Comparison

Burning Parchment vs Moments

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

Head to head
About

Burning Parchment

Visualize your remaining time as a burning parchment, not just a number. Track daily, weekly, and yearly time, set goals, and reflect on how you spend your hours. Features include a unique breath-controlled 'blow out' ritual and a reflection journal.

Highlights
  • Time visualization as burning parchment
  • Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly time tracking
  • Goal setting with deadlines
  • Breath-controlled 'blow out' ritual
  • One-line reflection journal
  • Time spent distribution graph
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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The time you have left today burns away right in front of you. Burning Parchment shows your remaining time as a sheet of parchment on fire instead of a number. It is made for anyone tired of watching their evenings simply disappear. DAY, WEEK, MONTH, YEAR From the moment you wake up to bedtime, the parchment slowly burns. See what is left of this week, this month and this year the same way. Add a goal with a deadline and it counts down right alongside. BLOW OUT THE FLAME From 30 minutes before bedtime you can blow on the parchment to put the fire out. Only the strength of your breath is used. Nothing is recorded. The piece that is left is kept for you. Flip it over and write a line on its back whenever you like. WHAT REMAINS AS ASH Look back with a one-line reflection and place it on a two-axis graph of how the time was spent. Reflections gather in urns you name by topic, and you can read them again in the Reflection Book. Ash Flow shows where your time went with a distribution graph and an ember calendar. ALWAYS IN SIGHT Check the time left from Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, the Dynamic Island and a Live Activity. Light and dark themes, suggested bedtimes, and only the tabs you want to see. BURNING PARCHMENT PRO The burning parchment, reflections and the blow-out ritual are all free, along with one deadline. Pro is a one-time lifetime purchase, not a subscription. It adds parchment and flame themes (Moonlit Hanji, Celadon, Dusk), fragment cards and posters to share, a PDF of your Reflection Book, a year of ash at a glance, and unlimited deadlines. Every Pro feature added later is included. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Moments

Features
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Moments keeps the dates that matter close at hand. Create countdowns for what’s ahead, or see how much time has passed since meaningful moments. Look forward to birthdays, trips, holidays, weddings, exams, deadlines, and more. Track anniversaries, relationships, achievements, and personal milestones. With iCloud, your moments stay in sync across your devices. Add Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, choose reminders, set repeating dates, or import events from your calendar. Features: • Countdowns for upcoming events • Count-ups for past dates and milestones • iCloud sync across devices • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Multiple reminders and notifications • Daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly repeats • Calendar import and export • Custom photos, backgrounds, colors, and styles • A simple, elegant interface • No separate account, ads, or tracking Keep every important date visible at a glance with Moments.

Screenshots

Burning Parchment4 screens
Moments4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Moments at none against Burning Parchment's 1. Burning Parchment's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). 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. Burning Parchment sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Moments asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Burning Parchment ships an update every 5 days, Moments fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Burning Parchment versus Moments: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBurning ParchmentMoments
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerhyunho leePhilipp Jankofsky

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Burning Parchment

One-time1
  • Pro$9.99
None

Moments

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Burning Parchment free?
Burning Parchment is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Moments free?
Moments is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Burning Parchment or Moments have ads?
Neither Burning Parchment nor Moments shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Burning Parchment or Moments?
Burning Parchment ships an update every 5 days, and Moments fortnightly. Most recently, Burning Parchment was updated on October 31, 2026 and Moments on October 31, 2026.

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