LittleThing vs inkling
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LittleThing
This app helps you track and manage important life events like birthdays and anniversaries. It offers smart countdowns, full lunar calendar support, and customizable reminders to ensure no significant moment is forgotten. Organize your events with tags and view them easily with elegant widgets.
- Smart countdowns and forward counts
- Full lunar calendar support
- Flexible recurring events
- Powerful reminder system
- Tag-based categorization
- Beautiful home screen widgets
- Historical event review
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LittleThing（小事）是一款专注于记录和管理生活中重要时刻的优雅工具。生活中那些看似微小的日子——生日、纪念日、下一次旅行——都值得被认真对待。 【核心功能】 ◆ 智能正数小事 & 倒数小事 自动识别目标日期与当前日期的关系，智能切换正数/倒数模式。无论是记录恋爱第100天，还是倒数距离生日还有多久，一目了然。 ◆ 完整的农历支持 完美支持农历日期记录，自动处理闰月、腊月三十等特殊日期。农历生日、春节等传统节日再也不会错过。 ◆ 灵活的重复事件 支持每年、每月、每周重复设置。生日、账单日、周例会，一次设置，永久提醒。 ◆ 强大的提醒系统 为每个小事设置多个提醒，支持每天、每周、每月、每年或自定义间隔（2-100天）。在重要时刻到来前，及时收到温馨通知。 ◆ 标签分类管理 为小事添加个性化标签，工作、生活、家庭清晰分类。首页支持按标签快速筛选，找到你需要的信息。 ◆ 精美小组件 - 小尺寸小组件：专注展示单个重要日子 - 中尺寸小组件：一览多个即将到来的事件 - 支持按标签筛选的小组件，让重要信息触手可及 ◆ 今日历史 "历史上的今日小事"，帮你回顾往年今日创建的小事。重温那些美好的记忆，感受时间的流逝。 ◆ 庆祝时刻 - 无论是纪念日周年还是100天，都值得庆祝 - 特殊彩蛋等你发现 让每一个里程碑都充满仪式感。 LittleThing，让每一个重要时刻都不被遗忘。 使用条款 (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
inkling
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inkling is a minimal notebook for fleeting thoughts. Open, write, done — no friction, no clutter. QUICK NOTES One clean panel. Jot anything, tag it with a tap. No folders, no required titles. VOICE CAPTURE Speak and watch your words appear — live transcription with the original audio kept for playback. Ideas survive walks, drives, and 2 a.m. DREAM JOURNAL Wake up, say it, keep it. No typing through half-open eyes — your dream lands in its own "Dreams" category, transcribed, with the original audio saved. Catch the details before they fade. REAL TEMPLATES Cornell notes, checklists, and review grids give meetings, study sessions, and retrospectives a proper home. CALENDAR & STATS Look back day by day on a calendar; see your writing streaks and habits at a glance. THEMES & LANGUAGES Hand-tuned color themes. Available in English, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 日本語, 한국어, and Español. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Every note stays on your device. No account, no cloud upload. A one-time purchase removes ads forever. Turn passing thoughts into notes that stay.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: LittleThing at none against inkling's shown. inkling's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. LittleThing sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and inkling sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LittleThing ships an update every 3 weeks, inkling fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | LittleThing | inkling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 青 刘 | Ke Tong |
In-app purchases
LittleThing
- Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$2.991 Year
- Lifetime$4.99
inkling
- Remove Ads$1.99
