Things take time vs Zapp Calendar
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 small, consistent actions to visualize compounding progress over time. Monitor habits, routines, and personal metrics with detailed analytics and a unique side-by-side view of multiple trackers. Designed for ease of use and privacy, it makes invisible progress visible.
- Track any habit or metric
- View multiple trackers side-by-side
- Monthly progress overview
- Intuitive and fast interface
- Detailed analytics for patterns
- On-device and iCloud privacy
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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://thingstaketime.app/terms-privacy
Zapp Calendar
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Type one sentence. Get one event. Zapp Calendar turns the way you talk into the way you plan. Tell it what's happening, tap save, done. HOW IT WORKS • Type the way you'd say it — "Dentist Friday 3pm at Dr. Smith." • Zapp recognizes the date, time, location, duration, and recurrence. • Tap to save directly into Apple Calendar. WHAT ZAPP UNDERSTANDS • Dates — "tomorrow", "next Friday", "march 12", "the 1st of every month" • Times — "3pm", "14:00", "half past ten", "from 2 to 4pm" • Locations — "at Mom's", "@office", "in Munich" • Durations — "for 2 hours", "30 minutes" • Reminders — "remind 30 min before" • Recurrence — "every Wednesday", "weekly", "monthly", "daily" BILINGUAL BY DESIGN Full German and English — including colloquialisms. "Jeden Mittwoch 18 Uhr Yoga" and "Every Wednesday 6pm yoga" both work. Zapp adapts to your device language. ZAPP PRO — €4.99 one-time, yours forever • Automatic calendar switching — say "Meeting Work 10am" and it lands in your Work calendar. • Pick any calendar per event. • Large home-screen widget. • Cross-calendar conflict detection — a heads-up before you double-book. PRIVACY-FIRST Zapp runs entirely on your iPhone. Your text never leaves the device. No servers, no accounts, no tracking. Your calendar stays yours. BUILT FOR iPHONE Home-screen widget for today's agenda. Share extension: send text from Mail, Safari, or Notes straight into Zapp. Direct EventKit integration with Apple Calendar — the calendar you already trust. ——— Terms of Use: https://zappcalendar.app/en/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://zappcalendar.app/en/privacy.html Support: hello@zappcalendar.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Things take time at 18.6 against Zapp Calendar's 26.2. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Zapp Calendar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Things take time ships an update weekly, Zapp Calendar every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Things take time | Zapp Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chester How | Michael Becker |
In-app purchases
Things take time
- Things take time + Monthly$2.991 Month
- Things take time + Lifetime$34.99
Zapp Calendar
- Zapp Pro$4.99
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