Comparison

TimeCatcher vs Peoplebox

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

Head to head
About

TimeCatcher

Features
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TimeCatcher is designed to make it easy to start tracking and keep going. Instead of turning time-tracking into a chore, it gives you a lightweight way to capture what you are doing and reflect on how your time is spent. The goal is simple: help you build awareness. When you can see your time clearly, it becomes much easier to improve focus, spot patterns, and make better decisions.

About

Peoplebox

This app helps you remember the important people in your life by storing private notes and setting follow-up reminders. It offers smart organization, freshness indicators, and privacy features, keeping all your data on your device.

Highlights
  • Private notes timeline for contacts
  • Follow-up reminders
  • Smart tags for organization
  • Stale contact detection
  • Freshness indicators
  • Face ID app lock
  • CSV export
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Your contacts tell you who someone is. Peoplebox helps you remember the relationship — what matters, when to follow up, and who needs a check-in. Keep private notes on the people in your life, set follow-up reminders, and never lose touch with the ones who matter. Everything stays on your iPhone. No account. No cloud. No sync. No analytics. Just your notes and your people. KEY FEATURES - Private notes timeline for every contact, with optional interaction type (meeting, call, coffee, email, event) - Read-only access to your iOS Contacts so you can attach notes without changing your address book - Smart tags to organize people by Client, Friend, Family, or any custom category you create - Follow-up reminders with multiple lead-time alerts (3 days, 1 day, day-of) - Stale contact detection: get a gentle nudge when you haven't talked to someone in a while - Per-tag "haven't talked to" thresholds, so you can treat close family differently from acquaintances - Smart Groups that automatically surface favorites, overdue follow-ups, and contacts you have been neglecting - Freshness indicators at a glance: green for fresh, yellow, orange, red for long-silent - Home screen widgets showing your upcoming follow-ups - Face ID app lock for an extra layer of privacy - CSV export of your notes for your own backup - No login, no account, no data collection PEOPLEBOX PRO CSV export and Face ID / Touch ID app lock are available to everyone. Upgrade to Peoplebox Pro to unlock unlimited contacts, custom tags, Smart Groups, home screen widgets, and flexible follow-up reminders. - Monthly: USD 1.99 per month - Annual: USD 14.99 per year (1-week free trial for new subscribers) - Lifetime: USD 19.99 one-time purchase Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period at the stated price. Manage or cancel in Account Settings. A free trial, if offered, automatically converts to a paid subscription unless canceled at least 24 hours before it ends. Lifetime access is a one-time, non-consumable purchase and does not renew. Privacy Policy: https://app-legal-pages.vercel.app/peoplebox/privacy Terms of Service: https://app-legal-pages.vercel.app/peoplebox/terms

Screenshots

TimeCatcher4 screens
Peoplebox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TimeCatcher at none against Peoplebox's 2. TimeCatcher also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). 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. Peoplebox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. TimeCatcher asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeCatcher ships an update weekly, Peoplebox every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
TimeCatcher versus Peoplebox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeCatcherPeoplebox
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperParotid慧慧 高

In-app purchases

None

TimeCatcher

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Peoplebox

Subscriptions2
  • Peoplebox Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Peoplebox Pro Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is TimeCatcher free?
TimeCatcher is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Peoplebox free?
Peoplebox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TimeCatcher or Peoplebox have ads?
Neither TimeCatcher nor Peoplebox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeCatcher or Peoplebox?
TimeCatcher ships an update weekly, and Peoplebox every 4 months. Most recently, TimeCatcher was updated on September 29, 2026 and Peoplebox on September 26, 2026.

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