Comparison

Charlier vs TimeTiles

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

Head to head
About

Charlier

This app provides a personalized, offline platform for cardists to track and practice their moves. Users can build custom libraries, organize routines, and monitor progress with detailed stats and practice modes. It focuses on a do-it-yourself approach to training, ensuring a deeply personal journey.

Highlights
  • Build custom move library
  • Organize moves with categories
  • Practice with routine modes
  • Hands-free voice controls
  • Track streaks and consistency
  • Monitor progress with stats
  • Data export and import
Features
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Charlier Charlier is your personal, offline cardistry tracker. This app is built around one simple idea: your cardistry journey should feel like yours. Instead of giving you a pre-filled move database, Charlier gives you a clean canvas. You add the moves you care about, organize them your way, and build a library that reflects your real progress and style. Everything stays on your device. No account required. Why cardists love it: Build your own move library Add moves, set difficulty, track mastery, assign hand usage, attach videos, and save tutorial links. Your library grows with you and becomes a true record of your journey. Organize moves your way Use categories, favorites, filters, and quick picks to keep your practice list clean and focused. Practice with purpose Use multiple session styles: Regular Routine modes or Move to 100 for repitition focused training. Each mode helps you train differently so practice stays focused and engaging. Practice hands-free Use voice controls in supported practice modes when you want to keep flow and avoid tapping every rep. Stay consistent Track streaks, consistency tiers, and session history. Charlier helps you keep momentum and see how your Cardistry habits are improving over time. See real progress Follow XP growth, mastery changes, move stats, skip trends, and heatmaps. You will always know what is improving and what still needs work. Never lose your place Save sessions and resume later, with support for interrupted practice so you can continue where you left off. Helpful reminders Optional notifications can remind you to protect your streak, return to practice, and stay consistent. Make it yours Customize themes, app appearance, and your in-app ID card style to match your vibe. Keep your data safe Export and import backups so your move library and progress stay protected. Learn quickly Built-in tutorials and reference sheets help you understand every mode and feature without guesswork. Built for a personal journey Charlier is not a generic checklist. It is a do-it-yourself training companion. As your move library grows, the app becomes more useful, more personal, and more motivating, because every move in it came from your own work. If you want a focused, offline, and deeply personal way to track cardistry progress, Charlier is for you.

About

TimeTiles

Visually track your daily activities with custom tiles and timers. Understand where your time goes without complex systems. Offers privacy and ease of use with home screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Customizable activity tiles
  • One-tap timer start/stop
  • Home screen widget support
  • Daily, weekly, monthly views
  • Goal and streak tracking
  • Calendar heatmap progress
  • Data export (CSV, JSON)
Features
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Make time for what matters to you. TimeTiles helps you track everyday activities, prepare for important dates, and see where your time goes. Your time stays private. There is no TimeTiles account to create, no data collection and no tracking. We do not collect your personal information or usage data. Your records stay on your device and sync through your private iCloud when enabled. We cannot access your time records. Give each part of your day its own simple tile. Tap once to start tracking, choose a Pomodoro for a focused session with breaks, or use an open timer for as long as you need. Preparing for a presentation, exam, launch, race, or recital? Add an event countdown to your tile. See how many days remain alongside the hours you have already spent preparing. Each session adds to your preparation total, so you can see your effort building over time. Some activities happen together. With TimeTiles Pro, you can track chores while listening to an audiobook, or a walk alongside language practice, with a separate timer for each. Your running timers stay visible through Live Activities, the Dynamic Island, and optional widgets. Check your progress without reopening the app. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Start and stop a timer with one tap • Count down to presentations, exams, launches, and other important dates • See the total time spent preparing for each event • Run Pomodoro focus rounds with automatic breaks • Use an open timer on any tile • Add a checklist for your next steps • Follow running timers through Live Activities and the Dynamic Island • Start, stop, and check timers with Siri and Shortcuts • Get alerts for completed focus sessions, daily goals, and timers left running • Review your daily timeline, weekly trends, and activity breakdowns • Set goals, follow streaks, and explore calendar and heatmap insights • Personalize tiles with colors and icons • Sync privately between iPhone and iPad through iCloud TimeTiles fits study sessions, research, work projects, workouts, cooking, creative pursuits, hobbies, and everyday routines. START FREE The free version includes up to three active tiles and one running timer at a time. A single TimeTiles Pro purchase unlocks unlimited tiles, multiple simultaneous timers, Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, deeper insights, goals, streaks, custom styling, session editing, and CSV and JSON export and import. There is no subscription. See how you spend your days and make room for the things you care about.

Screenshots

Charlier4 screens
TimeTiles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Charlier at none against TimeTiles's 1. Charlier also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). TimeTiles's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. TimeTiles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Charlier asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Charlier against 5.0 for TimeTiles. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Charlier ships an update monthly, TimeTiles every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Charlier versus TimeTiles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharlierTimeTiles
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaciej CzarnikPhD Tutorials LLC

Customer experience

Charlier

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TimeTiles

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Charlier

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TimeTiles

One-time1
  • TimeTiles$4.99

Questions

Is Charlier free?
Charlier is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimeTiles free?
TimeTiles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Charlier or TimeTiles?
Charlier and TimeTiles are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Charlier or TimeTiles have ads?
Neither Charlier nor TimeTiles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Charlier or TimeTiles?
Charlier ships an update monthly, and TimeTiles every 4 months. Most recently, Charlier was updated on November 5, 2026 and TimeTiles on November 10, 2026.

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