Comparison

TimeSee vs Lachlan

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

Head to head
About

TimeSee

This app helps individuals with ADHD visualize time passing through a simple, customizable ring timer. It offers features like keeping the screen on, overtime tracking, haptic feedback, and various completion sounds to aid focus and manage deadlines.

Highlights
  • Visual ring countdown timer
  • Screen always on toggle
  • Overtime count-up mode
  • Customizable haptic feedback
  • Multiple completion sound options
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Quick preset timers
  • Extensive customization options
Features
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TIME BLINDNESS ENDS HERE If you have ADHD, you already know: time doesn't feel real. Minutes vanish, deadlines sneak up, and "just 5 more minutes" becomes an hour. TimeSee makes time something you can see - so your attention can stay on your life, not on the clock. FIVE WAYS TO SEE TIME A ring that shrinks. A filling circle. A slim bar. A clock face where the time you have spent stays visible in a lighter shade. And Wall Clock, where the hands show the actual time. Pick the one your eyes read fastest. WALL CLOCK Your session, drawn on a real clock face. The hands show the actual time, so the end of your session is a place on the clock - not a number counting down. The finish time is always written underneath: "until 4:30". Drag the end of the band to the minute you want to finish, or type the minutes. Pause, and your finish time moves with you - honestly. A LIBRARY OF YOUR OWN Build a session once and keep it. Its length, marks, finish message, colours and sounds - saved together under a name you will recognise. A 55-minute call and a 5-minute reset sit side by side, each remembering everything. PROGRESS MARKS Mark the parts of your session - say, 8 and 16 minutes of a 30-minute call. Up to 8 marks, shown on the dial before you start, so you see the whole plan as you set it. Passed marks quietly fade. No sounds, no pop-ups. Guidance, not judgement. A MESSAGE FOR YOUR FUTURE SELF Write a note before you start - "book the next appointment", "drink some water" - and it will be waiting when the timer ends. Not a celebration: a handover, from the you who planned to the you who has just finished. AN ENDING, NOT AN ALARM Instead of one alarm you have to kill, the finish sound comes back gently until you are ready. Snooze it - 5, 10, 15 or 20 minutes, your choice - or silence it; either can be undone with the same tap. Time being up should not feel like being told off. OVERTIME MODE When time's up, TimeSee keeps counting, so you can see how long your task actually took. Red is an option, never a rule. FEEL TIME PASSING An optional gentle tap as the timer passes each of your marks - five strengths, from a light touch to a long steady pulse you can feel with the phone on a stand. A quiet tap on the shoulder that does not break your focus. CALM BY DEFAULT TimeSee opens with the essentials, in the order you actually decide them: which timer, then your session, then sound. One switch at the top - "Show all settings" - reveals every option when you are ready. Nothing is removed; it waits until you ask. MADE FOR DIFFERENT BRAINS AND DIFFERENT SENSES 15 colour themes plus any custom colour, 11 colours for the digits, and 5 fonts including Atkinson Hyperlegible and Lexend. Adjust letter spacing, ring thickness, mark sizes and text size. Or turn the numbers off and keep only the shape, if counting down is the part that stresses you. 15 COMPLETION SOUNDS From a Japanese wind chime to a singing bowl or a retro beep. Or turn sound off for silent meetings - the ending still arrives as a gentle vibration. APPLE WATCH COMPANION Your timer syncs to your wrist, following the colours, style and marks you chose on your iPhone. SMALL THINGS THAT HELP Keep the screen on while the timer runs. Question marks beside settings that need explaining. A preview card you can tap to see the finish screen. Confetti when you finish - unless Reduce Motion is on. BUILT WITH ITS USERS The Clock style, Wall Clock, Progress Marks, the Library, the finish message, the gentler ending and the settings screen itself all began as user reviews and emails. The app is still growing, and you can help shape it: support@defrust.com PRIVACY FIRST Zero data collection. Zero tracking. No account. Everything stays on your device. Your focus is your business - and nobody else's. 100% FREE Every feature. Every sound. Every theme. No in-app purchases, no subscriptions, no hidden fees. TimeSee is built to help - not to monetize your attention.

About

Lachlan

This app acts as a digital padlock, blocking distracting applications on a set schedule. It requires users to provide a reason before granting temporary access, encouraging mindful usage and accountability.

Highlights
  • Scheduled app blocking
  • Reason-based access grants
  • Personalized accountability
  • Screen time history trends
  • Streak system for engagement
  • Offline functionality
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Every app blocker is one tap from off. This one asks why. Lachlan is a small, deeply opinionated padlock who blocks your most distracting apps on a schedule you set, and then makes you explain yourself before he lets you back in. WHY THIS WORKS WHEN NOTHING ELSE HAS Most blockers are a wall you learn to climb in about three seconds. Lachlan is a conversation you have to have with a character who remembers what you said you wanted, and wants to know why you're doing this instead. Most of the time, you find you don't have a good reason to get into these distracting apps. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick your problem apps. Social media, games, news, whatever's eating your time 2. Set a schedule, time limit, location, or timer to block your apps the way you want. 3. Try to open a blocked app and you'll hit the shield instead. 4. Open Lachlan and make your case. Depending on how good your reason is, he'll grant you 5, 15, or 30 minutes. 5. He keeps score. The fourth unlock of the day does not go like the first. HE ACTUALLY REMEMBERS YOU When you set up, Lachlan asks why you're cutting back and what you'd do with the time you got back. Then he brings it up. "You said you wanted to finish studying" lands very differently at 11pm than a generic productivity notification. He knows your name, your reasons, and exactly how many times you've caved today. Most blockers are stateless. Lachlan is not, and that's the whole difference. ALSO INCLUDED - Trends tab showing you screen time history - Streak system to keep you engaged each day - A home screen widget showing Lachlan's current mood - Custom block screens - Works offline, on a plane, in a tunnel, anywhere Subscription is required for access to the above features. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TimeSee4 screens
Lachlan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lachlan at 100% against TimeSee's 0%. Lachlan also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). TimeSee's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (18 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Lachlan sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. TimeSee asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lachlan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lachlan has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of TimeSee's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lachlan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeSee ships an update fortnightly, Lachlan weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TimeSee versus Lachlan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeSeeLachlan
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB34 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperHIDEKAZU YAMAOKAND Enterprises

Customer experience

TimeSee

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Lachlan

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TimeSee

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Lachlan

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Lachlan Monthly Subscription$7.991 Month
  • Lachlan Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is TimeSee free?
TimeSee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lachlan free?
Lachlan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TimeSee or Lachlan?
Lachlan is rated higher. TimeSee averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Lachlan averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do TimeSee or Lachlan have ads?
Neither TimeSee nor Lachlan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeSee or Lachlan?
TimeSee ships an update fortnightly, and Lachlan weekly. Most recently, TimeSee was updated on October 31, 2026 and Lachlan on November 10, 2026.

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