Comparison

Retro Notes vs Last Time Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Retro Notes

Features
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Retro Notes turns everyday note-taking into something you actually enjoy. Beautifully designed with vintage-inspired themes, it combines the simplicity of classic journals with the power of a modern organizer — all on your iPhone and iPad. WRITE FREELY, ORGANIZE EFFORTLESSLY Create notes with rich text blocks, checklists, and tags. Organize everything into folders and nested subfolders. On iPad, use full notebooks for long-form journaling and creative projects. Pin your favorites for quick access, and find anything instantly with powerful global search across all your notes, folders, tasks, and blocks. A BLOCK FOR EVERYTHING Retro Notes goes beyond plain text. Each note is built from blocks you mix and match: • Text — Write with customizable per-note fonts. Choose from 15 beautiful typefaces including Typewriter, Georgia, Baskerville, Futura, and more. • Tasks — Interactive checklists to track your to-dos right inside your notes. • Photos & Videos — Capture memories with images and video clips. Trim videos before adding them. • Voice Memos — Record audio notes when typing isn't an option. • Locations — Pin places to your notes with interactive maps. • URLs — Save and preview web links with one tap. • Scanner — Scan documents directly into your notes using your camera. • PDF — Attach and view documents natively. • Countdown — Set visual countdown timers for events, deadlines, and milestones. • Music — Search and embed your favorite tracks from a massive catalog. • Movies — Log films with posters, ratings, runtime, and director info. • Books — Track your reading with covers, authors, and page counts. • Flights — Look up real flights with route maps, terminals, aircraft details, and live status. IMPORT FROM ANYWHERE Use the Share Extension to send text, links, images, and checklists from Browser, Mail, Messages, or any app directly into Retro Notes. Content is automatically parsed into the right blocks — URLs become link blocks, bullet points become tasks, and images get their own photo blocks. No copy-pasting needed. RETRO THEMES THAT FEEL JUST RIGHT Customize your experience with handcrafted themes that give your notes real personality. Switch between classic, dark, and colorful palettes — every element from the toolbar to the blocks adapts to your chosen theme. WIDGET SUPPORT Pin your most important note to a home screen widget for instant access. See your content at a glance without even opening the app. TIME CAPSULE Seal a note and lock it until a future date — a week, a month, or a year from now. When the time comes, it unlocks automatically. Write letters to your future self, save birthday messages, or preserve memories for later. PRIVACY FIRST Your notes stay on your device. Retro Notes uses no cloud accounts, no sign-ups, and no tracking. What you write is yours alone. BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD Fully optimized for both platforms. On iPad, take advantage of larger screens with the notebook editor for long-form writing, side-by-side organization, and an expanded block canvas. AVAILABLE IN 7 LANGUAGES Use Retro Notes in English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Turkish, or Simplified Chinese. The entire interface adapts to your language preference. Privacy Policy: https://retro-notes-privacy-ege-aybek-dev.netlify.app/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Last Time Tracker

This app helps you track when you last completed a recurring task. Log completions with a single tap and see how many days have passed since. It offers optional reminders and organizes tasks by due date, with no guilt-inducing streaks or notifications.

Highlights
  • Track anything with a day counter
  • Organize trackers by due date
  • One-tap completion logging
  • View completion history and averages
  • Optional reminder cadence
  • Customizable emoji icons
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Last Time answers a simple question: When did I last do that? Water the fig tree. Change the air filter. Call your sister. Rotate the tires. Wash the sheets. Take the dog to the vet. Last Time keeps track of how many days it’s been since you last did each thing. Tap Done to log it, and the counter resets. Set a target rhythm if you want — every two weeks, every month, every six months — and Last Time will quietly show when something is overdue. No streaks. No guilt. No nagging notifications. Just a clear answer when you open the app. Features • Track anything with a simple day counter • Organize trackers by Due Soon, Overdue, and Recent • Log completion with one tap • See details including day count, average interval, on-time streak, and history • View recent intervals at a glance • Remove accidental log entries anytime • Optional reminder cadence for each tracker • Built-in categories including Home, Car, Family, Pets, and Me • Choose your own emoji icons • Home screen widgets for single trackers, up-next lists, and overdue items Privacy Last Time stores your data locally on your device. No account. No sign-in. No analytics. No ads. Try it with the things you always mean to remember — the plant, the filter, the vet visit, the phone call.

Screenshots

Retro Notes4 screens
Last Time Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Last Time Tracker at none against Retro Notes's 4. Retro Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support 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. Retro Notes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Last Time Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Retro Notes ships an update every 8 days, Last Time Tracker every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Retro Notes versus Last Time Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetro NotesLast Time Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEGE AYBEKZaffles

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Retro Notes

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
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  • Annual$39.991 Year
None

Last Time Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Retro Notes free?
Retro Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Last Time Tracker free?
Last Time Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Retro Notes or Last Time Tracker have ads?
Neither Retro Notes nor Last Time Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Retro Notes or Last Time Tracker?
Retro Notes ships an update every 8 days, and Last Time Tracker every 2 months. Most recently, Retro Notes was updated on October 28, 2026 and Last Time Tracker on October 28, 2026.

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