Comparison

Polymath vs HourLife

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

Head to head
About

Polymath

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Polymath brings your projects, habits, and tasks into one calm dashboard with a liquid‑glass interface and domain accents. iCloud‑only sync, no ads, no trackers. Designed for multi‑hyphenates: manage career, learning, fitness, and creative goals in one system with time blocking, habit streaks, and focused planning. Built for people who work across different domains and need a single place to track priorities, record progress, and stay productive. Key features: • Unified dashboard for projects, habits, and tasks • Time blocks for focused planning • Habit streaks and progress tracking • Domain accents to keep contexts clear • iCloud‑only sync, privacy‑first

About

HourLife

Features
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HourLife is a calm place for your days. Plan what's next, keep the habits that matter, and write down how it went. Start small with Today, and add the rest only when you want it. TODAY Each morning, see what's ahead: your tasks, habits and events. Each evening, close the day with a short reflection. PLAN Tasks and projects with dates and times. Goals that reach from a long-term direction down to this week. A calendar, and a week view that shows the days ahead side by side. HABITS A record of the days you showed up, not a scoreboard. Miss a day and nothing scolds you. REFLECT A journal, mood check-ins, gratitude, and a timeline of the moments worth keeping. MORE, WHEN YOU NEED IT Routines, focus timers, health, learning, people, decisions, finances and life areas. Turn on only what you use. MAKE IT YOURS Pick a style and a colour set: a quiet almanac, a notebook, a garden, a console, and more. Home Screen widgets keep today a glance away. PRIVATE BY DESIGN There is no account to make. Your information stays on your device, with optional sync through your own iCloud. HourLife does not sell personal data. HOURLIFE PREMIUM Premium unlocks advanced modules and automation, including premium widgets and automatic iCloud export. Buy it in the app, and restore it any time in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.hourlife.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.hourlife.com/privacy

Screenshots

Polymath4 screens
HourLife4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Polymath at none against HourLife's 3. Polymath also leads on device support (4 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. HourLife sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Polymath asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Polymath ships an update every 3 weeks, HourLife fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Polymath versus HourLife: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolymathHourLife
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.126.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDivyansh DivyanshHaiyan Yuan

In-app purchases

None

Polymath

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

HourLife

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Polymath free?
Polymath is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HourLife free?
HourLife is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Polymath or HourLife have ads?
Neither Polymath nor HourLife shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Polymath or HourLife?
Polymath ships an update every 3 weeks, and HourLife fortnightly. Most recently, Polymath was updated on October 31, 2026 and HourLife on October 31, 2026.

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