Comparison

Things take time vs Weeklist

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 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.

Highlights
  • 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
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://thingstaketime.app/terms-privacy

About

Weeklist

Features
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Weeklist is a weekly planner for Reminders. Whether you already use Reminders or are just getting started, Weeklist gives you a simple weekly layout to view and manage your tasks. See your entire week on one page and easily move tasks between days. Having everything in view makes it easier to spot a busy day or find space for something else. You can also bring your entire week to your Home Screen with a widget for each day, with Saturday and Sunday combined into one. See what needs to get done and tap a task to check it off right from your Home Screen. Weeklist is a simple companion app for Reminders. Everything you add or change stays in Reminders, so you can continue using it as usual. Weeklist never collects or sends your tasks anywhere.

Screenshots

Things take time4 screens
Weeklist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Things take time at 5.0 against Weeklist's 4.5. Things take time also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). Weeklist's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ads, 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

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. Weeklist asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Things take time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Things take time has 10 ratings behind it against 2, 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 67% of Weeklist's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Things take time ships an update weekly, Weeklist every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Things take time versus Weeklist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThings take timeWeeklist
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChester HowTHE DIGITAL MINIMALIST PTE. LTD.

Customer experience

Things take time

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Weeklist

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Things take time

Subscriptions1
  • Things take time + Monthly$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Things take time + Lifetime$34.99
None

Weeklist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Things take time free?
Things take time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Weeklist free?
Weeklist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Things take time or Weeklist?
Things take time is rated higher. Things take time averages 5.0 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Weeklist averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Things take time or Weeklist have ads?
Neither Things take time nor Weeklist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Things take time or Weeklist?
Things take time ships an update weekly, and Weeklist every 6 weeks. Most recently, Things take time was updated on November 9, 2026 and Weeklist on November 13, 2026.

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