Comparison

Align vs Trace

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

Head to head
About

Align

Features
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A daily planner that turns messy thoughts into a clear plan in seconds. Speak or type what’s on your mind. Plan with ease. Run your day. For a day that is still in your head. Work, errands, things you don’t want to forget. Get them out of your head and into a clear plan you can actually run. WHY ALIGN WORKS Your day shouldn’t take forever to plan. Most planners make you organize every detail yourself or bury you in features you don’t need. Align keeps it simple: speak or type what’s on your mind, and turn it into a clear plan in seconds. Easy to plan. Easy to run. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Voice Capture — Speak what's in your head. Align files each thought as a task. • Daily to-do — add, schedule, repeat, and complete tasks for today and upcoming days • Timebox — place tasks on the clock so each one has a time • Reminders — get a notification when a scheduled task is due • Home Screen widget — see today’s tasks at a glance, without opening the app • Progress — streaks and a week view of what you actually did • Small wins — start with a suggested task to get moving • Emoji and duration — added as you capture FREE TRIAL & PRICING Start your 7-day trial of Align Pro for full features. Auto-renewal can be canceled anytime via Apple settings. Privacy: https://www.risition.com/align/privacy Terms: https://www.risition.com/align/terms

About

Trace

Capture thoughts and tasks using your voice. This organizer transforms spoken reminders into structured notes and actionable to-dos, helping you manage your day efficiently without manual data entry.

Highlights
  • Voice-first input
  • Structured reminders
  • Note-taking
  • Task management
  • Time and place-based planning
  • Organized daily planning
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Trace is a voice-first personal organizer for reminders, notes, and everyday follow-through. Say what you need to remember, and Trace helps turn it into structured reminders and notes. Capture quick tasks, plan around time and place, save important details, and keep your day organized without digging through forms or menus. Privacy Policy: https://remindmetrace.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Align4 screens
Trace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Align at 15.0 against Trace'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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Align sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Trace sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Align versus Trace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlignTrace
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTalha DemirbasYaohui Zhang

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Align

Subscriptions1
  • Align Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
2 purchases

Trace

Subscriptions2
  • Trace Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Trace Premium Yearly3 Days trial$71.991 Year

Questions

Is Align free?
Align is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trace free?
Trace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Align or Trace have ads?
Neither Align nor Trace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Align or Trace?
Align ships an update weekly, and Trace weekly. Most recently, Align was updated on October 25, 2026 and Trace on October 24, 2026.

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