Comparison

ReadySet vs Zendo Time Ledger

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

Head to head
About

ReadySet

This app helps busy parents establish and manage family routines for children. It provides visual countdown timers and step-by-step task lists to encourage independence and responsibility. Earn rewards like collectible stickers for completing tasks on time.

Highlights
  • Visual countdown timer
  • Step-by-step task lists
  • Sticker rewards system
  • Syncs across devices
  • Recurring schedules
  • Customizable audio cues
  • Personal best tracking
Features
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Tired of repeating yourself every morning? ReadySet is built for busy parents to help their kids get ready on time. It shows your family exactly what needs to be done and how much time is left, so you can stop nagging and they can start taking responsibility. I built ReadySet with my two kids because they had zero sense of time, and I was exhausted from being the bad guy every morning. Now they race the clock instead of fighting me. HOW IT WORKS Create a routine with simple steps: brush teeth, get dressed, pack bag. Set a deadline. ReadySet shows a big visual countdown alongside the task list, so everyone always knows what's next and how much time is left. As each step is finished, it gets checked off. Complete everything on time? A collectible sticker is unlocked. No more "five more minutes" arguments. The timer doesn't negotiate. BUILDS REAL HABITS THROUGH CONSISTENCY Kids thrive on routine. When they see the same steps in the same order every day, those steps become automatic. Before long, your kids will remind you if something got skipped. That's when you know it's working. SYNCS ACROSS ALL YOUR DEVICES Your routine follows you through how mornings actually work. Start on the iPad in the kitchen, check progress from your phone while you pack the car, or let kids tick off tasks from their own device. Everything stays in sync, including the stickers. It's also a handy teaching tool. Pull up your phone and ask "what's left?" or "do we have enough time?" and let the app do the explaining instead of you. WHY KIDS LOVE IT - See exactly what they need to do, step by step - Visual countdown they can actually understand (kids can't estimate time, but they can see it disappearing) - Hear what's coming next without looking at the screen. - Check off their own tasks and feel proud - Earn stickers for beating the clock - Collect and display stickers on a virtual fridge - No competition with siblings, just personal wins WHY PARENTS LOVE IT - Morning routine runs itself without constant reminders - See task progress from anywhere in real time - Get notified when kids finish (or when they're running late) - Set it once, runs automatically on school days PERFECT FOR - Morning routines and school prep - Bedtime routines - Getting ready for sports, activities, or appointments - Homework time - Any routine where the family needs to be ready by a specific time FEATURES - Visual countdown timer designed for families with children ages 2 to 12 - Step by step task lists for each routine - Syncs across iPhone and iPad in real time - Recurring schedules (weekdays, specific days, one time events) - Sticker rewards with collectible packs - Customizable voice and audio cues - Optional task timers to help kids learn how long things take - Personal best tracking so kids can race their own record - Home screen widgets showing time remaining - Lock screen updates during active countdowns - Multi child support with individual progress tracking - Parent notifications when tasks are completed BUILT BY A PARENT, FOR FAMILIES I built ReadySet with my kids to solve our family's morning chaos. Every feature exists because we needed it. The visual countdown because my daughter couldn't understand "ten minutes." The sticker rewards because my son needed something to work toward. The lack of sibling competition because that always backfired. I hope it helps your family as much as it's helped mine. PRIVACY POLICY https://readyset.do/privacy TERMS OF SERVICE https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Zendo Time Ledger

Features
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Zendo is a personal time ledger for recording where your time goes, reviewing it by activity and value, and making informed decisions about how to allocate it. Each entry begins where the previous one ended. When you finish an activity, choose an end time, enter the activity, and classify the interval as Invest, Maintain, Recover, or Drain. This creates a continuous timeline without requiring you to start a timer in advance. If an interval is not ready to classify, save it for later and complete it when convenient. On macOS, Zendo shows the current unlogged duration in the menu bar. Log time from the menu bar popover or the dedicated Quick Log window, or use configurable global shortcuts to save the current interval and open Quick Log without switching to the main window. History presents each day's entries with their time range, duration, activity, and value category. Choose a date range, search activities and notes, or filter by activity, value category, and whether an entry still needs details. Statistics summarize how time is allocated over the selected period, including value breakdowns, trends, top activities, period comparisons, and activity-level changes by value category. Key features: - Build a continuous time ledger without starting and stopping a timer in advance - Log time from the macOS menu bar, Quick Log window, or global keyboard shortcuts - Classify time as Invest, Maintain, Recover, or Drain - Save an interval now and complete its activity and value category later - Reuse recent activities and apply value categories based on previous use - Browse history by day, week, month, year, or a custom date range - Search and filter activities, notes, value categories, and incomplete entries - Review value breakdowns, trends, activity rankings, and period comparisons - Export and restore a local ledger backup - Sync across your own devices through an iCloud private database Zendo requires no product account and includes no ads or third-party analytics. Ledger data is stored locally on your device. When you enable iCloud, it syncs through your private iCloud database. The developer does not collect the contents of your ledger. Privacy Policy: https://zendo.hyperseek.tech/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ReadySet4 screens
Zendo Time Ledger3 screens

Verdict

The call

ReadySet and Zendo Time Ledger are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. ReadySet sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Zendo Time Ledger sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ReadySet ships an update every 9 days, Zendo Time Ledger weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ReadySet versus Zendo Time Ledger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadySetZendo Time Ledger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBotto Studio LLC长军 郑

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ReadySet

Subscriptions3
  • ReadySet Plus Weekly$1.997 Days
  • ReadySet Plus Monthly$3.991 Month
  • ReadySet Plus Yearly14 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • ReadySet Plus Lifetime$49.99
1 purchases

Zendo Time Ledger

One-time1
  • Zendo Pro Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is ReadySet free?
ReadySet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zendo Time Ledger free?
Zendo Time Ledger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ReadySet or Zendo Time Ledger have ads?
Neither ReadySet nor Zendo Time Ledger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ReadySet or Zendo Time Ledger?
ReadySet ships an update every 9 days, and Zendo Time Ledger weekly. Most recently, ReadySet was updated on October 12, 2026 and Zendo Time Ledger on October 9, 2026.

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