Comparison

Time Spiral vs Pulp

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

Head to head
About

Time Spiral

Features
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You plan your day the night before. Careful, optimistic. Then morning comes, life happens, and your calendar just sits there, frozen, unable to adapt. Every planner assumes you're perfect. Every time tracker only looks backward. You end up juggling multiple apps just to get through a single morning, and none of them talk to each other. Time Spiral is different. It's a realistic planner that combines scheduling, prioritization, and time tracking into one beautiful spiral, and it reshapes your day in real time when things don't go as planned. HOW IT WORKS Create tasks in 2 taps. Set your priorities and pin your fixed events (meetings, classes, appointments). Time Spiral automatically fills your free time around your obligations, scheduling your most important tasks first. As your day unfolds, the spiral adapts. Fall behind? It reshuffles. Something runs long? The rest of your day adjusts. No guilt, no manual reorganizing, just a plan that moves with you. FEATURES Spiral Day View - See your entire day at a glance on a stunning spiral graph. Your whole active schedule on a single clock-like view, showing your tasks, events, and free time in one place. Priority Queue - Order your tasks by importance and pin your events at specific times. The spiral automatically schedules your tasks around your obligations, filling your free time with what matters most. Seamless Time Tracking - Background tracking records your actual time on tasks. See what you really did, not what you planned to do. Rollover - Didn't finish everything? At the end of the day, unfinished tasks automatically postpone to the next day. Statistics and Insights - Track streaks, discover your most productive hours, see category breakdowns, and compare your estimates to actual time spent. Privacy First - No data is stored in the app or ever leaves your device. THE PHILOSOPHY Time Spiral is built on five principles: You cannot change the past. Track what you actually did, not what you planned. Focus on one task at a time. Multitasking is a myth. Do things you actually want to do. Your priorities define who you become. Adapt to your mistakes with insight. Statistics reveal your patterns. Look forward to work, look forward to rest. A clear plan removes anxiety. You are your time. You will become your priorities. --- Terms Of Service: https://timespiral.app/tos/ Privacy Policy: https://timespiral.app/privacy/

About

Pulp

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Voice. Photo. Text. One sticky-note board. Pulp turns the way you actually think into a board you can act on. Speak a quick thought, snap a whiteboard, paste a long email. Pulp uses AI to split it into atomic sticky notes, spot deadlines, and remind you before they slip. Every note stays on your device. No accounts. No analytics. No tracking. Just paper, ideas, and a way to keep them moving. WHAT MAKES PULP DIFFERENT • Capture by voice, photo, file, or just type. Each input goes through AI that gets meaning before structure. • Long thoughts decompose into atoms. One stream of voice becomes one sticky per idea, action, or decision. Stop scrolling through walls of text. • Smart Reminders find deadlines for you. Say "cancel Adobe before May 15" and Pulp offers a notification at the right time. No manual scheduling. • Daily Triage. An optional evening review walks you through the day's captures so the board stays sharp instead of becoming a graveyard. • Ask AI. Type a question. Pulp pulls the most relevant notes and answers using their context, not the open internet. • Sticky-note metaphor that respects how brains work. Color, position, hand-placed feel. Everything visible at a glance, not buried in folders. PRIVACY THAT IS ACTUALLY PRIVATE Pulp does not ship analytics. It does not fingerprint you. It does not have a backend that stores your content. The only network call is the one your AI capture asks for. AI providers cannot train on your content. You can revoke access any time. PRICING Free: capture without limits, plus a small daily AI allowance. Pulp Pro Annual: $29.99 / year. Unlimited AI, Smart Reminders, Daily Triage, bulk operations, full export. Pulp Pro Lifetime: $79.99 one-time. Same as Annual, plus bring-your-own AI provider key. New installs include a 14-day Pulp Pro trial automatically. No card required. GREAT FOR • Knowledge workers who think faster than they can type • Voice-first thinkers who hate transcribing meetings • Anyone with too many tabs and too many half-formed ideas • People who tried "second brain" tools and bounced because the setup was the project QUICK START 1. Tap the dot to capture any thought, by voice, photo, file, or text 2. Pulp's AI sorts it into atomic sticky notes on your board 3. Smart Reminders catches deadlines without you setting them 4. Daily Triage at night keeps the board sharp and useful The board is yours. The notes are yours. The AI just helps you see what you already meant to do. Questions, feedback, requests: https://getpulp.site Terms: getpulp.site/terms Privacy: getpulp.site/privacy

Screenshots

Time Spiral4 screens
Pulp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pulp at every 3 days against Time Spiral's monthly. Time Spiral's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Time Spiral sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Pulp sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Spiral ships an update monthly, Pulp every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Time Spiral versus Pulp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime SpiralPulp
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIsmail MujanovicAlaa Abuzarifa

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Time Spiral

Subscriptions2
  • Time Spiral Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Time Spiral Pro Annual$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Time Spiral Pro Lifetime$34.99
2 purchases

Pulp

Subscriptions1
  • Pulp Pro Ā· Annual$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pulp Pro Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Time Spiral free?
Time Spiral is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pulp free?
Pulp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Time Spiral or Pulp have ads?
Neither Time Spiral nor Pulp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Spiral or Pulp?
Time Spiral ships an update monthly, and Pulp every 3 days. Most recently, Time Spiral was updated on November 9, 2026 and Pulp on November 5, 2026.

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