reducing stress and boosting your sense of accomplishment. How Small Steps To-Do Works (Powered by AI) 1. Input Your Goal: Simply tell the app what you need to study or complete. 2. AI Breaks It Down: Our backend system, powered by AI, instantly analyzes your input and transforms it into a structured, step-by-step plan with suggested time durations. 3. Visual Progress Tracking: Focus only on the current, small step. As you check off each step, you fill a star in your main task tile, giving you an immediate, encouraging visual reward and eliminating the pressure of the big task. 4. Stay Focused & Clean: The interface is designed to be clean and simple, minimizing animations and distractions so you can focus on doing. Key Features: AI-Powered Task Decomposition: Turn "Write a 5,000-word essay" into 10-15 minute subtasks. Nested To-Do List Structure: See your Main Goal and its detailed Step List in one glance. Instant Motivation: Earn encouraging stars for every completed subtask. Simple Status Tracking: Task titles clearly show incomplete, partially completed, or fully completed status. Review & Reuse: Access completed tasks from the History board to reuse productive plans. Minimalist Design: Fast response and a clean user interface to prevent feeling overwhelmed by another demanding app. Download Small Steps To-Do today and start making real progress, effortlessly! Free Tier: Designed to help you focus deeply on one task at a time. Free users have the following limits: One Active Task: You can only have one task running in your main view. One Daily Input: Limited to one new AI task decomposition input per day. Input Lock: The task input function is locked while an active task is present, strongly encouraging you to complete your current "small step" before moving on. Paid Subscription: Unlock unlimited active tasks and unlimited daily AI inputs for maximum productivity and flexibility.

About

TimeHack

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Make your own time work for you. The day fills up and disappears. You studied hard, but you cannot really feel how far you got. TimeHack is a deliberately simple time log that turns those hours into something you can see. WHAT IT DOES Simple to record. No setup, no accounts. Add an entry and mark it done. Analysis that fits the question. Today, this week, this month, this year - your time is totalled up for you automatically. Progress you can see. Study, reading, training: watch the hours add up as a chart. "I actually did this much" is what carries you into tomorrow. Find the time you were losing. Once the aimless hours are visible, your days settle into a rhythm on their own. GOOD FOR - Logging study for an exam or a qualification - Tracking billable or side-project hours accurately - Anyone looking for a simple tool to build a habit - Ending the day with something to show for it BUILT TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY Recording should never feel like work, so everything unnecessary has been stripped out. Every time you open the chart, your effort is right there. Your entries stay on your device. Nothing is sent anywhere. Export to CSV any time from Settings.

Screenshots

Small Steps To4 screens
TimeHack3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TimeHack at none against Small Steps To's 2. TimeHack also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Small Steps To's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Small Steps To sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. TimeHack asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Small Steps To versus TimeHack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmall Steps ToTimeHack
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChun Fei FanAito Takazawa

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Small Steps To

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Membership (Monthly)$5.991 Month
  • Pro Membership (Annual)$59.991 Year
None

TimeHack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Small Steps To free?
Small Steps To is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeHack free?
TimeHack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Small Steps To or TimeHack have ads?
TimeHack shows ads; Small Steps To does not.

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