Things take time vs Arete AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Things take time
This app helps you track habits, routines, and personal metrics to visualize compounding progress over time. It displays multiple trackers simultaneously to reveal patterns and understand your growth. Designed for ease of use, it focuses on making tracking effortless and insightful.
- Track any habit, routine, or metric
- View multiple trackers side-by-side
- Visualize monthly progress at a glance
- Intuitive and effortless tracking design
- Detailed analytics for pattern recognition
- Privacy-focused with on-device data storage
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Good things take time. Real progress is built through small things done consistently — it won’t feel like much, until it does. Things take time is an app for tracking what matters, the small things, and seeing how they compound over time. KEY FEATURES • Track anything From habits and routines to personal metrics, notes, and daily actions — build trackers that fit your life, not the other way around. • See everything side by side Most apps show one tracker at a time, which hides the bigger picture. This one shows them all together so you can see patterns across your month. • Your month at a glance See how small things add up across your month, so you can stay consistent and notice real progress. • Built for ease of use Tracking should feel effortless. Everything is designed to be fast, simple, and intuitive. • Understand your patterns Detailed analytics for every tracker to help you uncover trends and better understand your progress over time. • Privacy first Your data stays on your device or in your iCloud. Nothing is collected, and nothing is tracked. Progress is often invisible in the moment. Things take time was built to make it visible — by showing how small things add up over time. Terms & Privacy: https://github.com/chesterhow/things-take-time/blob/main/terms-privacy.md
Arete AI
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Arete AI is your personal accountability coach — powered by AI. Build routines that stick, finish what you start, and get real-time guidance from an AI mentor who actually knows your goals. KEY FEATURES • AI Coach — Chat anytime with your personal mentor. Pick a coaching style that fits you and get advice shaped by your own tasks, routines, and progress. • Smart Tasks — Add tasks with due dates, reminders, and lists. Stay on top of your day without the overwhelm. • Routines — Track daily, weekly, or X-per-week routines and see every check-in on a clean calendar. • Streaks & Badges — Build momentum with daily streaks and unlock milestones as you grow. • Challenge Library — Curated challenges across focus, fitness, mindfulness, recovery and more. Start one with a tap. • History & Insights — Search every completed task and routine, with week/month/total stats at a glance. • Hebrew & English — Full RTL support and native Hebrew throughout. Whether you're chasing personal goals, professional projects, or daily routines — Arete AI helps you follow through.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Arete AI at none against Things take time's 2. Arete AI also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). Things take time's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Things take time sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Arete AI asks for nothing beyond the download.
Things take time ships an update weekly, Arete AI every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Things take time | Arete AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chester How | Eyal Porat |
In-app purchases
Things take time
- Things take time + Monthly$2.991 Month
- Things take time + Lifetime$34.99
Arete AI
No in-app purchases









