Things take time vs GeekScan
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
GeekScan
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GeekScan is a fast, offline-first tool for barcode scanning, text recognition, and barcode generation, designed for users who value accuracy, control, and structured data processing. All features run locally on the device with no internet connection required, no tracking, and no ads. Supports scanning a wide range of common barcode and QR code formats, including QR, Aztec, Data Matrix, PDF417, Micro QR, Code 128, Code 39, Code 93, Codabar, EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-E, ITF, GS1 DataBar series, MSI Plessey, and more. Supported barcode formats and recognition performance may vary depending on the device and system version. Also supports generating QR, Aztec, PDF417, Data Matrix, Micro QR, Code 128, Code 39, Code 93, Codabar, EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-E, ITF, MSI, and GS1 DataBar series barcodes. Text recognition runs fully offline and supports multiple languages, including English (US), Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Thai, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese. - Standard Mode: Uses the system built-in text recognition capability, suitable for everyday text extraction. - High Precision Mode: Includes an optimized model designed for Chinese and Japanese scenarios, ideal for extracting text from screenshots or long screenshots with higher recognition accuracy. All results are stored locally for quick access and reuse.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GeekScan at every 3 days against Things take time's weekly. GeekScan also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and GeekScan sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Things take time ships an update weekly, GeekScan every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Things take time | GeekScan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chester How | 非 吴 |
In-app purchases
Things take time
- Things take time + Monthly$2.991 Month
- Things take time + Lifetime$34.99
GeekScan
- Support GeekScan$0.99
- Additional Support$2.99









