Comparison

Things take time vs Wheneri

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Wheneri

This app helps you track tasks and routines that are easy to forget. It shows you when you last completed something and signals when it's time to do it again, offering flexibility without strict schedules. Track home chores, health, activities, and more with customizable templates and a clean interface.

Highlights
  • Track last completion time
  • Flexible next time reminders
  • Countdown for upcoming tasks
  • History and stats for patterns
  • Templates for quick start
  • Customizable themes and languages
Features
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Wheneri helps you track recurring tasks, chores and routines with no strict schedule in a simple list with two numbers: days since you last did something and days until it’s time to do it again. See when things actually happen, understand your patterns over time, and know when something might need your attention again — while staying flexible about when to do it. Its low-pressure approach can also work well for people with ADHD. USE IT YOUR WAY • Recurring tasks: track days since and days until with repeat intervals that fit each task • Life logging: keep a history of what happened, when it happened, and how often • Quit habits: track how many days it’s been since smoking, drinking, or anything else you want to leave behind • Countdowns: track upcoming dates and see how many days are left ADD COMPLETIONS & NOTES • Mark tasks as done today with one tap • Add completions for any date in the past or future • Add notes to remember details or context • Track multiple completions per day and task duration • Keep full history TRACK DIFFERENT PARTS OF LIFE • Home chores: change bed sheets, water plants, replace a water filter • Health & self-care: dentist visits, health checks, taking medication • Fitness: workouts, walking, yoga • Social: meeting friends, calling your parents • Maintenance: service your bike or car, clean appliances, replace filters • Consumables: see how long supplies or everyday products actually last • And more with ready-made templates for a quick start FOCUS ON WHAT MATTERS • Today’s tasks keep you focused • Overdue tasks are clearly marked and easy to manage • Upcoming tasks move up as their next date gets closer • Categories for today, overdue, upcoming, and custom • Interactive home & lock screen widgets • Task completion shortcuts REMINDERS • Morning reminder to check what’s due today • Evening reminder to review what's done today • Weekly reminder to plan what’s next • Due date reminders for individual tasks SEE LIFE OVER TIME • See completions and intervals for each task over a month or year • See completion count and average interval • Review notes, duration, completions per day, and daily averages • See multiple tasks together in a shared calendar and compare their patterns SIMPLE & PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Clean, minimalist interface • No account required • Everything stored locally on your device • Ready-made templates for a quick start • Export and import your data anytime • Light and dark themes • Choose your preferred week start • Available in multiple languages Wheneri is a minimalist task tracker for chores, routines, and recurring tasks. Track when you last did it — and when to do it again. Terms of Use: https://wheneri.app/terms/

Screenshots

Things take time4 screens
Wheneri4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Things take time at 5.0 against Wheneri's 4.6. Things take time also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Wheneri's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and ratings volume (64 vs 8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Things take time sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Wheneri sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Things take time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wheneri has 64 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Things take time's written reviews are positive against 85% of Wheneri's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Things take time ships an update weekly, Wheneri every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Things take time versus Wheneri: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThings take timeWheneri
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better4.6 (64 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better85.0% of reviews
Number of ratings864 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChester HowIlya Trapachka

Customer experience

Things take time

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Wheneri

All ratings64 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Things take time

Subscriptions1
  • Things take time + Monthly$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Things take time + Lifetime$34.99
3 purchases

Wheneri

Subscriptions2
  • Wheneri Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Wheneri Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Wheneri Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Things take time free?
Things take time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wheneri free?
Wheneri is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Things take time or Wheneri?
Things take time is rated higher. Things take time averages 5.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Wheneri averages 4.6 from 64 ratings.
Do Things take time or Wheneri have ads?
Neither Things take time nor Wheneri shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Things take time or Wheneri?
Things take time ships an update weekly, and Wheneri every 2 days. Most recently, Things take time was updated on October 8, 2026 and Wheneri on October 7, 2026.

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