Things take time vs Upkeep
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
Upkeep
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Upkeep keeps track of everything in your life that has a due date — subscriptions, credit card payments, insurance, memberships, passports and documents — and reminds you before they expire or are due. No more late fees, lapsed coverage, or expired documents caught by surprise. FEATURES • Track renewals, payment due dates, and expirations in one place • Smart reminders days before anything is due • Organize by category — subscriptions, cards, insurance, documents and more • See what's overdue, due soon, and active at a glance • Recurring or one-time — monthly, yearly, or custom cycles • 100% private — your data stays on your device • Three themes — Light, Dark, and Candy FREE Track up to 10 items with full features. UPKEEP PRO Unlock unlimited items, Dark and Candy themes, and more — monthly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Never miss a due date again. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://heavy-marigold-6c5.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-for-Upkeep-3a9e92a14046804aa49af341487eb775
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Upkeep at 15.1 against Things take time's 18.6. 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 Upkeep sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Things take time | Upkeep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chester How | CJ Meridian LLC |
In-app purchases
Things take time
- Things take time + Monthly$2.991 Month
- Things take time + Lifetime$34.99
Upkeep
- Upkeep Pro (Monthly)$0.991 Month
- Upkeep Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$6.991 Year
- Upkeep Pro Lifetime$14.99
Questions
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